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Festivals & Events

‘Clangers’ Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Episodes, Special Events

Ramin Zahed - November 15, 2019

BAFTA-winning preschool brand Clangers is celebrating its 50th anniversary this Saturday (Nov. 16) with the launch of brand-new episodes on CBeebies, limited edition illustrated...

Digital Media

Disney Codeillusion Offers a Fun Way to Code

Ramin Zahed - November 15, 2019

Animation fans can now learn how to code from Ariel, Goofy, Aladdin, Winnie the Pooh and many other favorite Disney characters in the new...

Festivals & Events

‘Frozen II,’ ‘Klaus’ and ‘Toy Story 4’ Nab Humanitas Noms

Ramin Zahed - November 15, 2019

The finalists for the 2020 Humanitas Prize were announced on Friday. The award honors film and TV writers whose work inspires compassion, hope and...

Shorts

Bulgarian Memories on Beeswax: Theodore Ushev’s ‘The Physics of Sorrow’

Ramin Zahed - November 15, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** About eight years ago, when Theodore Ushev started to read Bulgarian...

Television

Northern Exposure: ‘Molly of Denali’ Brings Alaska Native Lives to Animation

Ramin Zahed - November 15, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** Last July, PBS introduced young viewers to Molly of Denali, a...

Shorts

Hair to Stay: Making ‘Hair Love’ A Delightful Animated Trailblazer

Ramin Zahed - November 15, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** The making of an animated short about an African-American dad who’s...

Animated People

Sophomore Season Fun in the Big City!

Ramin Zahed - November 15, 2019

Catch up with show creators Chris and Shane Houghton and learn about the second season of Big City Greens. Ever since brothers Chris and Shane...

Features

News Bytes: Disney+ Grabs 10 Mil Subscribers, Bieber Previews ‘Cupid’ and More

Ramin Zahed - November 13, 2019

Disney +’s first day on the market has been a smashing success. The Mouse House’s stocks rose to more than 6% to an all-time...

Shorts

A Special Sibling: Siqi Song’s Award-Winning ‘Sister’

Ramin Zahed - November 11, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** Siqi Song’s powerful new animated short Sister has received raves for...

Shorts

‘Hors Piste’: That Irresistible Alpine Humor

Ramin Zahed - November 11, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** It has been quite a year for France’s École des Nouvelles...

Features

‘The Fixies’: Aeroplane’s Little Repairmen Keep Getting Bigger

Ramin Zahed - November 4, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the October ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 293)*** It has been over 14 years since Moscow-based Aeroplane Productions began...

Features

Delicate Digits: Jeremy Clapin’s ‘I Lost My Body’

Ramin Zahed - November 4, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** In a cinematic year dominated by superheroes, fantastic creatures, wise-cracking animals...

Features

Lakeshore Releases ‘I Lost My Body’ Soundtrack This Friday

Ramin Zahed - November 3, 2019

Lakeshore Records is set to release I Lost My Body—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack featuring Dan Levy’s haunting and memorable music on Nov. 8. Levy is one half...

Streaming

‘Green Eggs and Ham’: A Newish Odd Couple on the Road

Ramin Zahed - October 30, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** The hugely loved children’s books of Dr. Seuss (the late Theodor...

Animated People

Director Leah Shore Discusses Her New Adult Swim Short

Ramin Zahed - October 23, 2019

Animation director Leah Shore recently wrote to let us know about her great new Adult Swim bumper, titled House of . which she made...

Features

Global Screen Picks Up Pratchett’s ‘The Amazing Maurice’

Ramin Zahed - October 22, 2019

Global Screen has picked up worldwide distribution rights (excluding North America, the UK and GST) to the upcoming animated adaptation of Sir Terry Pratchett’s...

Festivals & Events

‘Inside LAIKA and the Art of Missing Link’ Pop-Up Arrives in LA

Ramin Zahed - October 19, 2019

It’s commonly believed that award season voters have a short memory, and they need to be reminded of the great movies that were released...

Television

Brown Bag Films Turns 25

Ramin Zahed - October 15, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the November ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 293)*** Long before the big Irish animation boom of the past decade,...

Festivals & Events

Global Convergence: Animation Is Film Is Back!

Ramin Zahed - October 14, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the November ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 294)*** For the third year in a row, L.A. becomes the hot...

North America

Nelvana’s ‘Most Magnificent Thing’ Promotes Positive Values

Ramin Zahed - October 11, 2019

A few years ago, former president of Canadian animation studio Nelvana Scott Dyer and creative producer Pamela Slavin contacted Arna Selznick (The Care Bears...

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