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.
sourse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po_(Kung_Fu_Panda)

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.

The Star Christian Animation Film

The film is The Star is an upcoming American animated Christian comedy film directed by Timothy Reckart. The film is Based on the Nativity of Jesus.

Directed by Timothy Reckart from Carlos Kotkin’s script. It is written by Carlos Kotkin and Simon Moore. Christopher Plummer plays the villainous King Herod.

The animal Kelly Clarkson, Patricia Heaton, Kristin Chenoweth, Anthony Anderson, Ving Rhames, Gabriel Iglesias. Also along for the journey are Tyler Perry, Tracy Morgan and Oprah Winfrey as a trio of wise-cracking camels. The film is set to be released on November 17, 2017 by Columbia Pictures.

The film centers on a donkey, Bo, and his animal friends who become the unsung heroes of the first Christmas. THE STAR, a small but brave donkey named Bo yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to break free, and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up with Ruth, a lovable sheep who has lost her flock and Dave, a dove with lofty aspirations. Along with three wisecracking camels and some eccentric stable animals, Bo and his new friends follow the Star and become accidental heroes in the greatest story ever told - the first Christmas.

Cardiff Animation Festival submissions Call

The Cardiff Animation Festival will be held at Chapter Arts Centre and other venues across Cardiff on the 20th, 21st and 22nd April 2018. The deadline for submissions is Friday 12th January 2018, with discounted Earlybird submissions running until Friday 13th October 2017. The Cardiff

Animation Festival is calling for entries of International Animated Shorts from all countries worldwide, Animated Student Shorts, Welsh Animated Shorts, Micro Animated Shorts running at two minutes or less, and Young Animated Shorts produced by young people aged 16 and under. CAF will showcase some of the best animation from all over the world, with a broad selection of animated short films, features, masterclasses, workshops, filmmaker Q+As, industry panels, networking events and parties.

 CAF will provide a new platform in Wales for British and international animation, and will welcome independent filmmakers, exciting new talent and established industry greats to Europe’s youngest capital city.

Cardiff Animation Festival accepting submissions for animated short films in the following categories: ​

 International Short Animated Film
 Welsh Short Animated Film
 Micro Short Animated Film
 Student Short Animated Film
 Young Short Animated Film ​

Submissions close on Friday 12th January 2018.

 source:http://www.skwigly.co.uk http://www.cardiffanimation.com

True and the Rainbow Kingdom on Netflix

True and the Rainbow Kingdom is a Netflix children’s television series. The 20 x 22-minute series, which debuted on Netflix in August. The series is produced by Guru Studio,in collaboration with Pharrell Williams' i am OTHER, artist collective, FriendsWithYou and Home Plate Entertainment.

True and the Rainbow Kingdom follows 8-year-old True and her best friend Bartleby the cat, as they help the whimsical citizens of the Rainbow Kingdom, a wondrous, colorful universe filled with delightful and fantastical citizens.

True is the only one with the ability to activate the magical powers of The Wishes of the wishing tree, solve problems in the Rainbow Kingdom, and empower viewers with her imagination, mindfulness and empathy. The journey of True to the small screen began more than seven years ago when creators Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval met with exec producer Bill Schultz.

True and the Rainbow Kingdom, a colorful new CG-animated series exec produced by Guru Studios. True is a strong heroine. True possesses a warm heart, a clever mind and boundless energy. She accepts every challenge head on with a beaming smile. What makes True “truly” extraordinary is that she is the only one in the Rainbow Kingdom who can activate the Wishes’ special powers that unleash magical energy.

Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie

Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie is an upcoming American animated television film based on Craig Bartlett's Hey Arnold! TV series. Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie is an action-packed TV movie which takes kids on the field trip of a lifetime, following Arnold and his friends on a quest to achieve his dream of finding his missing parents.

The movie will serve as the definitive series finale, and will answer questions left after the original run ended, including the whereabouts of Arnold's missing parents. Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie is heading to Comic Con with the show's classic voices and new cast doing a panel. The movie is co-written and executive produced by the series’ original creator Craig Bartlett and produced by Nickelodeon in Burbank, Calif.

