Tag: The Breadwinner
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Annecy Panelists Nora Twomey and Ramsey Naito Urge Animation Industry to ‘Humanize’ the Workplace at Wia: ‘It Makes Our Stories Better’
It’s time to finally “humanize” the workplace, argued Oscar-nominated director Nora Twomey at Annecy. And women are leading the way.“There was a point when I wanted to prove myself and would spend long hours immersed in animation. It took me until I had kids to start working smarter,” she said.“Then I got sick in the…
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Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ to Get London Film Festival World Premiere
Click here to read the full article.The 66th BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its lineup of world premieres at this year’s edition, including Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix stop-motion animation film Pinocchio.The fest will also mark the debut of Creature, a collaboration between choreographer Akram Khan and Oscar winner Asif Kapadia, as well as family…
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Oscars 2023: Best Animated Feature Predictions
.At the midway point of 2022, here’s the current state of the animated feature Oscar race: Pixar’s “Turning Red” is the early frontrunner, the studio’s “Lightyear” is still a contender after underperforming at the box office (especially if it heats up Disney+), GKids’ sublime “Inu-Oh” (from visionary director Masaaki Yuasa) is an impressive international entry,…
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‘Popularity Papers’ Young Adult Book Series Scores TV Adaptation From Aircraft Pictures, WexWorks Media (Exclusive)
Scrapbook-style book series “The Popularity Papers” is getting the TV treatment.Amy Ignatow’s award-winning middle-grade novels will be adapted for the screen by Corus Media-backed Aircraft Pictures, the Oscar-nominated producers behind “The Breadwinner,” and Emmy-nominated production company WexWorks Media.The original book series, for which the first installment was selected as a top-10 title of 2011 by…
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Animation Directors Nora Twomey and Kris Pearn Set for Free View Conference Virtual ‘Meet the Masters’ Conversation
“The Breadwinner” director Nora Twomey will join “The Willoughbys” director Kris Pearn for a free “Meet the Masters” virtual conversation presented by the View Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 24, beginning at 10 a.m. Pt.Twomey, who is co-founder and creative director of Ireland’s animation studio Cartoon Saloon, produced the studio’s current film, “Wolfwalkers,” was head of…
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‘Breadwinner’ Firm WestEnd Boards Animated Feature ‘Lamya’s Poem’
WestEnd Films has launched international sales on “Lamya’s Poem,” an animated feature by Alexander Kronemer, which will be part of Annecy’s Works in Progress panel at the digital version of the world’s largest animation festival and market that begins Monday.WestEnd builds on an established reputation representing prestigious independent arthouse animated features, such as Oscar-nominated films…
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‘The Breadwinner,’ ‘The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe’ Top 2018 Emile Awards
Lille, France – “The Breadwinner” director Nora Twomey and “The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe” directors Christian Bøving-Andersen and Eva Lee Wallberg took top honors at Saturday night’s second edition of the European Animation Awards (Eaa) in Lille, France, scooping best feature and best TV/broadcast production respectively.It was an evening of beautiful mishaps,…
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Screen Ireland, Canada’s Creative BC fund team to award Cad $750,000 pot to five projects
Organisations team to back projects with $150,000 individual awards.Screen Ireland and Creative BC,, have unveiled the first recipients of the two originations’ co-production development fund.Five feature projects will receive Cad $150,000 each, taking the total initial funding round to Cad $750,000.Ireland and Canada have had a recent history of successful co-productions: Brooklyn was nominated for…
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‘Breadwinner’ Director Nora Twomey Honored With View Conference Visionary Award
Nora Twomey, Cartoon Saloon co-founder and director of the critically lauded animated feature “The Breadwinner,” has been awarded the inaugural View Visionary Award by the View Conference in Turin, Italy.View Conference director Maria Elena Gutierrez pointed to Twomey’s “exceptional artistry” for the reason she was given the award.Twomey, who also co-directed Cartoon Saloon’s “The Secret…
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‘The Breadwinner’ wins three awards at 2018 Annecy Film Festival
Denis Do’s Funan wins best feature.Nora Twomey’s The Breadwinner received three prizes at the Annecy International Animation Festival (which ran June 11-16).Scroll down for full list of winnersThe film picked up the jury award and the audience award in the competition section, as well as the best original music for a feature film prize from…