Tag: Brad Bird
WonderCon 2024: All the Animated Program Highlights
In celebration of all things comics, sci-fi, horror, cartoons and general genre entertainment geekery, WonderCon returns to the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California from...
Exclusive Clip: Michel Gagné Crafts an Epic Fox Tale in ‘The Saga of Rex’
Acclaimed Canadian animator Michel Gagné has been working on his solo feature effort The Saga of Rex since 2017. Gagné, whose recent credits include...
The January Must-Have List
Even after our big Animation Lover's Holiday Gift Guide, there were still quite a few notable fall releases and product announcements we couldn't squeeze...
The Talk of the Town: The World Animation Summit Brings the Industry Together Once Again!
The 2022 edition of the World Animation Summit was certainly one for the books. Bringing together a wide range of stellar Toon Town superstars and...
Emmy-Winning Art Director Alan Bodner on ‘Mickey Mouse Funhouse’ and the Timeless Appeal of Uncle Walt’s Characters
We have a special treat for you today to help celebrate Mickey’s 94th birthday (the popular mascot made his debut in Steamboat Willie on Nov....
Anxiety Uncovered: Ida Melum on Crafting Her BAFTA-Nominated Short ‘Night of the Living Dread’
Norwegian filmmaker Ida Melum’s short Night of the Living Dread is one of the three films nominated for the British Short Animation award at...
Skydance Animation Snatches Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn’
With the release of its debut feature film right around the corner, Skydance Animation announced an exciting addition to its movie slate: Oscar-winning helmer...
Mickey Cel Helps Heritage’s First All-Disney Auction to $3.4M
Heritage Auctions wrapped its first "All Things Disney" Animation Art Signature Auction on Feb. 7 with $3,412,812 in sales — thanks to the artistic...
WGA Honors Mark McCorkle & Bob Schooley with Animation Writing Award
The Writers Guild of America (West) has announced that Kim Possible creators Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley will receive this year's Animation Writing Award,...
Making Art without Distraction: How Nicolás Villarreal Clicked with ‘On/Off’
***This article was written for the January '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 316)***
Nicolás Villarreal’s new short On/Off has been receiving great reviews and...
Cape Town Int’l Animation Fest Sets 2021 Plans, Teams with Netflix to Support Local Talent
The Cape Town International Animation Festival (CTIAF), presented by Animation SA, will hold its 9th edition from October 1 to 3 both online and...
Karla Castañeda: Animated Reminiscences
Director, animator, screenwriter and animated film producer Karla Castañeda is probably the youngest and most talented director on the Mexican animation scene. A graduate...
Craig Miller Named WGAW’s 2020 AWC Animation Writing Award Honoree
TV animation writer and WGAW Animation Writers Caucus Chair Craig Miller (The Smurfs, Curious George, Pocket Dragon Adventures) will receive the Writers Guild of...
Oscar-Winning Director Brad Bird Joins TCM’s ‘The Essentials’
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) today announced that two-time Oscar-winning director, screenwriter, animator, producer and voice actor Brad Bird will join The Essentials, TCM’s popular...
Brown Bag Films Turns 25
***This article originally appeared in the November ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 293)***
Long before the big Irish animation boom of the past decade,...
‘Abominable’ Director Jill Culton Set for VIEW 2019
VIEW Conference 2019 has announced that Jill Culton, writer and director of DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s animated feature film Abominable will speak at...
Conrad Vernon, Maureen Fan, Paul Debevec & More Join VIEW 2019 Lineup
A fresh batch of venerable speakers from across the global entertainment industry have been announced for VIEW 2019 -- Italy’s premiere event for computer...
VIEW Adds Peter Ramsey, Siobhan Reddy, Sergio Pablos & More Speakers
Newly announced speakers from the worlds of animated and live-action feature films, broadcast television and games have joined the growing roster for VIEW 2019,...
Exclusive: Brad Bird, Michael Giacchino and Ralph Eggleston to Keynote VIEW Confab
Italy’s popular VIEW Conference has nabbed a Pixar tripleheader to keynote its 2019 Edition. Turin’s animation and vfx conference, which takes place Oct. 21-25,...
VFX Supe Lindy De Quattro Joins MPC Film
Acclaimed VFX Supervisor Lindy De Quattro has joined MPC Film’s roster of world-renowned talent. Over the last two and a half decades, which included...
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