The new voices in the Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie include: Gavin Lewis (Real Boy) as Eugene; Jet Jurgensmeyer (Bubble Guppies) as Stinky; Aiden Lewandowski (Comedy Bang! Bang!) as Sid; Laya Hayes (Santa Hunters) as Nadine; Nicolas Cantu (The Impossible Joy) as Curly; Wally Wingert (Sonic Boom) as Oskar; and Stephen Stanton (Star Wars Rebels) as Pigeon Man. On July 10, 2017, Nickelodeon released an "exclusive first look" at the new character designs narrated by Bartlett. on July 21, to coincide with the Hey Arnold! panel at San Diego Comic-Con.

Coco by Pixar Animation Studios

Coco is Pixar’s next original movie. Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The movie is based on an original idea by Lee Unkrich. The story follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who sets off a chain of events relating to a century-old mystery, leading to an extraordinary family reunion.

The story takes place during Día de los Muertos, or "Day of the Dead." The skeletons in the film were redesigned to be more appealing. Benjamin Bratt and Gael García Bernal will lead Coco alongside newcomer Anthony Gonzalez, who will voice the film’s main character, a 12-year-old Mexican boy named Miguel. Despite his family's generation-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel and his dog Dante find themselves in the Land of the Dead. Along the way, they meet charming trickster Hector and together they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

 Gini Santos, the movie's supervising animator said:"Having animated humans before, we know about the behavior of the body and the thought process of our characters are always read in the eyes." Coco is scheduled to be released on November 22, 2017.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_(2017_animated_film)

Ferdinand A Giant Bull With A Big Heart

Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation produced Ferdinand. Ferdinand is an upcoming 2017 American 3D computer-animated comedy film.

 The film is based on Munro Leaf's children's book The Story of Ferdinand. Ferdinand is a Spanish Fighting Bull who prefers smelling the flowers and practicing non-violence rather than chasing red cloths held by matadors in arenas. But when disaster comes to him, he is taken to a fighting stadium like every bull in Spain, and Ferdinand needs to decide if he is a fighting bull or a flower smelling, generous bull, in order to earn his freedom.

After being mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure. Set in Spain, Ferdinand proves you can’t judge a bull by its cover.

 Ferdinand stars the voices of John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Daveed Diggs, Gabriel Iglesias, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Anthony Anderson, Flula Borg, Sally Phillips, Boris Kodjoe, Jerrod Carmichael, Raúl Esparza, Karla Martínez, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and Paul Feig. Directed by Carlos Saldanha, the director of Rio Ferdinand is heartwarming animated comedy adventure. It is scheduled to be released on December 15, 2017 in 3D and 2D.

Paddington 2 upcoming British-French Family Comedy film

Paddington 2 is an upcoming British-French family-comedy film directed by Paul King. After charming the Wellington boots off us with his first big-screen outing back in 2014, the loveable bear from darkest Peru returns to our screens this year with Paddington 2. Paddington’s return to the big screen is helmed by Bafta-nominated director Paul King, written by Paul King and Simon Farnaby. 

The film stars Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, and the voices of Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton. Paddington, having settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, has become popular in his community. He sees a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber's antique shop, and performs several odd jobs to purchase it as a present for his aunt Lucy's 100th birthday. When the book is stolen, it is up to him and the Browns to apprehend the thief. Potter producer David Heyman is again lending his producing weight to proceedings.

 Paul King would return to direct and co write with Simon Farnaby. Paddington 2 is scheduled to be released on 10 November 2017 in the United Kingdom, and in the United States on 12 January 2018 by The Weinstein Company.

My Little Pony: The Movie

My Little Pony: The Movie is a feature film based off the hit TV series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magicnote. This film is part of the overall My Little Pony Generation 4 franchise. The Movie is an upcoming 2017 animated musical fantasy film based on the television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, which was developed as part of the 2010 re-launch of the My Little Pony franchise by Hasbro.

It stars the series' regular voice cast of Tara Strong, Ashleigh Ball, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St. Germain, and Cathy Weseluck, with guest performances by Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber, Michael Peña, Sia, Taye Diggs, Uzo Aduba and Zoe Saldana. It will be the first animated film by Hasbro's Allspark Pictures studio. The film is directed by Jayson Thiessen and based on a story and screenplay co-written by Meghan McCarthy.

