Piper 2016 Best Animated Short Film

Piper is a 2016 computer-animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Written and directed by Alan Barillaro, it was theatrically released alongside Pixar's Finding Dory on June 17, 2016.It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 89th Academy Awards. A baby sandpiper searches for bits of food on a beach, despite its fear of the surf coming in and out. Young Piper, a sandpiper hatchling, leaves her nest for the first time to hunt for food but is too scared of the crashing waves to reach the yummy morsels hidden in the sand. After meeting an unusual ally, Piper attempts to face her fears and increase her confidence.

A flock of sandpipers hunt for food at a seashore, rushing to peck at the sand when the wave recedes and retreating when it comes in. One baby is encouraged by her mother to join the flock, but she fails to retreat in time and is drenched by the incoming surf. The incident leaves the baby terrified of the water; she refuses to leave the nest, but soon notices a group of hermit crabs digging into the sand to find deeper food and keep from being buffeted by the tide. By copying their behavior, she starts to see the beauty of the underwater world and becomes skilled at discovering food for the flock. Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_(2016_film)

Fruits of Clouds film awarded by Cinekid awards

Fruits of Clouds Win Cinekid Awards. Fruits of Clouds has been selected for the Short Films in Competition section at Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Fruits of Clouds tell a story of a little tuft, which makes a great discovery through overcoming its fear of the unknown.

The film is directed by Kateřina Karhánková, artistic director was Alžběta Skálová. It is produced by MasterFilm's Tomáš Michálek and Dagmar Sedláčková and FAMU. The film was supported by the State Cinematography Fund Czech Republic.

Amsterdam’s Cinekid Competition with the €10,000 Greatest Kids’s Movie winner Wallay (Berni Goldblat) and €7,500 Greatest Dutch Household Movie winner The Day My Father Turned a Bush (Nicole van Kilsdonk) — there have been a pair noteworthy animated triumphs.

Breadwinner Take Top Prizes at Animation Is Film Festival

“The Breadwinner” has been selected as the grand prize winner at the inaugural Animation Is Film Festival. Peter Debruge said “The Breadwinner is not just an incredibly important film, but one that reminds us of the power of animation to communicate serious issues in the world.

 The Breadwinner is an upcoming 2017 Canadian-Irish-Luxembourgian animated drama film by Cartoon Saloon directed by Nora Twomey and executive produced by Mimi Polk Gitlin, and Angelina Jolie. Based on the best-selling novel by Deborah Ellis, the film is scheduled to be released on November 17, 2017.

The film tells the story of a young girl who disguises herself as a boy to help feed her family during Taliban rule in Afghanistan. After her father Nurullah is unjustly arrested, Parvana, a girl in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, must dress as a boy so she can work to support her mother Fattema and her sister Soraya.

Po - Kung Fu Panda

Master Po Ping is the title character and the protagonist of the Kung Fu Panda franchise. He is a young anthropomorphic giant panda in his 20s, who is improbably chosen as the Dragon Warrior, champion of the Valley of Peace in the first film. He's the adoptive son of Mr. Ping, and is one of Master Shifu's students.

 Po is also the prophesied Dragon Warrior, as well as the warrior of black and white. In Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Po's revealed to have the ability to be able to learn kung fu at a glance.

Po is friendly, kind, energetic, impulsive, good-natured, spunky, innocent, fun-loving, compassionate, smart, naive, loveable, and he never gives up. Though Po's real passion was for Kung Fu, he was reluctant to disappoint his father by revealing it. Despite having a mild and friendly personality, Po also developed a severe self-loathing, believing himself a failure for being both obese and a species not known for a warrior tradition. When he gets upset, he usually gorges on food to dull the pain.


 Po is a major kung fu fanatic and runs a noodle shop with his father (who is a goose). To the surprise of everyone, he is selected by Master Oogway to be the Dragon Warrior destined to defend the Valley of Peace from danger, and now trains under Master Shifu and alongside his idols, the Furious Five. Originally born in a farming village to his birth parents, Po was separated from his family as a result of a massacre.

