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Watch: New Teaser for Anima Vitae’s Upcoming Movie ‘Fleak’

Ramin Zahed - March 11, 2020

Last week, at the Cartoon Movie event in France, Finland’s leading animation studio Anima Vitae received the Eurimages’ Co-Production Development Award (a cash prize...

Europe

Cartoon Movie 2020: Six Most-Anticipated Titles

Ramin Zahed - March 8, 2020

If you were to judge the health of the European animation feature industry by the quality of the projects presented at the latest edition...

Europe

The Show Goes on at Cartoon Movie in Bordeaux

Ramin Zahed - March 8, 2020

Despite growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus epidemic around the world, this year's edition of the Cartoon Movie animation event attracted about...

Animated People

‘Paradise P.D.’ Supervising Director Ashley Long on Her Career and the Importance of Parity in the Workplace

Ramin Zahed - February 28, 2020

Ashley Long has had quite an impressive career in the adult TV animation business. After starting out her career as a production assistant on...

Features

‘Sonic’ to Race ‘Call of the Wild’ This Weekend

Ramin Zahed - February 21, 2020

The big race this weekend is between Sonic the Hedgehog and the CG-animated dog featured in the Harrison Ford-starring feature Call of the Wild....

Animated People

Aaron Wood Talks Animation-Festivals.com at Its 10th Anniversary

Ramin Zahed - February 21, 2020

Producer Aaron Wood discusses animation-festivals.com, his helpful festival website, and how to make a global impact with your short. Animag: Please tell us about the...

Features

‘Sonic’ Zooms to Top Spot at Weekend Box Office

Ramin Zahed - February 16, 2020

Everyone’s favorite speedy hedgehog is off to a great start at the U.S. box office. Paramount’s much-written-about live-action/CG hybrid movie Sonic the Hedgehog brought...

North America

‘Duncanville’: Meet the New Quirky FOX Family

Ramin Zahed - February 2, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the March ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 298)*** Mike and Julie Scully know a few things about writing and...

Features

Rémi Chayé’s ‘Calamity’ Paints a Portrait of a Western Icon as a Young Girl

Ramin Zahed - February 2, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the March ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 298)*** Four years ago, French helmer Rémi Chayé’s debut feature Long Way...

North America

‘Hair Love’ Producers Invite Suspended High School Student to Oscar Ceremony

Ramin Zahed - January 31, 2020

Mathew A. Cherry’s Oscar-nominated short Hair Love is offering its own kind of love to Texas student Deandre Arnold, who was told he would...

Shorts

Valerie LaPointe Reveals Bo Peep’s Secret Past in New Pixar Short ‘Lamp Life’

Ramin Zahed - January 30, 2020

Whatever happened to Bo Peep, the charming porcelain heroine and love of Cowboy Woody’s life, between the events of Toy Story 2 and last...

Festivals & Events

Disney’s ‘Lion King’ and LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link’ Win Top VES Awards

Ramin Zahed - January 30, 2020

The 18th Annual VES Awards brought a capacity crowd of more than 1000 guests at the Beverly Hilton last night. Hosted by comedian Patton...

Europe

Cartoon Movie: European Animation in the Spotlight

Ramin Zahed - January 29, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the March 2020 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 298)*** We know the first few months of the year are brutal...

Animated People

Maryam Mohajer Chats About Her BAFTA-Nominated Short

Ramin Zahed - January 28, 2020

Iranian-British animator Maryam Mohajer’s Grandad was a Romantic is one of the three shorts up for a BAFTA Award in the animated short category....

‘Dude’ Uses Clever Digital Effects to Visualize Anxieties

Ramin Zahed - January 27, 2020

The new Netflix comedy series The Healing Powers of Dude, an emotional support dog helps an 11-year-old Noah (played by actor Jace Chapman) with...

Festivals & Events

You Can Watch the Annie Awards Live Here!

Ramin Zahed - January 25, 2020

The 47th Annual Annie Awards are taking place tonight at UCLA’s Royce Hall, but you can watch them here right on our website: Tune in...

Home Entertainment

Warner Archive Reveals Details of ‘Tex Avery Screwball Classics’ Blu-Ray

Ramin Zahed - January 21, 2020

It’s a great day for classic animation fans as we have more info on Warner Archive Collection’s long-anticipated Tex Avery Screwball Classics Blu-Ray release,...

Streaming

Netflix Reveals First Image from ‘Castlevania’ Season Three

Ramin Zahed - January 20, 2020

Every little new tidbit is enough to drive Castlevania fans insane. That’s why it social media was buzzing with the news that Netflix had...

Animated People

Mind-Altering: French Animator Bruno Collet Discusses His Oscar-Nominated Short ‘Memorable’

Ramin Zahed - January 20, 2020

French animator Bruno Collet’s stop-motion short Memorable has been receiving accolades and awards since it debuted at Annecy last June. The powerful short, which...

Europe