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KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS TEASER TRAILER LIVE!

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Laika’s latest film looks to be pretty cool! Looking forward to it!

Synopsis: Kubo and the Two Strings is an epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA.

Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson of Game of Thrones) ekes out a humble living, telling stories to the people of his seaside town including Hosato (George Takei), Hashi (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) and Kamekichi (Academy Award nominee Brenda Vaccaro). But his relatively quiet existence is shattered when he accidentally summons a spirit from his past which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta. Now on the run, Kubo joins forces with Monkey (Academy Award winner Charlize Theron) and Beetle (Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey), and sets out on a thrilling quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father, the greatest samurai warrior the world has ever known. With the help of his shamisen – a magical musical instrument – Kubo must battle gods and monsters, including the vengeful Moon King (Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes) and the evil twin Sisters (Academy Award nominee Rooney Mara) to unlock the secret of his legacy, reunite his family and fulfill his heroic destiny.

Director: Travis Knight
Writers: Marc Haimes and Chris Butler (“ParaNorman”)
Voice Cast: Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara, Ralph Fiennes, George Takei, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Brenda Vaccaro

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DHX MEDIA AND DREAMWORKS ANIMATION STRIKE STRATEGIC CONTENT PACT

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DHX MEDIA AND DREAMWORKS ANIMATION STRIKE STRATEGIC CONTENT PACT

 CENSING DEALS TO BRING MORE THAN 1,300 ADDITIONAL HALF-HOURS TO DHX TELEVISION

Halifax, NS & Glendale, CA, 8 December 2015 – DHX Media (“DHX” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: DHXM; TSX: DHX.A, DHX.B), a key player internationally in the creation of content for families and children, and DreamWorks Animation (NASDAQ: DWA), a leading family entertainment company, have entered into a five-year agreement to co-produce 130 episodes of original animated children’s content at DHX Studios. Content under the deal will air on DHX Television’s suite of channels, which includes Family Channel, Family Jr., Family CHRGD and Télémagino. DHX will handle distribution for the content in Canada and DWA will distribute to the rest of the world.

In addition, DHX Media has licensed more than 1,000 half-hours of television programming from DreamWorks Animation, to be broadcast beginning as early as June 2016 across DHX Television’s channels. DHX Television will thus become the exclusive television network for this DreamWorks Animation television content in Canada. Series coming to the network include All Hail King Julien, The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, Dragons: Race to the Edge, The Croods, and many others.

DHX Media has also entered into an agreement with AwesomenessTV, which is majority owned by DWA, to license 300 half-hours of teen content for exclusive broadcast in Canada on Family Channel. AwesomenessTV is a multi-platform media company that is a global leader in producing content for the Gen Z audience. The series included in the agreement will air on Family Channel’s previously announced evening teen block, F2N, which launches in January 2016, anchored by DHX’s Degrassi: Next Class. DHX will also handle distribution for the AwesomenessTV content in Canada, including SVOD and OTT.

Dana Landry, CEO of DHX Media, commented: “We are excited to be teaming up with DreamWorks Animation and AwesomenessTV. These are two of the world’s leading content producers in the kids, teen and family space and we look forward to creating fantastic new series with them, and to bringing many of their exciting titles to our channels for Canadian families to enjoy.”

Ann Daly, President of DreamWorks Animation, commented: “We are incredibly pleased to welcome DHX to our family of world-leading broadcasters. This pact with DHX will not only expand the footprint of our existing library, but also create new branded series in Canada with global appeal.”

About DHX Media Ltd.

