No Fat Ego’s Niels Juul has teamed with Sherman Theatrical Entertainment to adapt Inkas the Ramferinkas into an animated musical. The film, which follows a small flying dinosaur, pulls from a decades-long project from the Sherman Brothers, best known for their musical contributions to multiple Disney classics, including The Jungle[…]
The 30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film came to an end after six days full of highlights from the world of animation. The festival culminated April 30 with the ITFS awards ceremony and the announcement of winners of the competition program, which was preceded by the Animated Games Award Germany,[…]
Acclaimed cartoonist and veteran animator Stephan Franck (Despicable Me, The Iron Giant, What If…?) has returned to his comic series “Palomino,” a neo-noir graphic novel set in the lost culture of Los Angeles’ country music clubs. Franck and his Dark Planet Comics label have turned to Kickstarter to crowdfund Volumes 2[…]
The final trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie is here! Based on the world of Nintendo’s Mario games, the film from Illumination and Nintendo invites audiences into a vibrant, thrilling new universe unlike any created before in an action-packed, exuberant cinematic comedy event. While working underground to fix a[…]
One-Punch Man illustrator Yusuke Murata has graced fans with a sneak peek of the upcoming project, Zaiyuki, from his new anime outlet Village Studio. Murata took to Twitter to reveal not only a rough animated teaser, but detailed sketches of main characters Kappa Gojyo, Treasure Hunter Xuanzang, Ros, and Seiten[…]
The pixel magicians of the visual effects community gathered tonight at the Beverly Hilton Hotel as the Visual Effects Society held its 21st Annual VES Awards, the organizations yearly celebration of outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, video games and special venues. Awards were handed[…]
Today, The Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards awarded 23 statuettes for distinguished creative and technical achievement. This year’s theme, “Behind the Legend,” celebrated the creative teams behind the scenes who are creating legendary stories and characters for audiences. The awards are voted for by members of the Hollywood creative and[…]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just released their list of feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature, and International Feature Film categories for the 95th Academy Awards. Complete 95th Academy Awards rules can be found at Oscars.org/rules. 27 features have been declared[…]
Cartoon Springboard, the renowned European pitching event running October 25-27, lands this year in Madrid, Spain, where selected young European talents will present their animation series or feature film projects to a panel of experts. The panel will mentor the authors, directors, and producers to help strengthen projects both creatively[…]
Some sneaky little fairies have been spreading the word around town that Disney may be returning to 2D hand-drawn animation with an upcoming adaption of Bluebeard. While 3DCG animated films such as Frozen, Tangled, and Moana are undeniable crowd pleasers, the nostalgic appeal of traditionally animated features should prove popular,[…]
