The SXSW award-winning film TOWER that combines archival footage with rotoscopic animation to tell the story of the University of Texas Tower shooting of 1966 has released the trailer and poster.
Animation | Anime
MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE is Switzerland’s Official Entry for 2017 Oscar for Best Foreign Film | TRAILER
The stop motion animated film My life as a Courgette (Ma vie de courgette) by director Claude Barras has been chosen as Switzerland’s official entry for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards in the Best Foreign Film category for 2017.
Watch Trailer for SPACE DOGS: ADVENTURE TO THE MOON, in Theaters on National Dog Day
Epic Pictures Group has released the official trailer for SPACE DOGS: ADVENTURE TO THE MOON, opening in select cities on August 26, National Dog Day. The film is the sequel to the Space Dogs 3D, which grossed over $30M worldwide.
New TRAILER + Poster for KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
Check out the new trailer and poster art work for KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, the epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA and Focus Features. Kubo’s quest begins nationwide August 19, 2016.
Japanese Anime “Digimon Adventure tri. – Chapter 1: Reunion” to Be Released in US
The English language version of internationally acclaimed anime film Digimon Adventure tri. – Chapter 1: Reunion will be released in the US by ELEVEN ARTS and Toei Animation.
TOWER, Award Winning Documentary on 1966 Univ of Texas Tower Shooting, Set for Fall 2016 Release
Keith Maitland’s award-winning animated documentary, TOWER, has been acquired by Kino Lorber for release in the US in Fall 2016.
New Poster and Trailer for Academy Award Nominee Bill Plympton’s HITLER’S FOLLY
A new Poster and Trailer have been released for Academy Award Nominee Bill Plympton’s HITLER’S FOLLY, which will be available for free streaming online on June 3.
Watch TRAILER for Studio Ghibli’s THE RED TURTLE to Be Released in US by Sony Pictures Classics
Michael Dudok de Wit’s THE RED TURTLE which just premiered in Un Certain Regard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival to strong reviews, has been picked up for release in the US via Sony Pictures Classics.
Watch TRAILER for Japanese Animated Action-Adventure KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
Here is the new trailer for “Kubo and the Two Strings,” an epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA.
Animated Films Focus of World Cinema Spotlight at 2016 San Francisco International Film Festival
The 6th World Cinema Spotlight at the 2016 San Francisco International Film Festival will feature films under the theme Animating the Image, focusing on frame-by-frame animation.
Duplass Brothers’ Animated Series ANIMALS to Debut on HBO | TRAILER
ANIMALS, the independently produced and animated series, which made its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival will debut exclusively on HBO Friday, February 5th @ 11:30PM ET/PT. ANIMALS features the Voices of Rob Corddry, Mark Duplass, Nick Kroll, Jason Mantzoukas, Molly Shannon. Created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano and produced by Duplass Brothers Television, ANIMALS. focuses on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth’s least-habitable environment: New York City. Whether it’s lovelorn rats, gender-questioning […]
10 Animated Short Films Advance in 2015 Oscar Race | TRAILERS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 88th Academy Awards®. Sixty pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies: “Bear Story (Historia De Un Oso),” Gabriel Osorio, director, and Pato Escala, producer (Punkrobot Animation Studio) “Carface (Autos Portraits),” Claude Cloutier, director (National Film Board of […]
Watch the Full COSMIC SCRAT-TASTROPHE Short Featuring ICE AGE’s Scrat | VIDEO
COSMIC SCRAT-TASTROPHE short featuring ICE AGE’s Scrat screened in 2D and 3D exclusively with The Peanuts Movie in theaters on November 6, and now Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox have released the full version online. Scrat journeys where no ICE AGE character has gone before in COSMIC SCRAT-TASTROPHE. The consequences of Scrat’s antics are always momentous, and this time he’s creating his own version of the Big Bang. Scrat’s epic pursuit of the […]
Complete List + TRAILERS of 16 Animated Feature Films Submitted For 88th Academy Awards
Sixteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 88th Academy Awards®. The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are: “Anomalisa” “The Boy and the Beast” “Boy and the World” “The Good Dinosaur” “Home” “Hotel Transylvania 2” “Inside Out” “Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet” “The Laws of the Universe – Part 0” “Minions” “Moomins on the Riviera” “The Peanuts Movie” “Regular Show: The Movie” “Shaun the Sheep Movie” (pictured above) […]
Animated Film ANOMALISA by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson Added to Chicago International Film Festival
The animated film Anomalisa directed by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson has been added to the lineup for the 51st Chicago International Film Festival. The film will screen on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. A beautifully tender and absurdly humorous dreamscape, from the brilliant minds of Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York) and Duke Johnson (“Community” episode, Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas), this stop-motion animation wonder features the vocal cast of Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan and David Thewlis […]
Studio Ghibli to Receive 2015 Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award
The 20th Busan International Film Festival selected Studio Ghibli as the recipient of the 2015 Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award. The Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award is presented to an Asian filmmaker or a group that has significantly contributed to the development of the Asian film industry and Asian culture. Studio Ghibli, celebrating its 30th anniversary, was founded in 1985 by animated film directors Takahata Isao and Miyazaki Hayao who are well known […]
See 10 Images from Animated Feature Film ROCKS IN MY POCKETS
Check out 10 images from ROCKS IN MY POCKETS, the debut animated feature by Signe Baumane. In the animated gem ROCKS IN MY POCKETS Latvian-born artist and filmmaker Signe Baumane tells five fantastical tales based on the courageous women in her family and their battles with madness.
Animated Feature Film ROCKS IN MY POCKETS Sets Release Date (Release Date UPDATE)
Zeitgeist Films will release ROCKS IN MY POCKETS, the debut animated feature by Signe Baumane. ROCKS IN MY POCKETS had its World Premiere at the 2014 Karlovy Vary Film Festival where it was the first animated feature ever to take part in the Karlovy Vary International Competition. The film will open at the IFC Center in New York on September 3rd, NOT 5th, and at Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles on September 12. A national release will follow.
In the animated gem ROCKS IN MY POCKETS Latvian-born artist and filmmaker Signe Baumane tells five fantastical tales based on the courageous women in her family and their battles with madness. With boundless imagination and a twisted sense of humor, she has created daring stories of art, romance, marriage, nature, business, and Eastern European upheaval—all in the fight for her own sanity.
Terry Gilliam presents “Idiots and Angels” by Oscar nominated Director Bill Plympton
Kicking off its multi-city tour at the IFC Center in NYC on October, 6th, Screenings of “Idiots and Angels” (run time 78 mins.) will be presented along with Plympton’s new, multi-award winning animated short film: “The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger”, which won the grand prize for animation at the Florida Film Festival. “Idiots and Angels” features a morally bankrupt man, who wakes up one morning to find wings sprouting from his back […]
Animated film – MY DOG TULIP – opens in NYC on Sept 1; in LA on Oct. 22
New Yorker Films’ first theatrical acquisition (since reopening in March 2010) – MY DOG TULIP, will open in Los Angeles on October 22 at the Nuart (the film will open in NYC on September 1 at Film Forum). MY DOG TULIP is an animated feature film based on the acclaimed best-selling memoir by author J.R. Ackerley, featuring the voices of CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, the late LYNN REDGRAVE, and ISABELLA ROSSELLINI. A national release will follow. A […]