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Pixar Veteran Quaroni Joins Adobe as Senior Director of Engineering

Ramin Zahed - January 18, 2021

Guido Quaroni has joined Adobe’s 3D & Immersive team as senior director of engineering, following 20 years of leading animation software development at Pixar, where...

Features

China’s First Virtual Idol Fantasy Film Debuts on Bilibili

Ramin Zahed - January 18, 2021

China’s animation, gaming and comics video-sharing site Bilibili and Shanghai Media Tech have joined forces to offer the virtual idol musical fantasy feature Vox...

Features

A Languid Walk Along Memory Lane: Yonfan Visits ‘No. 7 Cherry Lane’

Ramin Zahed - January 18, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the February '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** Hong Kong-based helmer and photographer Yonfan’s No. 7 Cherry Lane was...

North America

Beloved Disney Animator Dale Baer Dies Age 70

Ramin Zahed - January 17, 2021

We're sad to report the passing of beloved animator Dale Baer at age 70 from complications due to ALS.A contributor to many beloved Disney...

Animated People

Diane Weis & Piotr Kabat Discuss Their Powerful Short ‘Minor Accident of War’

Ramin Zahed - January 15, 2021

In the winter of 1945, WWII navigator Edward Field was on his third mission when flak crippled his plane and caused it to crash...

Shorts

Animal Instincts: Quentin Camus Talks ‘Wild Love’

Ramin Zahed - January 13, 2021

A romantic hike takes a deadly turn and pits a hapless couple against an army of vengeful rodents in Wild Love, a graduation short...

Features

‘Josep’: Portrait of an Artist in Exile

Ramin Zahed - January 11, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the February '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** French cartoonist Aurel’s animated feature Josep is a powerful account of...

North America

‘Bob’s Burgers’ Character Designer Dave Creek Dies After Skydiving Accident

Ramin Zahed - January 8, 2021

We were saddened by the death of animation veteran Dave Creek at age 42, on Thursday after suffering injuries from a skydiving accident. Bento...

Animated People

‘If Anything Happens I Love You’: How Will McCormack and Michael Govier Drew Art out of Tragedy

Ramin Zahed - January 8, 2021

Writer directors Will McCormack and Michael Govier’s simply illustrated 2D animated short If Anything Happens I Love You has received a lot of praise...

Animated People

Director Ross Venokur Chats About the Fractured Fairy Tale World of ‘Charming’

Ramin Zahed - January 6, 2021

Three familiar fairy tale princesses find themselves engaged to the same prince in the CG-animated feature Charming, which was directed by Ross Venokur (Game...

Shorts

Swimming with Grace: Max Lang & Daniel Snaddon Discuss ‘The Snail and the Whale’

Ramin Zahed - January 6, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the February '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon are no strangers to bringing popular...

Animated People

Arnon Manor & Timothy Ware-Hill on Their Timely, Powerful Short ‘Cops and Robbers’

Ramin Zahed - January 5, 2021

Netflix recently premiered the acclaimed short Cops and Robbers, directed by Arnon Manor and Timothy Ware-Hill. This powerful seven-minute short combines a variety of...

Streaming

Close Encounters of the Retro Kind: Craig McCracken Discusses His New Show ‘Kid Cosmic’

Ramin Zahed - January 5, 2021

***This interview originally appeared in the February '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** The name Craig McCracken evokes deep feelings of admiration and respect...

Features

Animation to Help Restore Original Version of ‘Magnificent Ambersons’

Ramin Zahed - January 4, 2021

Die-hard fans of Orson Welles’ beloved 1942 classic The Magnificent Ambersons have long hoped to see the original uncut version of the movie, which...

Technology

Endorsed by Cartoon Saloon, Moho 2D Software Returns to Original Creator

Ramin Zahed - January 3, 2021

Smith Micro Software announced the sale of its product line of Moho 2D animation software to Lost Marble LLC. As part of the sale,...

Features

Vision Quest: Mariusz Wilczyński’s ‘Kill It and Leave This Town’

Ramin Zahed - December 29, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the February '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** More than 14 years ago, self-taught Polish artist, writer and director...

North America

Director, Storyboard Artist, Writer and Animator Tuck Tucker Dies at 59

Ramin Zahed - December 24, 2020

We are sad to report the passing of veteran animator, writer, storyboard artist, director and songwriter ‘Tuck’ Tucker at age 59 on Dec. 22nd. Born...

Crafting Elves, Reindeer & Yule Cats for ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’

Ramin Zahed - December 24, 2020

When the first Christmas Chronicles movie premiered on Netflix two years ago, it was praised for its originality, great visual effects and a winning...

Shorts

A Cottontail’s Tale: Madeline Sharafian’s ‘Burrow’ Digs into Disney+

Ramin Zahed - December 21, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the December '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 305)*** From the early days of Oswald and Bugs, rabbits have always...

Animated People

Frank E. Abney III Paints a Beautiful Picture with His Short ‘Canvas’

Ramin Zahed - December 10, 2020

Animation veteran Frank E. Abney III's powerful new short Canvas has emerged as one of the most well-received projects of the year. The beautifully...

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