Atomic Brings ‘The Last Kids on Earth’ To TV
Author of hit kids book series will write and executive produce the series.
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Mercury Filmworks Expands Management Team
Growing demand for content spurs studio’s ambitious development and production schedule.
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Guru, Jetpack Score Renewal Deals for ‘Justin Time’
Broadcasters in Germany and Italy among the first to sign on to carry the award-winning show’s third season.
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Women in the Spotlight at Ninth Edition of Festival Stop Motion Montreal
Robust program largely dedicated to the work of female directors and women who specialize in stop-motion animation runs September 15-17, 2017.
The Weinstein Company’s ‘Leap!’ Now in Theaters!
CG-animated feature directed by ‘The Triplets of Belleville’ alums Eric Summer and Éric Warin employs keyframe animation of Paris Opera Ballet star dancers Aurélie Dupont and Jérémie Bélingard to bring realistic dance choreography to the film.
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The Weinstein Company Takes a ‘Leap’ into Animation with New Mizchief Label
First two animated features to be distributed under the new label will be L’Atelier Animation’s ‘Leap!’ and Light Chaser Animation’s ‘The Guardian Brothers.’
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Jean-Marie Marbach Creates Mesmerizing New Music Video for Tennyson
Made entirely using Red Giant’s Trapcode Suite, the popular Adobe After Effects plugins for motion graphics and custom AE scripting, ‘L’oiseau qui danse’ is an homage to the abstract animation style of Visual Music.
TAIS Announces Residency Call for Proposals
Year Four of the Toronto Animated Image Society’s Artist in Residence program promises funding and resources for one Canadian artist and one international artist in support of the production of new animated work, with a deadline to apply by September 29, 2017.
Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - 'Git Gob'
Every Tuesday, Chris Robinson screens and hastily responds to (relatively) new animation short films. Today: Git Gob (2009)
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Cinesite Montreal Releases VFX Breakdown for ‘American Gods’
New video showcases the studio’s visual effects created for the Emmy-nominated Starz series based on the book by Neil Gaiman, including extensive weather and environment effects.
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Robin Joseph’s ‘Fox and The Whale’ to Screen in LA July 21-27
A visually arresting tale of pursuit and longing, the independently produced 12-minute short film won the award for Best Environments at VIEW 2016.
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Two NFB Films to Screen at Fantasia International Film Festival
Carol Beecher and Kevin D. A. Kurytnik’s ‘Skin for Skin’ gets its world premiere at Fantasia, screening in competition, and Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre’s ‘Oscar’ will also screen as a part of the Montreal film festival’s program.
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SPARK CG & Women in Animation Announce WIA Diversity Awards
Inaugural WIA Diversity Awards will be presented in three categories at SPARK ANIMATION 2017 in Vancouver, Canada this October.
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NFB Co-Production with Claude Barras to Screen at Lorcarno
Directed by Albertine Zullo and David Toutevoix, the stop-motion animated ‘The Cannonball Woman’ (‘La femme canon’) is the latest collaboration between producer Claude Barras and the National Film Board of Canada.
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Weinstein Company Unveils New Poster & Trailer for ‘Leap!’
New trailer for CG-animated family adventure directed by Eric Summer and Éric Warin features Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit song from the soundtrack, ‘Cut To The Feeling.’
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SPARK CG Launching Canada 150: Indie Animation Special Series
Special series spotlighting Canadian animators with Robert Valley, Bruce Alcock, Danny Antonucci, Cordell Barker, Theodore Ushev and Janet Perlman runs July 8 through December 9 at Vancouver Film School.
‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge R. Gutiérrez Joins Spark Animation 2017 as Conference Chair
Visionary Mexican animator, character designer, painter, writer and director will be bringing his work and experience from south of the border to the Great White North to curate and host Western Canada’s largest animation event.
Digital Dimension Unveils Two New Properties at Annecy 2017
Two new CG-animated series -- ‘Improbable Pirate Adventures’ and ‘Time Travelling Caveman Scientist’ -- to be produced at Montreal-based 3D and VFX studio using the Unreal 4 game engine.
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I Have a Question Eva Cvijanović
In which Chris Robinson asks animators profound and inane questions that have little to do with animation. Today's guest is Eva Cvijanović, whose acclaimed film Hedgehog's Home is playing at this month's Zagreb and Annecy Animation Festivals.
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Shaleen Sangha Joins Radical Sheep as Sr. Director of Development & Production
Former DHX Media exec has credits including ‘Looped,’ ‘Supernoobs,’ ‘Doozers,’ ‘Inspector Gadget,’ ‘Chuck’s Choice’ and ‘Make it Pop.’
‘My Knight and Me’ Premieres on Canada’s Family Channel
European CG-animated series now airing in all English-speaking territories around the world.
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Submit Your Work to SPARK ANIMATION 2017
Regular submission deadline is September 1; extended deadline is September 11.
Squeeze Launches MOOV, First Motion Capture Animation Studio in Québec City
New mocap division under the leadership of video game and film veteran Dave Massicotte to provide high-quality animation services to video game and film producers.
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Weinstein Company Drops Full-Length Trailer for ‘Leap!’
CG-animated French/Canadian co-production directed by Eric Summer and Éric Warin arrives in the U.S. on April 21.
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Cinesite Acquires Vancouver Animation Studio Nitrogen
Full-service Vancouver-based animation studio known for animating many episodes of iconic children’s show ‘Thomas and Friends’ and Seth Rogen’s R-rated ‘Sausage Party’ employs 70 creative and production staff.
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