DHX Media Ltd. (www.dhxmedia.com) is a key player internationally in the production, distribution, broadcast and licensing of entertainment content for children and families. Owner of the world’s largest independent library of kids’ and family content, at more than 11,000 half-hours, DHX Media is recognized globally for such brands as Teletubbies, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, In the Night Garden, Inspector Gadget, Make It Pop, Slugterra and the multiple award-winning Degrassi franchise. DHX Media is comprised of four main business units: DHX Studios creates high-quality original entertainment at its Vancouver and Halifax animation studios, its Toronto live-action studio, and in working with top international producers; DHX Distribution is a major provider of content to the global market; DHX Television, home to the Family suite of channels, is dedicated to delivering best-in-class programming to Canadian families; and DHX Brands specializes in creating, building and managing high-profile global entertainment brands within the children’s and young-adult markets. DHX Media also owns the full-service international licensing agency, Copyright Promotions Licensing Group Ltd. (CPLG), which represents numerous entertainment, sport and design brands. DHX Media has offices in 15 cities worldwide, including Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Munich, Amsterdam and Beijing. The Company is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol DHXM, and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols DHX.A and DHX.B.

About DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation creates high-quality entertainment, including CG animated feature films, television specials and series and live entertainment properties, meant for audiences around the world. The company has world-class creative talent, a strong and experienced management team and advanced filmmaking technology and techniques. All of DreamWorks Animation’s feature films are produced in 3D. The company has theatrically released a total of 31 animated feature films, including the franchise properties of Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Puss In Boots and The Croods.

About AwesomenessTV
AwesomenessTV is a multi-platform media company owned by DreamWorks Animation (Nasdaq: DWA) and Hearst Corporation, the latter of which has a 25 percent interest. Included under the AwesomenessTV banner are AwesomenessTV, a leading destination for original programming serving the global Gen Z audience; the ATV Network, a community based MCN with over 90,000 channels; Big Frame, an influencer talent management company; DreamWorksTV; Awestruck; Awesomeness Films; Wildness; as well as consumer products, music and branded entertainment divisions. AwesomenessTV was founded by Brian Robbins (Smallville, Varsity Blues, All That) and Joe Davola (In Living Color, Smallville, MTV Networks). Check out www.awesomenesstv.com.

For more information, please contact:

DHX Media

Investor Relations: David Regan – EVP, Corporate Development, DHX Media Ltd.
david.regan@dhxmedia.com
+1 902-425-3814

Financial Media: Shaun Smith – Director, Corporate Communications, DHX Media Ltd.
shaun.smith@dhxmedia.com
+1 416-977-7230

Trade Media: Aimee Norman at DDA Blueprint PR

aimee@ddablueprint.com

+44 (0) 20 8985 4708

DreamWorks Animation
Dan Berger – Corporate Communications, DreamWorks Animation

+1 818-695-4747

dan.berger@dreamworks.com

Jennifer DiGrazia – Investor Relations, DreamWorks Animation
+1 818-695-3384

jennifer.digrazia@dreamworks.com

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Annie Award Nominees List

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Annie AwARDS

Congratulations to everyone who was nominated!

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES___________________________

Best Animated Feature

  • Anomalisa – Paramount Pictures
  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios
  • Shaun the Sheep The Movie – Aardman Animations
  • The Good Dinosaur – Pixar Animation Studios
  • The Peanuts Movie – Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation

Best Animated Special Production

  • Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas – Warner Bros. Animation
  • He Named Me Malala – Parkes-MacDonald / Little Door
  • I Am A Witness – Moonbot Studios
  • Kite – Epic Games
  • Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck – End of Movie, LLC
  • Niko and the Sword of Light – Titmouse, Inc. / Amazon Studios

Best Animated Short Subject

  • Carface – National Film Board of Canada
  • DISSONANCE – frameboX
  • If I was God – National Film Board of Canada
  • On Ice – Google/Evil Eye Pictures
  • Sanjay’s Super Team – Pixar Animation Studios
  • World of Tomorrow – Don Hertzfeldt

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial

  • Chex Party Mix: “Holiday Magic” – Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
  • Man and Dog – Psyop
  • Michelin Total Performance: “All the Performances In Every Tire” – Moonbot Studios
  • We Are All Farmers – Acme Filmworks

