MOVIES ON DEMAND REPORT
_Movies On Demand Premiering This Week (July 25, 2011)_
-RANGO
_RANGO (Paramount) _– Premieres July 29, 2011
Director Gore Verbinski has turned the remake of THE RING into a career of making Johnny Depp movies. Can you blame him?
Besides working with Depp, Verbinski's other correct move is to have Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) do the graphics for the PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN franchise and now RANGO. The animal characters come to life.
If you're a Johnny Depp and animation fan, RANGO is for you
_Johnny Depp, Timothy Olyphant_PG, Animated
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_Movies On Demand Premiering This Week (July 25, 2011)_
-RANGO
_RANGO (Paramount) _– Premieres July 29, 2011
Director Gore Verbinski has turned the remake of THE RING into a career of making Johnny Depp movies. Can you blame him?
Besides working with Depp, Verbinski's other correct move is to have Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) do the graphics for the PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN franchise and now RANGO. The animal characters come to life.
If you're a Johnny Depp and animation fan, RANGO is for you
_Johnny Depp, Timothy Olyphant_PG, Animated
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2011 Academy Award-Nominated Animated Short Films
Opens Friday, February 11, 2011 - SHOWING @ the IFC Center-NYC
A showcase of the five animated short films nominated for this year’s Academy Awards, plus two additional films named to the Academy’s shortlist. This program is appropriate for all ages.
MADAGASCAR, CARNET DE VOYAGE – This film is a journey diary that redraws the trip of a European traveller confronted with Famadihana customs. As pages of a diary turn, colorful pencil sketches come to life, revealing the majestic rolling landscapes of Madagascar, and acquainting the audience to the people of the Malagasy culture.(French, 15 min., Director: Bastien Dubois)
LET’S POLLUTE – In the spirit of 50’s & 60’s educational films, ‘Let’s Pollute’ is a modern satire on how pollution is our heritage and keeps our economy growing strong, while instructing us how to be better polluters for a better blighted tomorrow. (USA, 6 min., Director: Geefwee Boedoe)
THE GRUFFALO - The magical tale of a mouse who takes a walk through the woods in search of a nut. Encountering three predators who all wish to eat him a fox, an owl and a snake the plucky mouse has to use his wits to survive, creating an imaginary monster who then turns out to be only too real. (UK; Germany, 27 min., Directors: Jakob Schuh, Max Lange)
THE LOST THING – A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a ‘place’ for it. (Australia; UK, 15 min., Directors: Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan)
DAY & NIGHT – When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other’s unique qualities – and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world – the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective. (USA, 6 min., Director: Teddy Newton)
Plus two additional award-winning animated short films:
THE COW WHO WANTED TO BE A HAMBURGER – This is a children’s fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life, and ultimately the test of a mother’s life. (USA, 6 min., Director: Bill Plympton)
URS – For many years Urs has had to look after his aging mother. But now he sets out for a dangerous journey: He carries his mother up a mountain to find a better place for both of them. But she wants to stay at home.(Germany, 10 min., Director:Moritz Mayerhofer)
ANIMATED PROGRAM Total running time 85 Minutes
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Opens Friday, February 11, 2011 - SHOWING @ the IFC Center-NYC
MADAGASCAR, CARNET DE VOYAGE – This film is a journey diary that redraws the trip of a European traveller confronted with Famadihana customs. As pages of a diary turn, colorful pencil sketches come to life, revealing the majestic rolling landscapes of Madagascar, and acquainting the audience to the people of the Malagasy culture.(French, 15 min., Director: Bastien Dubois)
LET’S POLLUTE – In the spirit of 50’s & 60’s educational films, ‘Let’s Pollute’ is a modern satire on how pollution is our heritage and keeps our economy growing strong, while instructing us how to be better polluters for a better blighted tomorrow. (USA, 6 min., Director: Geefwee Boedoe)
THE GRUFFALO - The magical tale of a mouse who takes a walk through the woods in search of a nut. Encountering three predators who all wish to eat him a fox, an owl and a snake the plucky mouse has to use his wits to survive, creating an imaginary monster who then turns out to be only too real. (UK; Germany, 27 min., Directors: Jakob Schuh, Max Lange)
THE LOST THING – A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a ‘place’ for it. (Australia; UK, 15 min., Directors: Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan)
DAY & NIGHT – When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other’s unique qualities – and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world – the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective. (USA, 6 min., Director: Teddy Newton)
Plus two additional award-winning animated short films:
THE COW WHO WANTED TO BE A HAMBURGER – This is a children’s fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life, and ultimately the test of a mother’s life. (USA, 6 min., Director: Bill Plympton)
URS – For many years Urs has had to look after his aging mother. But now he sets out for a dangerous journey: He carries his mother up a mountain to find a better place for both of them. But she wants to stay at home.(Germany, 10 min., Director:Moritz Mayerhofer)
ANIMATED PROGRAM Total running time 85 Minutes
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- Sun, Feb 13 at: 10:30 AM, 12:45 PM, 2:20 PM, 4:40 PM, 6:20 PM, 8:40 PM, 10:20 PM
- Mon, Feb 14 at: 10:30 AM, 12:45 PM, 2:20 PM, 4:40 PM, 6:20 PM, 8:40 PM, 10:20 PM
- Tue, Feb 15 at: 10:30 AM, 12:45 PM, 2:20 PM, 4:40 PM, 6:20 PM, 8:40 PM, 10:20 PM
- Wed, Feb 16 at: 10:30 AM, 12:45 PM, 2:20 PM, 4:40 PM, 6:20 PM, 8:40 PM, 10:20 PM
- Thu, Feb 17 at: 10:30 AM, 12:45 PM, 2:20 PM, 4:40 PM, 6:20 PM, 8:40 PM, 10:20 PM
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Info courtesy of Variety.com
ANNIE AWARDS nominations
Did Disney-Pixar's withdrawal from the Intl. Animation Society make a difference in this year's Annie Awards nominations? Possibly, if you consider that in lieu of its participation Disney and Pixar combined for a grand total of eight nominations while rival DreamWorks Animation racked up 38.
