WIA Unveils Program For 2022 Women In Animation World Summit At Annecy
WIA returns to Annecy 2022 to host a series of panels, a fireside chat, and the first-ever Stories x Women initiative.
Festivals
Mamoru Oshii Will Serve As Jury President Of New Feature Animation Festival In Japan
The first Niigata International Animation Film Festival will take place in March 2023.
Stuttgart Wraps Hybrid 2022 Edition, ‘Bestia’ Takes Top Honors
Bestia, Steakhouse, and To the Last Drop featured among the winners at this year’s Stuttgart Festival.
Montreal’s Sommets Starts Today With Reformatted Canadian Animation Competition
The festival’s opening night film is Anne-Laure Daffis and Léo Marchand’s Les voisins de mes voisins sont mes voisins.
Morocco’s International Animation Film Festival Of Meknes Kicks Off With High-Profile Guest List
Michel Ocelot, Tomm Moore, and Florence Miailhe are just a few of the guests who will screen finished films and works in progress at the Moroccan event.
Annecy Unveils 15 Projects Picked For 2022 Work-In-Progress Sessions
Annecy will host early looks at projects from Naoko Yamada, Genndy Tartakovsky, Aardman Animations, Skydance Animation, Tonko House, and others.
Annecy Unveils 20 Features In Competition Lineups
Annecy is back with an entirely in-person format for 2022, and boasts an appropriately stacked competition lineup for the occasion.
Cannes Critics’ Week Selects Animated Films As Part Of Its Line-Up
Three shorts and one live-action feature with animated sequences will screen at this year’s Cannes Critics’ Week.
Festival News: ‘Little Nicholas’ Headed To Cannes, ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’ To Tribeca
Two new animated features are getting major festival debuts.
‘Mind Game’ Director Masaaki Yuasa To Present Annecy Masterclass
Yuasa’s other credits include cult favorite Lu Over the Wall and episodes of Japan Sinks: 2020 and Adventure Time.
GLAS Animation Festival Kicks Off With Loaded Competition Sections, Distinguished Speaker Lineup
The GLAS Animation Festival starts today – and you can see all of it online.
Annecy Selection Unveiled: 72 Short Films Will Compete In 2022 Edition
Fewer films were selected than last year due to the length of the shorts.
Annecy Will Not Host Any Official Russian Delegations At Its Festival
The festival, however, has said that it will continue to support anti-war filmmakers who live in the country.
Asian Shadows Nabs Sales Rights To Lei Lei’s ‘Silver Bird And Rainbow Fish’
The feature from Lei, one of the most notable Chinese indie filmmakers working today, premieres this week at Rotterdam.
Abigail Disney Condemns Walt Disney Company’s Labor Practices In Sundance Doc
“The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales” premieres at the festival on January 24.
I Attended A Festival During The Pandemic. Here’s What I Learned
What does it feel like to attend an animation festival during the pandemic. One of our writers decided to find out for himself.
Events In Europe Cancel Onsite Editions As Covid Surges, Omicron Spreads
The European Film Awards has canceled its ceremony in Berlin next week, and will go virtual.
North American Event Round-Up: ANNY Best Of Fest, Anime NYC, GIRAF
A round-up of upcoming animation events on the continent (two of which are virtual).
‘Flee,’ ‘Belle,’ ‘The Crossing’ Awarded At Animation Is Film 2021
L.A.’s Animation Is Film has announced the winners of its fourth edition, which was held in person on October 22–24. Flee …
Japan’s ‘A Bite Of Bone’ And Brazil’s ‘Bob Spit’ Top Ottawa 2021
“Bob Spit – We Do Not Like People” is the first Latin American feature to win the top feature prize at the Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival.
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