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children

  • Bubble Guppies – Episode: 326 – “Super Guppies!” – Nickelodeon Nelvana
  • PAW Patrol – Episode: 213, Pups Save A MerPup -Spin Master Nickelodeon
  • Pet er Rabbit – Episode: 216 – The Kitten and Pig Adventure – Nickelodeon Productions Silvergate Media
  • Sheriff Callie’s Wild West – Episode: #201A “The Good, the Bad & the Yo-Yo” – Wild Canary Animation / Disney Junior
  • Transformers Rescue Bots – Episode: “I Have Heard The Robots Singing” – Hasbro Studios
  • Tumble Leaf – Episode: Mirror – Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children

  • Clarence – Episode: Turtle Hats – Cartoon Network
  • Gravity Falls – Episode: Not What He Seems – Disney Television Animation
  • Harvey Beaks – Episode: A Day of No To-Do – Nickelodeon
  • Sanjay & Craig – Episode: Street Dogg – Nickelodeon
  • Star vs. the Forces of Evil – Episode: Blood Moon Ball – Disney Television Animation
  • Steven Universe – Episode: Jail Break – Cartoon Network Studios
  • Wander Over Yonder – Episode: The Breakfast – Disney Television Animation

Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production

  • Bob’s Burgers – Episode: Can’t Buy Me Math – Twentieth Century Fox Television Bento Box Entertainment
  • BoJack Horseman – Episode: Brand New Couch – The Tornante Company
  • Moonbeam City – Episode: Quest for Aquatica – Titmouse, Inc. / Comedy Central
  • The Simpsons – Episode: Halloween of Horror – Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television

Best Animated Feature-Independent

  • Boy and the World – Filme de Papel
  • Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet – Ventanarosa
  • The Boy and the Beast – Studio Chizu
  • When Marnie Was There – Studio Ghibli

Best Student Film

  • Can I Stay? – Ringling College
  • Dodoba – Yon Hui Lee
  • ed – Taha Neyestani
  • Life Smartphone – Xie Chenglin
  • Mother – Stephanie Chiew
  • Nice To Meeteor You – Yizhou Li
  • Shift – Maria Cecilia Puglesi
  • The Casebook of Nips & Porkington – Melody Wang

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES___________________

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production

  • Home – DreamWorks Animation – Effects Lead: Greg Gladstone, Effects Lead: Tim Hoff, Effects Lead: Mark Newport, Effects Lead: Jason Rickwald, Effects Lead: Stephen Wood
  • Hotel Transylvania 2 – Sony Pictures Animation – Character Effects Supervisor: Chris Logan, Character Effects Supervisor: Brian Casper, Character Effects Lead: Gavin Baxter, Character Effects Lead: William Eckroat
  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios – Effects Artist: Amit Baadkar, Effects Artist: Dave Hale, Effects Artist: Vincent Serritella, Second Unit & Crowds Animation, Supervisor: Paul Mendoza 
  • Minions – Illumination Entertainment – Computer Graphic Supervisor: Frank Baradat, Computer Graphic Supervisor: Antonin Seydoux, Effects Supervisor: Milo Riccarand, Lighting & Composite Supervisor: Nicolas Brack
  • The Good Dinosaur – Pixar Animation Studios – Effects Supervisor: Jon Reisch, Effects Lead: Stephen Marshall
    Volumetric Clouds Architect: Magnus Wrenninge, Development & Effects Artist: Michael Hall, Effects Technical Lead: Michael K. O’Brien
  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – Paramount Animation – Effects Animation Supervisor: Brice Mallier, FX Animation Supervisor: Paul Buckley, FX Animator: Brent Droog, FX Animator: Alex Whyte, Lead FX Animator: Jonothan Freisler

