Animation Magazine

We’re deep into autumn, and the time is ripe to appraise the year’s crop of animated features. As award season heaves into gear, films from the big studios are drawing attention; history tells us that the winners are likely to come from among them. But when we look past them, the full sweep of global animation comes into view. #ABoatintheGarden #AdamElliot #AlexisDucord #AmitDutta #Away #ClaudeBarras #Flow #GhostCatAnzu #GintsZilbalodis #HarveyKrumpet #IntotheWonderwoods #Issue345 #JeanClaudeGrumberg #JeanFrancoisLaguionie #KensukesKingdom #KirkHendry #KumarGandharva #MaríaTrénor #MemoirofaSnail #MichaelMorpurgo #MichelHazanavicius #MiyuProductions #MyLifeasaZucchini #NeilBoyle #NobuhiroYamashita #Olivia&amptheClouds #Persepolis #RhythmofaFlower #RobertWyatt #RockBottom #Savages #ShineiAnimation #ShinnosukeYakuwa #TetsukoKuroyanagi #TheMostPreciousofCargoes #TomasPichardoEspaillat #TottoChanTheLittleGirlattheWindow #VincentParonnaud #YokoKuno

Keeping up with India’s thriving animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and XR industries, the Society of AVGC-XR Institutions in Kerala (SAIK) has partnered with AniMela and Animation Masters Summit (AMS) to host an international AVGC XR festival in Kerala. #AnimationMastersSummit #Animela #AnimelaAnimationMastersSummit #AniMelaAMS #AniMelaAMSFestival #Aniverse #AnneDoshi #AnnecyInternationalAnimationFilmFestival #SAIK #SocietyofAVGCXRInstitutionsinKerala #ToonzMediaGroup

For a limited time, animation lovers and cinephiles of all descriptions can stream for free the award-winning short In the Shadow of the Cypress, which recently made its online debut as a Vimeo Staff Pick. Directed by husband-and-wife Iranian filmmaking duo Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi, the intimate family drama is one of the animated shorts qualified for the Academy Awards this year. #BarfakStudio #HosseinMolayemi #IntheShadowoftheCYpress #ShirinSohani #ZahraMoosavi

Despite sailing into its release on choppy waves of critical reviews, the hotly anticipated sequel Moana 2 has already made a major splash going into Thanksgiving weekend. In fact, industry watchers believe the pic will outgross current No. 1 animated movie of all time, Inside Out 2 (Pixar/Disney), which opened in June and has amassed a worldwide gross of $1.7 billion. #BoxOffice #DanaLedouxMiller #DavidDerrickJr #Disney #Disneyanimation #JasonHand #Moana #Moana2 #RelishMix #WaltDisneyAnimationStudios

Crunchyroll, in collaboration with Aniplex, today shared a brief look at Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- with the release of a brand new teaser trailer. The series will make its streaming premiere in January 2025, only on Crunchyroll. The preview showcases new footage from the upcoming second season, offering fans a glimpse into the next chapter of Sung Jinwoo’s journey. #A1Pictures #Aniplex #Chugong #Crunchyroll #Félix #HiroyukiSawano #Lisa #ShunsukeNakashige #SoloLevelingArisefromtheShadow #SoloLevelingSeason2ArisefromtheShadow #StrayKids #SwordArtOnline

 A new Mickey Mouse Christmas adventure always makes the holidays a bit brighter. This year, Disney Jr. is premiering the half-hour special Mickey and the Very Many Christmas this coming Sunday (Dec. 1), followed by a streaming debut on Disney+ on Monday. In the special. #Disney #DisneyJr #DisneyTVAnimation #ElenaofAvalor #IconCreativeStudio #MickeyandtheVeryManyChristmases #MinniesBowToons #RachelRuderman #SofiatheFirst #TomRogers #WildCanary #WordGirl

The Animation Showcase has announced a special limited release of the festival-favorite animated feature Memoir of a Snail during the holiday season. The platform is a free service for members of the motion picture & animation industry to enjoy the world's most acclaimed and buzzworthy independent animated films. #AdamElliot #AnimationShowcase #AppleTV #FireStick #HarvieKrumpet #MaryandMax #MemoirofaSnail #ROKU #SarahSnook #TheAnimationShowcase

***This article was written for the January '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 346)*** ‘More than 35 years after Ranma Saotome first transformed from “boy-type” to “girl-type,” Takahashi’s comical story-telling lives on.’ At a time when questions of sexual identity have become a hot-button issue, the new animated adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi’s gender-bending slapstick series Ranma 1/2 (on #FushigiYuugi #InuOh #Issue346 #KōnosukeUda #MAPPA #MasaakiYuasa #Netflix #OsamuTezuka #PrincessKnight #Ranma1/2 #RiyokoIkeda #RumikoTakahashi #TakarazukaReview #TheRoseofVersailles

Eris Talent Agency owner-partners Tina Randolph Contogenis and Amy Lord have welcomed Micaela Hicks as their new Head of Voiceover. An industry veteran, Hicks brings 24 years’ experience working at top agencies including Atlas and VOX. She is known for her wealth of expertise and passion for elevating voices across all platforms. #AmyLord #ErisTalentAgency #MicaelaHicks #TinaRandolphContogenis

This week, Barcelona becomes the European capital of animation for the third year running. From November 26-28, the city will once again be hosting Animar_BCN, the European Animation Convention. The confab will attract some 90 delegates representing 60 European industry organizations, including associations and federations of producers, public policy-makers, investment funds and broadcasters. #Animar_BCN #ArtificialIntelligence #CarlotaGuerrero #DeAPlaneta #EuropeanAnimationConvention #LuciaRecalde #PROA #ProAnimats #RockBottom #SpanishFederationofAudiovisualProducers