The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced today its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 44th Annual Annie Awards are now open! Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the Annie Awards will be presented in 9 production categories (Best Feature, Broadcast Production, Short Film, etc.) and 22 achievement categories (Best Animation, Direction, Production Design, Music, […]

Before the rise of basic cable, Saturday mornings for many children in America were spent watching cartoons on one of three available television channels. From 1958 through the 1980s, a majority of those cartoons bore the imprint of Hanna-Barbera. Creating scores of popular series such as The Yogi Bear Show, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Jonny […]

Once again, a do-not-miss event in New York City. John Canemaker will present Richard Williams at MoMA for the East-Coast premiere of the director’s cut of The Thief and the Cobbler. A three-time Oscar winner, Williams will be present for a discussion hosted by the animator and animation historian (and fellow Oscar-winner) John Canemaker on […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is hosting a panel and screening to celebrate the preservation of two of our most important experimental animators, Suzan Pitt and Pat O’Neill. These two visionary artists will appear in person with a program of two visually stunning short films, newly preserved by the Academy Film Archive. […]

The next three days are loaded with cartoon goodness in downtown Brooklyn. The 13th annual Animation Block Party is on now, July 28th-31st at Rooftop Films & BAMcinématek. The full list of events, retrospectives and the competition lineup is listed here, on their website. Today, Friday, award winning animator J.J. Sedelmaier will screen rare cartoon […]

Readers of this blog attending Comic Con this week should consult our annual list of two dozen animation panels we highly recommend you try to get into. Please understand this is not every panel at CCI:SD connected to animation. You will need to consult the program book (or listings online) to research the complete list. […]