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A beast of a time: Monsters University film opens in July “Monsters University” is the latest release by Disney/Pixar. It follows the runaway success of the 2001 movie “Monsters, Inc.” but this time the story goes… 14/06/2013
Pixar exhibition celebrates 25 years Woody devotees, Nemo zealots and WALL-E fanatics are all making their way to Amsterdam to visit a new celebratory exhibition, entitled ‘Pixar: 25 Years of… 06/06/2013
Beyoncé: from pop royalty to cartoon queen She’s already pop royalty and now Beyoncé is queen of the cartoon with her new role in the children’s animated film Epic. She says she loved voicing Queen… 13/05/2013
New melodies for 1926 silent movie At the Arab World Institute in Paris, the Khoury Brothers perfected their new music for a silent film, a German animation called The Adventures of Prince… 28/03/2013
Pleasing The Croods The Croods is an animated prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world’s first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime following the… 22/03/2013
Getting animated at Cartoon Movie in Lyon Cartoon Movie is a co-production forum held in the French city of Lyon, aiming to create partnerships and raise funds for European animated films. More than… 12/03/2013
Hopes that Ralph will meet Oscar The creators of “Wreck it Ralph” have their fingers crossed that their video-game bad-guy turned good will also turn up trumps at the Oscars this… 19/02/2013
Easter Bunny and Santa in bogeyman face-off “Rise of the Guardians” is a 3D Christmas offering from DreamWorks that sees Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and Jack Frost band together to… 22/11/2012
Disney’s latest fairy film to make cinema bow Disney star Debby Ryan is the voice of one of the winter fairies in the new animated film “Secret of the Wings”. In the movie Tinker Bell voiced by Mae… 07/11/2012
Hotel Transylvania welcomes the Drac-Pack Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s lavish resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans… 28/09/2012
Frankenweenie arrives Tim Burton’s new film Frankenweenie has been premiered in Los Angeles. The black and white animation is a re-make of a short film Burton made back in 1984 and… 27/09/2012
ParaNorman takes on the zombies The long-established technique of stop-motion animation gets a 3D upgrade in the darkly comic ParaNorman. The film focuses on a boy, played by Kodi… 28/08/2012
No Drift in Ice Age’s winning formula Some of the voices may have changed but the characters of ‘Ice Age 4 – Continental Drift’ are still doing the business in cinemas worldwide. Scrat again… 03/07/2012
Animated doc explores adoption and identity In Approved for Adoption, Belgian-Korean filmmaker and cartoonist Jung mixes animation with old family movies and recent footage to take a very personal look… 21/06/2012
“Brave” the new Disney/Pixar film for Summer Hollywood becomes Scotland as performers from the new Disney/Pixar film “Brave” attended the productions world premiere. Set in medieval Scotland “Brave”… 19/06/2012
More awards from the Annecy International Film Festival Junior Jury Award for a graduation film “Friendsheep”, Jaime Maestro – Primer Frame / Escuela de Animación Junior Jury Award for a short film “História… 19/06/2012
An animated history Poland fans have Krakow’s resident football ‘oracle’, Citta the elephant for predictions on how their team will fare at Euro 2012. Ukraine supporters can… 15/06/2012
Sex fantasy comic cartoon scoops Annecy prize There was a diverse line-up in the official selection at this year’s International Animation Film Festival in the French city of Annecy, with 244 movies from… 13/06/2012
Irish animation in spotlight at Annecy This year’s animation festival in the French city of Annecy paid tribute to the animation produced in Ireland. Organisers praised the work for its… 12/06/2012
Madagascar goes to Monte Carlo Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, and Gloria the Hippopotamus set out to return to New York after escaping Africa. Dependent on the… 07/06/2012
Creating cartoon connections Professionals from the animated film industries in Europe and South Korea got together in the Korean city of Busan for the 3rd edition of Cartoon Connections. 27/04/2012
The Pirates! 7,000 mouths, 320 people, 18 months Aardman’s old school stop-motion technique film The Pirates! Band of Misfits took over a year and a half to shoot. The latest effort from the creators of… 30/03/2012
The Pirates – Band of Misfits! The Wallace and Gromit team are back with a new animation about pirates and a new voice-over artist: Hugh Grant. Mind you, he is not the only one talking… 23/03/2012
Cartoon Movie shows depth of European talent Which European animation movie will get into cinemas tomorrow? 2012’s Cartoon Movie, gathering over 700 participants from 35 countries in the French city of… 16/03/2012
Animated film Wrinkles kicks off Cartoon forum Animated films aimed at adults were the emerging trend at this year’s Cartoon Movie in the French city of Lyon. The forum for makers and buyers of animated… 09/03/2012