Disney-Pixar's "Toy Story 3" and Disney's "Tangled" were among the nominees for best animated pic.
Other nominees for the top prize are Illumination's "Despicable Me," DWA's "How to Train Your Dragon" and Django Films' "The Illusionist."
Overall, "How to Train Your Dragon" picked up 15 nods for DWA, including feature, direction, writing and voice acting. The next closest pic in total noms was "Despicable," which nabbed seven.
The 38th annual Annie Awards, hosted by ASIFA-Hollywood, will be held Feb. 5, 2011 at UCLA's Royce Hall.
Disney withdrew its support from ASIFA and the Annie Awards in August over the org's judging practices. The issue stemmed from the fact that ASIFA membership is open to anyone, not just industry professionals, much like Film Independent, whose paying members vote for the Spirit Awards. ASIFA made some tweaks to its judging earlier last year, limiting voting in individual achievement categories to animations pros, and has made significant changes this year so that non-pros aren't able to vote in any category. Those changes didn't appease Disney, which wanted an advisory committee made up of reps from each studio to recommend rule changes to the ASIFA board.
"Toy Story 3" is by far the year's biggest toon hit at the box office, pulling in more than $1 billion worldwide. Disney's latest, "Tangled," dislodged "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" last weekend from its hold on the top spot, with a global take so far of $142.3 million.
"How to Train Your Dragon" pulled in $493.2 million overall, while "Despicable Me" has brought in "$534.9 million. French toon "The Illusionist" from helmer Sylvain Chomet has made $2.7 million.
2010 ANNIE AWARD NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY PRODUCTION CATEGORIES
Best Animated Feature
Despicable Me – Illumination Entertainment
How to Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation
Tangled – Disney
The Illusionist – Django Films
Toy Story 3 – Disney/Pixar
Best Animated Short Subject
Coyote Falls - Warner Bros. Animation
Day & Night – Pixar
Enrique Wrecks the World - House of Chai
The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger - Plymptoons Studio
The Renter - Jason Carpenter
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES
Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Andrew Young Kim "Shrek Forever After" - DreamWorks Animation
Jason Mayer "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Brett Miller "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Sebastian Quessy "Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" - Warner Bros. Pictures
Kryzstof Rost "Megamind" - DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Feature Production
Mark Donald "Megamind" - DreamWorks Animation
Anthony Hodgson "Megamind" - DreamWorks Animation
Gabe Hordos "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Jakob Hjort Jensen "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
David Torres "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Quentin Miles - Clash of the Titans
Ryan Page - Alice in Wonderland
Character Design in a Feature Production
Sylvain Chomet "The Illusionist" - Django Films
Carter Goodrich "Despicable Me" - Illumination Entertainment
Timothy Lamb "Megamind" - DreamWorks Animation
Nico Marlet "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Directing in a Feature Production
Sylvain Chomet "The Illusionist" - Django Films
Pierre Coffin "Despicable Me" – Illumination Entertainment
Mamoru Hosoda "Summer Wars" – Madhouse/Funimation
Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Lee Unkrich "Toy Story 3" – Disney/Pixar
Music in a Feature Production
Sylvain Chomet "The Illusionist" - Django Films
David Hirschfelder "Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" - Warner Bros. Pictures
John Powell "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Harry Gregson Williams "Shrek Forever After" - DreamWorks Animation
Pharrell Williams, Heitor Pereira "Despicable Me" - Illumination Entertainment
Production Design in a Feature Production
Yarrow Cheney "Despicable Me" - Illumination Entertainment
Eric Guillon "Despicable Me" - Illumination Entertainment
Dan Hee Ryu "Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" - Warner Bros. Pictures
Pierre Olivier Vincent "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Peter Zaslav "Shrek Forever After" - DreamWorks Animation
Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Alessandro Carloni "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Paul Fisher "Shrek Forever After" - DreamWorks Animation
Tom Owens "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Catherine Yuh Rader "Megamind" - DreamWorks Animation
Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Jay Baruchel as Hiccup "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Gerard Butler as Stoick "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Steve Carrell as Gru "Despicable Me" - Illumination Entertainment
Cameron Diaz as Fiona "Shrek Forever After" - DreamWorks Animation
Geoffrey Rush as Ezylryb "Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" - Warner Bros. Pictures
Writing in a Feature Production
Michael Arndt "Toy Story 3" – Disney/Pixar
Sylvain Chomet "The Illusionist" – Django Films
William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders "How to Train Your Dragon" – DreamWorks Animation
Dan Fogelman "Tangled" - Disney
Alan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons "Megamind" – DreamWorks Animation
JURIED AWARDS
Special Achievement – "Waking Sleeping Beauty"
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ANNIE AWARDS nominations
Did Disney-Pixar's withdrawal from the Intl. Animation Society make a difference in this year's Annie Awards nominations? Possibly, if you consider that in lieu of its participation Disney and Pixar combined for a grand total of eight nominations while rival DreamWorks Animation racked up 38.
