Tag: BAFTA
LAIKA Recruiting Animators, Costumers at ANIMARKT ‘18
The sole dedicated stop-motion forum in Central & Eastern Europe, ANIMARKT 2018 has announced that Anna Kvorning from LAIKA will be in attendance recruiting...
Composer Hans Zimmer Joins VIEW Keynote Lineup
The 2018 VIEW Conference has announced that Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning musician/composer/producer Hans Zimmer will be delivering a keynote address at...
Brenda Chapman & Kevin Lima Ink Fox First-Look Deal, Light ‘Cartoon Torch’
Brave writer-director Brenda Chapman and Enchanted helmer Kevin Lima have unfurled a new banner as ‘Twas Entertainment and secured a first-look deal with 20th...
‘In a Heartbeat,’ ‘Inanimate’ Win 2018 Student BAFTAs
The 2018 BAFTA Student Film Awards were presented Friday by Global Student Accommodation in a gala ceremony and presentation at the Theatre at Ace...
Annapurna Dates LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link’ for April 19
LAIKA’s fifth stop-motion feature -- the cryptozoological adventure Missing Link -- has received an April 19, 2019 release date from US distributor Annapurna Pictures....
Score One for Animation
***This article originally appeared in the June/July issue of Animation Magazine (No. 281)***
Probably no area of filmmaking has changed so much over time as...
VIEW Adds ‘Incredibles’ Creatives, VFX Supes, Parks Pro to Speaker Line-Up
Italy’s VIEW Conference for animation, visual effects, games, AR/VR and immersive storytelling -- taking place in Turin Oct. 22-26 -- has announced an impressive...
Jennifer Lee and Pete Docter to Run Disney, Pixar
Frozen writer/co-director Jennifer Lee and Inside Out writer/director Pete Docter will be splitting John Lasseter’s duties as the creative head of Disney-Pixar animation studios...
Pearl Studio Shines Light on Slate at Annecy
Chinese director, star and producer Stephen Chow is developing The Monkey King, an animated feature for Pearl Studio based on the popular mischievous superhero....
Lionsgate U.K. Picks up LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link’
LAIKA’s much-anticipated 2019 movie The Missing Link has found its home in the U.K. Lionsgate has picked up the rights from AGS Sales, and...
Yeti Farm and Surprise Bag Form Strategic Partnership
Yeti Farm Creative of Kelowna, BC, has formed a content partnership with LA- and Vancouver-base Surprise Bag, Inc. Leveraging Yeti Farm’s state-of-the-art 2D/3D animation...
Kate Winslet, Willem Dafoe Lead ‘Manou the Swift’ Voice Flock
Multi-award-winning actors Kate Winslet and Willem Dafoe will be heading the voice cast for upcoming animated feature Manou the Swift. Produced by Germany’s LUXX...
Pre-Sales Take Off for ‘Stardog and Turbocat’
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has secured pre-sales in several territories for the family animated feature Stardog and Turbocat, now in production at Sheffield, UK studio...
Aardman Incubating ‘Chicken Run’ Sequel
Nearly two decades after it first flew the coop, Aardman Animations is reportedly working on a sequel to the most successful ever stop-motion feature,...
Animation UK, UK Screen Alliance Name Council Reps
Key audiovisual industry policy-making bodies UK Screen Alliance and Animation UK, which united in 2016, have elected new council representatives. The UK Screen Facilities...
eOne Launches Preschool Hit ‘Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom’ in China
Entertainment One has secured a major partnership with iQiyi which will see Emmy- and BAFTA-winning preschool property Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom launch in...
Shooting Script, King Rollo Launch ‘Streetcat Bob’ Webtoon
Shooting Script Films and BAFTA-winning animation studio King Rollo Films launched a cheerful, animated short-form web series Streetcat Bob, inspired by the true life...
Animation Magazine’s Rising Stars of 2018
***These profiles were written by Ellen Wolff and Ramin Zahed for the April 2018 issue of Animation Magazine No. 279***
We are so proud to...
Studio Pascal Blais Turns 35 with Rebrand as TONIC DNA
Just in time for its 35th anniversary, Academy Award-winning Montreal-based animation producer Studio Pascal Blais has rebranded itself with the new name TONIC DNA,...
Aardman Expands Partner Content Division, Adds Directors
Aardman has hired visual production company and animation studio Jungler to represent the studio and its pool of directors in France. Based in Paris,...
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