Simpsons creator Matt Groening gets Hollywood star – nocomment Creator of “The Simpsons” Matt Groening got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Tuesday (February 14). Interestingly, he received his star… 16/02/2012
Alvin and the Chipmunks are back Singing chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore are back. Along with their long-suffering adoptive father-cum-manager Dave Seville – played by Jason Lee – the… 15/12/2011
European Film Awards: And the winner is… The European Film Awards are back in Berlin this year, for the 24th edition of the prize-giving ceremony. European directors, producers, actors, actresses… 02/12/2011
Aardman’s star-studded Arthur Christmas Just how does Father Christmas deliver all those presents in one night? Arthur Christmas – the lastest film from Britain’s Aardman stable – reveals the… 18/11/2011
Fairytale The Flying Machine celebrates Chopin Modern fairytale The Flying Machine is a 3D adventure film combining live action and stop motion animation. 16/11/2011
Wallace & Gromit creators say industry in ‘crisis’ Creators of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, the Oscar-winning studio Aardman has said Britain’s television animation industry is in “crisis”. As a… 14/11/2011
Tintin, Snowy, Haddock and the Unicorn One of the most anticipated films of the year is being unveiled in cinemas across Europe. The Adventures of Tintin – Secret of the Unicorn is Steven… 26/10/2011
Blistering barnacles! It’s Spielberg’s Tintin Hergé‘s Tintin has finally been brought to the big screen, courtesy of dream team director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson. The computer-animated… 17/10/2011
The cartoons of the future on show in Poland Which animated film will you be watching tomorrow? The answer could be found at the annual Cartoon Forum which this year was held in the Polish city of… 28/09/2011
German animators shine at Cartoon d’Or awards German directors Johannes Weiland and Uwe Heidschötter won the top award, presented in the Polish city of Sopot at a gathering of the European Cartoon Forum… 20/09/2011
Animated Armenia Armenia has a long tradition of animated films – the first one was shot in the 1930s – but re-building the industry over the past 20 years or so has not been… 13/09/2011
Lights, camera, animation at London’s Barbican London’s annual International Animation Festival is underway with 288 films being shown at the Barbican arts centre and the Horse Hospital until September… 29/08/2011
Katy Perry voice of Smurfette in 3D feature Pop-sensation Katy Perry has made her film debut in the new 3D Smurf movie, which premiered in New York. The live actors all got the blue carpet treatment to… 26/07/2011
Osamu Tezuka, the “Father of Manga” on show Taiwan is paying tribute to a man they call ‘The Father of Manga’. The Japanese artist Osamu Tezuka is the subject of an exhibition of work that has a special… 20/07/2011
Cars 2 premieres in LA The cast of the highly-anticipated sequel to Pixar’s ‘Cars’ was present for the premiere in Los Angeles. Michael Caine and Eddie Izzard join returning… 20/06/2011
French cinema wins top awards in Annecy French cinema picked up the honours at this year’s Annecy animation film festival, picking up the event’s top awards. Featuring more than 220 films, this… 13/06/2011
Annecy focuses on US indie animation Independent American animated cinema – that is the special section in this year’s international film festival at Annecy in France. 09/06/2011
The Rabbi’s Cat stalks the Annecy Crystal A tribute to independent American cinema is just one of the sections on the programme for this year’s International Animated Film Festival at Annecy in France. 07/06/2011
Rita & Chico opens Annecy Film Festival Rita is a singer with a hauntingly beautiful voice; Chico a brilliant avant-garde pianist. They embark on a tempestuous affair, chasing their musical dreams… 06/06/2011
Jekyll and Hyde tale to be told in hi-tech cartoon It is a classic spine-chilling story, told in the most modern of ways. Using the latest animation technology, cartoon feature ‘Hyde’ adapts Robert Louis… 03/06/2011
Euro-animation goes Seoul searching European animators have been seeking to broaden their horizons with a conference in South Korea. The European Union’s Media Mundus programme, which supports… 02/06/2011
Panda mania in Cannes Cannes went Panda mad this week, with the out-of-competition screening of Kung Fu Panda 2, attended by Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman, all back… 13/05/2011
Easter rabbits and parrots populate new animations Two homegrown US animation movies hit the screens this Easter season. “Hop” by “Alvin and the Chipmunks” director Tim Hill is the story of the Easter… 05/04/2011
Birthplace of cinema hosts Cartoon Movie forum The French city of Lyon, the birthplace of cinema, has been playing host to Europe’s premier animation film event. This year’s Cartoon Movie brought… 11/03/2011
Depp is lizard with a problem in Rango Johnny Depp’s latest movie release is an animated feature that casts him as a reptile with an identity crisis. Rango is a chameleon on a quest to establish… 04/03/2011
