Exclusive: European organization Ace Producers has unveiled the 17 producers who will participate in the third edition of its Ace Animation Special workshop. Scroll down for the list.
The initiative is deigned to provide extensive knowledge of how to diversify by developing and producing long-form, feature film and series animation for international audiences across cinema, broadcast and streaming,
It will run May 30 – June 4 in Dublin, Ireland and will include sessions on story development, international production workflows, the creative dynamics of animation production, financing strategies and international distribution. There will also be sessions on physical line production as well as case studies on completed animation projects.
Experts consulting on this year’s edition include Sebastien Onomo (Final Touch Studios), Simon Quinn (Big Fat Studio), Martin Pope (Magic Light Pictures), and Marleen Slot (Viking Film).
Producers applied with animated features and series projects in early development. The selected list are:
Ivan Agenjo, Peekaboo Animation,...
The initiative is deigned to provide extensive knowledge of how to diversify by developing and producing long-form, feature film and series animation for international audiences across cinema, broadcast and streaming,
It will run May 30 – June 4 in Dublin, Ireland and will include sessions on story development, international production workflows, the creative dynamics of animation production, financing strategies and international distribution. There will also be sessions on physical line production as well as case studies on completed animation projects.
Experts consulting on this year’s edition include Sebastien Onomo (Final Touch Studios), Simon Quinn (Big Fat Studio), Martin Pope (Magic Light Pictures), and Marleen Slot (Viking Film).
Producers applied with animated features and series projects in early development. The selected list are:
Ivan Agenjo, Peekaboo Animation,...
- 4/20/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Conceived in 2019 and fielding its first call for projects at last year’s edition, Annecy’s Festival Residency program bore fruit this year, shepherding three projects to pitch sessions at the festival’s MIFA market. They benefitted from nearly six months of professional mentorship and institutional support.
“For some time, festival director Mickaël Marin and I wanted to turn Annecy into a creative outpost, a place where people could actually work on their projects as well,” MIFA head of projects Géraldine Baché tells Variety.
“We reached out to filmmakers and producers to ask where we could offer the most help,” Baché continues. “Quickly enough we oriented this residence around graphic development, because that was the overwhelming response.”
“Often when filmmakers start a project, they are expected to advance too quickly, without the necessary time for reflection and experimentation. They have to rush into production because time is money, so we...
“For some time, festival director Mickaël Marin and I wanted to turn Annecy into a creative outpost, a place where people could actually work on their projects as well,” MIFA head of projects Géraldine Baché tells Variety.
“We reached out to filmmakers and producers to ask where we could offer the most help,” Baché continues. “Quickly enough we oriented this residence around graphic development, because that was the overwhelming response.”
“Often when filmmakers start a project, they are expected to advance too quickly, without the necessary time for reflection and experimentation. They have to rush into production because time is money, so we...
- 6/19/2021
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
The animation festival organisers have selected three projects, including Piece from Irish director Alan Holly, and Le Cœur à danser from French duo Pierre Le Couviour - Amine El Ouarti. Announced last June, the creation of the Annecy Festival Residency by the Annecy Animation Film Festival, dedicated to graphic development and aimed at animated feature debuts, has now reached a more concrete stage, with the announcement of its first selection. The choices were made by a commission which includes producers Sara Wikler (Blue Spirit) and Damien Brunner (Folivari), director Éléa Gobbé-Mévellec, distributor Marc Bonny (Gebeka) abd broadcaster Pierre Siracusa (France Télévisions). From 32 candidates coming from 17 countries, three feature debut projects were selected and will therefore benefit from three months of graphic development assistance in residence at Annecy from 5 April to 27 June 2021. Among them is Piece from Irish director Alan Holly, a contemporary animated drama about...
- 11/25/2020
- Cineuropa - The Best of European Cinema
Short of the DayThis life is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it experience.
Death awaits you at every second. How’s that for an opening?
But it’s true, we’re never fully aware of the mortal peril surrounding us with every breath, no matter how vigilant we are. Fate is a fickle mistress prone to flights of menacing fancy and with a mere blink of her eyes existence as we know it can go black and fade to nothingness, taking us with it.
The reinforcement of this would seem to be the central aim of Coda, a nine-minute animated film from director Alan Holly for and maps and plains, an Irish animation studio out of Dublin, that starts with — no spoiler — the death of the central character following a drunken stumble into traffic. In the aftermath, his soul (still a little tipsy, nice to know inebriation transcends this mortal coil) wanders the city blindly until it encounters Death in...