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production

  • Jurassic World – Animated Effects – Universal Studios / Legendary Pictures – Effects TD Supervisor: Raul Essig,
    Digital Artist: Roman Schmidt, Digital Artist: Mark Chataway, Digital Artist: Ryan Hopkins
  • Marvel’s Avengers : Age of Ultron – Sokovia Destruction – Marvel Studios – Creature Sim Supervisor: Michael Balog, Creature Simulation Lead: Jim Van Allen, Effects Simulation Supervisor: Florent Andorra, Effects Lead: George Kaltenbrunner
  • Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials – Gotham Group 20th Century Fox – FX Supervisor: Ronnie Menahem, CG Supervisor: Pavani Rao Boddapati, Lighting TD: Francois Sugny, Models: Leslie Chan, FX TD: Nicolas Petit
  • The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies – New Line Cinema Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) – WingNut Films 3Foot7, FX Supervisor: Ronnie Menahem, Lead FX TD: Brian Goodwin, FX Supervisor: Jason Lazaroff, Senior Environment Artist: Paul Harris, Lead Modeller: James Ogle

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production

  • Dragons: Race to the Edge – Episode: “Have Dragon Will Travel, Part 2” – DreamWorks Animation Television, Lead Animator: Yong-Zhi Sun, Character: Heather, Windshear, Astrid, Hiccup
  • Dragons: Race to the Edge – Episode: “Have Dragon Will Travel, Part 1” – DreamWorks Animation Television, Character Animator: Chi-Ho Chan, Character: Heather, Windshear, Dagur, Savage, Hiccup, Toothless, Berserkers
  • Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas – Episode: Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas – Screen Novelties Warner Bros Animation, Character Animator: Alfonso Estrada, Character: Buddy, Jovie
  • Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas – Episode: Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas – Screen Novelties Warner Bros Animation, Character Animator: Scott Daros, Character: Buddy, Jovie, Fake Santa #1, fake santas
  • Peter Rabbit – Episode: 216 – The Kitten and Pig Adventure – Nickelodeon Productions Silvergate Media, Character Animator: Maurizio Parimbelli, Character: Peter, Benjamin, Lily, Mittens, Pig Robinson, Ducklings
  • Turbo FAST – Episode: “Turboldly Go” – DreamWorks Animation Television, Character Animator: Ryan MacNeil
    Character: Smoove Move, Chet, Incidental, Characters, EFX
  • Wander Over Yonder – Episode: The Good Bad Guy – Disney Television Animation,Character Animator: Justin Nichols, Character: Lord Hater

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production

  • Home – DreamWorks Animation – Animation Supervisor: Mark Donald, Character: Various
  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios – Animator: Allison Rutland, Character: All Characters
  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios – Animator: Travis Hathaway, Character: All Characters
  • Minions – Illumination Entertainment – Animator: Hichem Arfaoui, Character: Herb & Scarlet Overkill, Kevin, Stuart & Bob
  • The Good Dinosaur – Pixar Animation Studios – Animator: Mark C. Harris, Character: All Characters
  • The Good Dinosaur – Pixar Animation Studios – Animator: K.C. Roeyer, Character: All Characters
  • The Peanut s Movie – Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation – Lead Animator: BJ Crawford, Character: Multiple Characters

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production

  • Jurassic World – Indominus Rex – Universal Studios / Legendary Pictures – VFX Animation Supervisor: Glen McIntosh, Associate Animation Supervisor: Kevin Martel, Lead Animator: Kyle Winkelman, Digital Artist: Rodrick Fransham, Creature Supervisor: Kaori Ogino
  • Marvel’s Avengers : Age of Ultron – The Hulk – Marvel Studios – Assoc. Animation Supervisor: Jakub Pistecky, Animator: Gang Trinh, Animator: Craig Penn, Lead Animator: Mickael Coedel, Lead Animator : Yair Gutierrez
  • Marvel’s Avengers : Age of Ultron – Ultron – Marvel Studios – Lead Animator: Peter Tan, Animator: Boonyiki Lim,
    Animator: Sachio Nishiyama, Animator: Byounghee Cho, Animator: Roy Tan
  • The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies – AZOG – New Line Cinema Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) – WingNut Films 3Foot7, Animation Supervisor: Aaron Gilman, Senior Facial Modeller: Howard Sly, Lead Animator: Matthew Riordan, Creature TD: Kevin Kelm, Lead Shader TD: Guillaume Francois
  • The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies – SMAUG – New Line Cinema Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) – WingNut Films 3Foot7, Animation Supervisor: David Clayton, Creature Supervisor: Gios Johnston, Senior Modeller: Andreja Vuckovic, Lead Shader TD: Guillaume Francois, Senior Animator: Daniel Zettl
  • The Revenant – Judy – Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, Anonymous Content, M Productions, Appian Way, RatPac-Dune Entertainment – Animation Supervisor: Matthew Shumway, Lead Digital Artist: Adrian Millington, Digital Artist: Blaine Toderian, Digital Artist: Alexander Poei, Digital Artist: Kevin Lan