Striving to save the Red-Breasted Goose The Red-Breasted Goose is one of Europe’s most threatened birds. A project aiming to monitor the goose’s behaviour and movements is being conducted by… 07/02/2011
The funding battle behind European cartoons Behind every cartoon are hours and hours of hard work. And it is not just creating the animation, there is also the issue of funding. Numerous forums are… 06/01/2011
Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson dies at 83Gerry Anderson, the creator of Thunderbirds, has died. He was 83. The British television and film producer was diagnosed with dementia two years ago and his… 26/12/2012
Drawing up movie deals in LyonIt is back to the drawing board for animation filmmakers gathering in Lyon. The French city is hosting the annual Cartoon Movie event, where creators and… 08/03/2012
German team pick up Cartoon d’OrThe Cartoon d’Or – or golden cartoon – award for best short animation has gone to a German production. The directors – Uwe Heidschotter and Johannes Weiland… 16/09/2011
Pixar poised for premier of Cars 2Pixar is preparing for the premier in June of its latest animated film ‘Cars 2’ — the sequel to the highly successful original ‘Cars’ from five years ago. It… 20/04/2011
Cartoon makers seek funds as industry growsNeither a fair nor a festival, the 13th international ‘Cartoon Movie’ is a forum for European cartoon producers to promote their films – and try to secure… 04/03/2011
Oscar-nominated animations filmsOscar nominations come in all shapes and sizes, including the animation film category. French production ‘The Illusionist’ is the only hand-drawn film… 25/02/2011
Yogi Bear bounds on to the silver screenHe always maintained he was smarter than the average bear and now Yogi Bear has his own 3D live action/CGI movie. 14/12/2010
Disney launches 50th animation, “Tangled”Launching its 50th animated film , Disney takes on the classic Grimm Brothers tale of Rapunzel. Long-haired Princess Rapunzel has spent her entire life… 26/11/2010
MegamindNew animated comedy Megamind features the voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Jill and Ben Stiller. To complete the line-up the executive… 05/11/2010
International Animation Festival opensThe French animation feature film ‘The Illusionist’ by Sylvain Chomet opened the International Animation Film Festival in Ottawa, Canada. A selection of 90… 21/10/2010
New 3D animation based on Lasky children novelsAmerican filmmaker Zack Snyder is making his animation debut with “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole”, an epic fantasy about the adventures of a… 27/09/2010
Estonian snaps up Cartoon d’Or with CrocodileFor the makers of Europe’s animated films, winning the Cartoon d’Or award at the prestigious Cartoon Forum is a real feather in the cap. Five short films were… 20/09/2010
Estonia’s ‘Crocodile’ scoops cartoon OscarThink Oscars but in the world of animation. And you will have some idea of what it means to be awarded The Cartoon d’Or, handed out this year in… 18/09/2010
Estonia triumphs in cartoon OscarsThe cartoon Oscars have been handed out and Estonia has come home with gold. The animated film ‘Crocodile’ clinched the 10,000 euro prize. It is about a… 18/09/2010
Disney opens research lab in ZurichCharacters for some of Disney’s upcoming films may be developed in Switzerland, at the new Disney research centre in Zurich, the only research lab outside the… 26/07/2010
Carell plays grumpy Gru in Despicable MeSteve Carell lends his voice talents to supervillain-with-a-heart-of-gold Gru in Despicable Me, a computer-animated 3D film, produced by Christopher… 14/07/2010
Woody, Buzz and co. back in Toy Story 3Eleven years after Toy Story 2 comes the third – and probably – the final film in the series, this time in 3D. Andy is 17 and off to college but what will… 17/06/2010
Mr Fox runs off with fantastic Annecy awardThe Cannes of cartoons, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival marked its 50th anniversary with an impressive line-up of more than 200 films. 16/06/2010
Chomet’s Illusionist to open Edinburgh FestivalSix years after his highly successful The Triplets of Belleville, Sylvain Chomet has released The Illusionist, the tale of a struggling magician who meets a… 14/06/2010
Shrek “Forever After” – but will it be happy?In “Shrek Forever After”, our big green hero is now a domesticated family ogre who seems to be living the dream. But life soon becomes predictable and boring… 25/05/2010
The painstaking work of puppet animationOne of Slovenia’s most promising young contemporary filmmakers, Spela Cadez, works on puppet animations, using the traditional stop motion technique. It is… 06/04/2010
Europe and South Korea take on Hollywood’s cartoon empireJeju Island in South Korea is known as “Marriage island”. Couples come here to tie the knot for life, but during the Cartoon Connection, European and South… 02/04/2010