Death awaits you at every second. How’s that for an opening?
But it’s true, we’re never fully aware of the mortal peril surrounding us with every breath, no matter how vigilant we are. Fate is a fickle mistress prone to flights of menacing fancy and with a mere blink of her eyes existence as we know it can go black and fade to nothingness, taking us with it.
The reinforcement of this would seem to be the central aim of Coda, a nine-minute animated film from director Alan Holly for and maps and plains, an Irish animation studio out of Dublin, that starts with — no spoiler — the death of the central character following a drunken stumble into traffic. In the aftermath, his soul (still a little tipsy, nice to know inebriation transcends this mortal coil) wanders the city blindly until it encounters Death in...
- 3/16/2017
- by H. Perry Horton
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Coda, the award-winning animated short from director Alan Holly, will play before all screenings of Patrick’s Day at the Light House Cinema in Smithfield when the film goes on release on Friday 6th February. Coda tells the story of a lost soul’s revelatory encounter with the spectre of death in a Dublin park. The film stars Brian Gleeson (Love/Hate, Standby) and Orla Fitzgerald (The Guarantee) and was produced under the Frameworks animation scheme. It has already won prizes including Best Animated Short Film at SXSW, Most Creative Short at the Edinburgh Short Film Festival, Best Animation at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, and was shortlisted for the 2015 Academy Awards® in the category of Best Animated Short Film. Patrick’s Day has been no slouch on the awards circuit itself, picking up prizes at the Galway Film Fleadh, the Cork Film Festival, the Woodstock Film Festival,...
- 1/28/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
New Europe Film Sales nabs Norwegian youth film.
Warsaw sales outfir New Europe Film Sales has picked up Norwegian youth film One Night in Oslo (Natt till 17) by Eirik Svensson from the film’s producers Maipo Film As.
One Night in Oslo tells the story of 15 year-olds Sam and Amir, who have their friendship tested on the night before the Norwegian Day of Liberation.
The film premiered at this year’s Giffoni Film Festival and recoded a box office of more than $900,000 in Norway.
The acquisition is part of the company’s strategy to build a strong catalogue of films for children and youth audiences after successful runs with Berlinale Generation winners Mother I Love You by Janis Nords and Violet by Bas Devos.
The company has also picked up Oscar-nomianted Irish animation short Coda by Alan Holly.
Warsaw sales outfir New Europe Film Sales has picked up Norwegian youth film One Night in Oslo (Natt till 17) by Eirik Svensson from the film’s producers Maipo Film As.
One Night in Oslo tells the story of 15 year-olds Sam and Amir, who have their friendship tested on the night before the Norwegian Day of Liberation.
The film premiered at this year’s Giffoni Film Festival and recoded a box office of more than $900,000 in Norway.
The acquisition is part of the company’s strategy to build a strong catalogue of films for children and youth audiences after successful runs with Berlinale Generation winners Mother I Love You by Janis Nords and Violet by Bas Devos.
The company has also picked up Oscar-nomianted Irish animation short Coda by Alan Holly.
- 12/19/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Feast. ©2014 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 87th Academy Awards. Fifty-eight pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
“The Bigger Picture,” Daisy Jacobs, director, and Christopher Hees, producer (National Film and Television School)
“Coda,” Alan Holly, director (And Maps And Plans)
“The Dam Keeper,” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi, directors (Tonko House)
“Duet,” Glen Keane, director (Glen Keane Productions & Atap)
“Feast,” Patrick Osborne, director, and Kristina Reed, producer (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
“Footprints,” Bill Plympton, director (Bill Plympton Studio)
“Me and My Moulton,” Torill Kove, director (Mikrofilm in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada)
“The Numberlys,” William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, directors (Moonbot Studios)
“A Single Life,” Joris Oprins, director (Job, Joris & Marieke)
“Symphony No. 42,...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 87th Academy Awards. Fifty-eight pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
“The Bigger Picture,” Daisy Jacobs, director, and Christopher Hees, producer (National Film and Television School)
“Coda,” Alan Holly, director (And Maps And Plans)
“The Dam Keeper,” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi, directors (Tonko House)
“Duet,” Glen Keane, director (Glen Keane Productions & Atap)
“Feast,” Patrick Osborne, director, and Kristina Reed, producer (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
“Footprints,” Bill Plympton, director (Bill Plympton Studio)
“Me and My Moulton,” Torill Kove, director (Mikrofilm in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada)
“The Numberlys,” William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, directors (Moonbot Studios)
“A Single Life,” Joris Oprins, director (Job, Joris & Marieke)
“Symphony No. 42,...
