Top Story: ‘The Wild Robot’ And ‘Arcane’ Lead 52nd Annie Award Nominations

‘Caveirão’ by Guilherme Marcondes

Not many people know this, but every night at 3:33AM time is frozen for a moment. During what is a fraction of second to mortal eyes, there is a second night, a secret one where the spirits of the city come out to play. That is the story of the eternal battle for the soul of São Paulo, the clash between bohemia and authoritarianism, between comedy and horror.

McDonald’s Spot by Guilherme Marcondes

It’s hard to make a bad commercial when you’ve got Guilherme Marcondes (Tyger) directing and Peter de Sève (Ice Age) designing the …

The Decemberists Perform with Animation

If I were in LA next Monday, I’d go to see this multimedia music/animation performance by The Decemberists at UCLA’s Royce Hall. With …

BBC2 Ident by Guilherme Marcondes

I love this new channel ident for BBC2 directed by Guilherme Marcondes (of Tyger fame). I also love the behind-the-scenes photos that …

Platform Snaps

I’ll share my thoughts on the Platform festival in a bit, but first, a few snaps from this past week. As you can probably tell from these …

Interviews With Indie Filmmakers

Directors Notes is a weekly audio podcast that interviews indie filmmakers who create short films, docs, music videos, art films, etc. …

COMMENTARY: To Pitch Or Not To Pitch?

A few weeks ago, I commended New York animator Pat Smith for making this comment in an ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE interview: “The …

Amid’s Notes from Ottawa 2006

The 2006 edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival marked my fourth straight year that I’ve attended the festival. Instead …