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‘An Almost Christmas Story’ Director David Lowery Discusses His New Disney+ Holiday Tale (New Clip)

Ramin Zahed - November 12, 2024

Back in November 2020, a tiny owl was discovered in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza. Four years later, this real-life event has...

Television

‘Carl the Collector’ Celebrates Friendship & Fun Across the Spectrum on PBS Kids

Ramin Zahed - November 11, 2024

Over the past few years, we have seen several autistic characters take center stage on both live-action and animated series created for the small...

Shorts

‘LUKi & the Lights’ Director Toby Cochran Illuminates Us on His Poignant ALS Short

Ramin Zahed - November 7, 2024

A charming, spirited robot has to face new challenges when he starts to malfunction and is diagnosed with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in...

Features

‘Boys Go to Jupiter’ Director Julian Glander Gives Us the Scoop on His Out-of-This World Animated Musical

Ramin Zahed - November 7, 2024

Among the many animated gems unspooling at festivals such as Tribeca and Ottawa this year was artist Julian Glander’s self-produced feature, Boys Go to Jupiter....

Features

The Sky’s the Limit: ‘Girl in the Clouds’ Producer Luc Bossi Sheds Light on the French Animated Adaptation

Ramin Zahed - November 6, 2024

Among the exciting animated films SC Films will be showcasing at the AFM this year is Girl in the Clouds, an adaptation of Romain...

Festivals & Events

Nine Honorees Receive Animag’s Hall of Fame Awards at World Animation Summit’s Opening Night Gala

Ramin Zahed - November 5, 2024

Animation Magazine hosted another star-studded edition of its annual gala event honoring some of the year’s best in animation on Sunday night (Nov. 3)...

Features

Fabrique d’Images Doubles the Holiday Fun with ‘Ellie and the Christmas Creep’ at AFM

Ramin Zahed - November 5, 2024

Since animation studio Fabrique d’Images opened its doors in 2002 in Luxembourg, it has been delivering a wide variety of 2D and CG-animated 2D...

Features

An Animated Passage to India: Director Isabel Herguera Discusses the Personal Inspirations of ‘Sultana’s Dream’

Ramin Zahed - November 4, 2024

Spanish writer and director Isabel Herguera’s highly original and well-received 2D-animated movie Sultana’s Dream is one of the most intriguing indie works of the...

Features

The Practical Magic of ‘Spellbound’: How Director Vicky Jenson and Her Team Crafted a Modern Fairy Tale for Skydance & Netflix

Ramin Zahed - October 30, 2024

An independent-minded young princess from a far-away enchanted land learns valuable lessons about life, love and the vulnerability of her parents in Skydance Animation’s...

Animated People

Jellybox Founder Gene Goldstein Shares the Studio’s Level-Up from “No XP” to Animation Workers’ Champions

Ramin Zahed - October 30, 2024

Animation industry artists as well as their supporters and toon lovers around the world wide web have been watching a rolling series of shakeups...

Festivals & Events

We Met at the World Animation Summmit! René Veilleux and Ethan Shaftel Tell Us About Their New Collaboration

Ramin Zahed - October 26, 2024

As many of you know, Animation Magazine’s World Animation returns to The Garland Hotel in N. Hollywood (Nov. 3-6) next weekend. In addition to...

Animated People

Mokey’s Makeover: A Look Back at the ‘Fraggle Rock’ Puppet’s Fabulous Redesign

Ramin Zahed - October 25, 2024

Fans of Henson’s popular Fraggle Rock noticed that Mokey, one of the show’s popular characters, looked very different (and more glamorous) when the reboot...

Shorts

Kate Bush’s New Animated Short ‘Little Shrew’ Aims to Raise Money for War-Affected Children

Ramin Zahed - October 25, 2024

A small mammal searches for hope as she makes her way across a bombed-out city in the new animated short Little Shrew, set to...

Festivals & Events

Animation Guild Workers ‘March on the Boss’ and Deliver Petition to Netflix Execs Demanding a Fair Deal

Ramin Zahed - October 24, 2024

Hundreds of Animation Guild (TAG) workers marched today to Netflix’s Burbank office to present a petition signed by almost 2,000 working TAG members to...

Television

‘Max & the Midknights’ Showrunners Take Us Along the Creative Quest of Nickelodeon’s New Hero

Ramin Zahed - October 24, 2024

Fans of Lincoln Peirce’s popular book series Max & the Midknights will be glued to their TV screens this month as a charming animated...

Shorts

Hair Apparent: Nicolas Keppens Bares the Truth of His Award-Winning ‘Beautiful Men’

Ramin Zahed - October 23, 2024

Belgian director Nicolas Keppens loves the infinite possibilities offered by animation. “You can really dive deep into the world and create all these details,” he...

Festivals & Events

‘The Tinies,’ ‘Dinomite & Lucy’ Top 2024 MIP Junior’s Most-Watched List

Ramin Zahed - October 23, 2024

‘The Tinies,’ ‘Dinomite & Lucy’ Top 2024 MIP Junior’s Most-Watched List This past weekend, the children’s content market MIP Junior wrapped in Cannes, France. The...

Festivals & Events

Adam Elliot’s ‘Memoir of a Snail’ Takes Home the Top Prize at the London Film Festival

Ramin Zahed - October 20, 2024

Adam Elliot’s acclaimed stop-motion feature Memoir of a Snail was awarded the top prize at BFI's prestigious London Film Festival on Sunday. The film,...

Television

Dandelooo and TeamTO Make Distribution Plans for Preschool Toon, ‘What’s Up Eesha?’

Ramin Zahed - October 19, 2024

French animation studios Dandelooo and TeamTO have signed a distribution deal to bring the new preschool comedy series What’s Up Eesha? to young audiences around the...

Television

Exclusive: Man of Action’s Joe Kelly Boards Copernicus Animation Studios’ ‘Skullkickers’

Ramin Zahed - October 18, 2024

Canadian animation studio Copernicus announced today that it has attached acclaimed comic book writer and member of the Man of Action Entertainment’s writer’s collective...

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