Saturday 30 January 2016

The 5th A113Animation Awards Results


There were quite a few good animated films in 2015 - some excellent even; but it seems like one in particular was above average. Without further ado, here are our picks for the 5th edition of the A113Animation Awards (the winners are in gold, and there is a breakdown of the results at the bottom of the post)!

Thursday 28 January 2016

This New 'The Secret Life of Pets' Trailer Gives Us a Better Idea of the Plot


Not long ago we got our first full The Secret Life of Pets trailer (which was more of an extended teaser about Snowball), but now Illumination Entertainment is giving us a 3-minute trailer that shows us more of the film's plot and its furry/feathered characters. Watch it after the break.

This Trailer for DreamWorks' 'Trolls' is Really a Teaser


Do not get fooled by the title of this YouTube video. What DreamWorks just released is merely a teaser for Trolls, a film based on the wildly-coloured-hair toys that is set for a November release. Watch it below.

Wednesday 27 January 2016

Watch: A Mesmerizing Trailer for 'Kubo and the Two Strings'


"If you must blink, do it now" says the latest trailer for LAIKA's Kubo and the Two Strings. We believe that's a good advice, as this new promotional video looks so beautiful it would be a shame to miss one frame of it. Watch it below.

Watch: The Full Trailer for 'The Angry Birds Movie'


Angry Birds are soon leaping from smartphones to a cinema screen. The film, directed by Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis will arrive on 13th May (UK) / 20th May (US), 2016, and you can watch a new trailer for it after the break.

Saturday 23 January 2016

'Asterix: The Land of the Gods' is Getting a Sequel


Asterix: The Land of the Gods was released in France in 2014, and is soon opening theatrically in the UK (1st April, 2016), where it will be known as Asterix and Obelix: The Mansion of the Gods. At A113Animation, we enjoyed that film a lot, so we were pretty stoked when we learned this morning that a sequel was on its way.

Friday 22 January 2016

Sony Finds a New Writer for Its 'Popeye'


Deadline reports that Sony hired T.J. Fixman to write the Popeye movie. The project had been up in the air since the departure of Genndy Tartakovsky (Hotel Transylvania, Star Wars: Clone Wars) from the project earlier this year, but it seems Sony Pictures Animation still wants to move forward with it.

Tuesday 19 January 2016

The 5th A113Animation Awards Nominations


After one year off, the A113Animation Awards are back! These are our 5th Awards, and we are following the same formula established in the previous years; a few things have changed, though: we're introducing a Best Writing Award, and we've let go of the Ben Kerfoot Award.
Unlike for the past editions, William won't be picking the winners; I (Damien) will, according to my personal taste and based on the films I've seen. Of course William will also choose his favourite 2015 animated film, as will Munir.
The winners will be announced on Saturday 30th January.

Sunday 17 January 2016

Matt Groening is Working on a New Animated Series for Netflix


The Hollywood Reporter informs us that Matt Groening, the creator of the massively popular TV show The Simpsons and not-as-popular-but-still-beloved Futurama is working on a new animated series for Netflix.

This is pretty much everything we know so far, as Netflix declined to comment on the news/rumour. Still according to THR, it would appear the deal between Groening and the streaming service currently consists of two seasons (for a total of 20 episodes).

Obviously we can't wait to learn more about the project, because if this new show is half as good as the two previous Matt Groening series, we're in for a treat.

Review: 'The Boy and the Beast' is the First Great 2016 Animated Feature


Sometimes living in France is a good thing; while the apparently catastrophic Norm of the North was released this weekend in the United States, French cinemas got another family film instead: The Boy and the Beast. The new Mamoru Hosoda movie was a hit last summer in Japan, and it just opened in France this week. It will arrive in the US soon (12th February), yet there is still no official date for the UK, but hopefully it will open in 2016 as well.
So yes, The Boy and the Beast is indeed better than Norm of the North appears to be. Read the review below to find out why.

Thursday 14 January 2016

Watch: The First Full 'The Secret Life of Pets' Trailer Showcases Snowball


In an interesting promotional move, Illumination Entertainment dedicated the first full trailer for The Secret Life of Pets to one of the main characters: Snowball, a deceptively cute rabbit voiced by comedian Kevin Hart. Saying that this trailer is fast-paced would be an understatement; watch it after the break.

2016 Oscars: The Animation Nominees


The nominees for the 88th Academy Awards are in! See which animated films (feature-length and short) got a nod from the Oscars after the break.

Monday 11 January 2016

'Inside Out' Wins the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature


Inside Out was the animation category winner of the 73rd Golden Globe Awards; the other nominees were AnomalisaThe Good DinosaurThe Peanuts Movie and Shaun the Sheep.

Director Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera went on stage to accept the Award. "We felt like growing up is really hard, and that's a worthy subject to make a movie about" said Docter in his brief acceptance speech.

Congratulations to Pete, Jonas, and all the Pixar artists who worked on Inside Out.

Friday 8 January 2016

Sylvain Chomet ('The Triplets of Belleville', 'The Illusionist') is Back With 'The Thousand Miles'

Concept art

Variety reports that Sylvain Chomet, the man behind The Triplets of Belleville and The Illusionist, is going to release his third animated feature in 2017. After venturing into live-action filmmaking, Chomet is coming back to his roots with The Thousand Miles.

Wednesday 6 January 2016

Meet the DreamWorks' Trolls and the Voice Cast Behind Them

Anna Kendrick will voice Poppy 

DreamWorks Animation revealed via twitter a bunch of voice actors for their upcoming musical, Trolls, a film based on the world-famous troll dolls. Anna Kendrick (above picture) had already been announced in the cast, but a lot more were announced today. Discover who they are and their characters after the break.