Tag: Klaus
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Klaus Is the Only Santa Claus Movie I’ll Ever Need
Sergio Pablos’ 2019 animated film Klaus is the latest in a long line of Christmas films and specials that seek to humanize and give a definitive origin story of the jolly old elf himself, Santa Claus. While films like Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town and Tim Allen’s The Santa Clause take it upon themselves…
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Netflix’s ‘Klaus,’ Nickelodeon’s ‘Taina and the Amazon’s Guardians’ Top 3rd Quirino Awards
Sergio Pablos’ “Klaus,” Netflix’s first foray into original animated feature production, walked off with best feature at Saturday’s 3rd Quirino Awards, which celebrate outstanding animation in Latin America, Spain and Portugal.The first feature as a director of Sergio Pablos, a co-creator of “Despicable Me,” “Klaus” has already scored an Oscar nomination as well as proving…
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‘Klaus,’ ‘I Lost My Body’ Top 47th Annie Awards as Netflix Dominates
Netflix dominated the 47th Annie Awards on Saturday, Jan. 25, picking up 19 trophies, including the top prizes of best feature (“Klaus”), best feature-independent (“I Lost My Body”), best TV/media production for preschool children (“Ask the Storybots”) and best general audience TV/media production (“BoJack Horseman”). Disney TV Animation’s “Disney Mickey Mouse” won best TV/media production…
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For Santa Origin Story ‘Klaus,’ Production Designers Used Innovative 2D
With director Sergio Pablos’ “Klaus” (Netflix), the innovative 2D Santa origin story, Annie-nominated production designers Szymon Biernacki and Marcin Jakubowski achieved a unique retro look, channeling Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty” but looking forward instead of back.“Our mission was to revive 2D animation and make it relevant again for audiences,” said Jakubowski, who filled in the gap…