Director Špela Čadež's short animated film Steakhouse has been nominated in the independent short film category at the American Animation Awards. The Annie Awards will be presented by the ASIFA-Hollywood International Animation Federation on 26 February, the Slovenian Film Centre announced.
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The exhibit is part of a trio show at Roy G Biv on display through May 8
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“Hand Practice,” one of the pieces by Annie Chrissy Burley currently on display at Roy G Biv in Franklinton, features a series of fists colored atop a sheet of clear plastic, the clenched grasps representative of the Black power fists that are a common site at protests. Beneath the plastic sheet, though, are numerous sketches of hands drawn from varying angles and in myriad positions, symbolizing the full breadth of Black humanity that is often lost in the images and narratives that circulate within pop culture and the media.
When it comes to the masters of the Golden Age of animation, Tex Avery doesn’t get mentioned as often as Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Max Flesicher, or Walt Disney. But perhaps he should. Avery made what are considered the first cartoons to feature Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny. The phrase “What’s up, Doc?” was his contribution it’s a saying from his native Texas. He created the character Egghead, who later evolved into Elmer Fudd. He slimmed down the initially enormous Porky Pig into something more like his lovable current appearance. And he’s arguably
the architect of the Looney Tunes / Merrie Melodies style the one who helped make the series more than a clone of Disney’s cartoons, mainly by picking up the pace and adding an air of anything-goes chaos. When he moved to MGM, he created Droopy as well as his risqué take on the fairy-tale Wolf, who doesn’t want to eat Red Riding Hood so much as get her in the sack.
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Latin American Animation, VFX & Video Games Market Strategies, Trends & Opportunities Report 2021-2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com
January 18, 2021 GMT
DUBLIN (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 18, 2021
Several animation studios in Latin America release their content through online channels such as YouTube, which is attracting millions of subscribers both from the continent as well as worldwide. Studios are making new inroads by launching original locally produced content on Netflix. Several local content productions have been nominated for several global awards including the Oscars.
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Several countries in Latin America have initiated policies to support closer participation between government, industry and academia to catalyse industry growth. However several countries in the region need support in the form of training, funding, tax incentives, market reach, access to hardware and software