 A dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane 6 - Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rarity - embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship to save their home.
Princess Twilight Sparkle is helping prepare for Equestria's first ever Friendship Festival, the grandest celebration any pony has ever seen. Unfortunately, this happens on the same day Canterlot is invaded by dark forces led by the sinister Storm King, who has a keen interest in the ponies' magic. The film scheduled to be released theatrically on October 6, 2017 in the United States by Lionsgate.

Ottawa International Animation Festival 2017

The Ottawa International Animation Festival, will take place from September 20-24 in Canada’s capital city. The animated TV series concept contest will take place at The Animation Conference (TAC) during OIAF, which is set for Sept. 20-24.

 The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is an animation film festival in Ottawa, established in 1976. Its current Artistic director is Chris Robinson. First held August 10 to 15, 1976, the OIAF created a gathering place for North American animation professionals and enthusiasts to ponder the craft and business of animation.

 Ten pitches will be selected from the submissions. All ten pitches will be presented Wednesday, Sept. 20. Scott Dyer, President, Nelvana said “Once again, Nelvana is excited to participate in the Pitch THIS! program and help foster the next generation of creative talent in the animation community.” While Azarin Sohrabkhani, Director of Industry Programming for OIAF said: “It’s very exciting to be able to work together again this year to present this amazing opportunity for the animation community.”

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature is a 2017 American 3D computer-animated comedy film directed by Cal Brunker and written by Brunker, Bob Barlen and Scott Bindley. The film was released theatrically on August 11, 2017, by Open Road Films. The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature has grossed $23.6 million in the United States and Canada and $2.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $26.5 million against a production budget of $40 million.

 Having been living the life of Riley in an abandoned nut shop, Surly, a purple squirrel voiced by Will Arnett, and his four-legged cohorts must form a united front when their beloved Liberty Park is slated to be razed by Oakton’s corrupt Mayor Muldoon (Bobby Moynihan) and turned into an amusement park filled with condemned rides. Surly (Will Arnett) the squirrel and his animal friends spring into action when the evil mayor (Bobby Moynihan) of Oakton plans to bulldoze the park that they live in.

THE NUT JOB 2 also features the voice talent of Katherine Heigl (The Nut Job), Jackie Chan (Kung Fu Panda 3), Peter Stormare (Penguins of Madagascar), Bobby Cannavale (Ant-Man), Isabela Moner (Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life), and Maya Rudolph (The Angry Birds Movie). “The Nut Job 2” is a serviceable kiddie ride that’s at heart a rathememorable characters, a fun story, jokes that will appeal to adults as well as little kids.

 The film shows memorable characters, a fun story, jokes that will appeal to adults as well as little kids. Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 11%, based on 47 reviews, and an average rating of 3.8/10. Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 37 out of 100, based 18 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

 An Open Road Films release of ToonBox Entertainment, Gulfstream Pictures, Red Rover International production. Producers: Bob Barlen, Jonghan Kim, Jongsoo Kim, Sunghwan Kim, Youngki Lee, Harry Linden, Lili Ma, Jun Zheng. Executive producers: William Bindley, Liang Chen, Hoe Jin Ha, Sen Jia, Myun Young Jung, Mike Karz, Hong Kim, Hyungkon Kim, Daniel Woo, Zhao Lan Wu, Guiping Zhang.

Loving Vincent first fully painted animated film

Loving Vincent is the upcoming first fully painted biographical animated film. It tells the story of painter Vincent van Gogh. “Loving Vincent” opens in the U.S. next month in New York and Los Angeles, and later in the year in various other cities.

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life in France, where he died.

125 painters, 62,450 paintings and the better part of a decade for writer-directors Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman to get it done, but “Loving Vincent” is the first feature-length animated film to be made entirely of oil paintings on canvas. More than 100 of Van Gogh’s paintings were re-visualize for “Loving Vincent,” which was the Audience Prize winner at June’s Annecy animation film festival.

