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[phoenixlionme]

Same Name Game: Competition 39

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[saccharinescorpion]

Mamoru Hosoda on bringing international artists like Jin Kim, Eric Wong, and Cartoon Saloon's Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart to work on Belle in order to create an accurate vision of a  “global society” 

coming right off the tail of Chinese-American TAIKO Studios being hired to produce "Bidoof's Big Stand" for The Pokemon Company, i think he's right re: "the wall" coming down

[whokilledlordmorley]

Super Scientists

Honey Lemon: biochemical engineer, superhero

Captain Amelia: ship captain, space navigator

Edna Mode: fashion designer, inventor

Yzma: evil scientist, alchemist 

Ellie Fredrickson: zookeeper, adventurer

Luna: Astronaut, scientist (possibly astrophysicist) 

Gogo Tomago: mechanical engineer, superhero

International Day of Women and Girls in Science is on February 11!

[yukinnn]

Some visual development I did for short PANGU at Taiko Studios when I was an intern there, had such a great time !!! 

Click here to watch the whole film! 

[animationforce]

2019 Oscar Nominations in Animation

This morning, the Academy Award nominees were announced (full list here). Here is how animation stacked up in the list:

Best Animated Feature Film: 

"Incredibles 2" — Disney/Pixar’s hit sequel to their original family superhero film

"Isle of Dogs" — Director Wes Anderson’s latest stop-motion adventure follows a Japanese boy on a mission to rescue his dog.

"Mirai" — Japanese import with stunning 2D animation and a charming story of family and time-travel, by director Mamoru Hosoda

"Ralph Breaks the Internet" — Walt Disney Animation continues the tale of Wreck-It Ralph with a lot of laughs and heart

"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" — Sony proves how far it can go with the proper push, with incredible comics-inspired animation and Spider-Man like you’ve never seen him. 

Honestly, I’m having a hard time picking the best film from this list. All my favorite animated films from last year are represented, proving again what a great year 2018 was in animation. These films are funny and inspiring and beautiful. LOOK AT THEM!

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

"Animal Behaviour" — The National Film Board of Canada presents David Fine & Alison Snowden’s short about "a group therapy session, with animals.”

"Bao" — A “culinary fable” from Pixar’s first female director of an animated short, Domee Shi, with inspiration from her Chinese immigrant parents’ protective style of love.

"Late Afternoon" — Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon’s exploration into a woman’s experience with memory loss, directed by Louise Bagnall. (Watch in full here). 

"One Small Step" — Newcomer TAIKO Studios’ first project “follows the story of Luna, a Chinese American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut,” from Disney veteran animators. (Watch in full here).

"Weekends" — This hand-animated personal project by Pixar animators follows a young boy “shuffling between the homes of his recently divorced parents” in 1980s Toronto. 

What stands out the most in this year’s lineup of animated short films must be how deeply personal the stories remain. Another great aspect of these films? The character designs: 

Congratulations to all the nominated films!

- Courtney ( @harmonicacave )

[animationtidbits]

The Making of One Small Step

[amarimo]

[weegeelord717]

UPDATE: Every Single One Of The 2019 Oscar-Shortlisted Animated Shorts Is Currently Online

For a limited time, seven of the ten Oscar-shortlisted animated short films are online!

Okay, so I don’t know how much time I have, so I’ll be brief:

EVERY SINGLE SHORT on the shortlist of the 2019 Oscars Animated Shorts category is currently online. I just want to make this post so everyone here can know you can watch them RIGHT NOW!

Seriously, there are some real treasures in there. I highly recommend watching them all.