Disney-Pixar's "Toy Story 3" and Disney's "Tangled" were among the nominees for best animated pic.
Other nominees for the top prize are Illumination's "Despicable Me," DWA's "How to Train Your Dragon" and Django Films' "The Illusionist."
Overall, "How to Train Your Dragon" picked up 15 nods for DWA, including feature, direction, writing and voice acting. The next closest pic in total noms was "Despicable," which nabbed seven.
The 38th annual Annie Awards, hosted by ASIFA-Hollywood, will be held Feb. 5, 2011 at UCLA's Royce Hall.
Disney withdrew its support from ASIFA and the Annie Awards in August over the org's judging practices. The issue stemmed from the fact that ASIFA membership is open to anyone, not just industry professionals, much like Film Independent, whose paying members vote for the Spirit Awards. ASIFA made some tweaks to its judging earlier last year, limiting voting in individual achievement categories to animations pros, and has made significant changes this year so that non-pros aren't able to vote in any category. Those changes didn't appease Disney, which wanted an advisory committee made up of reps from each studio to recommend rule changes to the ASIFA board.
"Toy Story 3" is by far the year's biggest toon hit at the box office, pulling in more than $1 billion worldwide. Disney's latest, "Tangled," dislodged "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" last weekend from its hold on the top spot, with a global take so far of $142.3 million.
"How to Train Your Dragon" pulled in $493.2 million overall, while "Despicable Me" has brought in "$534.9 million. French toon "The Illusionist" from helmer Sylvain Chomet has made $2.7 million.
2010 ANNIE AWARD NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY PRODUCTION CATEGORIES
Best Animated Feature
Despicable Me – Illumination Entertainment
How to Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation
Tangled – Disney
The Illusionist – Django Films
Toy Story 3 – Disney/Pixar
Best Animated Short Subject
Coyote Falls - Warner Bros. Animation
Day & Night – Pixar
Enrique Wrecks the World - House of Chai
The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger - Plymptoons Studio
The Renter - Jason Carpenter
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES
Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Andrew Young Kim "Shrek Forever After" - DreamWorks Animation
Jason Mayer "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Brett Miller "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Sebastian Quessy "Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" - Warner Bros. Pictures
Kryzstof Rost "Megamind" - DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Feature Production
Mark Donald "Megamind" - DreamWorks Animation
Anthony Hodgson "Megamind" - DreamWorks Animation
Gabe Hordos "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Jakob Hjort Jensen "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
David Torres "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Quentin Miles - Clash of the Titans
Ryan Page - Alice in Wonderland
Character Design in a Feature Production
Sylvain Chomet "The Illusionist" - Django Films
Carter Goodrich "Despicable Me" - Illumination Entertainment
Timothy Lamb "Megamind" - DreamWorks Animation
Nico Marlet "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Directing in a Feature Production
Sylvain Chomet "The Illusionist" - Django Films
Pierre Coffin "Despicable Me" – Illumination Entertainment
Mamoru Hosoda "Summer Wars" – Madhouse/Funimation
Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Lee Unkrich "Toy Story 3" – Disney/Pixar
Music in a Feature Production
Sylvain Chomet "The Illusionist" - Django Films
David Hirschfelder "Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" - Warner Bros. Pictures
John Powell "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Harry Gregson Williams "Shrek Forever After" - DreamWorks Animation
Pharrell Williams, Heitor Pereira "Despicable Me" - Illumination Entertainment
Production Design in a Feature Production
Yarrow Cheney "Despicable Me" - Illumination Entertainment
Eric Guillon "Despicable Me" - Illumination Entertainment
Dan Hee Ryu "Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" - Warner Bros. Pictures
Pierre Olivier Vincent "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Peter Zaslav "Shrek Forever After" - DreamWorks Animation
Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Alessandro Carloni "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Paul Fisher "Shrek Forever After" - DreamWorks Animation
Tom Owens "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Catherine Yuh Rader "Megamind" - DreamWorks Animation
Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Jay Baruchel as Hiccup "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Gerard Butler as Stoick "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation
