Spotlights
Thu, June 8, 2017
 
GKids' Founder Eric Beckman Champions Independent Voices in Animation
Eric Beckman, founder and head of GKids, looks at animation in a different way than many of his contemporaries. This has made his independent distribution outfit a popular destination for filmm …
Gebeka Films' Marc Bonny Takes Artisanal Approach to Animation
"In France, we have the religion of the auteur," says Gebeka Films' Marc Bonny laughing. It explains why his eye for animation looks to the diverse and distinctive — films driven by eccen …

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

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

Eric Beckman, Marc Bonny to Receive Variety & MIFA Animation Personality of the Year Award
CANNES -- Eric Beckman and Marc Bonny, the founders of New York's Gkids and Lyon's Gebeka Films in France, will be the joint recipients of the 2017 Variety & MIFA's Animation Personality of …

'Despicable Me 3,' Pixar's 'Coco,' 'The Big Bad Fox' to Bow at France's 2017 Annecy Animation Festival
Illumination's "Despicable Me 3," China, Disney-Pixar's "Coco" and "The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales" look set to figure among highlights at June's 2017 edition of France's thriving Annecy Intl. …

First-Ever Women in Animation World Summit to Be Held at Annecy International Animation Festival
This year's Annecy International Animation Festival will include a new addition to the roster of events: the Women in Animation World Summit, a day-long symposium of panels and discussions on t …

Annecy Bows African Animation Contest With AAN and Discop
Africa's burgeoning animation scene got a boost this week with the announcement of an ambitious new partnership that will pair rising talents from across the continent with one of the world's m …

Annecy: 'Chandasma,' 'Dom Fadrique' Set for MIFA Pitches
Child soldiers, broken families, breast cancer, British imperialism: the subjects of the six animated feature projects selected for this year's Annecy International Animated Film Market (MIFA) …

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