Tag: Animation

GKIDS, Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Variety Launch Animation Is Film Festival!

GKIDS (producer and distributor of animated features for adults and family audiences), Annecy International Animation Film Festival (the world’s leading animation Festival and Market) and Variety magazine have announced the launch of Animation Is Film – and annual animation film festival in Los Angeles. The first edition will run October 20-22 at the TCL Chinese […]

Rialto Pictures Presents New Restoration of French Animated Classic “The King and the Mockingbird”

Paul Grimault’s THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD, written by Grimault and legendary poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert, will be released by Rialto Pictures in a new restoration from Studiocanal, following its U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival in October. Theatrical release is slated for Friday, November 21, when it will open at Film […]

Disney Floats Moana!

Moana, ‘a sweeping, CG-animated comedy-adventure about a spirited teenager on an impossible mission to fulfill her ancestors’ quest, is scheduled to be the late winter, 2016, release from the Walt Disney animation Studios. Rod Clements and John Musker – of Aladdian and The Princess and the Frog – are directing the project about Moana, a born […]

First Look: Disney’s Feast!

Making its world premiere at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival June 10, 2014, is “Feast,” a new short from first-time director Patrick Osborne (head of animation, “Paperman”) and Walt Disney Animation Studios. The story of one man’s love life is seen through the eyes of his best friend and dog, Winston, and revealed bite […]

First Look: Star Wars Rebels!

Attendees at Star Wars celebration Europe 2013 got the first look at the logo (above) and a couple of pieces of concept art for the new Lucasfilm animated series, Star Wars Rebels. Star Wars Rebels will premiere on Disney channel as a one-hour special, then be followed by a series on Disney XD Channels around […]

Animation Hidden Gems: The Venture Brothers and Drawn Together – Just Seen It TV Reviews

They both love The Simpsons but that’s just an obvious pick. So Aaron Fink champions The Venture Brothers and David Freedman desperately wants to re-animate Drawn Together. What are your favorite animation “Hidden Gems”? THE VENTURE BROS Created and Produced by Christopher McCulloch. Starring Christopher McCulloch, James Urbaniak and Michael Sinterniklaas. DRAWN TOGETHER Created and […]