For the second consecutive year, Walt Disney Animation Studios will debut an all-new VR short film at the SIGGRAPH conference. Their latest effort, a kite’s tale, was created within the studio’s Short Circuit experimental program, and will be part of the third-annual SIGGRAPH 2019 VR
For almost 20 years, SPP, the annual cartoon and animation market known to many as the Seoul Promotion Plan, has been an invaluable and vital international conference and market focused on the buying and selling of animated content produced and distributed in Asia. Growing global
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), which runs September 25-29, has just announced this year’s Pitch This! Contest is open for submissions. A highlight of the festival’s industry forum, TAC, for over 15 years, Pitch This! provides two finalists the opportunity to pitch their new
CINANIMA, now celebrating its 43rd anniversary, represents one of the few opportunities for many professionals to showcase their work to the public; the short film grand prize winner is automatically placed on the nomination shortlist for the animated short film Oscar, as the festival is
BURBANK, CA — Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios are gearing up and joining forces with Disney’s live-action team for a weekend of announcements and presentations, never-before-seen footage, interactive displays, artist autograph signings, sharable photo opportunities, and giveaways, as well as a Walt Disney Studios
The New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, the one and only “Airport Festival,” is accepting submissions for animated short and feature films and the deadline is approaching: June 30th for shorts, July 31st for features. Do not forget to send your films via the online
The Seoul Government has announced that Asia’s biggest international animation festival, SICAF 2019, will headline the upcoming Seoul Cartoon & Animation Week festivities scheduled to run July 15-21. Three separate organized and programmed events are planned, with audiences, artists and business professionals from around the
To kick off AWN’s article series, Fresh Takes, a creative showcase focused on new voices and talent we’re lucky enough to happen upon in our travels – all sorts of interesting stuff that catches our eye and, we feel, is worth checking out – we’re
LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its newly elected 2019 – 2020 Board of Governors. They will assume their posts July 1. Newly elected to the Board: Ellen Kuras, Cinematographers Branch Ruth Elaine Carter, Costume Designers Branch Donna Gigliotti,
Sophie Koko Gates’ ‘Slug Life.’ With FMX 2019 just finishing up May 3 in Stuttgart, Germany, we’re pleased to present our latest set of exclusive interviews with some of the talented speakers who presented over the packed four-day conference, a group of top industry professionals