Tag: CalArts
Oscar Winner, ILM Co-Founder Robert Blalack Dies Age 73
Robert Blalack, Oscar-winning visual effects artist on Star Wars: A New Hope and co-founder of renowned studio Industrial Light & Magic, died from cancer...
Caitlin VanArsdale on Directing Sony’s New “Mitchells’ Short ‘Dog Cop 7’
The just-launched The Mitchells vs. the Machines DVD/Blu-ray/Digital release includes a charming new parody short titled Dog Cop 7: The Final Chapter, which gives viewers...
Academy Reveals 2021 Student Academy Award Winners & Medals
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted 17 students as winners of the 48th Student Academy Awards competition. The Gold, Silver...
‘Blood of the Family Tree’: Christine Panushka Discusses the Creation of Her Self-Made Feature
***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)***
Artist, filmmaker, animator and educator Christine Panushka has completed her first...
How Aphton Corbin Brought Her Life Experiences to the Pixar Short ‘Twenty Something’
Last Friday, Disney+ premiered the latest SparkShorts film Twenty Something, which is penned and directed by Aphton Corbin. This is the ninth project in...
‘Monsters at Work’: Bobs Gannaway Shares a Few Secrets About His New Disney+ Show
Tylor Tuskmon is an eager young monster who has to learn how to become a jokester when he lands a job at Monsters, Inc....
Creativity Out of Chaos: CalArts Producers’ Show Heralds a Promising Animated Future in Uncertain Times
This month, the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) carried on the always highly anticipated tradition of the Character Animation Producers' Show, held as...
News Bytes: Golden Globes Canceled, CTN Virtual Events, ‘Sweet Tooth’ Featurette & More
Golden Globes 2022 Canceled on NBC
The news comes as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to stumble in its diversity journey, and WarnerMedia, Netflix...
Co-Creator Drew Massey Reveals the Swords ‘n’ Sorcery Behind Nick’s ‘The Barbarian and the Troll’
Nickelodeon’s fantastic new series The Barbarian and the Troll has captured the hearts of fantasy lovers, puppet fanatics and connoisseurs of fine warrior princess...
Pete Browngardt Inks Overall Deal with WB Animation & Cartoon Network Studios
Emmy-nominated producer Pete Browngardt (Looney Tunes Cartoons, Clarence, Uncle Grandpa) has signed an exclusive, multiyear cross-studio overall deal with Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) and...
Global Events News: Award Winners, Festival Selections & More
And to think, this time last year we were worried there would be no festivals to look forward to!
SXSW 2021 Film Festival Winners
Animated...
Pandemic Academics: Animation Programs Pivot to a New Normal
***This article originally appeared in Animation Magazine's 2021 International Education & Career Guide***
Forget those quaint images of college life, with students chatting amidst scattered...
DNEG Feature Animation Appoints Ted Ty, Archie Donato to Creative Team
DNEG Feature Animation has announced the appointment of two new senior creative hires to bolster its leadership team. Ted Ty joins as Global Head...
Beloved Disney Animator Dale Baer Dies Age 70
We're sad to report the passing of beloved animator Dale Baer at age 70 from complications due to ALS.A contributor to many beloved Disney...
A Mother’s Prophetic Dreams: Kang Min Kim’s OIAF Winner ‘KKUM’
***This article originally appeared in the December '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 305)***
A mother prays for her son after having prophetic dreams in...
Sue Nichols, Influential Disney Story Artist, Dies Age 55
Influential animation visual development and story artist Sue Nichols Maciorowski died on September 1 in East Longmeadow, MA, at just 55 years old. A...
Musa Brooker Named Creative Director of Six Point Harness
Musa Brooker, whose career in both stop-motion and 2D animation has included some of the most acclaimed animation projects of the past two decades,...
CalArts Student Pays Tribute to His Canine Friend in ‘Driftless’
CalArts animation student Jonah Primiano’s beautiful pet dog passed way only a few months before he started school. So, when the time came for...
News Bytes: 93rd Oscar Rules, ‘One Day at a Time’ Gets Animated, Premios Quirinos & Cardiff Animation Fest Go Online and More
'Trolls World Tour' Intrepid PVOD Release Nears $100M
Universal’s decision to take DreamWorks Animation’s highly anticipated family sequel into homes at the 48-hour rental price...
CalArts Student Cartoons Explore Pandemic Through Gen Z Lens
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) students are creating editorial cartoons to comment on the COVID-19 crisis. The project is spearheaded by Ann Telnaes,...
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