The development was funded by the Polish Film Institute, and re-training of professional oil painters to become painting-animators on the film was partially funded through a Kickstarter campaign. Each of the film's 65,000 frames is an oil painting on canvas, using the same technique as Van Gogh, created by a team of 115 painters. “Loving Vincent” takes the phrase “every frame a painting” to very literal new levels. Most of the scenes are written and structured in order to accommodate as many of these reference points as possible — even Lars von Trier would chafe at such a ridiculous obstruction.

This Movie rely on the relationship between reality and illusion, but “Loving Vincent” antagonizes those forces against one another. The movie isn’t just presented in the style of van Gogh’s paintings; on the contrary, it fulfills Albinus’ dream by seamlessly stitching 94 of the paintings into the action.

The Boss Baby by DreamWorks Animation

The Boss Baby is a 2017 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. The film was directed by Tom McGrath and written by Michael McCullers, and stars the voices of Alec Baldwin as the title character, along with Miles Bakshi, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, and Tobey Maguire.

The Boss Baby is a hilariously universal story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim. With a sly, heart-filled message about the importance of family, DreamWorks' The Boss Baby is an authentic and broadly appealing original comedy for all ages. The Boss Baby premiered at the Miami International Film Festival on March 12, 2017, and was released by 20th Century Fox on March 31, 2017, in the United States.

 The film was scored by Hans Zimmer, along with Steve Mazzaro and various artists. The Boss Baby's soundtrack was released on Back Lot Music & iTunes. "Blackbird" by The Beatles is used as part of the plot at various points throughout the film. The Boss Baby has grossed $174.9 million in the United States and Canada and $323.1 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $498 million.

BAFTA-nominated Joseph Wallace Creates Stop-Motion Video for Sparks

BAFTA-nominated animation director Joseph Wallace has created stop-motion music video for the legendary American pop band Sparks.

It is puppet versions of Russell and Ron Mael find themselves in Paris, and then engaged in hot pursuit of an elusive bird of paradise. So is brought to life with Wallace’s recognizable blend of wiry puppets, cardboard sets and painted backgrounds.

 The song is a tribute to the French cabaret singer, actress Edith Piaf, who was an icon in the 1940s and 1950s. She died at the relatively young age of 47 in 1963, after years of alcohol abuse and a series of car accidents.

 Ron and Russell Mael issued this statement about the video: "Perfectly capturing the mood of the song 'Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me),' the video is also a rapturous work of art in its own right. Wallace said:“I didn’t want to illustrate the song too literally as the lyrics were fairly clear and the sentiment was really strong for me, so I tried to create a metaphor that would almost visually score the music and hopefully enhance the meaning of the song.”

A Silent Voice to release in U.S. theaters this October

A Silent Voice will be released in U.S. theaters this October. A Silent Voice, a film that was released in Japan last year, launches in U.S. theaters on October 20, 2017. Eleven Arts will also screen the anime film Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection in the United States in October reported by Anime News Network.

 A Silent Voice is based on the manga of the same name by Yoshitoki Oima. A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption. After bullying a deaf girl at school and forcing her to transfer away, Ishida Shouya is himself bullied and ostracized by his classmates. Years later, he embarks on a path to redemption.

 A Silent Voice earned nearly $20 million in Japan. A Silent Voice is a 2016 Japanese anime teen drama film produced by Kyoto Animation, directed by Naoko Yamada and written by Reiko Yoshida, featuring character designs by Futoshi Nishiya and music by Kensuke Ushio.

The film won the Tokyo Anime Award Festival’s Anime Film of the Year and the Japan Movie Critics Awards’ Best Animation of the Year. The film's theme song, titled "Koi wo Shita no wa" (恋をしたのは), was performed by Aiko, while "My Generation" by The Who was used during the opening credit. It was the 19th highest-grossing film in Japan in 2016 and also the 10th highest-grossing Japanese film of the year in the country .

The Red Turtle Completely Free of Dialogue

The Red Turtle is a 2016 French-Belgian-Japanese animated fantasy drama film. The film was directed by Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit and produced by Toshio Suzuki from Japan. The film tells the story of a man who becomes shipwrecked on a deserted island and meets a giant red female turtle.

