Tag: Issue 331
Mainframe at 30: Canada’s Pioneering CG Studio Is Ready for the Future
If you are a fan of CG animation, you probably know that ReBoot was one of the first CG-animated TV series ever made. The...
Animated Musings: Is Food in Animated Content as Simple as Green Eggs and Ham?
We hear the phrase “we are what we eat” often, but is it also true that we eat what we watch? What are content...
The Belgian Touch: A Rich History Nourishes the Country’s Contemporary Animation Landscape
With a dashing line-up at this year’s Annecy Festival edition, Belgium remains one of the key players in European animation. Boasting three feature films...
¡Viva México!: Innovative Animated Projects Spotlight the Country’s Culture & Talent
Mexican animation got a nice shoutout this year at Annecy Festival as the country of honor, and this well-deserved spotlight is happening at the...
Director Janice Nadeau Pictures Loss Through a Child’s Eyes in ‘Harvey’
An imaginative boy comes to terms with the loss of a parent in Harvey, the beautifully animated NFB (National Film Board of Canada) and...
Imagination Immersion: VR Projects at Annecy
The Annecy Festival has long been a mecca for animation lovers of all kinds, who travel to the picturesque French city every spring for...
A Gentle Farewell: ‘Carl’s Date’ Offers a Parting Glance at ‘Up’ Duo’s Bond
Carl Fredricksen and Dug the dog are ready to tug at your heartstrings again. And all we can say is, good luck keeping your...
Annecy Festival: Eight Shorts That Leave Long-Lasting Impressions
We take a look at eight of the wonderful new animated shorts curated for the 2023 Annecy Festival’s Official Selection program this year:
Sweet Like...
‘Nimona’ Directors Discuss Their Celebration of Shape-Shifters and Rule-Breakers (New Trailer)
Rescued from the perilous halls of abandoned animation projects by those shining knights at Netflix, the queer-coded fantasy-adventure feature Nimona will ride onto the streaming...
A Day in the Life – #331 June/July 2023
This month, we catch up with popular Toon Town mover and shaker Cort Lane, who is eOne’s development VP and exec producer on the...
Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Puffin Rock’ Flock Migrates to the Big Screen!
It’s hard to believe, but it has been eight years since Irish animation powerhouse Cartoon Saloon introduced the world to Puffin Rock, a charming...
Annecy Festival Artistic Director Marcel Jean Spills the Secrets of the 2023 Edition
Annecy Festival’s artistic director Marcel Jean has been curating exquisite collections of animated fare from all over the world for the past 10 years....
Keiichi Hara’s ‘Lonely Castle in the Mirror’ Takes Audiences Through the Looking Glass
Bullying is a serious problem children face, especially in Japanese schools. According to the Mainichi newspaper, more than 600,000 incidents of bullying were reported...
Can Animation Render a More Sustainable Production Future?
Animation has the ability to bridge gaps of understanding and can transport audiences to places they couldn’t otherwise go. It’s been a vehicle for...
‘Elemental’ Director Peter Sohn and Team Discuss the Alchemy of Pixar’s Summer Feature
Elemental, Pixar’s eagerly anticipated summer feature, brings together bold new landscapes, cutting-edge production design, visual effects and technological advances while embracing classic romantic comedy/opposites...
The Directors of ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Detail the Making of a Magnificent Sequel
Throughout his legendary career, Stan Lee, Spider-Man’s iconic co-creator, frequently cited the character’s ability to transcend race and culture as the primary key to...
The Perfect Snap of a Bowstring: KyoAni’s ‘Tsurune’ Is Right on Target
Tsurune is an onomatopoeic rendering of the hum of a bowstring. Based on Kotoko Ayano’s book, the animated TV series titled Tsurune was produced...
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