Steve Carrell as Gru "Despicable Me" - Illumination Entertainment
Cameron Diaz as Fiona "Shrek Forever After" - DreamWorks Animation
Geoffrey Rush as Ezylryb "Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" - Warner Bros. Pictures
Writing in a Feature Production
Michael Arndt "Toy Story 3" – Disney/Pixar
Sylvain Chomet "The Illusionist" – Django Films
William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders "How to Train Your Dragon" – DreamWorks Animation
Dan Fogelman "Tangled" - Disney
Alan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons "Megamind" – DreamWorks Animation
JURIED AWARDS
Special Achievement – "Waking Sleeping Beauty"
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Info courtesy of Variety.com
Academy names 15 Oscar-qualified animated films
Upcoming 'Yogi Bear' disqualified from list
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has accepted 15 pics for consideration in the animated feature film category. Had 16 or more films qualified, five nominees could have been selected, but with 15 titles the maximum number of final nominees is three.
The films on the shortlist are (Final "3" announced Jan. 25, 2011):
Lionsgate's "Alpha and Omega" (still playing in theaters)
WB's "Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" (On DVD since Nov. 16th)
Universal's "Despicable Me" (DVD release set for Dec. 14th)
"The Dreams of Jinsha" [not yet qualified, awaiting 2010 theatrical release]
DreamWorks' "How to Train Your Dragon" (On DVD since Oct. 15th)
"Idiots and Angels" (Awaiting DVD release date)
Sony's "The Illusionist" (Opens theatrically Dec. 25th)
WB's "The Legend of the Guardians: The Owls ofGa'Hoole" (DVD release set for Dec. 17th)
DreamWorks' "Megamind" (still playing in theaters)
"My Dog Tulip" (Awaiting DVD release date)
DreamWorks' "Shrek Forever After" (DVD release set for Dec. 7th)
"Summer Wars" [not yet qualified, awaiting 2010 theatrical release]
Disney's "Tangled" (Opens theatrically Nov. 24th)
"Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue" (On DVD since Sept. 21st)
Disney-Pixar's "Toy Story 3" (On DVD since Nov. 2nd)
Although the part-animated, part live-action "Yogi Bear" from Warner Bros. was submitted, it was not selected by the Academy, which resulted in potential nominees being reduced to three. In order to be considered as an animated feature, the rule says "a significant number of the major characters must be animated and animation must figure in no less than 75% of the picture's running time."
Jon Bloom, Academy governor and chairman of the exec committee of the short films and feature animation branch, said "Yogi Bear" was clearly under the stated percentage of animation, whereas "Cats and Dogs" had more than the required time.
Since its inception in 2001, the award has only garnered enough submissions to expand the list of nominees from three to five twice -- in 2002 and 2009.
The 83rd Academy Awards nominations will be announced Jan. 25, 2011 and the ceremony will take place Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theater.
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Academy names 15 Oscar-qualified animated films
Upcoming 'Yogi Bear' disqualified from list
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has accepted 15 pics for consideration in the animated feature film category. Had 16 or more films qualified, five nominees could have been selected, but with 15 titles the maximum number of final nominees is three.
The films on the shortlist are (Final "3" announced Jan. 25, 2011):
Lionsgate's "Alpha and Omega" (still playing in theaters)
WB's "Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" (On DVD since Nov. 16th)
Universal's "Despicable Me" (DVD release set for Dec. 14th)
"The Dreams of Jinsha" [not yet qualified, awaiting 2010 theatrical release]
DreamWorks' "How to Train Your Dragon" (On DVD since Oct. 15th)
"Idiots and Angels" (Awaiting DVD release date)
Sony's "The Illusionist" (Opens theatrically Dec. 25th)
WB's "The Legend of the Guardians: The Owls ofGa'Hoole" (DVD release set for Dec. 17th)
DreamWorks' "Megamind" (still playing in theaters)
"My Dog Tulip" (Awaiting DVD release date)
DreamWorks' "Shrek Forever After" (DVD release set for Dec. 7th)
"Summer Wars" [not yet qualified, awaiting 2010 theatrical release]
Disney's "Tangled" (Opens theatrically Nov. 24th)
"Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue" (On DVD since Sept. 21st)
Disney-Pixar's "Toy Story 3" (On DVD since Nov. 2nd)
Although the part-animated, part live-action "Yogi Bear" from Warner Bros. was submitted, it was not selected by the Academy, which resulted in potential nominees being reduced to three. In order to be considered as an animated feature, the rule says "a significant number of the major characters must be animated and animation must figure in no less than 75% of the picture's running time."
