The Life of a Sibling That Never Was: Siqi Song’s ‘Sister’
An intimate, sober and thoughtful animated short that imagines what a Chinese man’s family life might have been had his mother not been forced to terminate her second pregnancy.
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WATCH: HEROmation's ‘The Wrong Rock’ Animated Short
Michael Cawood’s just released award-winning story of equality, told through the adventures of a mushroom, was an international collaboration of hundreds of artists using the Artella online virtual platform.
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Theodore Ushev: ‘The Physics of Sorrow,’ My Animated Time Capsule
In the first fully animated film using the encaustic, hot-wax painting technique, a rootless, melancholy man sifts through memories while struggling to locate home, family and self.
Women in Animation Announces 3rd Annual WIA Diversity Award Winners
Sony Pictures Animation, Netflix’s Melissa Cobb and director Brenda Lopez’s ‘Abeo’ will be honored at upcoming Spark Animation 2019, which runs October 24-27 in Vancouver.
Fresh Takes: Daisy Jacobs Plunges Viewers into Real Life Drama with ‘The Full Story’
In her award-winning short, live actors are injected into the uniquely chaotic and morphing animated vortex, creating a riveting and impactful viewing experience.
‘Kids’ Takes Best in Show Honors at SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival
Michael Frei and Mario von Rickenbach’s powerful short about the random actions of a faceless group wins top prize at annual showcase for excellence in CG animation.
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‘Coeur Fondant,’ and ‘Entre Sombras’ Take Home Awards at Festival Stop Motion Montreal
Films by Benoît Chieux and Alice Guimarães & Mónica Santos among prize winners honored at 11th festival edition’s closing ceremonies, which took place at Concordia University’s J.A. De Sève Cinema.
Call for Entries: MONSTRA Animation Festival 2020
Submissions are now being accepted in feature and short film categories for the 20th edition, being held March 18-29, 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Theodore Ushev’s New Short ‘The Physics of Sorrow’ to Premiere at TIFF 2019
Oscar-nominated director of ‘Blind Vaysha’ returns with harrowing tale animated using encaustic-painting technique; see the clip and breakdown of his exacting technique.
‘The Tower’ and ‘Traces’ Awarded Grand Prizes at SICAF 2019
Films by Mats Grorud and Hugo Frassetto & Sophie Tavert take top honors at the Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival.
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The Dizzying Animated Thought Puzzle of ‘Albatross Soup’
Winnie Cheung’s fascinating hybrid short film documentary is based on 50 people’s answers to an entertaining but disturbing riddle solved asking only ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ questions.
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The 2019 Anima Mundi Festival Needs Our Support!
Recent instability in Brazil has threatened the festival’s very existence; pledge your support now to ensure they can open their doors to animation fans this coming July 17.
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WATCH: Artella Unveils New CG-Animated Short ‘Thistle One’
Director and Artella CEO Bobby Beck details how 54 artists from 21 countries helped create a thrilling post-apocalyptic tale using the company’s cloud-based production platform.
Submit Your Films to Animation Block Party 2019
Entries now being accepted for 16th annual edition, set to run September 20-22, 2019.
‘Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero’ Wins Best Animated Feature at PSIAF 2018
‘Changyou’s Journey,’ ‘Hybrids’ and ‘Ugly’ among the group of 40 short films awarded by festival audiences across a number of technical and thematic categories.
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‘KUAP’ and ‘Polska Warrior’ Take Honors at 2018 Cinekid Festival
Animated short films by Nils Hedinger and Camiel Schouwenaar among winners at Amsterdam’s annual awards for best youth and children’s films.
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Unity Announces Enhanced Real-Time Solutions for Animation Creators
Release 2019.1, set for early next year, will include Python support, new cinematic tools and scalability features.
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Stop Motion Montréal 2018 Selects 7 NFB Films
World premiere of Sylvie Trouvé and Dayle Hayward’s ‘Bone Mother’ highlights lineup of Nation Film Board animated shorts in competition.
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TIFF Selects ‘Animal Behaviour’ and ‘The Subject’
New NFB shorts by Patrick Bouchard and Oscar-winning duo Alison Snowden and David Fine to screen at upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
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Canada’s Cordell Barker Returns with ‘If I Was God’
Four years in the making, two-time Oscar nominee trades in his familiar comedic 2D animation style for slow-paced storytelling in a brand-new stop-motion short film.
