The Most Precious of Cargoes, the first animated feature from Oscar-winning French director Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), will open this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The feature is a 2D animated adaptation of the best-selling book by French author Jean-Claude Grumberg. Set during World War II, it tells the …
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The 60th Annecy Animation Film Festival, which wrapped up this weekend, provided a quiet defiance of the technological trends — including CGI and A.I. — that seem to be irresistible in the animated industry today. Every one of the 2023 Anncey award winners was a traditional 2D feature, a celebration …
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Animation was his first love. And, if Guillermo del Toro has his way, it will be his last. “There are a couple more live-action movies I want to do but not many,” the Pinocchio and Shape of Water director told the audience at the Annecy animation festival on Tuesday. “After …
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