Jon Bloom, Academy governor and chairman of the exec committee of the short films and feature animation branch, said "Yogi Bear" was clearly under the stated percentage of animation, whereas "Cats and Dogs" had more than the required time.
Since its inception in 2001, the award has only garnered enough submissions to expand the list of nominees from three to five twice -- in 2002 and 2009.
The 83rd Academy Awards nominations will be announced Jan. 25, 2011 and the ceremony will take place Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theater.
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(SHORTS)-NINE NATION ANIMATION Opens in NYC on September 29, 2010!
Press release
NINE NATION ANIMATION:
NINE ANIMATED SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO RECEIVE
NEW YORK THEATRICAL RELEASE, PREMIERING AT IFC CENTER, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
The World According to Shorts has acquired U.S. rights to nine notable animated short films from countries ranging from Turkey to the UK, and Belgium to South Africa, it was announced today by Jonathan Howell of The World According to Shorts. The films will be released theatrically in New York as a package, entitled Nine Nation Animation, on September 29 at the IFC Center, followed by a national release.
The program, created by Howell, founder and director of The World According to Shorts, is the organization’s third release, following The World According to Shorts (2006) and “L’origine de la tendresse” and Other Tales (2008). The organization has been exhibiting programs of international short films in the New York area since 2000.
Nine Nation Animation presents a selection of recent award-winning animated short films from the world’s most renowned festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Annecy, Clermont-Ferrand and others. The program spans the globe and a wide variety of animation styles.
A cat and a mouse carry on a dysfunctional relationship in a futuristic landscape. A Chinese monk sets out on foot with a tiger during the Tang dynasty and happens upon the giant Buddhas of Bâmiyân. Two bluecollar workers dissect the meaning of "normal" life, as the world crumbles around them. A box of matches succumb, to their detriment, to the appeal of a cigarette.
Titles include “Deconstruction Workers” by Kajsa Naess (Norway); “Average 40 Matches” by Burkay Doğan & M. Şakir Arslan (Turkey); “Bâmiyân” by Patrick Pleutin (France); “Please Say Something” by David O’Reilly (Ireland/Germany); “Flatlife” by Jonas Geirnaert (Belgium); “She Who Measures” by Veljko Popoviç (Croatia); “Home Road Movies” by Robert Bradbrook (United Kingdom); “The Tale of How” by The Blackheart Gang (South Africa); and “Never Like the First Time!” by Jonas Odell (Sweden).
Nine Nation Animation
2010, various countries, 82 min.
In English, Norwegian, Farsi, Chinese and Swedish, with English subtitles
For more info/images go to: www.worldaccordingtoshorts.com
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NINE NATION ANIMATION:
NINE ANIMATED SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO RECEIVE
NEW YORK THEATRICAL RELEASE, PREMIERING AT IFC CENTER, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
The World According to Shorts has acquired U.S. rights to nine notable animated short films from countries ranging from Turkey to the UK, and Belgium to South Africa, it was announced today by Jonathan Howell of The World According to Shorts. The films will be released theatrically in New York as a package, entitled Nine Nation Animation, on September 29 at the IFC Center, followed by a national release.
The program, created by Howell, founder and director of The World According to Shorts, is the organization’s third release, following The World According to Shorts (2006) and “L’origine de la tendresse” and Other Tales (2008). The organization has been exhibiting programs of international short films in the New York area since 2000.
Nine Nation Animation presents a selection of recent award-winning animated short films from the world’s most renowned festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Annecy, Clermont-Ferrand and others. The program spans the globe and a wide variety of animation styles.
A cat and a mouse carry on a dysfunctional relationship in a futuristic landscape. A Chinese monk sets out on foot with a tiger during the Tang dynasty and happens upon the giant Buddhas of Bâmiyân. Two bluecollar workers dissect the meaning of "normal" life, as the world crumbles around them. A box of matches succumb, to their detriment, to the appeal of a cigarette.
Titles include “Deconstruction Workers” by Kajsa Naess (Norway); “Average 40 Matches” by Burkay Doğan & M. Şakir Arslan (Turkey); “Bâmiyân” by Patrick Pleutin (France); “Please Say Something” by David O’Reilly (Ireland/Germany); “Flatlife” by Jonas Geirnaert (Belgium); “She Who Measures” by Veljko Popoviç (Croatia); “Home Road Movies” by Robert Bradbrook (United Kingdom); “The Tale of How” by The Blackheart Gang (South Africa); and “Never Like the First Time!” by Jonas Odell (Sweden).
Nine Nation Animation
2010, various countries, 82 min.
