Tag: Aardman Animations
Virtual Reality Toons Steal the Spotlight at SIGGRAPH
"Working in VR is like jumping out of a plane,” said acclaimed animation director Jorge Gutierrez (The Book of Life, El Tigre: The Adventures...
SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater & New VR Program Revealed
SIGGRAPH’s prestigious Computer Animation Festival has slated its Electronic Theater screenings for the 2017 event, taking place in Los Angeles from July 30-August 3....
Peter Sallis, Voice of Aardman’s ‘Wallace,’ Dies Age 96
British actor Peter Sallis, a prolific performer who provided the voice of Wallace for Aardman Animations' popular Wallace & Gromit franchise, died in his...
Encounters Fest 2017 Gets Immersive with VR Track
Bristol, UK’s Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival is calling for submissions from cutting-edge filmmakers for its virtual reality program: VRgins. Entries must be...
FMX ’17: AMPAS Prez Cheryl Boone Isaacs, ‘Guardians,’ ‘Ghost’ & ‘Pearl’ Join Lineup
With just a week to go until FMX takes place in Stuttgart (May 2-5), organizers continue to confirm must-see additions across the schedule, including...
‘Shaun the Sheep’ Flocks to Trixie Pet Products with WDRmg
Leading European pet supplies company Trixie and WDR mediagroup have further expanded their cooperation, with new additions to the line of Shaun the Sheep-inspired...
FMX Adds ‘Valerian,’ ‘Rogue One’ to VFX Track; Plus ‘LEGO Batman,’ ‘Moana,’ ‘Smurfs’
The audiovisual confab FMX is rapidly approaching, with the organizers announcing even more cutting edge additions to its informative tracks on animation, effects, VR,...
Cardiff Animation Nights Unveils 2017 CIFF Selection
Cardiff Animation Nights is returning to the Welsh capital with a second dedicated animation strand during Cardiff Independent Film Festival, running May 5-7 at...
‘Shaun the Sheep: Animal Antics’ Comes Home June 13
He’s baa-aack! Aardman Animations beloved bit of woolly bother Shaun the Sheep and his farmyard friends return in a new collection of adventures, Shaun...
2017 International Emmy Kids Winners Revealed at MIPTV
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the winners of the 5th International Emmy Kids Awards at a lively ceremony held Tuesday...
WB’s Anne Kolbe Bringing ‘King Arthur’ to FMX
FMX, the International Conference on Animation, Effects, VR, Games and Transmedia (Stuttgart, May 2-5) has announced that Warner Bros. Pictures SVP of Visual Effects...
2017 Kidscreen Awards Winners Announced
The Kidscreen Summit has presented some very special Valentine's to deserving kids' entertainment titles, as the annual Kidscreen Awards ceremony was celebrated Tuesday night.
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NFTS Takes BAFTA Prize, Announces New Diploma
This weekend marked a new triumph for London's National Film and Television School, as student Anushka Naanayakkara's graduation film A Love Story was awarded...
‘Nella,’ ‘Digby,’ ‘Trucktown’ Coming to Nick Channels
Nickelodeon networks are off to an animated start in 2017 with the announcements that new preschool series Nella the Princess Knight is heading to...
Netflix, Amazon, DHX, LEGO & YouTube Kids Lead Kidscreen Hot50
Kidscreen has unveiled the results of its 2016 "Hot50" ranking of the year's best in broadcasting, production, distribution, licensing and digital media. The list...
Cardiff Fest Calls for Animation Submissions
The Cardiff Independent Film Festival (CIFF) has opened its call for submissions for the 2017 edition, taking place in the Welsh capital May 5-7,...
Downing Street Fetes Aardman, UK Animation
Animation UK and the newly formed UK Screen Alliance joined Aardman Animations on Tuesday in celebration of the iconic Bristol-based studio’s 40 year anniversary...
Manimation 2016 Speakers Announced
Manchester, UK's animation and content creation conference Manimation has revealed its speaker lineup for the 2016 edition, taking place Thursday, November 17 at Auto...
‘Shaun the Sheep Movie’ Sequel in Development
Aardman Animations and production/distribution partner StudioCanal are officially going ahead with a second Shaun the Sheep Movie. The stop-motion feature is now in development,...
BAFTA Children’s Awards Nominees Announced
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced this year’s British Academy Children’s Awards nominees. Live-action educational parody Horrible Histories snagged three...
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