Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Kapaemahu has been making waves across the festival circuit, picking up several major honors. Now this animated short from Hawaii, about four extraordinary mahu and the stones that have honored them for hundreds of years, is vying for Annie and Oscar consideration. Directors Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer have poured themselves into the […]
Matt Fernandes is the creator of the new animated family series Dino Ranch. It premieres this Monday January 18th at 12:30pm on Disney Junior. Fernandes discusses inspirations (including some you may not expect) and why this is the perfect time for an animated series that brings two big worlds (westerns and dinos) together. Matt Fernandes: […]
The Fabric of You comes from writer/director Josephine Lohoar Self. After making waves overseas, this stop-motion short is vying for Best Animated Short Film awards consideration in America. Self’s bold story, about the memories of two male mice falling in love in the ’50s, is structured with a great deal of thought and attention to […]
Robin Shaw directs animated short awards hopeful The Tiger Who Came to Tea, from Lupus Films, an adaptation of the classic 1968 book from late author Judith Kerr. Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch and Golden Globe nominee David Oyelowo lead the voice cast, and Robbie Williams contributes a central song. It’s already been a big […]
The start of a New Year. A time to look ahead to where we are going and a time to look back to where we’ve been. As we begin this first month of this new (and hopefully much better!) year, it’s a fitting time for animation fans to reflect back on “beginnings,” specifically those of […]
Based on PD Eastman’s best-selling, classic children’s book (over 8 million copies sold!), Go, Dog. Go! follows 6-year-old Tag Barker on her adventures in the city of Pawston, a fun-loving community of dogs on the go. Tag is a skilled mechanic and loves anything that goes. With her ingenuity and creativity, Tag can go as […]
Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon have made some of the most beloved animated short films and specials of the last 15 years, including The Gruffalo, Revolting Rhymes, Stick Man, Room on the Broom, Zog and Albert. Now they’re co-directors of a new short that’s vying for Oscar and Annie Awards consideration, The Snail and the […]
ASIFA-Hollywood announced its ‘Call for Entries’ today for the 48th Annual Annie Awards. For submission rules and information, please visit submissions.annieawards.org. The deadline to submit projects is Monday, February 1st, 2021 at 5 p.m. PST. Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the 48th Annual Annie Awards will be presented in 10 Production categories (Best […]
Seven years following the 2013 DreamWorks movie The Croods, the sequel finally found its way to theaters and home streaming. The good news: not only is C2 a better movie than its predecessor, but it’s also a damn sight funnier, warmer, and fun to watch. While superior in its visual effects, the original film was […]
Olivier Lelardoux, Senior VP of Cyber Group Studios, is the series director of the Disney Junior animated series Gigantosaurus. Season 2 premieres today and new episodes air Mondays at 8:55am. Lelardoux talks about what goes into making the dino show in France, America… and over modern technology. Jackson Murphy: What initially attracted you to Jonny […]
