Here is a brilliant example of how humour can be expressed through simple drawings and a little bit of surprise. I discovered it on YouTube quite by accident and am I glad I did! This hilarious piece of animation is called “What is Comedy?” and rather than ruin the fun by explaining it, I suggest [...]

This one is just for fun! Flipanimation.net is a monthly online magazine that’s been around since May 2007. With some very interesting articles and free readership, it seems to be quite popular. Their latest issue (September 2008) has a very interesting Black and White photograph on the cover - its the Character Animation Class of [...]

Are the lovable Mickey Mouse and Jerry evil? Sheikh Muhammad Munajid seems to think so and would like nothing better than to see them killed. He claims the mouse is “one of Satan’s soldiers” and makes everything it touches impure. He warns that cartoon depictions of the animal such as Jerry and Disney’s Mickey Mouse [...]

Just received a press release from NDTV Lumiere that they will be releasing ‘Persepolis’ in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore on June 20th, 2008.
I am really looking forward to this. I don’t have the details but once I do, I shall put them up here on the blog. It is sad that they seem to [...]

The Annecy Festival is exactly a week away and with India as the Focus Country this year; everyone is excited about the implications. NASSCOM is taking a large Indian delegation to Annecy including some of the biggest and best studios in India - Toonz Animation, Paprikaas, Accel Animation, Sanra, Kahani World, Big Animation, FX Labs, [...]

nextMEDIA - The Future of Digital Content is where the world’s content creators, broadcasters, financiers, carriers, digital publishers, technology solution-providers, and advertisers meet to extend their knowledge and nurture key business relationships. The conference is set in spectacular Banff, Alberta, nextMEDIA is the sister event to the world renowned Banff World Television Festival. The event [...]

Many who grew up in India around the same time as I did, in the 80s to be precise, would remember Fraggle Rock. Thank God, Doordarshan showed some wholesome ‘kiddie’ programmes for us who were ‘kiddies’ back then.
The series was created by Jim Henson and featured a cast of Muppet creatures - the Fraggles, [...]

There must be very few true-blue animation fans who haven’t heard of Aardman’s Creature Comforts. Now, they can also see Creature Discomforts, a beautiful campaign created by them for Leonard Cheshire Disability. The series is based on one experiences of real disabled people with lovable characters and a profound message. The characters have been voiced [...]

A very interesting and insightful article - if you are in anyway connected with the world of animation, this is a must read. In fact, this interview with Brad Bird from the McKinsey Quarterly has become so popular that it is being written about in other blogs and the pdf version (created by some faithful [...]

Must see : Brilliant clay animation series by Aardman for Animal Planet.

http://animalssavetheplanet.com

Available only till 29th April, this is a must watch video- learn the tips and tricks of animation from Shawn Kelly of AnimationMentor.com If you liked the free downloadable e-book I had written about in one of my earlier posts, this is something you shouldn’t miss!

I just received an email from Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, which has a center in Hyderabad in India, about a session with ILM Artist - Nigel Sumner, that they are organizing. Though the only details they have provided are the date (11th May), time (2 pm to 5:30 pm) and speaker (Nigel Sumner), once we [...]

The 3-day long FRAMES 2008 ended today with Rishi Kapoor and Sridevi being awarded the FICCI Living Legend in Entertainment Awards 2008. The last 3 days were hectic as delegates rushed from one auditorium to the other for the sessions that closely followed each other. With speakers getting excited and passionate about the subjects and [...]

From this week onwards, I will be blogging about one new “Discovery of the Week” that I want to share with all AAA readers.
This week’s special-
The Online Animation School - AnimationMentor.com is giving away a free e-book called “Animation Tips & Tricks” by Shawn Kelly. All you need to do is sign up. The book [...]

ASIFA India in association with TASI, CG Tantra, Animation Xpress, All About Animation and NID is proud to collaborate with  Annecy to bring forth the Annecy 08 India Focus.
Annecy is an International Animated Film Festival held every year since 1960. It has been showcasing the very best in animation for over 45 years, making [...]

After the Ramayana, now it is the turn of the other Indian epic - the Mahabharata to be reborn as Japanese Manga. Hyderabad based Panel Studios is coming out with a 90 minute long feature film called Little Pandavas and they seem to have effectively used the Manga illustrative style for the characters. The film [...]

The ‘BAA’ or British Animation Awards to be held this year on 13th March, brings together the industry’s most talented and celebrated figures.
The awards, held once every two years, cover all aspects of the UK animation scene, right from student work to commercials, children’s entertainment, short and experimental art films, music videos, new technologies.
The ceremony [...]

Found this very interesting post on a fellow blogger’s page. Didier Ghez has this really nice blog called Disney History. Do check it out. The following content was sent in by Michael Barrier and originally posted on Didier Ghez’s blog.
It is a special treat for all those who can’t seem to have enough of Disney. [...]

In this month’s edition of “The Digital Eye” on VFXworld.com, Tim McGovern recounts his participation in the VES’ recent five-city tour of India as the first step in creating a VES section there.
He describes in detail the entire tour spanning five cities - Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, and Mumbai. He was accompanied by Eric [...]

(News courtesy Reuters)
Thomson today announced that its Technicolor Services division has formed a strategic alliance with DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. to develop world-class animation capabilities in India. The alliance leverages Thomson’s recent investment in Paprikaas Animation Studios, a leading animation and game content provider in Bangalore, India. Read the details on our website .
Incidentally, Paprikaas [...]