Tag: Annecy
How Director Priit Tender Unleashed His Imagination in the Oscar Short-listed ‘Dog Apartment’
Estonian director Priit Tender’s animated short Dog Apartment is one of 15 titles that landed on the Academy Awards’ Best Animated Short shortlist this...
Time Passages: Tomohisa Taguchi Guides Us Through ‘The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes’
Writer-director Tomohisa Taguchi’s The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes, which won the Paul Grimault Award this year at Annecy, is a striking...
Exclusive: Pablo Berger Takes Us Behind the Scenes of His Acclaimed Movie, ‘Robot Dreams’
One of the best reviewed and charming animated movies of the year follows the beautiful friendship between an anthropomorphic New York City pooch and...
Animation Is Film Reveals Soaring Program Bookended by ‘The Boy and the Heron,’ ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’
Animation Is Film (AIF) has announced the lineup for the 6th edition of its animated cinema festival, featuring a slate of theatrical presentations, special...
Belgian Director Levi Stoops Talks About His Annecy Jury Prize-Winning Short, ‘drijf’
An arguing couple are adrift on a log in the ocean and fighting for survival in Levi Stoops’ new animated short, drijf (which translates...
Ottawa-based Studio Mercury Filmworks Celebrates 25 Years of Artistry and Animation Craftsmanship
It’s been 25 years since veteran animation producer Clint Eland founded the acclaimed studio Mercury Filmworks in Canada. The studio, which was born during...
Watch: Woman in Animation Summit at Annecy Spotlights Diversity and New Opportunities and Challenges
The seventh annual WIA World Summit at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival proved to be a resounding success last week. The day-long symposium...
Annecy WIP: Trailblazing Artists from Around the World Foretell a Bright Future for Animation
It has been a challenge to choose which packed Works in Progress presentations to attend at this year’s Annecy Festival. Yet, one trend is...
Illumination Founder Chris Meledandri Honored with Lifetime Golden Ticket Honor at Annecy
Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri received the Annecy Int. Film Festival’s “Golden Ticket” Lifetime award in a surprise session at the festival on...
Warner Bros. Animation Shares First Footage from ‘LOTR: War of the Rohirrim’
Perhaps one of the buzziest event at the festival, the presentation for Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim stressed the scale of...
Skydance Reveals New Image and Details on Upcoming Musical ‘Spellbound’
Skydance Animation has revealed new details and a new image from its upcoming feature Spellbound ahead of the film’s big Annecy panel on June...
Annecy Postpones Open-Air Screenings Until Monday in Response to Thursday’s Attack
The animation community is reeling from the news of the brutal stabbing attack of four toddlers and two adults in a playground in Annecy...
La Cabane and Thuristar Announce New Projects, ‘Mush-Mush’ S2
The studios behind International Emmy Award-nominated hit series Mush-Mush & the Mushables -- which has sold in over 150 territories -- as well as the...
Annecy Unveils Feature Film Competition, First-Looks & Screening Events
The Annecy Festival revealed today more details of another packed program for 2023, including the selections for the feature film and Contrechamp competitions. Running...
Annecy Festival Spotlights Mexican Animation
Annecy Festival has unveiled details of its special focus on Mexican Animation, which will bring the country's colorful artistic traditions, global talents and emerging storytellers...
Netflix to Offer Sneak Peeks at ‘Nimona,’ ‘Chicken Run 2,’ ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ & More at Annecy
Riding a wave of animated success from its 2022 slate, Netflix is returning to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival to debut exclusive looks at its...
Annecy Showcase Brings Highly Original Adult Animation to Cannes
An oasis of auteur, adult-targeted animation works-in-progress awaits buyers at the Cannes Marché du Film this year, thanks to the Annecy Animation Showcase. Organized...
‘Aurora’s Sunrise’ Director Inna Sahakyan Points a Lens at Armenian and Hollywood History
***This article originally appeared in the January '23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 326)***
Inna Sahakyan’s astonishing feature Aurora’s Sunrise has been receiving global attention...
FIAF Announces 2023 Animation First Program
The French Institute Alliance Française announces the program for the sixth annual Animation First, the only U.S. festival dedicated to showcasing the legacy and...
Annecy Festival Announces 2023 Residency Winners
The new batch of animation talents selected for the 2023 Annecy Festival Residency — running April 3 to June 30 next year — have...
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