A movie in which the protagonist’s goal is getting to CalArts is unique, as is one about life as a costumed theme park character. Either makes CharacterZ worth a look. The indie comedy, which premieres this week on various digital platforms, stars former teen star Mitchel Musso as an aspiring animator whose parents’ bankruptcy keeps […]
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Director Jon Binkowski on his animation-inspired indie-feature “CharacterZ”
July 14th, 2016 
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TRAILER: Laika’s “Kubo And The Two Strings”
July 6th, 2016 Jerry Beck Laika Studios’ Kubo and the Two Strings is a strong and remarkable stop motion epic, and shaping up to be one of the major contenders in the animation contest of 2016. The film is directed by Travis Knight and will be released via Focus Featuers on August 19th. Today the studio dropped the latest trailer […]
Felix Massie’s “Rain Or Shine” Is The Latest From ‘Google Spotlight Stories’
June 17th, 2016 Jerry Beck Attendees at Annecy this week got a sneak preview of Google Spotlight Stories and Nexus Animation Studios’ collaboration, Rain or Shine, directed by London based animator and children’s book author Felix Massie. Due to launch officially on YouTube and the GSS App later this summer, we have a new trailer that dropped online today to […]
Sony Pictures Classics Dates “The Red Turtle” for Nov. 18th US Release
June 15th, 2016 Jerry Beck Any excuse I can use to post more clips from The Red Turtle – the highly anticipated first feature from animator Michaël Dudok de Wit – I’ll take! Co-produced by Studio Ghibli and screening this week at Annecy, the film was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics at Cannes (where it won a special jury prize) […]
GKids Sets July Playdates For “Phantom Boy”
June 14th, 2016 Jerry Beck GKIDS has set U.S. playdates for Phantom Boy, the stylish animated film-noir caper from the makers of the Academy Award-nominated A Cat In Paris, Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol. The film will open in New York (at the IFC Center) July 15, 2016 – and in Los Angeles (at the Nuart) July 22nd. Here’s the […]
Animator Jan Švankmajer Launches Indiegogo Campaign For His Final Film “Insects”
May 25th, 2016 Jerry Beck Athanor Production Company has announced they are launching an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for the production of legendary Czech director Jan Švankmajer’s final film, Insects. After five long years of development, with the help of his loyal fans and industry supporters worldwide, Švankmajer and his producing partner Jaromir Kallista are hoping to start […]
Adam Sandler To Make Animated Motion Pictures for STX Entertainment
May 24th, 2016 Jerry Beck Adam Sandler and Happy Madison Productions have signed an overall deal to write, produce and star in a new untitled animated project for STX Entertainment, it was announced today by Adam Fogelson, Chairman of the STX Entertainment Motion Picture Group. As part of the 12-15 motion pictures the studio will release each year, STX is […]
GKIDS Picks Up North American Rights To Laudenbach’s “The Girl Without Hands”
May 18th, 2016 Jerry Beck GKIDS has announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement for all North American rights to the upcoming animated feature, The Girl Without Hands, following the film’s premiere screening at the Cannes Film Festival. The film has already be announced to appear in competition at the Annecy International Animation Festival in June. The […]
HOT TRAILER: Studio Ghibli’s First Co-Production, Michaël Dudok de Wit’s “The Red Turtle”
May 13th, 2016 Jerry Beck The Studio Ghibli co-production, The Red Turtle, the first feature directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit (the Oscar-winning short Father and Daughter) dropped its first trailer today. The film premieres at Annecy next month. Here’s our first look at some scenes in motion – and it looks beautiful:
Bill Plympton’s Debuts His New Feature Mockumentary “Hitler’s Folly”
May 12th, 2016 Jerry Beck PLYMPTOONS has announced the US release date of Bill Plympton’s new feature mockumentary Hitler’s Folly, a merciless satire in which Adolf Hitler is reimagined as a successful animator and artist. And as a special thank you to his loyal fans, Plympton will make film available, streaming for free, via his website, on Friday, June 3rd. […]
Latest Trailer for Laika Stop-Mo Animation Feature “Kubo and The Two Strings”
April 29th, 2016 Jerry Beck Kubo and the Two Strings is shaping up to be one of the major contenders in the animation contest of 2016. An epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from stop-motion animation studio LAIKA. The film is directed by Travis Knight and will be released via Focus Featuers on August 19th. Here’s the latest trailer:
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