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Festivals & Events

GLAS Festival to Spotlight Mike Judge, Carolyn Leaf

Ramin Zahed - January 20, 2020

Berkeley, Calif.-based GLAS Animation Festival has announced its first round of industry luminaries, which include Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill)...

Europe

French Studio Xilam Acquires 50.1% of Cube Creative

Ramin Zahed - January 20, 2020

French powerhouse animation house Xilam has finalized its acquisition of 50.1% of the capital and voting rights in French CG and 3D animation studio...

Streaming

Netflix to Stream Studio Ghibli Movies Internationally (Except U.S., Canada, Japan)

Ramin Zahed - January 20, 2020

Studio Ghibli fans around the world got some great news yesterday when Netflix announced that it is expanding its animation library with 21 classic...

Features

GKIDS’ ‘Weathering With You’ Has a Sunny U.S. Opening

Ramin Zahed - January 19, 2020

Makoto Shinkai’s acclaimed animated feature Weathering With You proved to be quite popular with audiences in the US. The 2019 Japanese feature, which was...

Streaming

Apple TV+ TCA Day Spotlights Loren Bouchard’s ‘Central Park’

Ramin Zahed - January 19, 2020

Loren Bouchard's upcoming animated series Central Park took the spotlight at Apple TV+'s TCA press day on Sunday. The new show by Bob's Burgers...

North America

Syfy Beefs Up Its TZGZ Animation Block

Ramin Zahed - January 17, 2020

Syfy channel is launching a big push into original animation production, according to Deadline.com. NBCUniversal president Chris McCumber who oversees the cabler, is adding...

Streaming

Hulu Unveils Animation Slate at TCA

Ramin Zahed - January 17, 2020

Hulu announced that it will premiere several new DreamWorks animated titles at the TV Critics Association press event today. As a new streaming home...

Streaming

It’s the End of the World and She’s Just Fine!: ‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’

Ramin Zahed - January 15, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the March ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 298)*** Radford Sechrist and Bill Wolkoff are genuinely excited about presenting their...

Festivals & Events

Nominations Revealed for 92nd Academy Awards

Ramin Zahed - January 13, 2020

This morning, the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards were announced at 5:30 by actors John Cho and Issa Rae in 24 categories. Here...

Shorts

Watch Rosa Fisher’s ‘Sent Away’ and Read an Interview with the Director

Ramin Zahed - January 10, 2020

Animator Rosa Fisher’s new short Sent Away is now available to view online. The short centers on her father’s experience of being sent away...

Shorts

Exclusive BTS Video of SparkShorts ‘Loop’ & Q&A with Director Erica Milsom

Ramin Zahed - January 9, 2020

We recently got a chance to catch up with Erica Milsom, the director of a brand new SparkShorts project titled Loop. Milsom, who has...

Features

Dutch Dynamos: Amsterdam’s Submarine Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation

Ramin Zahed - January 6, 2020

***This article originally ran in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** This month, Amsterdam-based animation studio Submarine is celebrating its 20th anniversary...

Features

Go Behind the Scenes of ‘Klaus’ with Annie-Nominated Animator Sergio Martins

Ramin Zahed - January 6, 2020

Supervising animator Sergio Martins is up for an Annie this year for his work on the acclaimed 2D-animated feature Klaus. The Lisbon-born artist says...

Passings

Canadian Animation Veteran Blair Kitchen Passes Away at 43

Ramin Zahed - January 5, 2020

We are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Canadian animation veteran Blair Kitchen at age 43, early Sunday morning. The much-loved and respected...

Festivals & Events

RR Auction Offers Rare Mary Blair, Eyvind Earle and Mickey Mouse Art

Ramin Zahed - January 2, 2020

Some rare and remarkable concept art from Disney classics such as Fantasia, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Sleeping...

North America

A Horse, Of Course! Ant Blades Talks His New Nick Show ‘It’s Pony’

Ramin Zahed - December 24, 2019

***This article originally ran in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** Who doesn’t want a fun, impulsive and always adventurous pony in...

Television

Disney Channel’s ‘The Owl House’: It’s a Hoot!

Ramin Zahed - December 24, 2019

***This article originally ran in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** You would never think that the dark art of 15th century...

Europe

Factory Toons Up ‘Mimi and the Mountain Dragon’ for a Musical Holiday Special

Ramin Zahed - December 22, 2019

U.K-based animation studio Factory is best known for producing series such as Clangers, Scream Street, Newzoids and Norman Picklestripes. This month, along with Leopard...

Animated People

Lizzy Hogenson Discusses Her Poignant Stop-Motion Short ‘Dani’

Ramin Zahed - December 22, 2019

Last week, we had had the chance to chat with Lizzy Hogenson, the talented animation director behind the acclaimed stop-motion short Dani, which centers...

Streaming

Netflix Nabs New Show from ‘Adventure Time’ Creator Pen Ward

Ramin Zahed - December 19, 2019

Netflix has added another big animation name to its already fantastic collection of creators: Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward is working on a new...

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