Aardman And Bandai Namco Partner To Develop Original Interactive IP
The two entertainment giants will team up to “create stories tailored for current and future platforms.”
UK
Seven Animated Features That Caught Our Eye At The American Film Market
These upcoming animated features are from Asia, South America, and Europe.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘All Jerk, No Work’ by Chris Lambourne
The story of a young man who got in touch with himself over lockdown.
The BFI Granted Filmmakers $1.2 Million To Develop And Produce 15 Animated Shorts
The British Film Institute (BFI) is granting £922,406 (USD$1.2 million) to 15 recipients for the development and production of animation …
Giant Pimples, Headless Chickens, And Paris’s Queer Scene: 3 Highlights From Cartoon Springboard
Springboard is where Europe’s young generation of animation creators come to pitch their brightest ideas.
Wild Rides: A Look At The Burgeoning Business Of Animation For Attractions
We speak to four studios about what it takes — and what it costs — to make cg visuals for theme park rides.
The Biggest Ray Harryhausen Exhibition In History Has Opened In Scotland
“Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema” will run at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh until September 5, 2021.
ViacomCBS Int’l Studios Launches Kids Division, Led By Nina Hahn
The division plans to develop more than 30 new kids’ shows, both animated and live action, over next three years.
Cinesite Hires Pixar Veteran Andrew Gordon As Global Animation Director For Features (Exclusive)
Gordon will oversee the company’s animation teams in London, Montreal, and Vancouver.
China’s Tencent Video Partners With Three European Studios, Launching New Global Strategy
China’s popular streaming service is actively looking for European production partners.
Hundreds Of Hours Of Series From Dreamworks Animation Are Headed To Sky
Customers in the U.K. and Ireland will get premieres of shows like “Trollstopia” and “Madagascar: A Little Wild.”
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Modern Queer Heroes’ by Kate Jessop
Who are the queer heroes walking amongst us now or in recent times?
The Animation That Changed Me: Wesley Louis on ‘Akira’
“I just don’t think we’ll ever get something that game-changing in animation again,” says Louis of Katsuhiro Otomo’s cyberpunk classic.
How A New Residency In London Is Trying To Create More Female Directors In Animation
“The animation industry is still a boys’ club,” says Hannah Lau-Walker, founder of She Drew That.
The Animation That Changed Me: Joanna Quinn on ‘Carnival’
Susan Young’s 1985 short is set during London’s famed Notting Hill Carnival. “The thing that really excited me was that she’d used animation to say something about society at that time,” says Quinn.
“The Feeling Of Despair Is The Foundation Of My Creation”: A Conversation With Sarina Nihei
Nihei’s new film “Polka-Dot Boy” premieres this week at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘The Owl’s Song’ by Morgan Twiston Davies
A music video for that celebrates Edward Lear’s “The Owl and the Pussy-cat.”
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Wandaland’ by Richard Noble
A mixed-media biography of a fictional animation tycoon.
European Feature ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ Finds New Partners, Enters Production
The film, about a shipwrecked boy and his dog, is based on a novel by “War Horse” scribe Michael Morpurgo.
Aniventure Reveals First Slate Of Films As It Explores ‘New Economic Model’ For Animated Features
The U.K. company has also signed with L.A.’s Creative Artists Agency “to help identify and develop global partners for its business.”
7 of 14
