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FIAF Slates 28 U.S. Premieres for 2022 Animation First Festival
The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) will celebrate the fifth anniversary of Animation First this year: the only film festival in the U.S. dedicated...
Farewell to Beloved Animation Historian and Teacher Giannalberto Bendazzi
On December 13th of 2021, the animation community lost a dear friend and true champion when the well-respected Italian teacher, historian and journalist Giannalberto...
Tactile Trilogy: A Tour of the Netflix/Nexus Stop-Motion Anthology ‘The House’
***This article originally appeared in the February '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 317)***
A stop-motion trilogy about the surreal events in a single house...
Sony’s ‘Spider-Man,’ and Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Top 2021’s Box Office Charts
With only a couple of days left of 2021, we thought it was a good time to check out the numbers on the year’s...
YouTube Originals Offers a Taste of ‘The Guava Juice Show’
YouTube Originals is offering a special sneak peek of the first episode of The Guava Juice Show, the new twenty-six-episode, school-age animated comedy series from YouTube...
‘Spider-Verse,’ ‘Lightyear’ Are Among Fandango’s Most Anticipated Pics of 2022
Online ticket sales destination Fandango recently asked 6,000 ticket-buyers to reveal their most anticipated theatrical movies of 2022. Not surprisingly, Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the...
‘Transformers’ and ‘Teen Titans’ Character Designer Derek Wyatt Dies, Age 49
Another bright light in the world of animation has passed away. Acclaimed character designer Derek Wyatt, who is best known for his signature design...
‘Sing 2’ and ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Enliven Christmas Box Office
The Christmas 2021 box-office proved to be a lucrative one for Sony’s blockbuster’s hit Spider-Man: No Way Home, Universal/Illumination’s Sing 2 and Warner Bros.’...
Emmy-winning Claymation Director Barry Bruce Has Passed Away at 77
We’re sad to report that award-winning clay animator Barry Bruce died on Dec. 24 from cancer at age 77. The Portland-based animation director and...
Autonomous Animator: The Upside of Producing an Animated Short
Making a “short” (i.e., a few moments of animation as opposed to a full episode or feature length work), is often the default path...
Goodbye Kansas Dives into the VFX of ‘Vigil’
Amid the workflow complications of COVID-19 and the pressure of episodic deadlines, the visual effects and post artists who helped bring Vigil to the...
Floyd Norman’s NFT for NBA Champ Stephen Curry Sets Sale Records
Disney Legend Floyd Norman recently collaborated with basketball star Stephen Curry to create a special NFT in conjunction with the athlete’s NBA three-point record...
Animation at the Oscars: A Guide to the Shorts’ Shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed its shortlists for the 94th Academy Awards on December 21, expanding the lineup of Animated Short...
Early Miyazaki Series ‘Future Boy Conan’ Reveals Helmer’s Magic Touch
Based loosely on the largely forgotten juvenile science fiction novel The Incredible Tide by Alexander Key (best known as the author of Escape to...
A Host of Opportunities for Avatars
Avatars are already a well-established feature of the current cultural landscape. Most of us are experts at crafting those little character representations of ourselves...
Global TV & Streaming News Bytes
DreamWorks Animation has debuted new teasers for Dragons: The Nine Realms, which premieres on Hulu and Peacock streaming services Thursday, December 23. Set 1,300...
‘We Baby Bears’: Cute Cubs in Search of a Home
***This article was written for the February issue of Animation Magazine (No. 317)***
What better way to start a brand new year than diving into...
Creative Team Behind ‘Hilda and the Mountain King’ Discuss Her Next Big Adventure
***This article was written for the February '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 317)***
When we last saw the charming heroine of Silvergate Media and...
Creative Tips: Letter to a Young Animation Writer
Thank you very much for your postcard from the Bourgeois Pig in L.A. with the word "Help!" written in what appears to be glitter...
Sacha Goedegebure Takes Us Behind the Scenes of His Short ‘Soft Rain’
Singapore-based Omens Studios' new animated short Soft Rain recently took home the Best Short Film prize at the Asian Television Awards. The short centers...
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