The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awards®. Sixty-three pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies: “Cradle,” Devon Manney, director (University of… Continue reading 10 Animated Shorts Advance In 2017 Oscar® Race
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Triggerfish Wins First BAFTA From Second Nomination In Two Years
Rhymes won Best Animation at the BAFTA Children’s Awards last night, beating off strong competition from The Amazing World of Gumball, Shaun the Sheep and We’re Going On A Bear Hunt. Produced by Magic Light Pictures, Revolting Rhymes was animated at Magic Light’s Berlin studio and Cape Town’s Triggerfish. “It’s an amazing honour to win at Britain’s most… Continue reading Triggerfish Wins First BAFTA From Second Nomination In Two Years
Inxeba Looks To Be Strong Contender In Oscar® Race For Foreign Film Award
AwardsWatch, which tracks and predicts the nominees and winners of the entertainment industry’s biggest awards, the Oscars®, has given South Africa film ‘Inxeba’ an 80% chance of winning the Foreign Language Film race, stating, “The film will be able to stand out from the pack and it also has many elements in its favour: diversity,… Continue reading Inxeba Looks To Be Strong Contender In Oscar® Race For Foreign Film Award
ACT Announces 2017 ImpACT Winner
At the 20th annual Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Awards, held On Friday 17 November at The Maslow Hotel, Andrew Johnstone of Sun International announced a worthy ImpACT winner. The talented recipient was none other than Byron Klassen, a dance practitioner who has trained extensively in the Northern and Western Cape. In 2011 he was… Continue reading ACT Announces 2017 ImpACT Winner
Turner Wins A PromaxBDA Africa Award
Cartoon Network Africa’s CN April Fools’ Campaign a Hit at PromaxBDA Cartoon Network Africa, the number one kids’ channel on the continent and successful brand of Turner International, received the thumbs up from PromaxBDA Africa with the recent award of a Promax Silver for its CN April Fools’ campaign in the Best Entertainment Campaign category.… Continue reading Turner Wins A PromaxBDA Africa Award
26 Animated Features Submitted For 2017 Oscar® Race
Twenty-six features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 90th Academy Awards®. The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are: “The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales” “Birdboy: The Forgotten Children” “The Boss Baby” “The Breadwinner” “Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie” “Cars 3” “Cinderella the Cat” “Coco” “Despicable… Continue reading 26 Animated Features Submitted For 2017 Oscar® Race