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Finnish Studio Anima Vitae Celebrates 20 Years in the Business

Ramin Zahed - December 9, 2020

It’s hard to believe that leading Finnish animation studio Anima Vitae was founded in Helsinki a full 20 years ago by Antti Haikala, Jani...

Streaming

Hilda’s Second Act! The Acclaimed Series Returns for a Sophomore Run on Netflix

Ramin Zahed - December 9, 2020

***This interview originally appeared in the January '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 306)*** When Silvergate Media and Mercury Filmworks’ animated series Hilda premiered on...

Features

Thief of Hearts: Takashi Yamazaki Discusses ‘Lupin III: The First’

Ramin Zahed - December 7, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the January '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 306)*** There is often a certain amount of trepidation whenever a beloved...

Festivals & Events

Watch the Animation Magazine 2020 Hall of Fame Awards

Ramin Zahed - December 7, 2020

Over the past decade, it has become an annual Animation Magazine tradition to recognize and celebrate some of the amazing women and men who...

Features

A Visit to Montreal’s Magic Shop: L’Atelier Animation

Ramin Zahed - December 6, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the December '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 305)*** About six years ago, Montreal's L'Atelier Animation studio was formed as...

Animated People

Mark Zavadskiy on the Evolution of Riki Group: ‘Our Universe Is Expanding’

Ramin Zahed - December 6, 2020

Founded in St. Petersburg in 2003, Riki Group has grown into one of the leading lights of Russian animation, and built an international presence...

Festivals & Events

Animation Showcase Launches Free Industry Streaming Platform

Ramin Zahed - December 2, 2020

European indie animation distributor The Animation Showcase has launched its new free streaming platform at animationshowcase.com, featuring a solid selection of animated shorts, behind-the-scenes...

Streaming

‘Stillwater’: Zen and the Wise Panda Bear Next Door

Ramin Zahed - November 30, 2020

***This article was written for the January '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 306)*** After making a splash with Doug Unplugs a few weeks ago,...

Technology

Tangent Labs Releases New Animation Asset Management Tool LoUPE

Ramin Zahed - November 30, 2020

We had a chance to talk with Tangent Labs' founder and CEO Jeff Bell about LoUPE, his company’s complete cloud-based CG production pipeline tool....

Features

Back to the Croodaceous Period with DreamWorks’ ‘The Croods: A New Age’

Ramin Zahed - November 25, 2020

***This article was written for the January '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 306)*** When DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods was released in spring of 2013,...

Features

News Bytes: Lord & Miller’s Next Project, ‘One Piece’ Watch Party and Ariana Grande’s Animated Video

Ramin Zahed - November 20, 2020

A Monster Mash for Lord and Miller Is there anything Phil Lord and Chris Miller can’t do? The Oscar-winning animation veterans, best known for acclaimed...

Animated People

Rokoko Founder Jakob Balslev Discusses the Magic of His Company’s Efficient Smartgloves

Ramin Zahed - November 20, 2020

This past September, mo-cap creator Rokoko introduced its highly efficient and responsive Smartgloves, a hand- and finger-tracking solution that’s billed as a very affordable...

Streaming

‘Alien Xmas’: The Extra-Terrestrial War Against Christmas!

Ramin Zahed - November 20, 2020

***This article was originally written for the January '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 306)*** We can’t think of a better way to end this...

Streaming

We’re All Ears! EP Paul Rudish Discusses ‘The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse’

Ramin Zahed - November 16, 2020

***This article was written for the January '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 306)*** A certain world-famous rodent is having a big birthday this week!...

Streaming

Carpe Diem Cartoon: ‘Doug Unplugs’ Arrives on Apple TV+

Ramin Zahed - November 12, 2020

***This article appears in the January '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 306)*** Since its launch in late 2019, Apple TV+ has quickly become a...

Features

An Eco-Warrior Like No Other: ‘Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon’ Soars to AFM

Ramin Zahed - November 10, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the December '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 305)*** José Zelada, the Peruvian writer, producer and co-director of the upcoming...

Features

Not Your Average Green, Garbage-Eating Family! ‘The Ogglies’ Go to AFM

Ramin Zahed - November 9, 2020

Among the many indie animated features making their debut at the American Film Market is German studio Wunderwerk’s new CG-animated movie The Ogglies: Adventures...

Features