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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; animation</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/animation/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog</link> <description>The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:26:24 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>RANGO, Bill Nighy, Jennifer Yuh Nelson: Annie Awards Animated Feature Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/rango-bill-nighy-annie-awards-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/rango-bill-nighy-annie-awards-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:08:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=37098</guid> <description><![CDATA[Gore Verbinski's Rango, voiced by Johnny Depp PRODUCTION CATEGORIES Best Animated Feature A Cat in Paris Arrugas (Wrinkles) Arthur Christmas Cars 2 Chico &#38; Rita Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss in Boots * Rango Rio The Adventures of Tintin Best Animated Special Production Adventure Time: Thank You Batman: Year One Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas * Kung Fu Panda: Secret of the Masters Prey 2 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/rango-bill-nighy-annie-awards-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2012: THE SMURFS Reportedly Disqualified from Best Animated Feature Category</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-smurfs-disqualified-best-animated-feature/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-smurfs-disqualified-best-animated-feature/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:07:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=36230</guid> <description><![CDATA[Neil Patrick Harris, The Smurfs First the Golden Globes, now the Oscars. According to TheWrap's Steve Pond, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has disqualified Raja Gosnell's international box-office hit The Smurfs from the roster of Best Animated Feature contenders. The live action/animation hybrid in which blue creatures that sound like Katy Perry, Paul Reubens, and Jonathan Winters frolic about with the likes [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-smurfs-disqualified-best-animated-feature/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Carlos Saldanha, Gary Oldman, Zach Galifianakis: Annie Award 2011 Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/carlos-saldanha-gary-oldman-zach-galifianakis-annie-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/carlos-saldanha-gary-oldman-zach-galifianakis-annie-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:59:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=36103</guid> <description><![CDATA[Milou aka Snowy in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin Annie Award 2011 Nominations Pt.1: RANGO, RIO, THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN Directing in a Feature Production Carlos Saldanha “Rio” – Blue Sky Studios Chris Miller “Puss In Boots” – DreamWorks Animation Don Hall &#38; Stephen Anderson “Winnie The Pooh” – Walt Disney Animation Studios Gore Verbinski “Rango” – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/carlos-saldanha-gary-oldman-zach-galifianakis-annie-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Annie Award 2011 Nominations: RANGO, RIO, THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/annie-award-2011-rango-rio-the-adventures-of-tintin/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/annie-award-2011-rango-rio-the-adventures-of-tintin/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:59:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=36102</guid> <description><![CDATA[Carlos Saldanha's Rio PRODUCTION CATEGORIES Best Animated Feature A Cat in Paris – Folimage Arrugas (Wrinkles) &#8211; Perro Verde Films, S.L. Arthur Christmas – Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations Cars 2 – Pixar Animation Studios Chico &#38; Rita – Chico &#38; Rita Distribution Limited Kung Fu Panda 2 – DreamWorks Animation Puss In Boots – DreamWorks Animation Rango – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/annie-award-2011-rango-rio-the-adventures-of-tintin/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, RIO, RANGO Submitted for Best Animated Feature: 2012 Oscar</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-adventures-of-tintin-rio-rango-2012-oscar/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-adventures-of-tintin-rio-rango-2012-oscar/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:17:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=35695</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kung Fu Panda 2 Those who were wondering if Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin would be considered a full-fledged &#34;animated feature,&#34; now have their answer &#8212; sort of. Spielberg's film adaptation of Hergé's work is one of 18 features in consideration in the Best Animated Feature Film category for the 2012 Academy Awards. However, the Academy press release adds that in addition to a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-adventures-of-tintin-rio-rango-2012-oscar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Olivia de Havilland, John Hubley Oscar 1967 Photo: Academy to Celebrate John Hubley</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/olivia-de-havilland-picture-john-hubley-oscar-1967/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/olivia-de-havilland-picture-john-hubley-oscar-1967/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:27:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=35389</guid> <description><![CDATA[Faith Hubley, Olivia de Havilland, John Hubley, Michael Goldman, Oscar 1967 &#34;An Academy Salute to John Hubley&#34; to be held as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Monday Nights with Oscar screening series in New York City. Hubley is considered one of animation’s most innovative and influential designer-directors. (Right: Hubley's Oscar-winning animated short The Hole [1962].) The Hubley celebration will take [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/olivia-de-havilland-picture-john-hubley-oscar-1967/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Olivia de Havilland, Oscar Winner John Hubley Photo: An Academy Salute to John Hubley</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/olivia-de-havilland-oscar-winner-john-hubley-picture/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/olivia-de-havilland-oscar-winner-john-hubley-picture/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:08:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=35388</guid> <description><![CDATA[Faith Hubley, Olivia de Havilland, John Hubley, Oscar 