The film has no dialogue. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. The film was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Film for the 89th Academy Awards. Through the story of a man shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by turtles, crabs and birds, The Red Turtle recounts the milestones in the life of a human being.

"The Red Turtle" is one of those rare animated movies that transports you to a different setting without demanding that you focus on narrative or character development. Instead, viewers are encouraged to fall in love with an environment, specifically a small tropical island on which a nondescript, mute castaway inexplicably finds himself shipwrecked. This focus on setting over narrative is crucial since "The Red Turtle" follows the normalization of one man's romance with nature. Because this is a fable, the above-mentioned romance is quite literal: our nameless castaway falls in love with a shapeshifting turtle that transforms into a beautiful naked woman. He also inevitably stops trying to escape his surroundings, and starts to build a home on the island. The dialogue-free drama shows a dead red turtle transforms into a human woman, who becomes the mate of the very man who caused the turtle's death.

 The screenplay was written by Dudok de Wit and Pascale Ferran. Studio Ghibli’s first non-Japanese production also marks the feature film debut of Dutch-British illustrator and animator Michael Dudok de Wit, an Oscar winner for the 2000 short Father and Daughter. The main difference between this type of story and the one that "The Red Turtle" eventually becomes is that there's always something that's entreating or trying to catch the viewer's eye, whether it's blessedly un-anthropomorophosized crabs, or a forest of gently swaying bamboo shoots. The Red Turtle received critical acclaim. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 94% score based on 107 reviews, with an average of 8.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads,

"The Red Turtle adds to Studio Ghibli's estimable legacy with a beautifully animated effort whose deceptively simple story boasts narrative layers as richly absorbing as its lovely visuals #10 Best Movie of 2017 #70 Most Discussed Movie of 2017 #86 Most Shared Movie of 2017

Norm of the North 2016

Norm of the North is a 2016 American computer-animated comedy-adventure film directed by Trevor Wall and written by Daniel R. Altiere, Steven M. Altiere, and Malcolm T. Goldman. The film tells the story about a polar bear named Norm who needs to save his home from Mr. Greene, a rich man who has a plan to build houses in the Arctic. To rescue his home, Norm has brought his friends, the three lemmings and Olympia Brighty, to hatch a scheme to prevent Mr. Greene from doing his plans. The film was released on January 15, 2016, and grossed $27.4 million on an $18 million budget.

 Norm is a polar bear with a heart of gold who tries to save his Arctic home along with his three lemming friends from a New York City developer. Norm, the Polar Bear is the son of the King Of The Arctic. In his youth, he develops the ability to speak to humans, a trait shared by his Grandfather. Because of this, he is made an outcast from the other animals, only being accepted by Socrates a wise bird and Elizabeth, a female polar bear whom Norm has fallen in love with.

The story is about Norm (voice of Rob Schneider), a polar bear who can talk to humans and who would rather dance than hunt. He discovers a model housing unit in his icy, Arctic home. To save the region from any potential buyers, he sabotages a commercial shoot organized by Vera (voice of Heather Graham), the head of marketing for Greene Homes, who later starts to have doubts about the project. Norm then stows away in the house on its journey back to New York City in order to stop Mr. Greene (voice of Ken Jeong) from his plan to populate the Arctic with people. Norm's plan is to pose as a method actor auditioning for Greene's advertising campaign to have "the Arctic sell the Arctic" (Greene instantly realizes Norm is not a man in a bear suit and then conveniently forgets about it). Greene also has captured the bear's grandfather (voice of Colm Meaney), so Norm also needs to rescue the old bear.

Winnie the Pooh 2011 Film

Winnie the Pooh is also famous series of the cartoon and this is the most famous cartoons characters in the children as Winnie the Pooh is a bear used to wear mostly red shirt. It is also well known characters among all the characters of cartoon on all the Cartoon channels especially of the Disney. Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne.

