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Latvian President Gets Involved In Awards Season Campaign For Signe Baumane’s ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’

In what may be an awards season first, an animated feature has received an endorsement from a head of state.

How ‘Eventizing’ Distribution Can Change The Game For Independent Filmmakers

Signe Baumane’s Animation Rock Tour for ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’ offers a hopeful strategy to avoid the pitfalls of traditional distribution.

Signe Baumane’s ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’ Readies Touring Show To More Than 20 Cities, With Filmmaker In Person

Baumane and her producer will travel with the film for the next three months, meeting with audiences across the continent.

Signe Baumane’s ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’ Will Get A U.S. Theatrical Run Starting In October

The film had an impressive festival run over the past 14 months, winning honors at Annecy, Zagreb, and Fredrikstad.

Russian Short ‘Oneluv’ By Varya Yakovleva Takes Top Honor At Animafest Zagreb

The jury commended ‘Oneluv’ for the way its story was “told with imperfections, dirt, and a shivering style magnifying the story of abuse.”

Animafest Zagreb Unveils Six-Feature Grand Competition Lineup

Producers from 11 countries are represented in the six-picture lineup, creating an exciting and diverse field.

What We’re Looking Forward To At This Month’s Stuttgart International Festival Of Animated Film

Highlights include a South Africa country focus, Disney’s 100th-anniversary celebration, and an honorary Trickstar for Signe Baumane.

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Signe Baumane

Baumane’s work touches on sex, gender, relationships, and mental health with a fierce sense of humor and refreshing bluntness.

European Film Awards 2022: Five Animated Features And Three Shorts Score Nominations

The 35th European Film Awards will will be presented in Reykjavík, Iceland on December 10.

Spark Animation Plans First In-Person Edition Since Earning Oscar-Qualifying Status

Nora Twomey and Henry Selick will be in attendance on opening night with their films ‘My Father’s Dragon’ and ‘Wendell & Wild.’

Fredrikstad Animation Festival Unveils 2022 Lineup, Including Domestic Premiere Of Kajsa Næss’ ‘Titina’

FAF 2022’s Animation Production Day has been dedicated to Japanese animation, and will feature a superstar lineup of speakers.

Signe Baumane On Lessons Learned While Making ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’

“We have so much ability to love, but our ability to hate comes from the same place,” Baumane learned while researching the film.

Festival News: ‘Little Nicholas’ Headed To Cannes, ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’ To Tribeca

Two new animated features are getting major festival debuts.

Annecy Reveals Programming Details For Its 2021 Hybrid Edition

The festival will take place next month both in-person in France and online for those who aren’t yet able to travel.

Annecy Reveals Short Film Competition Selections For Its Upcoming Online Edition

The event itself may be canceled, but Annecy’s competitions are running as usual this year.

Upcoming Brooklyn Animation Screenings: Dirty Morning Cartoons and The Dumbest Sh!t I Ever Saw

The ever-expanding Brooklyn animation scene offers two unique animation screenings this month.

Annecy Selects 17 Feature Films For 2015 Edition

A record 73 animated features were submitted to the festival this year.

Artist of the Day: Wendy Cong Zhao

Looking at the work of Wendy Cong Zhao, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day!

A Provocative Dual-Review of ‘Big Hero 6’ and ‘Rocks in My Pockets’

My vote for the most provocative animated film review of the year: the CBC’s Robert Fontaine and his dual-assessment of Disney’s “Big Hero 6” and Signe Baumane’s indie feature “Rocks in my Pockets.”

Latvia Selects ‘Rocks in My Pockets’ As Foreign-Language Oscar Entry

The country of Latvia has selected Signe Baumane’s “Rocks in My Pockets” as its entry for the best foreign-language category of the Oscars.

FILM REVIEW: ‘Rocks in My Pockets’: A Deeply Personal Film About Depression

Can an animated feature about depression be entertaining too?

Next Wednesday in Brooklyn: Twillerama Animation Screening

Next Wednesday, the animated duo of Jeff Twiller and Randy J. Johnson will host their own animated film screening in Brooklyn. It’s a legit line-up of animated shorts, with perceptive cinematic commentary supplied inbetween the films by Twiller and Johnson. Thankfully, they happen to be animation experts.

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