TOP STORIES: Annecy: Reel FX, Jorge R. Gutierrez Announce 'The Book of Life 2,' Unveil 'Kung Fu Sp…
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Annecy: Reel FX, Jorge R. Gutierrez Announce 'The Book of Life 2,' Unveil 'Kung Fu Space Punch' (EXCLUSIVE)

By John Hopewell and Jamie Lang

ANNECY, France -- In one of the big announcements to go down at this year's Annecy Festival, Dallas-based Reel FX Animation Studios and director Jorge R. Gutierrez are moving forward on a sequel to "The Book of Life," one of the bigges


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Annecy: 8 Takeaways From Guillermo del Toro's MIFA Campus Talk

By Jamie Lang

ANNECY, France --From the minute Variety's Peter Debruge handed him the microphone at Tuesday's talk, Mexico's Guillermo del Toro was off to the races with an avalanche of cuss-filled anecdotes and sage wisdom. This was the second year


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Annecy: Disney Channels Unveils '101 Dalmatian Street,' 'Gigantosaurus,' 'Space Chickens In Space'

By John Hopewell and Jamie Lang

ANNECY, France -- Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Disney Channel France, Disney Channels EMEA used France's Annecy Festival to unveil three brand new series: Disney heritage series "101 Dalmatian Street," as well as "Gigantosaurus"


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Annecy: Disney TV Animation's Eric Coleman on 4 Guiding Principles of Animation

By John Hopewell and Jamie Lang

ANNECY, France -- "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose." Disney executives aren't that well known for phrasing verities in French, so Disney Television Animation's Eric Coleman made an impact from the get-go at France


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Annecy: VFX Giant Base FX Talks Up China's 'Wish Dragon'

By Jamie Lang

ANNECY, France — Tuesday's Works in Progress session at the Annecy Festival for Base FX's "Wish Dragon" announces far more than the first 3D animated feature from a well-respected visual effects company, although it certainly did


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'Loving Vincent' Gets Standing O At Annecy

By Emilio Mayorga

ANNECY, France -- Annecy has been "Loving Vincent." The world premiere on Tuesday at France's Annecy Festival of the independent animated feature received a 10-minute-plus standing ovation which lasted throughout the final credit seque


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Annecy: TeamTO Announces ECAS Second-Chance Animation School

By John Hopewell

ANNECY, France -- Expansive European studio TeamTO is launching an affirmative action CGI animation school, aimed at offering a second career chance to young French people from socially-marginalized and low-income backgrounds who simpl


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Annecy Asia Intl. Animated Film Festival to Launch in Seoul in 2019

By John Hopewell

ANNECY, France -- France's Annecy Festival is rolling out its brand abroad. In a first move, leveraging the event's prestige, CITIA Image et Industries Créatives, the organizers of the Annecy Festival, announced Tuesday at the 2


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Annecy: Imira Closes Distribution Deals with Top Players, including Netflix, Disney

By Emiliano De Pablos

In the run-up to Annecy's MIFA market, Toonz Media's Imira Entertainment, a leading producer-distributor for kids and family content, has unveiled a string of deals inked with key TV international players, including Netflix, Disney, Tu


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Annecy: Brazil's BIG Festival, Anima Mundi Join Forces to Launch BIG Anima Meetings (EXCLUSIVE)

By Emiliano De Pablos

Two of Latin America's biggest entertainment industry events, Brazil's Independent Games Festival and Anima Mundi, are joining forces to launch a new business venue, called BIG Anima Meetings. Aimed to generate business and strengthen


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Annecy: Tokyo Festival to Spotlight Animator Keiichi Hara

By Mark Schilling

The Tokyo International Film Festival will this year present a section on the work of animator Keiichi Hara. It will feature Hara's major films, including "Summer Days with Coo," "Colorful," and "Miss Hokusai." Both "Colorful" and "Mis


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REVIEWS

Film Review: 'Despicable Me 3'

By Peter Debruge

The discovery of Gru's twin brother Dru pushes the Minions to the margins in an amusing but over-stuffed sequel to Illumination's hit franchise.


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Annecy Film Review: 'Animal Crackers'

By Peter Debruge

When Ringling Bros. announced its plans to retire the Greatest Show on Earth after 146 years, animal-rights activists rejoiced, relieved that dancing bears and trained elephants would suffer no more. But "Animal Crackers" has a much be


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Annecy Review: 'A Silent Voice' (Koe no katachi)

By Maggie Lee

An unconventional and psychologically probing animation on bullying told from the viewpoint of the bully.


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Film Review: 'Rock Dog'

By Andrew Barker

For a film in which a Tibetan mastiff with big musical dreams stalks a jaded feline rock star while honing his supernatural martial arts powers and dodging kidnapping attempts from a gang of lupine Mafiosi who run a pro wrestling busin


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Eric Beckman, Marc Bonny Receive Variety & Mifa 2017 Animation Personality of the Year Award

By John Hopewell

ANNECY, France -- Guillermo del Toro, DreamWorks Animation's Chris DeFaria and Bonnie Arnold and Sony Pictures Animation's Kristine Belson were among guests at a seated dinner at Annecy's lake-side Imperial Palace on Tuesday night to c


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Annecy: First Women in Animation World Summit Fights Unconscious Bias, Gender Imbalance

By Emilio Mayorga

ANNECY, France -- One of the main goals of Women in Animation is to reach a 50/50 gender balance in creative leadership roles within the animation industry by 2025. A large question is whether that's a realistic target. Taking place in


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Chinese Animation Gets Annecy Fest Tribute as Country's Toon Biz Heats Up

By Chris Colman

The Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival (June 12-17) will this year honor China, featuring a program of modern and historical Chinese shorts and features and hosting a delegation led by China Media Capital. The timing of the tribute i


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China's Best Animated Films Set to Unspool at Annecy Festival

By Chris Colman

The Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival (June 12-17) will provide an opportunity to glimpse the first output from a crop of new Chinese studios that have turned their attention to original feature animation. Original Force Animation w


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Carlos Saldanha On Dreams, Passion, Storytelling, Super Fancy Software

By Emilio Mayorga

ANNECY, France – The co-director of "Ice Age," "Robots" - alongside Chris Wedge - and director of the "Ice Age" sequels, a creative impact honoree at Variety's 10 Animators to Watch this May, was interviewed by Variety chief film


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'Selfish,' 'Mom,' 'Hedgehog' to Bow at Annecy's MIFA TV Pitches

By John Hopewell

ANNECY, France --  "Mom Hurries Home," "Selfish" and "The Tales of the Hedgehog" feature among eight projects at an Annecy MIFA TV Pitches session which looks to have grown in importance and quality over recent years. This year, 1


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