Annie and Emmy Award-winning VR animation studio, Baobab Studios, has just released their latest immersive entertainment project, Bonfire, an absurd, narrative-based interactive animated VR experience. Written and directed by the studio’s award-winning chief creative officer, Eric Darnell (co- director of all four Madagascar films and
If you’ve already submitted your film to the Ottawa International Animation Festival, AWN applauds you! If you’re thinking of submitting but haven’t, then AWN gently, but firmly, reminds you that the entry deadline for all categories is May 31. Time is running out! In addition
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, available now on Digital platforms, flies onto 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD on May 21. Courtesy of DreamWorks Animation, we have a Blu-ray Combo Pack to give away to one lucky winner!
‘Gun Shop,’ by Patrick Smith. ASIFA-East held its 50th Annual Animation Festival Awards Ceremony on Sunday, May 5, handing out awards across a variety of categories and crafts, from student, commercial, and independent entries to excellence in writing, design, and animation. The awards ceremony, which included
In a ceremony held last Friday at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced winners for the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Crow: The Legend, Baobab Studios’ CG-animated short film and VR experience, led the animation category awards with
LUDWIGSBURG, STUTTGART — FMX 2019, one of the world’s most influential conferences on animation, visual effects, games and immersive media, came to a close this past Friday, concluding four packed days of keynotes, presentations, panel discussions and demonstrations led by more than 280 top industry
The Star of Andra and Tati, the first animated film for kids about the Holocaust, will air May 1 and 2 on Kan, the Israeli public broadcaster. The programming honors Yom HaShoah, the Holocaust Memorial Day, which is celebrated on the 27th day of Nissan
Director Dean DeBlois and head of character animation Simon Otto discuss the design of Toothless’ new love interest: the female Light Fury dragon. With the Digital version of How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World arriving on the digital app Movies Anywhere tomorrow, April 30,
The Frame-By-Frame Animators Conference, for animators / by animators, is a day-long conference being held May 4th at DePaul University in Chicago. Animators specializing in a variety of disciplines, including TV, film, experimental, games, motion graphics, stop motion, hand-drawn, and 3D are gathering from across
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, now in its 8th year, is expanding to a weekend-long event. The festival takes place October 18-20, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland and will focus primarily on animated short films (under 20 minutes), including three programs of international work. Along with the