Chile Imaginario: Animated Documentary by Claudio Diaz

Politically inspired, the documentary Imaginary Chile (Chile Imaginario) tells the story of a turbulent period in Chile.

Best music award for Le Tableau (The Painting) at Stuttgart

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The Oscar-hopeful French feature animated film, Le Tableau (The Painting) by Jean-François Laguionie won the Best Music Award at the Tübingen-Stuttgart International Festival.

O Apostolo released in Spain, gets US version

The first stereoscopic, stop-motion Spanish thriller O Apostolo is released in Spain, and gets a US version.

POS ESO: Spanish trailer & clip for the SAM horror comedy feature

SAM (Orti) is a Spanish stop-motion animator, who takes inspiration from Almodovar to present his adult, comedy horror situations. Watch the trailer & a second clip (The People's Princess) from his upcoming feature film, POS ESO.

Do we need stop-motion animation? A Guardian article argues otherwise

In a recent Guardian article, David Cox suggests that the current stop-motion animation production (culminating so far in Tim Burton's Frankenweenie) should not be overestimated.

Wolf Children at the BFI London Film Festival

BFI London Film Festival will screen the latest Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars) film, Wolf Children. Watch the English trailer below.

Incubus responds to Gerrit van Dijk about the Drive case

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The manager of the Incubus group, Steve Rennie, responds to Gerrit van Dijk's claim that the Drive music video was based on van Dijk's "I Move, So I Am" film.

Pinocchio by Enzo D'Alo: first excerpt

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The first excerpt for the Italian version of Pinocchio by Enzo D'Alo has now hit the web.

Gerrit van Dijk and Incubus' Drive video: too similar?

The Dutch animator Gerrit van Dijk claims that the music video for the Incubus hit Drive is based on his own animated film "I move, so I am" - and permission to use the film was neither asked nor given.

Uli Meyer campaigns for The Animated St. Trinians

Uli Meyer is determined to make an animated version of the celebrated (and anarchic) British cartoon series St. Trinians.

Breakthru Films Prepares Loving Vincent

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The Academy Award-winning studio Breakthru films presents a new feature film on the famous painter Vincent Van Gogh: Loving Vincent.

Pinocchio by Enzo d'Alo premieres in Venice

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The new, European and animated Pinocchio will have its world premiere at Venice in September.

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