The Future Group Awarded Epic MegaGrant
Synchronization, integration, and metadata Built-in streaming and connectivity “Unreal Engine is the perfect vehicle to drive innovation in media production, and Pixotope is all about making that power available to as many media producers and…
“Hortensia x Moooi” Brand Film by Reisinger Studio
Sound Design: KLOAQ “In response, [product designer] Júlia Esqué and I searched for a way to make the chair into a real-life product. We successfully created a limited edition but wished the Hortensia Armchair could be widely…
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Chasing Birds’ By Emlyn Davies
[embedded content] To really push the psychedelic and experimental motif, Bomper employed a series of techniques used as cutaways and vignettes to the larger composition. This included face and body deforms to create otherworldly characters and…
‘The Legend Of Hei’ Review: Spirits Clash And Coexist With Humans In This Refined Chinese Fantasy
This mix of myth and modernity will likely be familiar to those who have seen Chinese filmmaker MTJJ’s Flash-animated web cartoon The Legend of Luo Xiaohei, to which The Legend of Hei, also directed by MTJJ, is a prequel. The film examines the past…
KingstOON is Coming! Festival and Conference Run April 21-25
It aims to provide Jamaican animators and industry stakeholders with ways to continue learning about the global industry; create opportunities for producers to generate profits from their projects; and showcase diverse content, including film and…
“Aurore” Short Film by Clement Soulmagnon
Thanks: Attention O Chiens Production: EddyDirector: Clément SoulmagnonProducer: Camille Principiano, Stella Ramsden Clément Soulmagnon, a director/animator repped by Eddy in Paris, brings his distinctive illustrative style to…
MUST SEE! Netflix Drops ‘Love, Death & Robots’ Volume II Trailer
Snow in the Desert (15 minutes)Directed by Leon Berelle, Dominique Boidin, Remi Kozyra, Maxime LuereAnimation Company: Unit ImageBased on a story by: Neal Asher The Tall Grass (8 minutes)Directed by Simon OttoAnimation Company: Axis…
Uniskin “Retinoid Skin Renewal Treatment” Brand Film by XK Studio
Posted on Monday, April 19, 2021 · Leave a Comment Production: XK studioDirector/animation: XK studio Audio: Amedeo Inglese (Noi) Director/designers Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir at XK studio in London: “Uniskin is a biotech-driven…
Bean-Faced Anime Phenomenon ‘Anpanman’ Is Now Streaming For Free On Fox’s Tubi
Anpanman, the caped Japanese superhero with a pastry for a face, is flying over to North America. TMS Entertainment’s anime franchise has arrived on Tubi, Fox Entertainment’s ad-supported platform. Image at top © Takashi…
‘Soul,’ ‘Wolfwalkers’ Big Winners at 48th Annie Awards
Best Editorial – Feature Best Direction – TV/Media Best Sponsored According to Frank Gladstone, ASIFA’s executive director, “This year was a challenge, in many ways, for all of us. Especially after deciding to go to a virtual…
‘Soul’ And ‘Wolfwalkers’ Dominate 48th Annie Awards; ‘Hilda’ Led On Series Side – Winners List
Here’s a look at what happened: Also, give credit to Apple TV+, which scored five wins in its first major year at the Annies. As we reported earlier this week, competition is heating up in the streaming space, and that competition extends to…
Oasis Animation Workers Union Protests For Better Conditions In Montreal
“We had managed to settle some important non-monetary issues over the past few months but now the employer is going back on some of the points that had already been agreed upon,” said union president Tamarind King in a statement. “We…
New Anime Slate Launches on Tubi
“This is an exciting new opportunity,” noted Melissa Boag, Senior VP of Family Entertainment at Shout! Factory. “This agreement will provide Tubi viewers with access to an amazing collection of popular Japanese anime films from Shout!…
Pixar Vet Matthew Luhn To Deliver Keynote Speech At Diversity-Themed KingstOOn 2021
According to KingstOOn’s animation specialist Robert Reid, “The media influences and inspires us all from a very early age. Whether it is the music we listen to, the books we read, the films we watch, or the video games we play, these become…
“Rules of Play” Short Film by Merlin Flugel
“Today the border between work and play gets smaller and smaller. What happens if nobody questions the rules anymore?” Director/animator Merlin Flügel in Frankfurt, Germany: “Rules of Play is all about the phenomenon of…
Book Review: TIMING FOR ANIMATION 3rd Edition by Harold Whitaker, John Halas, and updated by Tom Sito
Tom Sito is Professor of Animation at the University of Southern California’s Cinematic Arts Department and has written numerous books and articles on animation. His screen credits include Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988), The Little Mermaid (1989),…
OnePlus x Hasselblad Teasers by BlinkMyBrain (Director’s Cut)
Music: Acapulco Music Final Frontier EP Chris Colman: “Hasselblad cameras have been responsible for some of the most iconic photographs in history. However, we didn’t have the rights to use many of them, so this became an exercise in finding…
Exciting New Stop Motion Kickstarter Project
Play modes: Can be played as a single-player or local co-op. Morten Søndergaard – Artist, poet and author. Wired Fly Animation – lego stop motion commercials and own award winning film production Platforms: Targeted all major game…
Will McCormack & Michael Govier on ‘If Anything Happens I Love You’ (Oscar Shorts Interview Series)
It was such a crazy intimate experience to watch people watch a movie in real time. I don’t know that people have had that type of experience before. I mean, if you’re at a screening of a film, you can peer down an aisle and see…
The Best Animation Instagrams Of The Week: Annie Award Nominees
Michael Moloney is nominated for direction (tv/media) on Cartoon Network’s Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart. Moloney shares the occasional rendered illustration, but he mostly posts storyboards and animatics, as well as tips for story artists. These…
Krystle Timm joins Carbon as Senior Producer
“I love the fresh approach that Carbon brings to each piece of work.” Krystle explains, “I take huge pride in every project I do. For me, it’s all about the people I work with; everyone in the team heading towards the same goal of…