Tag: Animation is Film
L.A.’s Animation Is Film Festival to Screen ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’ and ‘The Colors Within’ in Oct.
The N. American premieres of Naoko Yamada’s The Colors Within, Peter Browngadt’s The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie and the...
Animation Is Film Dates 2024 Festival for October
Capping off the big toon gathering in Annecy, organizers of the Animation Is Film (AIF) festival announced dates unveiled whimsical poster art for the...
‘Mars Express’ Rockets to NorAm Theaters with GKIDS
GKIDS announced today it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the French animated feature Mars Express. The debut film from Jérémie Périn...
‘Chicken for Linda!,’ ‘Robot Dreams’ Win Top Prizes at Animation Is Film
Animation Is Film (AIF) announced the winners of its sixth annual film festival today, with the feature film Chicken for Linda!, directed by Chiara...
Natural Wonder: Andrew Ruhemann Explores a Boy’s First Crush in ‘The Day I Became a Bird’
The joys and pangs of first love have inspired numerous works of art through the years. Director Andrew Ruhemann’s gently observed new short The...
Exclusive: Pablo Berger Takes Us Behind the Scenes of His Acclaimed Movie, ‘Robot Dreams’
One of the best reviewed and charming animated movies of the year follows the beautiful friendship between an anthropomorphic New York City pooch and...
Animation Is Film Reveals Soaring Program Bookended by ‘The Boy and the Heron,’ ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’
Animation Is Film (AIF) has announced the lineup for the 6th edition of its animated cinema festival, featuring a slate of theatrical presentations, special...
‘Titina’ Director Kajsa Næss Brings a Little Terrier’s Historic Adventure to the Big Screen
Director Kajsa Næss' charming 2D animated feature Titina premiered last week at the Animation Is Film Festival in Los Angeles. The film centers on the...
Animation Is Film to Close with Special Screening of ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’
Los Angeles' Animation Is Film festival (AIF) has announced its Closing Night film will be a Special Presentation of Netflix's stop-motion feature Guillermo del Toro's...
Norwegian Animated Outing ‘Titina’ to Premiere at Animation Is Film Festival
Kajssa Naess’s 2D animated feature Titina is set to premiere at Animation Is Film Festival in Los Angeles in October.
Naess, who helmed the award-winning...
Animation Is Film: ‘Wendell & Wild’ Opens 2022 Festival Edition
Animation Is Film (AIF), whose mission is to champion animation as a cinematic artform on par with live action, has unveiled its competition line-up, special...
Vistas Media Capital Secures Majority Stake in Paperboat Design Studio
Singapore-based media and entertainment-related investments company, Vistas Media Capital, today announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Paperboat Design Studios, an animation and...
Animation Is Film 2021 Winners: ‘Flee’ Scores Grand Prize
Animation Is Film (AIF) announced the winners of its fourth annual film festival today with the feature film Flee (Denmark), written and directed by...
Animation Is Film: Back in Action
***This article originally appeared in the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)***
For months, we’ve all been waiting for animation events and festivals...
Fall Festival & Event Updates
Bug Therapy, the new comedy feature from 88 Pictures and Citronella Stories, powered by Epic MegaGrants, will make its world premiere at the Austin...
GKIDS Dates ‘Belle’ US Release with New Teasers, Images
GKIDS, the acclaimed distributor of multiple Academy Award-nominated animated features, announced today it will bring Belle to cinemas nationwide starting January 14. The company...
Animation Is Film Festival Announces 2021 Slate
Animation Is Film (AIF) announced today the competition line-up and other special events for its fourth edition, which takes place in-person October 22-24 and...
Chinese Animated Fantasy ‘Green Snake’ Sheds B.O. Competition
A folkloric animated adventure is giving the latest Marvel blockbuster and Warner's big hybrid sequel the slip, as Green Snake (White Snake 2: The...
Animation Is Film Announces 4th Festival Edition
Animation Is Film (AIF) and its partner, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, announced the fourth edition of the U.S.-based festival is set for...
‘Weathering with You’: A Torrent of Talent
***This article originally appeared in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)***
Weathering with You, which debuted earlier this year in Japan, is...
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