The first collection of stories about the character was the book Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), and this was followed by The House at Pooh Corner (1928). Milne also included a poem about the bear in the children's verse book When We Were Very Young (1924) and many more in Now We Are Six (1927). All four volumes were illustrated by E. H. Shepard. Inspired by A. A. Milne's stories of the same name, the film is part of Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise, the fifth theatrical Winnie the Pooh film released, and Walt Disney Animation Studios' second adaptation of Winnie-the-Pooh stories. The film is directed by Stephen Anderson and Don Hall, written by A. A. Milne and Burny Mattinson, produced by Peter Del Vecho, Clark Spencer, John Lasseter, and Craig Sost, and narrated by John Cleese.

The film is dedicated to Dan Read, who had worked on Disney films including The Emperor's New Groove and Chicken Little, and died on May 25, 2010. He is a small golden bear, stands at nearly 22 inches tall and wears an old red color t-shirt. This bear is undoubtedly the world’s most loved and revered bear. He has little brains, does a lot of silly things, and his love for honey (hunny) is endless, yes the bear is none other than everyone’s favourite bear - Winnie the Pooh.

He is best friends with everyone in the 100 Acre Wood. The first thing he says when he gets up in the morning is “what’s for breakfast”. Pooh invented the game ‘Poohsticks’. Things he likes to do is to exercise in the morning, go on an adventure with Christopher Robin or Piglet, visiting friends who he thinks have ‘Hunny’ and looking for “Hunny to Fill the Rumblee in his Tumblee”.

Oscar 2017 Nomination for Best Animated Feature Film

This Year 89th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature Film nominations are here

 Kubo and the Two Strings – Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner
Moana – John Musker, Ron Clements, and Osnat Shurer
My Life as a Zucchini – Claude Barras and Max Karli
The Red Turtle – Michaël Dudok de Wit and Toshio Suzuki
Zootopia – Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Clark Spencer

Kubo and the Two Strings is a 2016 American 3D stop-motion fantasy action-adventure film directed and co-produced by Travis Knight (in his directorial debut), and written by Marc Haimes and Chris Butler. It is Laika's fourth feature film produced. The film revolves around Kubo, who has magical powers and whose left eye was stolen. Accompanied by Monkey and Beetle, he must subdue the Sisters, Raiden the Moon King and his army of evil spirits.


Moana is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 56th Disney animated feature film. The film was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, and co-directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams. The film features music written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa'i, and Mark Mancina.

My Life as a Courgette  also titled My Life as a Zucchini, is a 2016 French-Swiss stop motion animated film directed by Claude Barras. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.


The Red Turtle is a 2016 animated fantasy film directed and co-written by Dutch-British animator Michaël Dudok de Wit in his feature film debut. The film is a co-production between Wild Bunch and Studio Ghibli, and tells the story of a man who becomes shipwrecked on a deserted island and meets a giant red turtle. The film has no dialogue. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Studio Ghibli with “The Red Turtle,” which broke out at Cannes and Toronto. Sony Pictures Classics is handling the domestic release and push for Oscar, which Studio Ghibli hasn’t won since Hayao Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away” in 2003. Zootopia (also known as Zootropolis in most of Europe and the Middle East) is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 55th Disney animated feature film. The film was chosen by American Film Institute as one of the top ten films of 2016. The film won the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature, and the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film. This year’s $1 billion anti-racist global blockbuster “Zootopia,” which easily placed among the nominees.

2017 Oscar Nomination for Best Animated Short Film

This year Academy has been giving out the Best Animated Feature prize.

 Blind Vaysha – Theodore Ushev
Borrowed Time – Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj
Pear Cider and Cigarettes – Robert Valley and Cara Speller
 Pearl – Patrick Osborne Piper – Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer

 Blind Vaysha (French:Vaysha l'aveugle) is a 2016 animated short by Theodore Ushev, produced by Marc Bertrand for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), with the participation of ARTE France. Based on a story by Georgi Gospodinov, the film tells story of a girl who sees past out of her left eye and the future from her right—and so is unable to live in the present. Montreal actress Caroline Dhavernas performed the narration for the film, in both its French and English-language versions. Blind Vaysha is rooted in nostalgia and fear. the National Film Board of Canada is represented here by Blind Vaysha, adapted by Bulgarian director Theodore Ushev from a short story by his friend Georgi Gospodinov.