How To Train Your Dragon poised for flightBased on Cressida Cowell’s book, 3D animation How To Train Your Dragon follows teenage Viking Hiccup, played by Jay Baruchel, who just doesn’t fit in with the… 26/03/2010
Ari Folman’s new film screened at cartoon forumAnimated films from across Europe have been screened in the French city of Lyon, for the 12th edition of the Cartoon Movie forum. One of the most anticipated… 10/03/2010
Georgian “The Simpsons” homage not a rip-offThe characters look startlingly similar and even the theme tune bears a strong resemblance but the creator of new Georgian cartoon series The Samonzadzes… 13/01/2010
Cameron sets a new standard for 3D moviesJames Cameron’s new film “Avatar” promises to change public perception of 3D movies. Special cameras were made for the movie. It tells the story of humans who… 08/12/2009
The Princess And The Frog leaps into cinemasThe Princess And The Frog is the latest feature from the Disney stable and the first hand-animation since 2004. It is set in New Orleans and the bayous of… 03/12/2009
Planet 51 Animated fun for all the familyWhen American astronaut Chuck Baker lands on Planet 51, he thinks he is the first person to step foot on it. But to Chuck’s surprise, he finds a planet… 23/11/2009
Puppet festival: pulling strings in PortugalLisbon and its surrounds are playing host to a month-long puppet festival. 05/11/2009
Asterix celebrates 50 years of Gallic resistanceArguably the world’s best known French character turned 50 on Thursday, October 29, a birthday celebrated by the entire nation. It was 1959 when writer… 29/10/2009
Fantastic Mr Fox London premiereFantastic Mr Fox, as everyone knows by now, is an animated film version of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book about a fox and farmer in conflict. The film… 16/10/2009
Big deals are done at Europe’s Cartoon ForumA Cartoon Forum may sound like fun and games but big business was the order of the day as movers and shakers of the animation world got together in Norway… 15/10/2009
Cartoon Forum prize“Please Say Something” by David O Reilly won the Cartoon d’Or award at this year’s Cartoon Forum in Norway. The director said, “One thing that’s interesting… 29/09/2009
Cartoon characters meet in StavangerAnimation professionals from 28 countries are in Stavanger in Norway for the 20th Cartoon Forum. Set up to help talented artists turn their ideas into… 24/09/2009
Cloudy With a Chance of MeatballsInspired by the children’s book, “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” is about a boy who wants to be an inventor when he grows up – and his discovery that he… 21/09/2009
Venice hands out first Golden Lion to “Woody”The Venice Film festival may be only half way through but the first Golden Lion has been awarded. It has gone not to just one film maker but to an entire… 07/09/2009
Bill Plympton drawsBill Plympton is not your average animator working for a large mainstream studio. His vision is quirky, often political, and his cartoons are generally not… 31/07/2009
Disney and Bruckheimer go 3D for G-ForceThe Jerry Bruckheimer/Hoyt Yeatman partnership has yielded many a Hollywood blockbuster, including “Armageddon” and “Con Air.” Now Yeatman makes his debut as… 22/07/2009
Ice Age 3 sizzlesIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – aka Ice Age 3 is on release across the world this summer. The loveable gang are back and on flying form, with the addition… 03/07/2009
Fatenah hits the festival circuitPalestinian short film “Fatenah” is about to start the rounds of the world’s film festivals. The eponymous heroine (Fatenah) dreams of love and a normal life… 02/07/2009
Milan Eric and Zvonko CohMilan Eric lives and works in Maribor in Slovenia. He is an artist and an animator, but prefers to call himself a draughtsman. He admits that he never quite… 01/07/2009
Animation at AnnecyThe animated film festival at Annecy is also a film market, which this year attracted nearly 2,000 film professionels. 350 companies also presented their… 17/06/2009
Two films share top prize at Annecy festivalFor the first time in the history of Annecy’s International Animation Film Festival, the top award has been handed out to two films after the jury simply… 16/06/2009
Coming UpPixar’s latest animation “UP” launched proceedings at Cannes this year and is set to be a summer smash for families. The film is Pixar’s first foray into 3… 01/06/2009
Japan’s animation filmAfter four years of drawing his characters by hand, Hayao Miyazaki one of Japan’s greatest animation directors, has finished his latest film “Ponyo on the… 14/04/2009
Chico and Rita and all that jazzThe Spanish designer and illustrator Javier Mariscal has begun work on his first feature-length animation. “Chico and Rita” is a collaboration with the… 03/04/2009
Money talks at Cartoon MovieThe movers and shakers of the European animation industry have been cutting deals in Lyon. After ten years in Berlin the organisers of Cartoon Movie decided… 13/03/2009
Gaza animation depicts Israeli blockadeOne of the creators of the Oscar-nominated Waltz With Bashir has produced a short animated film on life in Gaza under the Israeli blockade, Closed Zone. 09/03/2009