- 11/6/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Academy has announced the 10 animated short films that have advanced in this year's Oscar race. Five nominees will be announced along with all other categories on January 15, 2015. Worth noting: Between "Footprints" here and "Cheatin'" in the animated feature race, legend in the field Bill Plympton has two shots at Oscar recognition this year. The biggest absence here is "Lava" from Pixar, which was apparently eligible despite releasing with next year's feature "Inside Out." Disney is represented by "Big Hero 6" tag-along "Feast," however. Check out the full list below. "The Bigger Picture," Daisy Jacobs, director, and Christopher Hees, producer (National Film and Television School) "Coda," Alan Holly, director (And Maps And Plans) "The Dam Keeper," Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi, directors (Tonko House) "Duet," Glen Keane, director (Glen Keane Productions & Atap) "Feast," Patrick Osborne, director, and Kristina Reed, producer (Walt Disney Animation Studios) "Footprints," Bill Plympton, director (Bill Plympton Studio) "Me and My Moulton,...
- 11/5/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
The Academy has selected 10 animated shorts from 58 submissions to advance in the voting process for the 87th Academy Awards.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with production companies:
The Bigger Picture, dir Daisy Jacobs (National Film And Television School);
Coda, dir Alan Holly (And Maps And Plans);
The Dam Keeper, dir Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi, directors (Tonko House);
Duet, dir Glen Keane (Glen Keane Productions & Atap);
Feast, dir Patrick Osborne (Walt Disney Animation Studios);
Footprints, dir Bill Plympton (Bill Plympton Studio);
Me And My Moulton, dir Torill Kove (Mikrofilm in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada);
The Numberlys, dirs William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg (Moonbot Studios);
A Single Life, dir Joris Oprins (Job, Joris & Marieke); and
Symphony No. 42, dir Réka Bucsi (Moholy-Nagy University Of Art And Design Budapest).
The Academy’s short films and feature animation branch reviewing committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting...
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with production companies:
The Bigger Picture, dir Daisy Jacobs (National Film And Television School);
Coda, dir Alan Holly (And Maps And Plans);
The Dam Keeper, dir Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi, directors (Tonko House);
Duet, dir Glen Keane (Glen Keane Productions & Atap);
Feast, dir Patrick Osborne (Walt Disney Animation Studios);
Footprints, dir Bill Plympton (Bill Plympton Studio);
Me And My Moulton, dir Torill Kove (Mikrofilm in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada);
The Numberlys, dirs William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg (Moonbot Studios);
A Single Life, dir Joris Oprins (Job, Joris & Marieke); and
Symphony No. 42, dir Réka Bucsi (Moholy-Nagy University Of Art And Design Budapest).
The Academy’s short films and feature animation branch reviewing committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting...
- 11/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – The 50th Chicago International Film Festival announced its award winners in a ceremony at the city’s Sofitel Chicago Water Tower on October 17th. The Gold Hugo for “Best Film” went to “The President,” a dark satire from Georgia, France, UK, and Germany. This year’s jury members for the international feature film competition included Oscar-nominated actress Kathleen Turner and renowned German director Margarethe von Trotta.
This festival also marked the introduction of its “Roger Ebert Award,” a celebration of rising new directors, which went to director Jorge Pérez Solano for his film “La Tirisia.”
Honored films include Niels Arden Oplev’s coming-of-age story “Speed Walking,” Abderrahmane Sissako’s luminous film “Timbuktu,” William H. Macy’s directorial debut “Rudderless,” Chicagoan Marie Ullrich’s “The Alley Cat,” and more.
International Feature Film Competition
’The President’
Photo Credit: © Chicago International Film Festival
Gold Hugo for Best Film: “The President” (Georgia, France,...
This festival also marked the introduction of its “Roger Ebert Award,” a celebration of rising new directors, which went to director Jorge Pérez Solano for his film “La Tirisia.”
Honored films include Niels Arden Oplev’s coming-of-age story “Speed Walking,” Abderrahmane Sissako’s luminous film “Timbuktu,” William H. Macy’s directorial debut “Rudderless,” Chicagoan Marie Ullrich’s “The Alley Cat,” and more.
International Feature Film Competition
’The President’
Photo Credit: © Chicago International Film Festival
Gold Hugo for Best Film: “The President” (Georgia, France,...
