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Festivals & Events

Marge Dean Discusses Ellation’s Pipeline at TAC Panel

Ramin Zahed - September 28, 2018

One of the highlights of this week’s The Animation Conference (TAC) held in conjunction with the Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival, was an informative panel...

Europe

BLE 2018: Adventures in Toyland

Ramin Zahed - September 26, 2018

London’s Brand Licensing Europe celebrates its 20th anniversary in grand style. ***This story originally appeared in the Sept. ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine (#283)*** If you’re...

Animated People

Animated People: Viktoria Traub, Writer/Director ‘Mermaids and Rhinos’

Ramin Zahed - September 20, 2018

Hungarian animator Viktoria Traub’s new a short Mermaids and Rhinos is one of the many insightful, personal projects being screened at the Ottawa Intl....

Festivals & Events

Your Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival Hot Sheet

Ramin Zahed - September 14, 2018

The last week of September might mean a lot of different things to different people, but for die-hard animation fans, it means you have...

Festivals & Events

‘Coco’ Director Unkrich Stresses Value of Diversity at Pixelatl Festival

Ramin Zahed - September 5, 2018

Oscar-winning Coco director Lee Unkrich talked frankly about the new culture at Pixar, and his gratitude towards the people and culture of Mexico at...

Streaming

Building a Girl-and-Robot Dream Team for Netflix’s ‘Next Gen’

Ramin Zahed - September 4, 2018

This Friday, Netflix will debut the new CG-animated feature Next Gen, written and directed by Kevin Adams and Joe Ksander, which features the voices...

Television

‘The Dragon Prince’: All About Elves, Dragons and Ancient Magic

Ramin Zahed - September 3, 2018

The Dragon Prince, the new show from the head writer of Avatar: The Last Airbender, casts its spell on Netflix. Fan of Avatar: The Last...

Features

‘Captain Morten and the Spider Queen’: The Amazing Shrinking Boy

Ramin Zahed - September 3, 2018

Nothing is quite what it seems in Captain Morten and the Spider Queen, a clever stop-motion movie about the adventures of a young boy...

Europe

Spain’s 3D Wire Spotlights ‘Back to the Moon,’ ‘Gumball’ in October

Ramin Zahed - August 28, 2018

The 3D Wire confab in Segovia, Spain has quickly become of the fall season’s must-attend events for CG animation, gaming and new media professionals...

Animated People

12 Questions for ‘North of Blue’ Writer-Director Joanna Priestley

Ramin Zahed - August 24, 2018

Next month, indie animation artist Joanna Priestley’s latest project North of Blue debuts at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. The dynamic 61-minute-long abstract animated...

Festivals & Events

Palm Springs Intl Animation Fest Announces Lineup

Ramin Zahed - August 20, 2018

The 2018 edition of the Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival has announced its lineup of animated features and shorts for the event, which takes...

Festivals & Events

Humanitas Awards Accepting Submissions Sept. 1st

Ramin Zahed - August 20, 2018

The prestigious Humanitas Awards will be accepting submissions for its 44th Annual Awards on September 1st. The awards will be held in Februrary 2019...

Home Entertainment

Special 25th Anniv. ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ 25th Blu-ray Out Sep. 2

Ramin Zahed - August 20, 2018

Fan of Jack Skellington can start rejoicing now. Disney is releasing a special 25th Anniversary Edition of Tim Burton’s beloved classic The Nightmare Before...

North America

Steve Totzke Promoted to CCO at Mattel

Ramin Zahed - August 20, 2018

Toy company Mattel has promoted longtime exec VP and CMO Steve Totzke to the role of Chief Creative Officer, reports License Global. In his new...

Television

FUN Union Anounces Raft of Deals for BabyRiki and KikoRiki

Ramin Zahed - August 20, 2018

Children’s animation outfit FUN Union has announced a series of new deals with ITV, Kabillion, PlayKids, and Hong Kong-based Now TV, for three of...

Festivals & Events

Cartoon Network, Pixelatl Announce Girl Power Finalists

Ramin Zahed - August 20, 2018

Cartoon Network Latin America and Pixelatl have announced the ten finalists from Mexico, Peru and Argentina for the “Girl Power: Pitch Me The Future”...

Features

Disney Criticized for Tiana’s Hair in ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’

Ramin Zahed - August 20, 2018

It looks like Disney has found itself in another hairy situation. Some audiences are taking issue with the way Princess Tiana (The Princess and...

Asia

Ishizuka, Voice of Pokemon’s Prof. Oak Has Passed Away

Ramin Zahed - August 19, 2018

Japanese voice actor Unshō Ishizuka, best known for voicing the beloved Professor Oak in the Pokemon series, has passed away at age 68 after...

North America

Judge Orders Restraining Order Against Stan Lee’s Manager

Ramin Zahed - August 17, 2018

A judge has ordered a restraining order against memorabilia dealer and one-time advisor to comic-book icon Stan Lee for three years, after reports of...

Television