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Nominations Announced for the 91st Academy Awards

Ramin Zahed - January 22, 2019

This morning, the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards were announced at 5:30 by Tracee Ellis Ross and Kumail Nanjiani in 24 categroies. Here...

North America

10 Questions for Michaela Olsen, Writer/Director of ‘Under Covers’

Ramin Zahed - January 18, 2019

Brooklyn-based animator Michaela Olson’s stunning stop-motion animated short Under Covers was one of the biggest discoveries at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. We caught...

Mexico & Central America

‘Tainá and the Amazon’s Guardians’ Is a Big Hit in Brazil

Ramin Zahed - January 9, 2019

The new Brazilian animated series Tainá and the Amazon’s Guardians has been getting impressive audience numbers since it began airing on Nickelodeon in Brazil...

Asia

‘Banzi’s Secret Diary’ Wins Korea Content Award Prize

Ramin Zahed - January 8, 2019

Animax Korea’s original animated series Banzi’s Secret Diary has won the Top Content Award for Animation from the country’s ministry of culture. The series...

North America

Watch: Exclusive Clip from New Season of ‘Rocky and Bullwinkle’

Ramin Zahed - January 8, 2019

The second 13-episode season of DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed series The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle premieres on Amazon Prime this Friday (Jan. 11). Here is...

North America

‘Tigtone’: Mo-Cap Meets Medieval Madness

Ramin Zahed - January 4, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the February ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)*** Back in the early 2000s, when Andrew Koehler and Benjamin Martin...

Features

DreamWorks’ ‘Dragon 3’ Receives High-Flying Early Raves

Ramin Zahed - January 3, 2019

DreamWorks Animation’s third and final chapter of the epic fantasy series, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, is one of the most...

Features

‘Tall Tales’: Adventures in Bugsville

Ramin Zahed - January 2, 2019

***This story originally appeared in the February ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)*** Two years ago, French audiences were treated to a charming CG-animated...

Features

Famed Disney Animator Don Lusk Dies at 105

Ramin Zahed - December 31, 2018

The animation community was saddened by the death of longtime Disney and Hanna Barbera animator and director Don Lusk on Sunday at age 105...

Asia

‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’ Sets New Franchise Record in Japan

Ramin Zahed - December 31, 2018

The latest Dragon Ball movie has broken a new box office record for the franchise. The new movie, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, which is...

Features

Animated/VFX Pics Made 2018 a Record Year at the Box Office

Ramin Zahed - December 28, 2018

As we get ready to ring in the new year, it’s good to know that 2018 is going down as the largest grossing year...

Europe

Danish Animator Børge Ring Dies at 97

Ramin Zahed - December 28, 2018

Beloved Danish animator, comic artist and musician Børge Ring has passed away at age 97. Best known for directing the Oscar-winning short Anna and...

Animated People

Interview: Andrew Goldsmith and Bradley Slabe, Directors of Oscar Short-listed ‘Lost & Found’

Ramin Zahed - December 28, 2018

It’s always thrilling when a beautifully crafted project from indie animators makes it to the Academy Awards shortlist. That’s certainly the case with Andrew...

Features

‘Aquaman,’ ‘Bumblebee,’ ‘Spider-Man’ in Holiday Box Office Battle

Ramin Zahed - December 21, 2018

As Santa is getting his reindeer ready for work, industry watchers are predicting that the big family movies of the week are going to...

New Teaser, Images Released for Titmouse’s ‘Tongue & Pencil’ Show

Ramin Zahed - December 21, 2018

We have a new teaser and images releases for The Tongue & Pencil Show, Titmouse’s new web series about the art and creative forces...

North America

Audrey Geisel, Producer and Widow of Dr. Seuss, Dies at 97

Ramin Zahed - December 21, 2018

Audrey Geisel, widow of Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss ), has passed away at age 97. Geisel, who formed Dr. Seuss Enterprises after her husband’s...

Streaming

‘Tales of Arcadia: 3Below’ Reveals Aliens Among Us

Ramin Zahed - December 19, 2018

***This article was written for the February ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)*** If you’re going to launch an animated series trilogy, it helps...

Europe

‘Another Day of Life’ Wins Best Animated Feature Prize in Europe

Ramin Zahed - December 16, 2018

Directors Damon Nenow and Raul de La Fuente's harrowing movie Another Day of Life received the Best Animated Feature prize at the European Movie...

Features

Sony’s ‘Spider-Man’ Sets New Animation Record for December

Ramin Zahed - December 16, 2018

As expected, Sony's much-anticipated and glowingly reviewed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse landed at the top of the U.S. box office this weekend, bringing in...

North America

VFX Powerhouse Digital Domain to Open New Montreal Location

Ramin Zahed - December 16, 2018

Pioneering VFX house Digital Domain is opening a new location in Montreal, Québec, in conjunction with its 25th anniversary in March. The studio has...

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