Nov 8, 2024 · Despite only being made up of thirty episodes, it brought the creator and director huge success. They would collaborate once again for another animated series for the BBC, this time with Noah and Nelly in SkyLArk, a surreal series loosely based on Noah’s Ark.While the two may not have collaborated again and went on to work on their own projects, Roobarb was still beloved by those who grew up ...

Sep 16, 2024 · When it comes to surreal and experimental stop-motion animations, one of the most recognisable filmmakers who specialise in this area is Czech Republic filmmaker Jan Svankmajer, who made a total of twenty-six short films and seven feature-length productions before declaring Kunstkamera (2022) to be his final work. It all started in 1964 with his debut as a film director with the short film The ...

Dec 24, 2024 · The Wrong Trousers is, in this reviewers humble opinion, not only the best Wallace & Gromit adventure, but the best 1/2 hour in the history of film, a real diamond if you will. Vengeance Most Fowl, the latest feature length adventure returns to that world, but can directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham re-enter to the world of The Wrong Trousers and pull of a daring heist, escaping ...

Feb 15, 2023 · As children and families around England were sitting in front of their television sets on a wintry afternoon in 1973, little did they know that they would be watching a children’s show that would be truly special and groundbreaking for the time.

Feb 8, 2024 · Could you talk about the unique challenges of blending the CG characters with 2D environments? It was just a look. Tim lamb is our production designer, and this is something that he thought would look cool and would be something that looks very beautiful and finished while also having limitations with the budget.

Oct 14, 2024 · An Almost Christmas Story is the third and final installment in Cuarón’s holiday shorts collection for Disney+. His first short, Le Pupille, earned an Oscar® nomination in 2022, and last year’s The Shepherd was shortlisted, both in the Live Action Short Film category. An Almost Christmas Story is inspired by the true events of a tiny owl rescued from the New York City’s Rockefeller ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Any animation student taking their education seriously covets their copy of “The Animators Survival Kit”, a valued resource of all things animated full of frame by frame shortcuts for lazy, copycats on a deadline and soul food for those needing inspiration to understand the psychological mechanics needed to master the art form.

Oct 18, 2024 · Ahead of its World Premiere at the 68th BFI London Film Festival on Saturday 19th October, Netflix are thrilled to announce that Dermot O’Leary and Jordan North will appear in cameo roles in Locksmith Animation (Ron’s Gone Wrong) and director Simon Otto’s (How to Train Your Dragon trilogy) upcoming animated feature That Christmas.

Nov 27, 2024 · Disney’s recent original films have had trouble taking off. Following a culturally dominant 2010s, Disney Animation Studios 2020s releases like Wish underwhelmed critics and barely recouped the almost $400m the historic animation house spent on them. Their upcoming slate sees them return to familiarity with sequels to Frozen and Zootopia following this year’s Moana 2, a continuation of ...

31 October – 30 November 2024. Film venues: ICA, Regent Street Cinema, The Garden Cinema, The Gate, and the Czech Embassy cinema at the Czech Centre.