Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central, told the Irish Independent: "Max was an incredibly talented filmmaker and obviously this is devastating for the family. Our hearts go out to them." Sinn Féin councillor for Cabra Séamas McGrattan, said: "People are shocked. This was such a very young, talented man. He was only 17 when he won that film award. It's just a very sad loss."
“It's definitely leant more into the painterly side,” she says, and new palettes have emerged from the different textures and surfaces of food the illustrator has drawn - like her airy line up of deserts that look like they would melt in the mouth. Now finding that colour tends to be her starting point, Steph carefully plans her palette's before starting the delicate layering and blending process that builds up each digital piece.
A shooting star arching over the Disney castle and Luxo Jr. hopping into frame have inspired a Pavlovian response from generations of children, promising joy and magic found in movies.
Artist Murugiah will be speaking about the process of creating his new slew of painted, oddball characters as part of his debut solo exhibition opening this month.
The Annie Awards Qualifying Festival List is an exciting new initiative designed to recognize and celebrate film festivals around the world that champion the art of animation.
"The subversive simplicity of hobo hieroglyphics - the chalk markings left by people travelling through America during the Great Depression - are rooted in pure pragmatism: quick, direct signals that connect people to one another and to the landscape."
The children Abdullah, Aysha, Khalid and Layla stumble across a time-travel device in a lab, only to find themselves pursued by a rogue alchemist who has discovered its power.
Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations. Paul Rand's La Linea exemplifies this principle, evolving from a cookware mascot to a beloved character.
Toonstar's proven ability to translate beloved stories into engaging animation, while keeping artists at the center of the process, makes them the ideal partner to bring Friendship List and other popular titles to new audiences in formats today's families love.
Lawrence Levy, the company's then-CFO, wrote that it reminded him of the 100-meter sprint in the Olympic Games: a lifetime of training that comes down to a snapshot performance. 'If the world fell in love with Toy Story, Pixar would have a chance to usher in a new era of animated entertainment.'
Daniel Savage walked us through some of the material experimentations that led to the development of his distinct animation style. The designer demonstrated how his use of the pen plotter as more of a printmaking process has allowed his animations to become more than just films, shaping editorial illustration commissions for The New York Times as well as his new artist book Something Savage, published by Vitra editions.
The show follows Luz Noceda, a magic obsessed a 14-year-old Dominican-American human girl who accidentally stumbles upon a portal to the demon realm, known as the Boiling Isles. There she befriends - and becomes an apprentice to - a rebellious witch named Eda Cawthorne and starts studying at Hexside School of Magic and Demonics, despite not having magical abilities. The series aired on Disney Channel between 2020 and 2023 and was widely praised during its run for its writing, world-building and LGBTQ+ representation.