1966 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Monday Nights with Oscar screening series will celebrate the life and career of animator John Hubley, considered one of the most innovative and influential designer-directors in the animation field. The Hubley evening will feature rarely seen films, and a conversation with Hubley's daughter and others. The event will [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/olivia-de-havilland-oscar-winner-john-hubley-picture/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Three-Time Oscar-Winning Animator John Hubley Academy Celebration</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/animator-john-hubley-academy-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/animator-john-hubley-academy-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:53:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=35386</guid> <description><![CDATA[Carl Reiner, John Hubley, Hope Lange, Oscar 1959 John Hubley, considered one of animation’s most innovative and influential designer-directors, will have his life and art celebrated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Monday Nights with Oscar screening series. A special evening featuring rarely seen John Hubley movies will be held on Monday, October 10, at 7 p.m. at the Academy Theater at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/animator-john-hubley-academy-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SHREK FOREVER AFTER to Underperform?</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/shrek-forever-after-to-underperform/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/shrek-forever-after-to-underperform/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 02:50:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Zac Gille</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24266</guid> <description><![CDATA[Shrek Forever After will underperform at the box office, according to analysts &#8212; from Wall Street &#8212; as reported by Daniel Frankel in TheWrap. DreamWorks Animation stock went down on Tuesday as a result of that announcement, even though Shrek Forever After, directed by Mike Mitchell, is still going to do excellent business at the global box office when compared to other movies. Providing the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/shrek-forever-after-to-underperform/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Back on Top: Weak Weekend at the Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/how-to-train-your-dragon-jay-baruchel-box-office/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/how-to-train-your-dragon-jay-baruchel-box-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:20:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michelle Hutton</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24031</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ruffnut, How to Train Your Dragon As expected, DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon, considered by some a &#34;disappointment&#34; on its debut weekend (chiefly because of its high cost &#8212; $165m), topped the North American box-office chart this weekend according to figures found at Box Office Mojo. How to Train Your Dragon has been out for five weeks. It hasn't topped the box-office chart [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/how-to-train-your-dragon-jay-baruchel-box-office/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Pele le Pew, Wile E. Coyote: Chuck Jones Exhibition</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/bugs-bunny-daffy-duck-pele-le-pew-chuck-jones/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/bugs-bunny-daffy-duck-pele-le-pew-chuck-jones/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:49:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24014</guid> <description><![CDATA[Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Pepe Le Pew, Wile E. Coyote, the Road Runner, and numerous other characters created or developed by Oscar-winning animator and humorist Chuck Jones (1912 – 2002) will be showcased in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ summer exhibition &#34;Chuck Jones: An Animator’s Life From A to Z-Z-Z-Z.&#34; The exhibition opens to the public on Friday, May 14, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/bugs-bunny-daffy-duck-pele-le-pew-chuck-jones/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP Wins Annie Award for Best Animated Feature</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-wins-annie-award-18907/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-wins-annie-award-18907/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:49:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21769</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pete Docter's Up was the best picture winner and Docter was the best director at the Annie Awards ceremony held Saturday evening at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles. The favorite movie did win the top two prizes &#8212; but that was it. With three awards each, Coraline and The Princess and the Frog were the evening's top animated feature winners. But at least Up's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-wins-annie-award-18907/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Annie Awards 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/annie-awards-2010-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/annie-awards-2010-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:11:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19026</guid> <description><![CDATA[2010 Annie Awards International Animated Film Society's 2010 Annie Award nominations: Dec. 1, 2009 2010 Annie Award winners: UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles on Feb. 6, 2010 (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; Up by Pete Docter &#160; PRODUCTION CATEGORIES Best Animated Feature Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs &#8212; Sony Pictures Animation Coraline &#8212; Laika Fantastic Mr. Fox &#8212; 20th Century [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/annie-awards-2010-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP, FANTASTIC MR. FOX: US Critics&#039; Top Animated Features</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-fantastic-mr-fox-critics-awards-722/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-fantastic-mr-fox-critics-awards-722/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:56:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20192</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pete Docter's Up (Disney / Pixar) (top); Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox (Fox Searchlight Pictures) (bottom) Although