 He was eventually found by Mr. Ping, who adopted him, hoping for Po to inherit the family noodle shop some day. However, Po was drawn to kung fu, and his unwavering enthusiasm led him to be chosen as the Dragon Warrior, after which he began training under Master Shifu.
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Sky Cinema to launch new animation movie channel

Sky Cinema is launching the excitement of animation this October, bringing classic and new animation titles on a bespoke channel for the first time. Sky Cinema animation, will debut on Saturday 14 October and will be on-air for three weeks. It will feature new releases such as Sing and Oscar-nominated Trolls, as well as classic Disney family favourites Robin Hood, The Emperor’s New Groove and Mulan.

Sky Cinema Animation will have over 60 movies to choose from, including The Secret Life of Pets, one of the highest grossing movies of 2016. Sky Cinema will also celebrate animation on Saturday 4 November, for ‘Ice Age Day’. For 13 hours, fans will be able to enjoy a day with Sid, Manfred and Scrat in movies such as: Ice Age, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of The Dinosaurs and Ice Age: Collision Course. On Halloween (31 October)

Sky Cinema is hosting ‘Family Frights Day’ on the new channel. Spooky themed animated films such as Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie and The Nightmare Before Christmas will be available.Sky Cinema will celebrate Ice Age Day with a 13-hour marathon of the popular film series and the 80th anniversary of Disney’s classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – the first feature-length Disney film, which gave birth to the modern animation genre.

Your Name

Your Name is a 2016 Japanese animated drama film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai and produced by CoMix Wave Films. The film was produced by Noritaka Kawaguchi and Genki Kawamura, with music composed by Radwimps. Based on Shinkai's novel of the same name published a month before the film's premiere, Your Name tells the story of a high school girl in rural Japan and a high school boy in Tokyo who swap bodies. Makoto Shinkai behind Voices of a Distant Star and 5 Centimeters Per Second, comes a beautiful masterpiece about time, the thread of fate, and the hearts of two young souls.

The day the stars fell, two lives changed forever. High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki's body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other. Yet, somehow, it works.

 Your Name is an animated Japanese romance (dubbed in English) about two teens -- one a city a boy, the other a small-town girl -- who intermittently wake up in each other's bodies. The movie is part sci-fi/fantasy and part romance and is best suited for mature tweens and teens. Although it's animated, the themes and storyline aren't going to appeal to younger audiences, who may not be ready for some of the issues related to waking up in a different body.

There are several scenes of Mitsuha touching "his" breasts when he wakes up in Taki's body, and the first time Taki wakes up as Mitsuha, "she" inspects his parts as well. An older teen smokes, adults drink at a gathering, and there's occasional insulting language like "shut up," "stupid," and "pervert." At the same time, themes include compassion, curiosity, and empathy, and there's a clear message about what it really means to fall in love with someone. The film won the 49th Sitges Film Festival, 2016 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards and 71st Mainichi Film Awards for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as receiving a nomination for the 40th Japan Academy Prize for the Best Animation of the Year. A live-action remake is currently in the works.

The Lego Ninjago Movie

NINJAGO adventure, the battle for NINJAGO City calls to action young Master Builder Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, who are all secret ninja warriors. The Lego Ninjago Movie is a 2017 3D computer-animated action comedy martial arts film produced by Warner Animation Group. The film stars the voices of Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Peña, Zach Woods and Jackie Chan.

The story within a story focuses on Lloyd Garmadon, a teenage ninja, as he attempts to accept the truth about his villainous father, while a new threat emerges to endanger his homeland. Jackie Chan, Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Michael Pena, Olivia Munn, Kumail Nanjiani and Zach Woods make up the voice cast of the Lego Movie spinoff. Directed by Charlie Bean, the Warner Bros. animated action-comedy sees a ninja teaming with fellow toys to fight an evil warlord, who also happens to be his father. Led by Master Wu, as wise-cracking as he is wise, they must defeat evil warlord Garmadon,

The Worst Guy Ever, who also happens to be Lloyd's dad. Pitting mech against mech and father against son, the epic showdown will test this fierce but undisciplined team of modern-day ninjas who must learn to check their egos and pull together to unleash their inner power of Spinjitzu. Based on the Lego Ninjago toy line, it is an international co-production of the United States and Denmark, the first theatrical film to be based on an original Lego property, and the third installment of The Lego Movie franchise. It was released in the United States on September 22, 2017, in 3D, 2D, Dolby Cinema and IMAX 3D by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and has underperformed at the box office, grossing $58 million worldwide against its $70 million budget.