Tag: Pinocchio
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Guillermo del Toro Enthrals at Annecy Talking Up Stop-Motion Animation, Embracing Imperfection and Not Giving a F—
Speaking for nearly an hour at his master class, one of the key highlights of the Annecy Animation Festival this week, maestro filmmaker Guillermo del Toro kept his packed-to-the rafters audience enthralled – and in stitches – as he extolled the virtues of stop-motion animation and of embracing flaws.Having just won a best animated feature…
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‘Cerulia’ Director Sofia Carrillo, ‘Roma’ Producer Nicolas Celis Team on ‘Insectario’ (Exclusive)
Annecy — In major news for Mexican animation as it comes under the spotlight at Annecy, director Sofia Carrillo is teaming with “Roma” producer Nicolas Celis and ‘Dance of the 41’ writer Monika Revilla to make “Insectario,” which bids fair to become one of the first stop motion features from Mexico.Targeting family audiences, and written…
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Guillermo del Toro, Jorge R. Gutiérrez Leading Mexican Animation Tribute at Annecy
“Ahahayy!! Viva Mexico, cabrones!” With that battle cry, Academy Award-winner Guillermo del Toro announced Mexico as the Country of Honor at this year’s Annecy, France’s preeminent animation film festival.According to organizer Pixelatl, an association dedicated to the creation and promotion of Mexico’s multimedia content, more than 250 Mexican animators and producers will descend on Annecy…
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The 60 Best Animated Movies of the 21st Century, from ‘Marcel the Shell’ to ‘Across the Spider-Verse’
“One more time: animation is a medium, not a genre. Animation is film,” Guillermo del Toro said last year. IndieWire couldn’t agree more, and yet animation — an art form that requires the most precise control of the cinematic medium — is continually disrespected.Infamously, 2022’s Best Animated Oscars presentation featured several jokes about the nominees…
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Carey Mulligan-Led ‘Wildwood’ Gets Release Window From Laika
Animation is having its moment, after the Oscar win of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio last year and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse currently, breaking box office records, animation is getting its rightful attention. In a similar vein, Portland-based Laika Studio that’s given us features like Coraline, and Kubo And The Two Strings is gearing up for…
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‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ And ‘Andor’ Triumph At 2023 Ace Eddie Awards
The American Cinema Editors handed out their annual Ace Awards on Sunday as the chilly final leg of the 2023 awards season draws to a close. Hosted by Ashley Nicole Black, the afternoon saw the editors or editing teams from “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Andor” take home major prizes.Read More:…
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‘Top Gun: Maverick, ‘Elvis‘ and ’Banshees of Inisherin’ Among Golden Reel Award Winners
The 70th annual Golden Reel Awards were handed out on Sunday night, honoring the best achievements in sound editing across film, television, video games and student work.The top three film awards were handed to “Top Gun: Maverick,” “The Banshees Of Inisherin” and “Elvis” which won for feature effects/foley, feature dialogue/Adr and feature music respectively. All…
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Takes Top Honors at the 50th Annie Awards: Full Winners List
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” has picked up another award on its march to the Oscars, nabbing the feature prize at the 50th Annie Awards, presented by Asifa-Hollywood, on Saturday evening.In addition to being named the top film by the animation industry, “Pinocchio” led the winners’ list with five trophies overall, including the award for best…
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ big winner at Visual Effects Society awards
The blockbuster took nine of the 14 awards for which it was nominated.Avatar: The Way of Water emerged as the big winner at the Visual Effects Society’s Ves Awards on Wednesday (February 15) night, taking nine awards including the prize for photoreal feature.Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio was the most honoured animated film, winning the animated…
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‘Avatar 2’ Dominates Visual Effects Awards With Nine Wins, Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ Wins Three
“Avatar: The Way of Water” topped the 21st Annual Ves Awards with nine wins, including for photoreal feature.Meanwhile, Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” was named best animated feature and took home three awards total. On the TV side, Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” won three awards and was named best photoreal…