In English, Norwegian, Farsi, Chinese and Swedish, with English subtitles
For more info/images go to: www.worldaccordingtoshorts.com
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MY DOG TULIP will have its world theatrical premiere on September 1, 2010 in NYC!!!
Press release
MY DOG TULIP
Opens at NYC's Film Forum on Sept. 1
MY DOG TULIP, an animated feature film based on the acclaimed best-selling memoir by author J.R. Ackerley, featuring the voices of CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, the late LYNN REDGRAVE, and ISABELLA ROSSELLINI. A bittersweet account of the author's 14-year relationship with his adopted Alsatian, MY DOG TULIP will have its world theatrical premiere on September 1, 2010, at Film Forum in New York City, followed by a national release.
MY DOG TULIP was written, directed and animated by award-winning filmmakers Paul and Sandra Fierlinger, and is the first animated feature ever to be entirely hand drawn and painted utilizing paperless computer technology.
An official selection of the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, MY DOG TULIP is based on the book by British author and distinguished man of letters J.R. Ackerley. Ackerley hardly thought of himself as a dog lover when, in middle age, he came to adopt Tulip – a beautiful, yet intolerable 18-month-old German shepherd.
To his surprise, she turned out to be the love of his life, the ideal companion he had been searching for in vain. Originally published in England in 1956, My Dog Tulip is now published in the US by the New York Review of Books, and is the best-selling title in their Classics Series. In vivid and sometimes startling detail, the film reveals Tulip’s often erratic behavior, canine tastes, and Ackerley’s determined efforts to ensure an existence of perfect happiness for her.
MY DOG TULIP is the first acquisition of the newly reopened New Yorker Films.
NOTE: Although unrated, MY DOG TULIP is suited to an adult sensibility.
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MY DOG TULIP
Opens at NYC's Film Forum on Sept. 1
MY DOG TULIP, an animated feature film based on the acclaimed best-selling memoir by author J.R. Ackerley, featuring the voices of CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, the late LYNN REDGRAVE, and ISABELLA ROSSELLINI. A bittersweet account of the author's 14-year relationship with his adopted Alsatian, MY DOG TULIP will have its world theatrical premiere on September 1, 2010, at Film Forum in New York City, followed by a national release.
MY DOG TULIP was written, directed and animated by award-winning filmmakers Paul and Sandra Fierlinger, and is the first animated feature ever to be entirely hand drawn and painted utilizing paperless computer technology.
An official selection of the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, MY DOG TULIP is based on the book by British author and distinguished man of letters J.R. Ackerley. Ackerley hardly thought of himself as a dog lover when, in middle age, he came to adopt Tulip – a beautiful, yet intolerable 18-month-old German shepherd.
To his surprise, she turned out to be the love of his life, the ideal companion he had been searching for in vain. Originally published in England in 1956, My Dog Tulip is now published in the US by the New York Review of Books, and is the best-selling title in their Classics Series. In vivid and sometimes startling detail, the film reveals Tulip’s often erratic behavior, canine tastes, and Ackerley’s determined efforts to ensure an existence of perfect happiness for her.
MY DOG TULIP is the first acquisition of the newly reopened New Yorker Films.
NOTE: Although unrated, MY DOG TULIP is suited to an adult sensibility.
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(Stop-Motion-Animation)-A TOWN CALLED PANIC is On DVD in the USA now!!! (2009/Cannes/Toronto)
Press release
A TOWN CALLED PANIC
Hilarious, Raucous Francophone Animated Feature,
Has U.S. Theatrical Premiere Wednesday, December 16, 2009
at Film Forum in NYC
Film Forum is proud to present the U.S. theatrical premiere of A TOWN CALLED PANIC, a charming, endlessly inventive stop-motion animation feature. Cowboy, Horse and Indian have a strange and wonderful ménage à trois.
Animating generic plastic toys, Belgian directors Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar fashion an absurdist world that has plenty of room for friendship and love, birthday presents, online shopping, music lessons, and home improvements. Their francophone universe — recognizable to anyone who has ever been intimidated by a Parisian waiter — is filled with equal parts hilarity and anxiety.
Horse is the most “mature” of the three and Cowboy and Indian are intent on winning his favor. Their plan to gift Horse with a homemade barbeque backfires when they accidentally buy 50 million bricks online. Whoops! Meanwhile, Horse concentrates on wooing Madame Longray (voiced by French actress Jeanne Balibar) the village’s sexy equine music teacher.
This is animation for both adults and kids, in fact for anyone who has ever enjoyed the company of a plastic figurine on a rainy day. A TOWN CALLED PANIC is the only stop-motion animated feature to have been shown in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival and it is the winner of the Audience Award at Fantastic Fest.
Note: Occasional, mild bad language in the subtitles, but otherwise entirely appropriate for children (non-French speaking, pre-literate small children can especially enjoy it without potential parental embarassment).
