Ramin Zahed

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Ramin Zahed

Disney veteran Bryan O’Connell has joined The Jim Henson Company as its new VP of Children’s Television. O’Connell, who was director of development at Disney Jr., will oversee the creative development of the Kermit corp.’s slate of kid’s animated and live-action shows, including reboots of Sid the Science Kids and Dinosaur Train.

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Ramin Zahed

During an interview for our upcoming super-sized 350th issue, Oscar-winning director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) revealed to Animation Magazine that he will be among the international luminaries attending this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival this summer (June 8-14 | annecyfestival.com) to present his stop-motion cut-out movie Maya, Give Me a Title — and to premiere the sequel, Maya, Give Me Another Title.

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Ramin Zahed

Parents who would like to introduce their children to the life and times of the beloved Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) can look forward to a new animated feature titled Hola Frida! (a.k.a. Frida, c’est moi!). Produced by Haut et Court (France), Tobo Media (Canada) and Du Coup Animation (Canada), the 80-minute feature is directed by Karine Vézina and André Kadi.

2 weeks ago | animationmagazine.net | Ramin Zahed

While actor Mark Hamill will forever be remembered for his star-making role in George Lucas’ Star Wars and its sequels, animation fans also love him for his impressive body of work as a voice actor in close to 300 animated shows, movies and games over the past few decades.

2 weeks ago | animationmagazine.net | Ramin Zahed

First completed in 2023, Zhengwu Gu and Ling Zhao’s animated short Dandelion is set in a cold dystopian world in which a coal-burning robot first discovers a dandelion. The beautiful CG-animated short. The project was a popular selection at over 40 festivals worldwide last year and won prizes at the DaVinci International Film Festival and Beaufort International Film Festival, and took home the Best of Ringling, Computer Animation Gold Award 2023.