 Borrowed Time is a 2016 American independent computer-animated western drama short film directed by Pixar artists Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj.A weathered Sheriff returns to the remains of an accident he has spent a lifetime trying to forget. With each step forward, the memories come flooding back. Faced with his mistake once again, he must find the strength to carry on. Pear Cider and Cigarettes is a 2016 Canadian animated short documentary film directed by Robert Valley and produced by Cara Speller.

 Pear Cider and Cigarettes, the aforementioned naughty film, which at 35 minutes is also four times the length of any other nominee. Hard-living Techno Stypes has been Robert's best friend since childhood, and over the years, Robert has been amazed by Techno's ability to sabotage himself. When Techno is hospitalized in China and needs a liver transplant, Robert goes on a wild ride to get him home to Vancouver, where Techno dies after his body rejects the liver.

 Pearl is an American 2016 independent animated drama short film directed by Patrick Osborne. In 2017, it became the first VR film to be nominated for an Academy Award. Pearl is also the man behind Oscar-winning Disney short Feast. Characters constantly move so that you must follow them around the car (when someone runs out), through the sunroof (to catch a firefly), or out the back as the red and blue glow of a police car flickers. And as the vehicle ages, so too does Sara (Nicki Bluhm) and her Dad (Kelley Stoltz).

Pearl, the six-minute account of a father-daughter relationship through the years, all told within the confines of the car (named Pearl) that takes them on various cross-country adventures. Pearl is story of a girl and her dad as they cross the United States in an older model hatchback chasing their dreams. The music created by the father and daughter is the central narrator and the single perspective is viewed from the passenger seat of the car. 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. The short involves a hungry baby sandpiper learning to overcome her fear of water. The inspiration came from less than a mile away from Pixar Studios in Emeryville, California, where Barillaro, a veteran Pixar animator, would run alongside the shore and notice birds by the thousands fleeing from the water but returning between waves to eat.Pixar's Piper, directed by Alan Barillaro, which pairs photorealistic settings and adorable character design to depict a newborn bird's attempts to fend for himself as the grownups find food on a waveswept beach. Piper unwittingly remains to be blasted by the water. The trauma is too much to endure, the tiny bird staying hidden away until a clan of hermit crabs shows it that there’s nothing to fear.
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The Snow queen 2012 Russian Movie based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale

Snow Queen shows the story of the Snow Queen who blanketed the world in ice, setting out to destroy everything, including the family of the glassmaker Vegard. Fortunately, Vegard and his wife were able to save their daughter Gerda and their son Kai before it was too late. But when Kai was discovered by the Snow Queen's servant, Gerda embarks on a journey across the icy wonderland, facing difficult obstacles and finding new friends on her quest to set Kai free, defeat the Snow Queen and warm the hearts of people everywhere.

The Snow Queen is a Russian animated adventure that was dubbed in English to reach a broader audience. Like the Disney film Frozen, The Snow Queen is based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale about a world blanketed by ice thanks to the titular villain who hates just about everything. The protagonists are an orphaned brother and sister, and there are several close calls and potentially frightening sequences where they're in danger of being captured, shot at or killed, but in the end, all is well.

 The movie was released on 31 December 2012 in Russia and internationally on 3 January 2013. In the United States, it was released in video on demand on 10 October 2013, in theaters stateside on 11 October 2013 and DVD on 28 January 2014. The Snow Queen created the world of eternal winter where the polar wind cools human souls and clearness of lines obscure emotions. A girl named Gerda, her pet ferret Luta, and Orm the troll must save her brother Kai and the world. The Snow Queen, which was successfully launched in the domestic and international release last year, was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Real 3D Blu-ray in Russia.

