SIGGRAPH 2023 Offers Feast Of Talks On New Animation, Including ‘Spider-Verse,’ ‘Nimona,’ And ‘Elemental’
Th computer graphics conference and trade show takes place August 6-10 in Los Angeles.
Th computer graphics conference and trade show takes place August 6-10 in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, ‘Puss in Boots’ managed another $7.4 million globally as it moves closer to the $500M milestone.
This year’s Oscar-nominated filmmakers share behind-the-scenes details of how they created memorable characters and brought their performances to life.
Other animation award winners include ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ and ‘Love, Death + Robots.’
U.K. export ‘The Amazing Maurice’ failed to make much of an impact with its North American debut.
Two Chinese animated features, ‘Boonie Bears: Guardian Code’ and ‘Deep Sea,’ featured in this week’s top 10 global box office list.
Best animated feature nominees are: ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Marcel the Shell,’ ‘Puss in Boots,’ ‘The Sea Beast,’ and ‘Turning Red.’
The production crew of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” is discussing the craft that went into making the hit film.
Crunchyroll hosted another strong anime release while ‘Boonie Bears’ ninth feature was a hit in China.
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinoccchio” was also nominated in the production design and original score categories.
After earning 51 nominations and 20 wins last year, Netflix again leads the pack with 50 nominations.
Despite being available to rent now, “Puss in Boots” pulled in more money at the U.S. box office in its fourth weekend than the prior weekend.
Universal’s other two winners in 2022 were “Minions: The Rise of Gru” and “The Bad Guys.”
And ‘Strange World’ inched closer to ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ in total NA box office.
Both films are also being hurt by a down Chinese box office as ‘Strange World’ goes out with a whimper.
‘Puss in Boots’ is now one of the year’s best-reviewed animated features, and a guaranteed awards season contender.
“This is a story about mortality,” says director Joel Crawford of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” a sequel that pushes beyond the original film.
‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,’ ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,’ and ‘Turning Red’ have emerged as the key contenders this award season.
The Dreamworks feature only opened in 24 markets, with most major territories set to premiere the film around Christmas.
Other nominees include ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,’ ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,’ ‘Turning Red,’ and ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.’
Just three distributors/producers are responsible for nearly half of the contenders.
Animation is Film 2022 will take place at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood October 21-23, picking up again on the 29.
With so much to fit into just a few short days, we picked out a few events we wouldn’t want to miss at this year’s View Conference.
If the Academy wants to shed its reputation for being dismissive towards animation, these are some key questions it should consider.
Like any good plumber Mario is rescheduling his appointment. Universal has also delayed Puss in Boots to fill the hole left by Mario.
Puss in Boots may have nine lives, but how many lives did this production have?