- 10/18/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Other winners at animation event include Manana Forever and Fongopolis.
Alan Holly’s short Coda won the top prize, the Anca Award, at Slovakia’s animation event Fest Anca that ended Sunday in the small town of Zilina, located near the borders of Poland and Czech Republic.
Following on from the film’s previous accolades at SXSW, Edinburgh and Galway, the Irish director continued to impress jury members with his hand-drawn animation and storyline depicting a young man who is confronted with death.
UK-based animator and installation artist Max Hattler, along with other jury members including Slovakian producer Peter Badac and Swiss animator Michael Frei, handed out the award saying, “This made us want to die in the best possible way.”
Holly, pleased by the award along with the event’s festive offerings, added, “Sorry I slept in and missed my own screening. This festival has been tons of fun.”
Coda was produced...
Alan Holly’s short Coda won the top prize, the Anca Award, at Slovakia’s animation event Fest Anca that ended Sunday in the small town of Zilina, located near the borders of Poland and Czech Republic.
Following on from the film’s previous accolades at SXSW, Edinburgh and Galway, the Irish director continued to impress jury members with his hand-drawn animation and storyline depicting a young man who is confronted with death.
UK-based animator and installation artist Max Hattler, along with other jury members including Slovakian producer Peter Badac and Swiss animator Michael Frei, handed out the award saying, “This made us want to die in the best possible way.”
Holly, pleased by the award along with the event’s festive offerings, added, “Sorry I slept in and missed my own screening. This festival has been tons of fun.”
Coda was produced...
- 6/24/2014
- ScreenDaily
Margaret Brown’s exploration of a havoc-wreaking oil spill from those directly affected by the events, and Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers’ portrait of an aimless pair are the big winners at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. The Great Invisible took the top honors, grabbing the Grand Jury prize in the Docu Feature Comp, while Fort Tilden beat out the field of eight in the Narrative Feature Comp. Here are the complete list of winners.
Feature Film Jury Awards
Narrative Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: Fort Tilden
Director: Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers
Special Jury Recognition for Courage in Storytelling: Animals
Actor & Screenwriter: David Dastmalchian
Special Jury Recognition for Best Acting Duo: 10,000Km (Long Distance)
Natalie Tena
David Verdaguer
Documentary Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: The Great Invisible
Director: Margaret Brown
Special Jury Recognition for Political Courage: Vessel
Director: Diana Whitten
Special Jury Recognition for Editing & Storytelling: Print the...
Feature Film Jury Awards
Narrative Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: Fort Tilden
Director: Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers
Special Jury Recognition for Courage in Storytelling: Animals
Actor & Screenwriter: David Dastmalchian
Special Jury Recognition for Best Acting Duo: 10,000Km (Long Distance)
Natalie Tena
David Verdaguer
Documentary Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: The Great Invisible
Director: Margaret Brown
Special Jury Recognition for Political Courage: Vessel
Director: Diana Whitten
Special Jury Recognition for Editing & Storytelling: Print the...
- 3/12/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Fort Tilden from directors Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers took home the coveted Narrative Feature jury award, and True Detective took home the Film Design Award for Excellence in Title Design at SXSW.
Fort Tilden is a comedy film about two friends, Allie and Harper, and their hellish adventure to get to the beach from Williamsburg. Embracing the hipster trend, Bliss and Rogers managed to capture the viewers by winning the Grand Jury prize for Narrative Feature.
Special awards were given to Jen McGowan, who directed this year’s Kelly & Cal starring Juliette Lewis. Kelly & Cal is McGowan’s feature debut and she was awarded with the special SXSW Gamechanger Emergent Woman Director Award. Special mention for the award went to Kat Candler, director of Hellion.
Full List Of SXSW Jury Award Winners
Feature Film Jury Awards
Narrative Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: Fort Tilden
Director: Sarah-Violet Bliss & Charles Rogers...
Fort Tilden is a comedy film about two friends, Allie and Harper, and their hellish adventure to get to the beach from Williamsburg. Embracing the hipster trend, Bliss and Rogers managed to capture the viewers by winning the Grand Jury prize for Narrative Feature.
Special awards were given to Jen McGowan, who directed this year’s Kelly & Cal starring Juliette Lewis. Kelly & Cal is McGowan’s feature debut and she was awarded with the special SXSW Gamechanger Emergent Woman Director Award. Special mention for the award went to Kat Candler, director of Hellion.
