Tag: Ray Harryhausen
BFI Partners with LAIKA for Major ‘Stop Motion’ Celebration
The BFI (British Film Institute) today announces details of Stop Motion: Celebrating Hand-Crafted Animation on the Big Screen, supported by Headline Partner LAIKA, a major new...
‘The Puppetoon Movie’ Vol. 3 Arrives September 1
After a painstaking four-year process of restoration, Puppetoon.net is preparing to offer fans The Puppetoon Movie Volume 3, a Limited Edition Blu-ray collection of 28...
‘Wendell & Wild’: Henry Selick Faces His New Demons!
***This article originally appeared in the November '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 324)***
Observant fans can easily trace the chains of inspiration linking a...
Iwerks-Inspired Short ‘Danse Macabre’ Brings Halloween Spirit to Alamo Drafthouse
Since setting up shop as a single-screen theater in Austin, Texas, the Alamo Drafthouse has built a reputation as a hub for cinephiles and...
VES Names Peter Jackson Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, named Sir Peter Jackson, Academy, DGA, PGA and VES Award-winning director-producer-screenwriter, as...
Mind-Altering: French Animator Bruno Collet Discusses His Oscar-Nominated Short ‘Memorable’
French animator Bruno Collet’s stop-motion short Memorable has been receiving accolades and awards since it debuted at Annecy last June. The powerful short, which...
News Bytes: ‘Afterparty’ Trailer, ‘Legend of Hei’ Extends Run, ‘Toy Story 4’ Alternate Ending & More
‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Dan Harmon Named Fredrikstad Animation Fest Guest
The Emmy Award-winning writer, creator and producer is heading to Norway for the Oct....
Juan Antin Discusses Directing the Acclaimed Pic ‘Pachamama’
Last year, French animation studio Folivari produced a beautiful CG/2D animated feature about a young boy living in a remote village in the Andes...
Annecy: Disney Premiering 3 Experimental Shorts, BTS of ‘Frozen 2’
In what has become an annual tradition at Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Walt Disney Animation Studios returns with a Bonlieu Theater presentation showcasing...
Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri to Receive VES Lifetime Achievement Award
The Visual Effects Society has named Chris Meledandri, acclaimed Oscar-nominated producer and founder and CEO of Illumination, as the forthcoming recipient of the VES...
Tvori Helps Animators Tell Stories in VR
As we embark on a new age of VR storytelling, artists are seeking new tools to help expand their creativity in the new field....
Visual Effects Society Announces 2018 Fellows
The Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s global professional honorary society, has announced the 2018 class of VES Fellows. The distinction, bestowed by the...
Building a Girl-and-Robot Dream Team for Netflix’s ‘Next Gen’
This Friday, Netflix will debut the new CG-animated feature Next Gen, written and directed by Kevin Adams and Joe Ksander, which features the voices...
Visual Effects Society Announces Special 2018 Honorees
Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the 2018 inductees into the VES Hall of Fame, the newest Lifetime and Honorary members and this year’s...
Animated People: Sofia Astrom, Director, Eels’ “Bone Dry”
The popular California band Eels (led by Mark Oliver Everett) has just released a beautiful stop-motion animated video for their new song “Bone Dry.”...
A Dandelion Hopes for a New Life in Kevin Hudson’s ‘Weeds’
The recent anti-immigrant climate in the U.S. had a deep impact on animation director Kevin Hudson. The director of the new animated short Weeds...
Lucasfilm Prez Kathleen Kennedy to Receive Cinematic Imagery Award
The Art Directors Guild has announced that eight-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and President of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy will receive the 2018 Cinematic Imagery Award at...
Daily News Bytes: Making ‘Negative Space’, iClone 7 Served with PopcornFX, ‘Lovesick’ Tix & More!
Harryhausen Props & Memorabilia Hit the Block
On December 13, Surrey's Ewbank's Auctions will offer up more than 200 lots of special effects and animation...
Oscar Nomination Reactions: The Class of 2017 Checks In
The nominees are in! Read what the finalist filmmakers have to say about being recognized by the Academy, below. The 89th Oscars will take...
VFX Pioneer Ken Ralston Receiving VES Lifetime Achievement Award
The Visual Effects Society has named multiple Academy Award-winning visual effects pioneer Ken Ralston as the recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award to...
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