Music: Romain Camiolo Combining faux stop-motion, infographic icons, and multi-frame layouts into a quirky feel-good narrative, Latitude Du Printemps was created by six students as their grad film at Supinfocom Rubika in Valenciennes, France. A massive hit on the festival …
Month: March 2022
GKIDS Drops ‘Pompo the Cinephile’ Teaser
[embedded content] Debbie Diamond Sarto is assistant news editor at Animation World Network. In Pompo the Cinephile, Pompo is a talented and gutsy producer in “Nyallywood,” the movie-making capital of the world. Although she’s known for B-movies, one day Pompo …
TyFlow “Fish Schools” R&D Compilation by Krzysztof Hrycak
Director/animator: Krzysztof Hrycak Posted on Monday, March 28, 2022 · Leave a Comment Director/animator Krzysztof Hrycak in Kraków, Poland: “[These are the] R&D results of a PhysX-based crowd system with full dynamics and interaction between all the elements. “Natural fluid …
During The Biggest Oscar Trainwreck In History, ‘Encanto’ And ‘The Windshield Wiper’ Won Oscars (Commentary)
— Alex Hernandez (@alhernandezart) March 28, 2022 Even as animation was repeatedly denigrated throughout the evening, Mielgo’s classy acceptance speech serves as a reminder for the animation community to not give up, even in the face of mass indifference from …
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Špela Čadež
Where to start: Nighthawk (2016). This black comedy follows a boozy badger on a blurry drive through darkened streets. A cross between Charles Bukowski, Bullitt, and a surreal nature documentary, at its core, Nighthawk is a raw and emotional portrait …
DreamWorks Drops ‘The Bad Guys’ Featurettes
[embedded content] [embedded content] Debbie Diamond Sarto is assistant news editor at Animation World Network. DreamWorks Animation has dropped a new set of featurettes for its upcoming 3DCG animated comedy, The Bad Guys, set to hit theaters April 22, 2022. …
90s Nick Jr. Mascot ‘Face’ Returns in New Preschool Show
90s Nick Jr. mascot “Face” is coming back for a new generation of preschoolers with Face’s Music Party, a new musical variety show that combines animation and live-action. The interactive series (13 episodes) features a reimagined Face (voiced by Cedric …
Air Max Day CG Billboard by Kota Iguchi and CEKAI
Production: CEKAIDirector/Motion Design: Kota IguchiProducer: Taro MikamiArt Director: Rei IshiiVFX Director: Kim SangyomLead CG Designer: Masahiro OkinoCG Designer” Atsuya YagiEffect Artist: Kim SingyomCG Modeler: Takahiro Shinoda, Miki Masamoto, Takahiro ShinodaCG Animator: Satoshi KawazuCG Designer: Atsuhiko NakamuraVFX producer: Tatsuro HayashiCG Chief …
Sébastien Bergeron Named The Fuse Group CEO
The Fuse Group, parent organization of leading visual effects studios FuseFX, FOLKS, and Rising Sun Pictures, has named Sébastien Bergeron its next CEO, effective May 1, 2022. Bergeron will succeed David Altenau, co-founder of FuseFX, who will transition to the …