Pete Docter's Up was expected to have the animation year-end awards field all to itself, it ultimately had to face tough competition from Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox, which features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, and Jason Schwartzman, among others. Up has won awards from at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-fantastic-mr-fox-critics-awards-722/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Henry Selick Mini-Retrospective in Hollywood</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/henry-selick-coraline-nightmare-before-christmas-998/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/henry-selick-coraline-nightmare-before-christmas-998/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:09:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19330</guid> <description><![CDATA[James and the Giant Peach (above, top), Coraline (middle), and The Nightmare Before Christmas (bottom) will be screened at a mini-retrospective on the films of animator Henry Selick presented by the American Film Institute at the ArcLight Hollywood tomorrow, Dec. 10, beginning at 5:00 pm. Coraline is one of 20 animated features vying for an Oscar nomination this year. Additionally, Selick's 3-D fantasy received 10 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/henry-selick-coraline-nightmare-before-christmas-998/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Golden Globes 2010: Best Animated Feature Semi-Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-best-animated-feature-semi-finalists-587/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-best-animated-feature-semi-finalists-587/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:21:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19086</guid> <description><![CDATA[Coraline (top); Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (middle); Jim Carrey in A Christmas Carol (bottom) Fifteen animated features are up for consideration in the Best Animated Feature category for 2010 Golden Globe Awards, Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Philip Berk has announced. They are: 9 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Battle for Terra Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Coraline A Christmas Carol [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-best-animated-feature-semi-finalists-587/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A TOWN CALLED PANIC Photos</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/a-town-called-panic-photos-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/a-town-called-panic-photos-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:16:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18985</guid> <description><![CDATA[Via Zeitgeist Films, Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar's stop-motion animated feature A Town Called Panic will open in New York City on Dec. 16 (at Film Forum) and in Los Angeles (at the Nuart in West LA) on Jan. 29. Other US markets will follow. (The film will have a Los Angeles Oscar qualifying run in Dec., but the "official" opening date is Jan. 29, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/a-town-called-panic-photos-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Animated Short Film Semi-Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-animated-short-films-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-animated-short-films-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:37:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18698</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 semi-finalists in the animated short film category of the 2010 Academy Awards. Thirty-seven entries had originally qualified in the category. They are: The Cat Piano, Eddie White and Ari Gibson, directors (The People’s Republic of Animation) French Roast, Fabrice O. Joubert, director (Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films) Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty, Nicky Phelan, director, and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-animated-short-films-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Golden Globes 2010: Five Best Animated Feature Nominees</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-five-best-animated-feature-nominees-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-five-best-animated-feature-nominees-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:02:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18609</guid> <description><![CDATA[Up by Pete Docter The 2010 Golden Globes will feature five Best Animated Feature contenders, as members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association voted last week to expand this year's number of nominations for that category. The amended rule for the Best Animated Feature category now reads: &#34;Eligible films must be feature-length (70 minutes or longer) with no more than 25% live action. If less [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-five-best-animated-feature-nominees-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Animated Feature Semi-Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/animated-feature-semi-finalists-oscar-2010/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/animated-feature-semi-finalists-oscar-2010/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:41:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18417</guid> <description><![CDATA[Up by Pete Docter (top); A Town Called Panic by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar (middle); Fantastic Mr. Fox by Wes Anderson (bottom) Twenty features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 2010 Academy Awards. They are: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Astro Boy Battle for Terra Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Coraline Disney's A Christmas Carol [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/animated-feature-semi-finalists-oscar-2010/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>European Film Awards 2009: Best Animated Feature Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009-best-animated-feature/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009-best-animated-feature/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:56:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17708</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mia and the Migoo (top); Niko &#38; the Way to the Stars (middle); The Secret of Kells (bottom) The European Film Academy has announced the three nominees for the new European Film Award category &#34;Best Animated Feature Film.