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Shorts

An Unforgettable Ride: Joe Hsieh on the Road to ‘Night Bus’

Ramin Zahed - November 12, 2021

Taiwanese animator-director Joe Hsieh’s Night Bus has been one of the year’s most quirky and acclaimed projects at festivals around the world. The mysterious...

Shorts

Point by Point: Honami Yano on Her Ottawa-Top-Prize-Winning Short ‘A Bite of Bone’

Ramin Zahed - November 12, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)*** In Honami Yano’s acclaimed short A Bite of Bone (Honekami), memories...

Shorts

Making Art without Distraction: How Nicolás Villarreal Clicked with ‘On/Off’

Ramin Zahed - November 12, 2021

***This article was written for the January '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 316)*** Nicolás Villarreal’s new short On/Off has been receiving great reviews and...

Festivals & Events

First Look: World Animation and VFX Summit Awards Gala in Photos

Ramin Zahed - November 12, 2021

The Eighth Edition of the World Animation and VFX Summit got off to a festive start Sunday night (Nov. 7) with a gorgeous gala honoring the...

Animated People

An Otter Like No Other: Maxime Le Chapelain on Creating the Award-Winning Short ‘I Am a Pebble’

Ramin Zahed - November 9, 2021

Festival-goers, talent spotters and even casual fans have come to expect the unexpected from the fresh minds of aspiring animators honing their skills at...

Cinesite at 30: Celebrating Three Decades of Iconic Images

Ramin Zahed - November 5, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)*** Even if you are a casual observer of the animation and...

Animated People

Monkey Business: ILM’s Michael Beaulieu on Creating Ampersand for ‘Y: The Last Man’

Ramin Zahed - November 4, 2021

Although Eliza Clark’s adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s intriguing comic book Y: The Last Man was canceled after one season on...

Features

Brazil’s Pinguim Content Charts a Course to the Big Screen with Two New Projects

Ramin Zahed - November 2, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)*** When Brazilian animation veterans Kiko Mistrorigo and Celia Catunda founded their...

Features

Riki Group’s ‘Teddy Boom’ Brings Playful Life Lessons to Theaters

Ramin Zahed - November 1, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (no. 315)*** Russia’s animation power player Riki Group is widely known around the...

Features

Odin’s Eye Serves Up Huevocartoon’s ‘Little Eggs: An African Rescue’

Ramin Zahed - November 1, 2021

Australia’s Odin’s Eye will be handling global sales (outside North and South America) for the new Mexican animated feature Little Eggs: An African Rescue...

Features

Peak Performance: Patrick Imbert Scales New Heights with ‘The Summit of the Gods’

Ramin Zahed - October 29, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)*** Treacherous and historic alpinism has fascinated both documentary filmmakers and fiction...

Shorts

Dan Ojari & Mikey Please Craft a Bird’s Eye View of Christmas in ‘Robin Robin’

Ramin Zahed - October 29, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)*** Fans of Aardman Animations’ charming stop-motion gems will get an early...

Features

Sony’s ‘The Mitchells vs the Machines’ Nabs Nov. Theatrical Screening

Ramin Zahed - October 29, 2021

Iconic Events Releasing has partnered with Netflix to bring The Mitchells vs The Machines to movie theaters nationwide for the first time. Sony Pictures Animation’s acclaimed...

Features

Wizart Makes More Animated Magic for AFM with ‘The Warrior Princess’

Ramin Zahed - October 29, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)*** Russian animation powerhouse Wizart will be spotlighting its 2022 family movie...

Features

All in the Familia Colombiana: Crafting Disney’s ‘Encanto’

Ramin Zahed - October 28, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)*** It’s only fitting that Walt Disney Animation Studios 60th feature, Encanto,...

Animation Showcase Streams Top New Titles for Award Season

Ramin Zahed - October 25, 2021

If you are looking for a great way to watch some of this year's international animated shorts that have a good chance of ending...

Animated People

Catching up with Combo: Brazilian Studio’s Co-Founder on His Innovative Shop’s Latest Projects

Ramin Zahed - October 22, 2021

We all know that this past year has been quite a challenging year for the people of Brazil. However, the country’s talented animation community...

Festivals & Events

Animation Is Film: Back in Action

Ramin Zahed - October 22, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)*** For months, we’ve all been waiting for animation events and festivals...

Features

Animating with Anderson: Gwenn Germain on the Charming 2D Sequence in ‘The French Dispatch’

Ramin Zahed - October 21, 2021

***This article was written for the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)*** Best known for his meticulously designed and art directed features, director...

Animated People

‘Koati’: Anabella Sosa-Dovarganes & Rodrigo Perez-Castro Discuss Their Charming Latin American Adventure

Ramin Zahed - October 20, 2021

This past Friday, U.S. audiences were treated to director Rodrigo Perez-Castro's 2D-animated feature Koati, which stars and is exec produced by Sofía Vergara. The...

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