Annecy Details 2016 Pro Conferences
The Annecy International Animation Festival & MIFA film market are rapidly approaching, and the details of its incredibly valuable artistic and professional programming are starting to gel. René...
View ArticleOttawa Animation Fest Reveals Features Line-Up
The Ottawa International Animation Festival — North America’s leading animation fest — has announced the Official Selection for its 2016 Animated Feature Competition. Taking place September 21-25 in...
View ArticleShout Brings ‘Snowtime’ Home Nov. 8
Shout! Factory Kids has announced that warmhearted winter romp Snowtime! will make its home entertainment debut on Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack and DVD on November 8, 2016. Produced in Canada by CarpeDiem...
View ArticleA New Oscar Record: 27 Animated Features Submitted for Awards Race
A record setting 27 films have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 89th Academy Awards. A major increase over last edition’s 16 contenders, this year’s crop...
View ArticleGold Grabbers
A deep range of features contends for honors, kudos and statuettes in one of the most competitive years for animation in Oscars history. There’s never been a year as robust for animated features as...
View ArticleOscar Best Original Song & Score Contenders Revealed
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the tracklist for its 91-title Best Original Song contenders list for the 89th Academy Awards. Animated films account for 14 entries on the...
View ArticleAnima 2017 Announces Italian & Portuguese Focus
Anima, the Brussels International Animation Festival (Feb. 24-Mar. 5, 2017 in Flagey) is gearing up for its annual spring fling. This year, the Festival will present focuses on Italian and Portuguese...
View ArticleReminder & Roundup: Oscar Nomination Voting Opens Jan. 5
New year, new Academy Awards race! Voting for Oscar nominations opens Thursday, January 5 for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members, to be completed by Friday, January 13. The nominees...
View Article‘Snowtime!’ Sets Chinese Theatrical Release
CarpeDiem Film & TV announces that its 3D, stereoscopic animated feature Snowtime! will receive a theatrical release in China on April 1, following its premiere last week in Shanghai. The debut...
View ArticleCartoon Forum: The Toon Pitch Parade of Toulouse
Each September, European animation producers, investors and broadcasters head over to the beautiful French city of Toulouse, located on the banks of the Garonne river, to attend the prestigious Cartoon...
View ArticleShout! Factory to Distribute ‘Snowtime!’ in the U.S.
Shout! Factory and CarpeDiem Film & TV have entered into a film deal to distribute the new animated feature Snowtime!in the United States. Produced by Marie-Claude Beauchamp (The Legend of Sarila)...
View ArticleShout! to Premiere ‘Snowtime’ at Sundance
Shout! Factory Films will present the North American premiere of music-driven animated feature Snowtime! during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Jean-Francois Pouliot (La Grande Seduction)...
View ArticleClip: Shout Shovels Up New ‘Snowtime’ Trailer
In advance of the Sundance Film Festival premiere of Shout! Factory’s upcoming animated film Snowtime!, a powder-fresh new trailer has arrived. The film will open in select U.S. theaters on February...
View ArticleAnnecy Full Program Revealed
Taking place June 13-18, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (accompanied by the MIFA market, June 15-17) will once again offer the very best in animation from around the world, showcased...
View Article10th Ave Launches ‘Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa’
Quebec-based studio 10th Ave. Productions has begun work on its fourth animated feature. The new CG-animated feature is titled Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa, and will be directed by Nicola Lemay(No...
View ArticleNews Bytes: Meet Paramount’s Star Skipper, Ushev Earns TIFF Mention,...
WATCH: Racetime Trailer In this sequel to the Canadian box office success Snowtime,Frankie and Sophie challenge newcomers Zac and Charlie to an epic sled race, only to break down right before the...
View Article‘Butterfly Academy’ Series Takes Wing with Pink Parrot
Montreal/Madrid-based international sales and distribution company Pink Parrot Media (PPM) has secured the acquisition of the new spin-off animated series based on Carpediem’s IP property and upcoming...
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