Released by "Misteriya Zvuka" it was released on 31 January 2013. In a deluxe edition of the DVD, it contains both 2D and 3D with 3D glasses attached. It was released on VOD on Thursday, 10 October 2013. The film was released on DVD in the United States on 28 January 2014. The Snow Queen flopped at the Russian box office which made only $5.16 million in the first week. 31 January 2013, it was considered a box office success as it had drawn 1.3 million viewers. It grossed $7,580,435 at the Russian box office. On 1 February 2013, it grossed $8.8 million. On 11 February 2013 in Korea, it grossed $525,000 and took fifth place at the box office. On 15 February 2013 in Korea, it grossed $1.5 million at the box office. As of today, The Snow Queen made $14 million total at the box office. Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snow_Queen_(2012_film)

Zarafa French-Belgian animated film by Rémi Bezançon

Zarafa is a 2012 French-Belgian animated film directed by Rémi Bezançon and Jean-Christophe Lie. It was released on 8 February 2012 in France.

The story of the everlasting friendship between Maki, a little boy aged 10, and Zarafa, an orphaned giraffe, a gift from the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France, Charles X. Hassan, Prince of the Desert, is instructed by the Pasha to deliver Zarafa to France. But Maki has made up his mind to do everything in his power to stop Hassan from fulfilling his mission and to bring the giraffe back to its native land - even if it means risking his own life - because he must fulfill his promise to Zarafa's late mother. During an epic journey that takes them from Sudan to Paris, passing on the way through Alexandria, Marseille and the snow-capped Alps, they have many adventures, crossing paths with the aviator Malaterre, a pair of unusual twin cows called Mounh and Sounh, and the pirate queen Bouboulina.

 The film was based on the historical event, of the Giraffe given to Charles X of France by Muhammad Ali of Egypt, and Rémi Bezançon wanted to make a film of it as soon as he heard about it, and was also keen to explore the issue of slavery in a film.

 Parents need to know that Zarafa is an enchanting animated story about an orphaned African boy's journey to find his place in the world and to protect a young giraffe for whom he feels responsible. Filled with funny moments, offbeat and interesting characters, and a bounty of exotic global settings, the movie also has some heartrending moments, including the deaths of characters whom the audience has come to love. Multiple scary and/or suspenseful scenes find two children in danger from a ferocious dog and an evil villain -- a slave trader who stalks them, keeps the little girl in chains, attacks the boy, and shoots to kill. A young boy's parents are captured and his village is burned (shown in background); narrow escapes, rescues, and threat of capture are frequent. A man is shown under the influence of a substance he's smoking from long pipe, and a hero in despair turns briefly to alcohol and drunkenness. A hippopotamus is notable for farting and spraying its surroundings with feces. This French film is best for kids who are comfortable with reading English subtitles, can handle some sadness, and know the difference between real and imaginary violence. Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarafa_(film) https://www.commonsensemedia.org

The Lorax animated 3D based on Dr. Seuss's children's book

The Lorax is a 2012 American computer-animated 3D musical fantasy comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and based on Dr. Seuss's children's book of the same name. The film was released by Universal Pictures on March 2, 2012, the 108th birthday of Dr. Seuss.

 The second adaptation of the book, following the 1972 animated musical television special, the film builds on the book by expanding the story of Ted, the previously unnamed boy who visits the Once-ler. The cast includes Danny DeVito as the Lorax, Ed Helms as the Once-ler, and Zac Efron as Ted. New characters introduced in the film are Audrey (voiced by Taylor Swift), Mr. Aloysius O'Hare (Rob Riggle), Mrs. Wiggins, Ted's mother (Jenny Slate), and Grammy Norma (Betty White). The 3D-CGI feature Dr. Seuss' The Lorax is an adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic tale of a forest creature who shares the enduring power of hope.

The animated adventure follows the journey of a boy as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lorax_(film)

Brave - 2012 film by Katherine Sarafian

Brave is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman and co-directed by Steve Purcell. The story is by Chapman, with the screenplay by Andrews, Purcell, Chapman and Irene Mecchi.

The film was produced by Katherine Sarafian, with John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Pete Docter as executive producers. The film's voice cast features Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, and Craig Ferguson. Set in the Scottish Highlands, the film tells the story of a princess named Merida who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom by expressing the desire to not be betrothed.


Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson). Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin (Kevin McKidd), surly Lord Macintosh (Craig Ferguson) and cantankerous Lord Dingwall (Robbie Coltrane). Merida's actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Witch (Julie Walters) for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish.