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Disney VP Takes Over Animania With Knockout Keynote at MAF 2023 Main Takeaways: – The Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) announced its keynote speaker for the annual “Animation Nation Forum” is none other than Orion Ross, Disney’s Vice President of International Animation. – The festival uses this keynote as a yearly opportunity to learn from an […]

Trolls Band Together Again – DreamWorks revives legendary Good Luck Troll Dolls on the silver screen. – 2016’s “Trolls” introduced young audiences to a vibrant, scrapbook-esque world, complete with poppy chart-toppers. – Owing to the success of the feel-good hit, sequels have sprung up in the franchise. Trolls Rock On These lovable miniatures have certainly

Changes Incoming for Anima Festival! – The Brussels International Animation Film Festival, also known as Anima, is refreshing to keep up with audience expectations. – A zesty digital playground is on the cards for the upcoming 43rd festivities! – Good news for tiny tots! Film for all age groups, starting from the tender age of

* She Drew That is running their annual UK Animation Salary Rate survey for 2023. * Even though 2023 has been slow for many in the animation industry, the organization believes it’s critical to continue gathering data. * With the success of the initial survey data collection, the group is excited and geared up for

Rockin’ The Animation World: A Chat with Walt Dohrn – Skwigly.com hosts Animation One-to-Ones, a conversation featuring Martyn Warren and Walt Dohrn about the latest movie, “Trolls Band Together,” in DreamWorks Animation’s musical franchise. – This is the third installment in the Trolls series, following the vibrant adventures of fan-favorite characters Poppy and Branch. –

Baboon Animation Teams Up with Custom Nuts The Alliance of Animation Apostles – Baboon Animation, a company known for its multiple Emmy-winning creative team, has announced a partnership with independent creative animation studio, Custom Nuts. – Custom Nuts, a company based in Tokyo and Los Angeles, has a reputation for bringing Asian artistic sensibilities to

Water’Ship-Shape’! Celebrating 45 years of Watership Down’s Artistic Majesty and Controversies – October 19, 1978 marked a significant day for British animation with the world premiere of Richard Adams’ Watership Down at Empire Cinema, Leicester Square in London. – The movie was a stark departure from the typical Disney animation of that era, like Pete’s

Main Points: – Galina Miklínová’s animated family film, Oddsockeaters, won the Children’s Jury Prize for Best Animated Feature at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival. – The film will be shown as part of the 27th Made in Prague Festival on November 26. – A children’s workshop will follow the screening, led by director, animator,

The Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards Open Registration – The Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards have started accepting registration entries for their seventh edition. – The grand event is scheduled for May 11, 2024 at the Teatro Leal in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife. – The major dates lined up for this much-anticipated 7th edition of

## Article Breakdown: – The Jane Austen International Film Festival (JAIFF) is open for early bird submissions until 6th January 2024. – Skwigly readers have been offered a special, additional 10% discount on submission fees. – Discount code for the 10% off is skwigly10off. – The submission process will be handled via FilmFreeway. # Hot