&#34; They are: Mia and the Migoo (Mia et le Migou) (France 2008) by Jacques-Rémy Girerd A young girl sets out looking for her father, a worker at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/european-film-awards-2009-best-animated-feature/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Early Predictions &#8211; Best Animated Feature</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-animated-feature/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-animated-feature/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:02:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17243</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Animated Feature Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Phil Lord and Chris Miller As a scientist tries to solve world hunger, it starts raining food. Coraline, Henry Selick A young girl discovers a new world featuring an idealized version of her dysfunctional family life &#8212; and some spooky little secrets as well. Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson Farmers band together to get rid of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-early-predictions-best-animated-feature/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&quot;Perspectives on Editing&quot;: Animation</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-movies/perspectives-on-editing-animation/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-movies/perspectives-on-editing-animation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:22:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=16547</guid> <description><![CDATA[Up by Pete Docter (top); Matt Groening's The Simpsons Movie directed by David Silverman (middle); Surf's Up by Ash Brannon, Chris Buck (bottom) The art and craft of editing animated films will be explored in the second installment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ four-part seminar series "Perspectives on Editing" on Tuesday, September 29, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Academy’s [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-movies/perspectives-on-editing-animation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sun Xun: The Dark Magician of New Chinese Animation</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/sun-xun-the-dark-magician-of-new-chinese-animation/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/sun-xun-the-dark-magician-of-new-chinese-animation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:05:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=16402</guid> <description><![CDATA[Requiem (top); Shock of Time (bottom) The REDCAT in downtown Los Angeles will give a rare U.S. presentation of Chinese artist and filmmaker Sun Xun's animation works on Mon., Oct 19, at 8:30 p.m. Sun Xun will be present at the screening. According to the REDCAT's press release, &#34;Sun Xun: The Dark Magician of New Chinese Animation&#34; will feature &#34;a program of shorts ranging from [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/sun-xun-the-dark-magician-of-new-chinese-animation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Adam Beckett Salute</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/adam-beckett-salute/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/adam-beckett-salute/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:47:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14778</guid> <description><![CDATA[Animator and visual effects artist Adam Beckett will be celebrated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with the special program “Infinite Animation: The Work of Adam Beckett” on Monday, August 17, at 8 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. The evening will include a screening of Life in the Atom, a short film that Beckett left unfinished when, at the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/adam-beckett-salute/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hayao Miyazaki Tribute</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/hayao-miyazaki-tribute/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/hayao-miyazaki-tribute/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:01:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=13573</guid> <description><![CDATA[As part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' three-month celebration of anime, a screening of Hayao Miyazaki's 2002 Oscar-winning animated feature Spirited Away will take place on Friday, July 17, at 7:30 p.m., at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Then, on Tuesday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m., Oscar-winning animator and Academy governor John Lasseter will host &#34;A Tribute to Animation [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/hayao-miyazaki-tribute/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2009 Student Academy Award Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-student-academy-award-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-student-academy-award-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:40:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=13260</guid> <description><![CDATA[Alice's Attic (top); Pajama Gladiator (2nd from top); Bohemibot (2nd from bottom); Elkland (bottom) The 2009 Student Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will be held on Saturday, June 13, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Twelve students from eight U.S. colleges and universities have been named winners in the competition. One film student from [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-student-academy-award-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Student Academy Awards 2009 Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-student-academy-awards-finalists/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-student-academy-awards-finalists/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 17:45:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=11331</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sebastian's Voodoo (top), The Last Mermaids (middle), Bohemibot (bottom) Thirty-six students from 20 US colleges and universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2009 Student Academy Awards competition. Academy members will pick the winners after watching the competing films at special screenings. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards, along with accompanying cash prizes of $5,000, $3,000 and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-student-academy-awards-finalists/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2009 Honorary Foreign Film Award Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-honorary-foreign-film-award-finalists/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-honorary-foreign-film-award-finalists/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 17:07:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=11272</guid> <description><![CDATA[Five finalists will be vying for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2009 Honorary Foreign Film award in the 36th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. The five finalists were selected from a record 57 entries representing 39 countries. The winning student filmmaker will be brought to Los Angeles to join U.S.