Full List Of SXSW Jury Award Winners
Feature Film Jury Awards
Narrative Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: Fort Tilden
Director: Sarah-Violet Bliss & Charles Rogers...
- 3/12/2014
- Uinterview
The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival announced the winners of this year’s Jury and Special Award winners in a ceremony held Tuesday night in Austin, Texas, and hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael (Neighbors). Among the winners are Richard Linklater’s Boyhood (Louis Black “Lone Star” Award) and True Detective (Excellence in Title Design).
Check out the complete list of winners below:
Feature Film Jury Awards
Narrative Feature
Grand Jury Winner: Fort Tilden, Directed by Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers
Special Jury Recognition for Courage in Storytelling: Animals, actor and screenwriter: David Dastmalchian
Special Jury Recognition for Best...
Check out the complete list of winners below:
Feature Film Jury Awards
Narrative Feature
Grand Jury Winner: Fort Tilden, Directed by Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers
Special Jury Recognition for Courage in Storytelling: Animals, actor and screenwriter: David Dastmalchian
Special Jury Recognition for Best...
- 3/12/2014
- by Pamela Gocobachi
- EW - Inside Movies
Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers’ comedy earned the narrative feature competition grand jury prize while Margaret Brown’s Deepwater Horizon disaster film The Great Invisible prevailed in the documentary section.Scroll down for winners list
The awards were handed out at the festival’s ceremony on March 11 in Austin, Texas.
Actor and screenwriter David Dastmalchian earned special jury recognition for courage in storytelling in the narrative competition for Animals and Natalie Tena and David Verdaguer garnered special jury recognition for best acting duo for 10,000Km (Long Distance).
In the documentary special jury recognitions, Vessel director Diana Whitten was cited for political courage and Print The Legend directors Luis Lopez and Clay Tweel were praised for editing and storytelling.
In the short film awards, Quelqu’un D’extraordinaire director Monia Chokri won the narrative shorts strand as Person To Person director Dustin Guy Defa was cited for special jury recognition and Krisha director Trey Edward Shults earned special...
The awards were handed out at the festival’s ceremony on March 11 in Austin, Texas.
Actor and screenwriter David Dastmalchian earned special jury recognition for courage in storytelling in the narrative competition for Animals and Natalie Tena and David Verdaguer garnered special jury recognition for best acting duo for 10,000Km (Long Distance).
In the documentary special jury recognitions, Vessel director Diana Whitten was cited for political courage and Print The Legend directors Luis Lopez and Clay Tweel were praised for editing and storytelling.
In the short film awards, Quelqu’un D’extraordinaire director Monia Chokri won the narrative shorts strand as Person To Person director Dustin Guy Defa was cited for special jury recognition and Krisha director Trey Edward Shults earned special...
- 3/12/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers’ comedy earned the narrative feature competition grand jury prize while Margaret Brown’s Deepwater Horizon disaster film The Great Invisible prevailed in the documentary section.
The awards were handed out at the festival’s ceremony on March 11 in Austin, Texas.
Actor and screenwriter David Dastmalchian earned special jury recognition for courage in storytelling in the narrative competition for Animals and Natalie Tena and David Verdaguer garnered special jury recognition for best acting duo for 10,000Km (Long Distance).
In the documentary special jury recognitions, Vessel director Diana Whitten was cited for political courage and Print The Legend directors Luis Lopez and Clay Tweel were praised for editing and storytelling.
In the short film awards, Quelqu’un D’extraordinaire director Monia Chokri won the narrative shorts strand as Person To Person director Dustin Guy Defa was cited for special jury recognition and Krisha director Trey Edward Shults earned special recognition for cinematography.
Kehinde Wiley: An Economy Of Grace director...
The awards were handed out at the festival’s ceremony on March 11 in Austin, Texas.
Actor and screenwriter David Dastmalchian earned special jury recognition for courage in storytelling in the narrative competition for Animals and Natalie Tena and David Verdaguer garnered special jury recognition for best acting duo for 10,000Km (Long Distance).
In the documentary special jury recognitions, Vessel director Diana Whitten was cited for political courage and Print The Legend directors Luis Lopez and Clay Tweel were praised for editing and storytelling.
In the short film awards, Quelqu’un D’extraordinaire director Monia Chokri won the narrative shorts strand as Person To Person director Dustin Guy Defa was cited for special jury recognition and Krisha director Trey Edward Shults earned special recognition for cinematography.
Kehinde Wiley: An Economy Of Grace director...
- 3/12/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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