News:
84th Oscar Nominations
Today the Academy announced the Oscar nominations for 2012.Here are the nominations for short and feature animated films:
Animated Short Film
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"Dimanche/Sunday" Patrick Doyon www.nfb.ca/film/sunday
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
"La Luna" Enrico Casarosa
"A Morning Stroll" Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
"Wild Life" Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
Animated Feature F...read more
Oscar for LUMINARIS
ZPZtudio‘s beautiful Luminaris has been shortlisted for an Oscar as Best Animated Short Film. The official nominees for the category will be announced on January 24th. The Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California.Director Juan Pablo Zaramella speaks with us about making the film:
The complete production of the film took two and a half years, mainly due to the unpredictability of weather conditions and sunlight movement that changed shadows on the locations every day. We used t...read more
Oscar-shortlisted “Paths of Hate” available on the Internet
“Paths of Hate” – one of 10 films included in the Oscar shortlist in Short Animated Film category, has been made available to buy on DVD on Amazon.com thanks to the TFI Reframe Collection programme curated by the Tribeca Film Institute.“Paths of Hate” is a part of the New Europe Film Sales catalogue and the release is facilitated by The TFI Reframe Collection programme, curated by the Tribeca Film Institute. The film is available to purchase on DVD and soon will also be released as digital download on Amazon.com and on iTunes, a...read more
Events:
3D COURSE | COMPUTER GRAPHICS
how to make things
http://www.triunyx.com/news/3d-course-computer-graphics/3d-course-computer-graphics-02.htmКраен срок за записване: 2 ФЕВРУАРИ 2012 (или до изчерпване на местата)
Как да правим нещата? Научете бързо, как да правите моделите които искате и как да им слагате текстурите които искате с 3D STUDIO MAX. Научете се как да визуализирате сцените си с VRAY. Всичко това, в този едномесечен практичен курс по компютър...read more
Puppets in Prague ANIMATION 2012
http://puppetsinprague.eu/Dates: 20 - 30 April 2012
Description of Animation Workshops
In 2008 we offered our first workshop on making puppets for film animation because of the rich tradition in this country and a high level of interest from former students of our marionette carving workshops. Students meet professionals working in all aspects of puppet film animation. The teachers explain techniques of designing and making ...read more
3rd GOLDEN KUKER: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
SOFIA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL
11 – 17 June 2012SOFIA, BULGARIA
Dear filmmakers, producers, students and distributors, Dear friends of animation and of GOLDEN KUKER SOFIA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL!
We are proud to announce the 3rd GOLDEN KUKER SOFIA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL, which will be held from June 11 to 17, 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
You are kindly invited to participate in our festival’s competition this year with your animation films...read more