A TOWN CALLED PANIC will have a 2-week engagement, December 16-29, at Film Forum, West Houston Street (W. of 6th Avenue), with screenings daily at 1:00, 2:40, 4:15, 6:00, 8:00, and 10:00.
A TOWN CALLED PANIC (2009, 75 mins.) Written and Directed by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar. Produced by Philippe Kaufmann and Vincent Tavier. Director of Photography: Jan Vandenbussche. Editor: Anne-Laure Guégan. Voice cast: Vincent Patar (Horse, Mother Atlante), Jeanne Balibar (Madame Longray), Bruce Ellison (Indian), Stéphane Aubier (Cowboy, Max Briquenet, Mr. Ernotte). Belgium. In French with English subtitles. A Zeitgeist Films release.
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NOW PLAYING in select theaters!!!
April 2, 2010
Regal Park Terrace Stadium 6 (Charlotte,NC)
Angelika Film Center (Houston,TX)
HELD OVER:
Brew & View (Chicago,IL)
Hollywood Theatre (Portland,OR)
A TOWN CALLED PANIC
Hilarious, Raucous Francophone Animated Feature,
Has U.S. Theatrical Premiere Wednesday, December 16, 2009
at Film Forum in NYC
Film Forum is proud to present the U.S. theatrical premiere of A TOWN CALLED PANIC, a charming, endlessly inventive stop-motion animation feature. Cowboy, Horse and Indian have a strange and wonderful ménage à trois.
Animating generic plastic toys, Belgian directors Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar fashion an absurdist world that has plenty of room for friendship and love, birthday presents, online shopping, music lessons, and home improvements. Their francophone universe — recognizable to anyone who has ever been intimidated by a Parisian waiter — is filled with equal parts hilarity and anxiety.
Horse is the most “mature” of the three and Cowboy and Indian are intent on winning his favor. Their plan to gift Horse with a homemade barbeque backfires when they accidentally buy 50 million bricks online. Whoops! Meanwhile, Horse concentrates on wooing Madame Longray (voiced by French actress Jeanne Balibar) the village’s sexy equine music teacher.
This is animation for both adults and kids, in fact for anyone who has ever enjoyed the company of a plastic figurine on a rainy day. A TOWN CALLED PANIC is the only stop-motion animated feature to have been shown in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival and it is the winner of the Audience Award at Fantastic Fest.
Note: Occasional, mild bad language in the subtitles, but otherwise entirely appropriate for children (non-French speaking, pre-literate small children can especially enjoy it without potential parental embarassment).
A TOWN CALLED PANIC will have a 2-week engagement, December 16-29, at Film Forum, West Houston Street (W. of 6th Avenue), with screenings daily at 1:00, 2:40, 4:15, 6:00, 8:00, and 10:00.
A TOWN CALLED PANIC (2009, 75 mins.) Written and Directed by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar. Produced by Philippe Kaufmann and Vincent Tavier. Director of Photography: Jan Vandenbussche. Editor: Anne-Laure Guégan. Voice cast: Vincent Patar (Horse, Mother Atlante), Jeanne Balibar (Madame Longray), Bruce Ellison (Indian), Stéphane Aubier (Cowboy, Max Briquenet, Mr. Ernotte). Belgium. In French with English subtitles. A Zeitgeist Films release.
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NOW PLAYING in select theaters!!!
April 2, 2010
Regal Park Terrace Stadium 6 (Charlotte,NC)
Angelika Film Center (Houston,TX)
HELD OVER:
Brew & View (Chicago,IL)
Hollywood Theatre (Portland,OR)
Press release
20 Films To Contend For Animated Feature Oscar
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has released a list of the twenty films that have submitted themselves for consideration for release Year 2009’s Best Animated Feature Oscar. The unusually high number means that for the second time in the award’s history (and the first time since 2002), five films will be nominated for the award.
The twenty submitted films (**5 nominees) are:
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Opens Dec. 23, 2009/CGI animation)
Astro Boy [In release/IMDb rating: 6.4 (out of 10)]
Battle for Terra [In release/IMDb rating: 7.1 (out of 10)/3D-CGI animation]
Disney’s A Christmas Carol [In release/IMDb rating: 7.1 (out of 10)/3D-Motion-Capture animation]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs [In release/IMDb rating: 7.5 (out of 10)/3D animation]
**Coraline [On DVD now/IMDb rating: 7.9 (out of 10)/3D-Stop-motion animation]
The Dolphin - Story of a Dreamer
**Fantastic Mr. Fox (In release/Stop-motion animation)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs [On DVD now/IMDb rating: 7.2 (out of 10)/3D animation]
Mary and Max [Currently playing via: Sundance Selects On-Demand/IMDb rating: 8.3 (out of 10)]
The Missing Lynx [Spain]
Monsters vs. Aliens [On DVD now/IMDb rating: 6.9 (out of 10)/3D-CGI animation]
“9” (In release/DVD available: Dec. 29, 2009/CGI animation)
Planet 51 (Opens Nov. 20, 2009/3D animation)
Ponyo [In release/IMDb rating: 8.0 (out of 10)/Hand-drawn animation]
**The Princess and the Frog (In release/Hand-drawn animation)
**The Secret of Kells [Ireland/Opens in the USA in March 2010]
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure [Direct-to-DVD/Completed 1-wk qualifying run]
A Town Called Panic (France/Opened Dec. 16, 2009--ltd.run/Stop-motion animation)
**“Up” [On DVD now/IMDb rating: 8.5 (out of 10)/3D-CGI animation]
As the Academy noted, “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel,” “The Dolphin - Story of a Dreamer,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “Planet 51,” “The Princess and the Frog,” “The Secret of Kells” and “A Town Called Panic” have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying run. Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and meet all of the category’s other qualifying rules before they can advance in the voting process.
