Tag: Annie Awards
Movie News: Bob Persichetti Directing ‘Puss in Boots 2’, ‘Hotel Transylvania 4’ Dated
DreamWorks Animation’s next Shrek franchise installment, Puss in Boots 2, will be placed in the capable hands of newly crowned Oscar winner Bob Persichetti...
Silvergate Taps GUND as First ‘Hilda’ Licensing Partner
International kids' studio and brand licensing company Silvergate Media has signed top plush toy manufacturer GUND (owned by Spin Master) as the first licensing...
‘Spider-Verse’ Sweeps Annie Awards with 7 Wins, Including Best Feature
Sony’s Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse won Best Animated Feature at the 46th Annual Annie Awards Saturday evening, and garnered top honors across seven categories...
‘Coco,’ ‘Toy Story 3’ Director Lee Unkrich Trading Pixar for Personal Life
After a quarter century serving as part of the creative core of Pixar Animation Studios, director Lee Unkrich has announced he is leaving the...
The 46th Annie Awards Shine a Spotlight on Toon Greatness
While it’s true that doing great creative work can be its own reward, receiving a shiny award from your peers in the animation community...
WATCH: ‘Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle’ Season 2 Debuts Jan. 11
DreamWorks Animation is getting ready to start 2019 with lots of laughter as season 2 of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle premieres January...
Danish Animator Børge Ring Dies at 97
Beloved Danish animator, comic artist and musician Børge Ring has passed away at age 97. Best known for directing the Oscar-winning short Anna and...
Oscar Animated Shorts: And Then There Were 10
In December, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed its 10-title shortlist of works under consideration for nomination in the Best Animated...
Annecy Festival Partners with Annie Awards
France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival has become an official festival partner of ASIFA-Hollywood’s Annie Awards. It joins the rank of the likewise high-profile...
SpongeBob Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies at 57
Stephen Hillenburg, the brilliant creator of Nickelodeon’s hugely popular animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, died on Monday at age 57. The cause of death was...
Watch: John Kahrs’ Acclaimed Short ‘Age of Sail’
The much-anticipated new Google Spotlight Stories project making a big splash on the VR and animation scene is available to view online today.
Anyone who’s...
Netflix Reunites Series Creators for Live-Action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’
Netflix will be reimagining the amazing world of elemental benders with a new live-action series based on Nickelodeon’s award-winning animated series Avatar: The Last...
The Medieval Madness and Magic of ‘Disenchantment’
***This story originally appeared in the August ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 282)***
If you still weren’t sure that we’re living in a magical...
June Foray Collection Debuts at Heritage Auctions
Nearly a year after her death at age 99, Heritage Auctions will celebrate “The First Lady of Animation” with The June Foray Collection, offered...
American Greetings & UYoung Strike China Deal for ‘Buddy Thunderstruck’
American Greetings Entertainment has tapped UYoung Media to sell and distribute all media rights for its stop-motion action-comedy Buddy Thunderstruck in mainland China. The...
Daily News Bytes: SIGGRAPH Submissions Open, ‘Kim Possible’ Goes Live-Action, ‘Gotham by Gaslight’ on DVD & More!
SIGGRAPH 2018 Seek Submissions
The world’s top interdisciplinary showcase of computer graphics and interactive techniques has opened submissions for the 45th conference, set for aug....
‘Coco’ Conquers at 45th Annie Awards
ASIFA-Hollywood held its 45th Annie Awards ceremony Saturday night, honoring the best in animation production and individual achievement across 36 categories (including this year's...
Nora Twomey, Floyd Norman, ‘Coco’ Star Among Annie Presenters
ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the presenters for Saturday's 45th Annie Awards at UCLA's Royce Hall. These include actress Wendie Malick, Coco star Anthony Gonzalez (voice...
GKIDS & Shout! Tuck ‘Napping Princess’ in on Disc
Kenji Kamiyama’s highly acclaimed 2017 feature Napping Princess is coming home in North America this month when GKIDS and Shout! Factory present the whimsical...
ASIFA Announces Juried Annie Award Recipients
ASIFA-Hollywood has announced this year's recipients for its Juried Awards honoring career achievement and exceptional contributions to animation.
The Winsor McCay Award for career contributions...
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