‘Little Nicolas’ and ‘My Father’s Dragon’ Take Top Honors at Animation Is Film 2022
A hand-drawn ode to a popular French children’s book series and the latest from Cartoon Saloon are the festival’s big winners.
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Animation Is Film Festival to Close with Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’
The fest includes Henry Selick’s “Wendell & Wild,” plus sneak peeks at Disney’s “Strange World” and Dreamworks Animations’ “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.”
Neon Oscar Contender ‘Flee’ Takes Top Honors at Animation Is Film 2021
The buzzy Oscar contender took the Grand Prize; “Belle” from GKids and director Mamoru Hosoda earned the Special Jury Prize.
Netflix’s ‘The Summit of the Gods’ to Open Fourth Animation Is Film Festival
The festival returns in-person in Hollywood next month with the West Coast premieres of GKids’ “Belle” and Neon’s “Flee.”
Netflix Oscar-Contender ‘I Lost My Body’ Takes Top Honors at Animation Is Film 2019
The Cannes winner about a severed hand won the Grand Prize, while “Weathering With You” and “The Swallows of Kabul” shared the Audience Award.
‘Weathering With You’: Director Makoto Shinkai Takes Animation By Storm with Dual Oscar Contender
Shinkai was treated like a rock star at last weekend’s Animation Is Film Festival. He discussed his climate change romantic fantasy, which he compares to “Joker.”
Animation Is Film Festival Pits Indie Oscar Hopefuls ‘Weathering With You’ and ‘I Lost My Body’ in Competition
The winners of this weekend’s indie animation festival in Hollywood will seize momentum in the Oscar race.
Animation Is Film Festival Jury Winners Gain Leg Up in Animated Oscar Race
This year, a larger than usual group of independent and foreign-language features could factor in the animated Oscar race.
‘Mirai’ Could Mark GKids’ 11th Feature Oscar Nomination: Animation Is Film Festival
The Animation Is Film Festival entry from director Mamoru Hosoda offers a unique rite of passage that’s a reversal of “It’s A Wonderful Life.”
Kobe Bryant Removed From Animation Festival Jury Following Petition on 2003 Rape Allegation
The 2018 Animation Is Film Festival takes place this weekend at the TCL Chinese Theaters in Hollywood.
Animation Is Film Festival Touts Indie Oscar Contenders
The second annual confab will premiere with “Mirai” from GKids and take place October 19 – 21 at the TCL Chinese in Hollywood.
‘The Breadwinner’ Sweeps Top Honors at Inaugural Animation is Film Festival
The powerful GKids drama about a young Afghan girl posing as a boy is poised for an Oscar nomination.
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