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Special Annecy Edition of Animation World Magazine | ANIMATIONWorld

June 12, 2017

Special print edition distributed at Annecy 2017 celebrates a year’s worth of creative excellence since industry professionals last gathered in France at the world’s largest and most prestigious film festival…

Backstage at the 89th Academy Awards | ANIMATIONWorld

February 27, 2017

AWN celebrates Hollywood’s biggest night out backstage at the 89th Academy Awards, gathering remarks from the Oscar-winning teams behind best animated feature ‘Zootopia,’ best animated short ‘Piper,’ and best visual…

2017 Oscar Voting Guide: Animation & VFX Contenders Vying for Academy Awards | VFXWorld

February 19, 2017

With voting for the 89th Academy Awards closing on Tuesday, take a final look at AWN’s coverage of the contenders for Feature Animation, Short Animation and Visual Effects.

The VFX of LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ | VFXWorld

February 6, 2017

From environments spanning the Snowy Plains, the Underwater Garden of Eyes, and the mysterious Hall of Bones, to effects such as massive water simulations, disintegrating magical boats, and digital set…

‘Piper’ and the Development of Pixar’s Presto Sculpting Brush | ANIMATIONWorld

February 5, 2017

Along with a slew of VFX breakdown videos and images, ‘Piper’ supervising technical director Brett Levin details the tools and techniques employed on director Alan Barillaro’s Oscar-nominated CG short.

'My My Life as a Zucchini' directed by Claude Barras.

89th Academy Awards: The Oscar Nominees React | ANIMATIONWorld

January 24, 2017

Contenders in the animated feature, animated short and visual effects categories share their initial reactions to their nominations for Oscar gold.

Delve into the Making of Blender Short, ‘Cosmos Laundromat’ | ANIMATIONWorld

January 5, 2017

Learn 10 things about open-source Blender technology and Project Gooseberry in the making of the Blender Foundation’s ‘Cosmos Laundromat – First Cycle.’

Georges Schwizgebel’s ‘Erlkönig’ | ANIMATIONWorld

December 30, 2016

Short film from one of the biggest names in contemporary animation repurposes the visual style of Henri Matisse to bring German writer Goethe’s 1782 epic poem to the screen.

Disney’s ‘Inner Workings’ | ANIMATIONWorld

December 29, 2016

Disney’s latest short film uses in-house interpolation software Meander to combine traditional hand-drawn 2D animation with CG technology for a delightful look at the “inner workings” of the typical office…

Theodore Ushev’s ‘Blind Vaysha’ | ANIMATIONWorld

December 27, 2016

NFB-produced short employing a bold, graphic style is one of 10 candidates shortlisted for a possible nomination for Best Animated Short at the 89th Academy Awards.

Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Your Name’ | ANIMATIONWorld

December 5, 2016

The director of Japan’s biggest box office hit of the year greets fans at the Los Angeles Laemmle Music Hall on Saturday night, speaking about his creative process and the…

Google Spotlight Stories’ ‘PEARL’ | ANIMATIONWorld

October 20, 2016

Pollen Music Group’s Alexis Harte, JJ Wiesler and Scot Stafford discuss the evolution of “No Wrong Way Home” and the challenges of composing music and sound design specifically for Virtual…

Emerging Talent: Student & Graduate Animation at OIAF 2016 | ANIMATIONWorld

October 18, 2016

Standout shorts range from surreal, hand-drawn interpretations of a bicycle race to painstakingly crafted 3D animation showcasing a formidable range of CG expertise and artistry.

On the Edge: Experimental Shorts at OIAF 2016 | ANIMATIONWorld

October 7, 2016

Watch the trailers for six of the abstract and experimental short films that screened at the 40th anniversary edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Narrative Shorts We Watched and Loved at OIAF 2016 | ANIMATIONWorld

October 6, 2016

The NFB’s ‘I Like Girls’ won the Grand Prize at the 40th anniversary edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival, but here are seven other animated shorts from the Narrative…

Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama series created for Netflix, ‘The Get Down,’ chronicles the origins of hip-hop in the late 1970s set against a disco-infused backdrop of the South Bronx.

‘The Get Down’: How the Netflix Series Recounts the Birth of Hip-Hop

September 1, 2016

Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama series created for Netflix, ‘The Get Down,’ chronicles the origins of hip-hop in the late 1970s set against a disco-infused backdrop of the South Bronx.

Maria Bamford’s semi-autobiographical comedy series for Netflix, ‘Lady Dynamite.’

Past and Present Intertwine In ‘Lady Dynamite’ | DV Magazine

August 1, 2016

Shot with the Sony F65 CineAlta, Maria Bamford’s semi-autobiographical comedy series for Netflix, ‘Lady Dynamite,’ is as weird as it is wonderful.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman | DV Magazine

July 1, 2016

Documentary feature "Eva Hesse" follows the life of the pioneering mid-20th century artist from her escape from Nazi Germany at age two to her emphatic break with Minimalism, followed by…

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