-based Student Academy Award winners &#34;for a week of industry-related activities and social [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-honorary-foreign-film-award-finalists/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Babelgum Online Film Festival Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/babelgum-online-film-festival-awards-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/babelgum-online-film-festival-awards-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:10:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=10947</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Babelgum Online Film Festival Awards 2009 Babelgum Online Film Festival Award winners: April 27, 2009 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City &#160; In Francesco Sperandeo's Bab Al Samah / The Door of Forgiveness, a man's desire to get over past humiliations, symbolized by a heavy, old door, leads him on a life-changing journey. &#160; Looking for Genius Award: BAB AL SAMAH [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/babelgum-online-film-festival-awards-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Joanna Priestley Screenings at the REDCAT</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/joanna-priestley-screenings-at-the-redcat/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/joanna-priestley-screenings-at-the-redcat/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:25:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=9827</guid> <description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE FILM AT REDCAT PRESENTS Joanna Priestley: Fighting Gravity Mon Apr 20 &#124; 8:30 pm Jack H. Skirball Series $9 [students $7, CalArts $5] Los Angeles premiere Dubbed “the queen of independent animation” by Bill Plympton, Joanna Priestley unveils her new short Missed Aches, a humorous rant about the need for proofreading. This can’t-miss program for animation buffs also includes a series of animated [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/joanna-priestley-screenings-at-the-redcat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Milt Kahl: The Animation Michelangelo, A Centennial Celebration</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/milt-kahl-centennial/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/milt-kahl-centennial/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:27:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=9475</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#34;Milt Kahl: The Animation Michelangelo, A Centennial Celebration,&#34; an homage to Disney animator Milt Kahl (right), will be presented on Monday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Animator Andreas Deja (creator of characters such as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Scar in The Lion King, and Lilo in Lilo &#38; Stitch) [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/milt-kahl-centennial/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Animacor 2009: Animation Film Festival Calls for Entries</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/animacor-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/animacor-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:16:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=8585</guid> <description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE Prize-winnings totaling 39,000 € will be awarded. The winners will also receive the &#34;Carrasquito&#34; statue, which is in the shape of the festival logo. The Association for the Development of the Animation Industry of Córdoba is announcing the call for entries with the publication of the rules and regulations of the 5th International Animation Film Festival of Córdoba, Animacor'09, which will be held [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/animacor-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Andrew Stanton, Chris Williams, Byron Howard at Academy&#039;s Animated Feature Symposium</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/andrew-stanton-chris-williams-oscar-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/andrew-stanton-chris-williams-oscar-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:59:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=8131</guid> <description><![CDATA[Those images are from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' symposium for the 2009 Oscar-nominated animated features on Thursday, February 19, 2009, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Above: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson, Tom Sito, Chris Williams, Byron Howard, Andrew Stanton Click on the photos to enlarge them. Photos: Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S. Chris Williams, Byron Howard Andrew Stanton Mark Osborne, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/andrew-stanton-chris-williams-oscar-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009:  Animated and Live Action Short Film Screenings in New York City</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/shorts/oscar-2009-animated-shorts-live-action-shorts/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/shorts/oscar-2009-animated-shorts-live-action-shorts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:46:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7807</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#34;Shorts!,&#34; the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences program featuring the 2009 Oscar nominees in the Animated and Live Action Short Film categories, will be presented in New York City on Saturday, February 14, at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International (111 East 59th Street). There will be two separate screenings of the nominated films, the first at noon and an encore presentation at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/shorts/oscar-2009-animated-shorts-live-action-shorts/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Animated Feature Symposium 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/animated-feature-symposium-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/animated-feature-symposium-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:08:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7786</guid> <description><![CDATA[The