In the past, some pics (such as 2006's "Arthur and the Invisibles") have been disqualified because the live action-toon mix did not contain enough animation, for example. And contenders can also be disqualified on the grounds of quality: The nominating committee must still view all 20 entries and rate them with a number between 6 and 10; only those pics receiving an average score of 7.5 or more will be deemed eligible.
At least 16 eligible films in a year are necessary to expand from three to five nomineess (at the other extreme, if fewer than eight enter, the category disappears completely).
Films submitted in this category also may qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including best picture, provided they meet the requirements for those categories.
Previous winners of the award, now in its ninth year, include “Shrek,” “Spirited Away,” “Finding Nemo,” and last year’s “WALL-E.” The 82nd Academy Award nominations will be announced February 2, 2010.
[Additional info provide by INDIEwire.com; Variety.com & IMDbPRO.com]
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20 Films To Contend For Animated Feature Oscar
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has released a list of the twenty films that have submitted themselves for consideration for release Year 2009’s Best Animated Feature Oscar. The unusually high number means that for the second time in the award’s history (and the first time since 2002), five films will be nominated for the award.
The twenty submitted films (**5 nominees) are:
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Opens Dec. 23, 2009/CGI animation)
Astro Boy [In release/IMDb rating: 6.4 (out of 10)]
Battle for Terra [In release/IMDb rating: 7.1 (out of 10)/3D-CGI animation]
Disney’s A Christmas Carol [In release/IMDb rating: 7.1 (out of 10)/3D-Motion-Capture animation]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs [In release/IMDb rating: 7.5 (out of 10)/3D animation]
**Coraline [On DVD now/IMDb rating: 7.9 (out of 10)/3D-Stop-motion animation]
The Dolphin - Story of a Dreamer
**Fantastic Mr. Fox (In release/Stop-motion animation)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs [On DVD now/IMDb rating: 7.2 (out of 10)/3D animation]
Mary and Max [Currently playing via: Sundance Selects On-Demand/IMDb rating: 8.3 (out of 10)]
The Missing Lynx [Spain]
Monsters vs. Aliens [On DVD now/IMDb rating: 6.9 (out of 10)/3D-CGI animation]
“9” (In release/DVD available: Dec. 29, 2009/CGI animation)
Planet 51 (Opens Nov. 20, 2009/3D animation)
Ponyo [In release/IMDb rating: 8.0 (out of 10)/Hand-drawn animation]
**The Princess and the Frog (In release/Hand-drawn animation)
**The Secret of Kells [Ireland/Opens in the USA in March 2010]
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure [Direct-to-DVD/Completed 1-wk qualifying run]
A Town Called Panic (France/Opened Dec. 16, 2009--ltd.run/Stop-motion animation)
**“Up” [On DVD now/IMDb rating: 8.5 (out of 10)/3D-CGI animation]
As the Academy noted, “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel,” “The Dolphin - Story of a Dreamer,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “Planet 51,” “The Princess and the Frog,” “The Secret of Kells” and “A Town Called Panic” have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying run. Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and meet all of the category’s other qualifying rules before they can advance in the voting process.
In the past, some pics (such as 2006's "Arthur and the Invisibles") have been disqualified because the live action-toon mix did not contain enough animation, for example. And contenders can also be disqualified on the grounds of quality: The nominating committee must still view all 20 entries and rate them with a number between 6 and 10; only those pics receiving an average score of 7.5 or more will be deemed eligible.
At least 16 eligible films in a year are necessary to expand from three to five nomineess (at the other extreme, if fewer than eight enter, the category disappears completely).
Films submitted in this category also may qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including best picture, provided they meet the requirements for those categories.
Previous winners of the award, now in its ninth year, include “Shrek,” “Spirited Away,” “Finding Nemo,” and last year’s “WALL-E.” The 82nd Academy Award nominations will be announced February 2, 2010.
[Additional info provide by INDIEwire.com; Variety.com & IMDbPRO.com]
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