first Animated Feature Symposium will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday, February 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Moderated by animator and animation historian Tom Sito, the evening will feature onstage discussions with the nominated filmmakers (subject to availability) and film clips. The 2009 Animated Feature Film nominees are: Bolt, Chris [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/animated-feature-symposium-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Animated, Live-Action Shorts Screening</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/shorts/oscar-2009-nominated-shorts-screening/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/shorts/oscar-2009-nominated-shorts-screening/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:59:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7656</guid> <description><![CDATA[New Boy by Steph Green (top); Oktapodi by Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand (bottom) The 2009 Academy Award-nominated films in the Animated and Live Action Short Film categories will be screened as part of the program &#34;Shorts!,&#34; presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, February 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The program will [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/shorts/oscar-2009-nominated-shorts-screening/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Annie Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/annie-awards-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/annie-awards-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:33:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5439</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Annie Awards 2009 International Animated Film Society's Annie Award nominations: December 1, 2008 2009 Annie Award winners: January 30, 2009 (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; Kung Fu Panda was the surprising &#8212; shocking? &#8212; big winner at the 2009 Annie Awards. The animated feature won 10 Annies &#8212; in every single feature category &#8212; including best animated feature, best direction (John [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/annie-awards-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Documentary, Animated Film</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-documentary-animated-film/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-documentary-animated-film/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:35:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15812</guid> <description><![CDATA[Encounters at the End of the World BEST DOCUMENTARY, FEATURE Encounters at the End of the World I.O.U.S.A. Man on Wire Standard Operating Procedure Trouble the Water This is another specialty category that's hard to hazard a guess. The critically acclaimed Sundance winner Man on Wire is the only shoo-in, unless there's another Hoop Dreams or The Thin Blue Line upset. I.O.U.S.A. is quite relevant [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-documentary-animated-film/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MARY AND MAX to Open Sundance 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/mary-and-max-to-open-sundance-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/mary-and-max-to-open-sundance-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:32:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5144</guid> <description><![CDATA[The 2009 Sundance Film Festival will open with Adam Elliot's clay animation feature Mary and Max, the tale of an 8-year-old Australian girl who becomes the pen pal of an obese, 44-year-old male New Yorker. Throughout their two-decade exchanges, they discuss a wide range of subjects, from autism to taxidermy. Written and directed by Elliot, who won an Academy Award for his 2002 animated short [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/mary-and-max-to-open-sundance-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Animated Film Submissions</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-animated-films-submissions/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-animated-films-submissions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:39:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5061</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fourteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 81st Academy Awards&#174;. The 14 submitted features are: &#8220;Bolt&#8221; &#8220;Delgo&#8221; &#8220;Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!&#8221; &#8220;Dragon Hunters&#8221; &#8220;Fly Me to the Moon&#8221; &#8220;Igor&#8221; &#8220;Kung Fu Panda&#8221; &#8220;Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa&#8221; &#8220;$9.99&#8221; &#8220;The Sky Crawlers&#8221; &#8220;Sword of the Stranger&#8221; &#8220;The Tale of Despereaux&#8221; &#8220;WALL-E&#8221; &#8220;Waltz with Bashir&#8221; &#8220;Bolt,&#8221; &#8220;Delgo,&#8221; &#8220;Dragon [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-animated-films-submissions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA Trailer</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/hollywood/madagascar-escape-2-africa-trailer/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/hollywood/madagascar-escape-2-africa-trailer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:26:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=4950</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa apparently revolves around culture clashes between New York City zoo animals and their African buddies. I'll probably wait for the Samoyedan version to come out before I venture into a movie theater playing this film. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa voices: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Bernie [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/hollywood/madagascar-escape-2-africa-trailer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FEAR(S) OF THE DARK Trailer</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/european-cinema/fears-of-the-dark-trailer/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/european-cinema/fears-of-the-dark-trailer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:52:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=4762</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; Peur(s) du noir / Fear(s) of the Dark features several intertwined stories focusing on nightmares, phobias, and the like. The Fear(s) of the Dark segments were written and directed by graphic artists Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, and Richard McGuire. Blutch, Burns, and di Sciullo also co-wrote the screenplay, along with Romain Slocombe, Jerry Kramsky, and Michel Pirus. Among [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/european-cinema/fears-of-the-dark-trailer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>National Film Board of Canada Salute</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/national-film-board-of-canada-salute/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/national-film-board-of-canada-salute/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:14:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=4749</guid> <description><![CDATA["A Salute to the National Film Board of Canada" (NFB) will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' &#8212; in partnership with the Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film and the Foundation for the National Archives &#8212; on Thursday, October 23, at 7 p.m. at the William G. McGowan Theater at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. The event will [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/national-film-board-of-canada-salute/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Disney&#039;s Rights to Mickey Mouse Questioned</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/hollywood/disney-rights-to-mickey-mouse-questioned/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/hollywood/disney-rights-to-mickey-mouse-questioned/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:35:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=3743</guid> <description><![CDATA[Joseph Menn's &#34;Disney's rights to young Mickey Mouse may be wrong&#34; in the Los Angeles Times: &#34;Brand experts reckon his value to today's Walt Disney Co. empire at more than $3 billion. Acts of Congress have extended Mickey's copyright so long that they provoked a Supreme Court challenge, making Mickey the ultimate symbol of intellectual property. &#34;All signs pointed to a Hollywood ending with Disney [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/hollywood/disney-rights-to-mickey-mouse-questioned/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Animation Events: Now Hear This!, Frederic Back, Normand Roger</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/technical-personnel/now-hear-this-frederic-back-normand-roger/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/technical-personnel/now-hear-this-frederic-back-normand-roger/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:57:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2827</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a weekend of public events and exhibitions focusing on the art and science of animation: &#34;The Sound behind the Image II: Now Hear This!,&#34; &#34;Normand Roger on The Animation Soundtrack,&#34; and &#34;Frederic Back: A Life's Drawings.&#34; The events will be held from Friday&#8211;Sunday, August 8&#8211;10, in Beverly Hills and Hollywood. On August 8, &#34;Now Hear [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/technical-personnel/now-hear-this-frederic-back-normand-roger/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/batman-gotham-knight/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/batman-gotham-knight/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:23:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Reginald Williams</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2806</guid> <description><![CDATA[Batman: Gotham Knight (2008) Direction: Shoijiro Nishimi, Futoshi Higashide, Hiroshi Morioka, Yasuhiro Aoki, Toshiyuki Kubooka, Jong-Sik Nam. Screenplay: Brian Azzarello, Alan Burnett, Jordan Goldberg, David S. Goyer, Josh Olson, Greg Rucka; based on Bob Kane's character. Voices: Kevin Conroy, David McCallum, Gary Dourdan, Corey Burton, Jason Marsden, Jim Meskimen, Kevin Michael Richardson, George Newbern &#160; &#160; Batman: Gotham Knight is a direct-to-DVD animated film in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/batman-gotham-knight/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SLEEPING BEAUTY Academy Screening</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/sleeping-beauty-academy-screening/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/sleeping-beauty-academy-screening/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:57:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2745</guid> <description><![CDATA[As part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Gold Standard series, the premiere screening of a newly restored digital version of the Walt Disney Studios' 1959 animated feature Sleeping Beauty will be presented on Friday, July 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The evening will be hosted by film critic Leonard Maltin. Following the screening, a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/sleeping-beauty-academy-screening/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ink &amp; Paint: The Art of Hand-Drawn Animation</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/ink-paint-the-art-of-hand-drawn-animation/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/ink-paint-the-art-of-hand-drawn-animation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:17:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2582</guid> <description><![CDATA[Disney's Ink &#38; Paint Department, 1957. Photo courtesy of Ann Guenther. &#160; The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' new exhibition &#34;Ink &#38; Paint: The Art of Hand-Drawn Animation&#34; will showcase more than 125 hand-drawn artwork pieces from such classics as Alice in Wonderland, 101 Dalmatians, and The Lion King. The exhibition will open on Friday, May 16, in the Academy's Grand Lobby Gallery [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/ink-paint-the-art-of-hand-drawn-animation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>12th Marc Davis Celebration of Animation: &quot;Drawing on the Future: Mentorship in Animation&quot;</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/technical-personnel/marc-davis-mentorship-in-animation/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/technical-personnel/marc-davis-mentorship-in-animation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:46:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2569</guid> <description><![CDATA[The 12th Marc Davis Celebration of Animation, &#34;Drawing on the Future: Mentorship in Animation,&#34; will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Animation critic Charles Solomon will moderate an onstage panel discussion featuring James Baxter, Andreas Deja, Pete Docter, and Eric Goldberg. The panel participants will [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/technical-personnel/marc-davis-mentorship-in-animation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