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Video Game

  • Armikrog – Pencil Test Studios, Inc. – Lead Animator: Mike Dietz Character: All Characters
  • Evolve – 2K Games – Character Animator: David Gibson, Character: Daisy, Goliath, Kraken
  • Invisible, Inc. – Klei Entertainment Inc. – Character Animator: Bruce Chang, Character: Decker, Central, Nika, Guards

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

  • Breadwinners – Episode: Wrath of the Pizza Lord – Nickelodeon in association with Titmouse Canada
    Animation, Inc. – Character Designer: Junpei Takayama, Character: DuckBuhdeuce Pizza Winner A, DuckSwaySway Pizza Winner A, Mushroom, Worker A, Onion Worker A, Pepperoni Worker A, Pizza Lord A, Pizza Lord, Mechanical Arms A, Pizza Lord Muscle A, Pizza Lord Fat A, Pizza Lord Small A, Spider A
  • Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas – Episode: Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas – Screen Novelties Warner Bros Animation, Character Designer: Craig Kellman, Character: Buddy, Jovie, Walter Hobbs, Michael Hobbs, Mr. Greenway, Chadwick & Matthews, Santa Claus, Background Characters
  • Harvey Beaks – Episode: Night Club Night – Nickelodeon – Character Designer: David Tilton Character:
    Harvey in Club Suit Harvey in Leotard Club, Dance Circle Bouncer Club Incidentals, Bunny Protest DJ Dade on Sugar Techno, Bear in Club Outfit Jeremy as Bartender, Irving in Apron Miriam in Apron
  • Pickle and Peanut – Episode: Swim Lessons – Disney Television Animation – Lead Character Design: Tapan Gandhi, Character: Multiple
  • Pig Goat Banana Cricket – Episode: Pig Goat Banana Cricket High Five! –Nickelodeon
    Co-Creator: Dave Cooper Character: Pig, Goat, Banana, Cricket, Captain Sassafras, Mr. Manelli, Dog Cart, Picklemart Mascot, Shragger, Rasta Rat, Love Comet, Burgerstein, Junior Ranger, Sneezy, Butt Monster Angel,  Dog Cart, Babies, Design Supervisor: Mike Dougherty, Character: Incidental Store Clerk 0001, Incidental Animal 0049, Sludge Monster, Character Designer: Jennifer Wood, Character: Clerk McGirk I, Adult 0011, Kid
    0012, Kid 0008, Adult 0037, Adult 0010, Animal 0052, Prince Mermeow, Animal 0031, Animal 0025, Animal 0016, Animal 0050, Animal 0008, Animal 000,2 Animal 0001, Animal 0007, Animal 0004, Animal 0003, Animal 0059, Animal 0048, Animal 0006, & more, Character Designer: Steve Hirt Character: Junior Ranger Elephant
  • Pig Goat Banana Cricket – Episode: Miss Cutesy Meow Meows – Nickelodeon –Character Designer: Gordon Hammond, Character: Incidental Scientist Crowd, Treehouse Bot Incidental Cab Driver, Character Designer: Steve Hirt Character: Pig in Picklemart Uniform Psychopath, Giraffe Pigeon Workers Movie Director Clam, Blaster Player 2 President of Planet as Muscle Man Exquisite Frog Incidental Clown, Incidental Production Assistant
    Character Designer: Jennifer Wood, Character: Mr. Manelli Goat in Swimwear, Art Director: Mike Dougherty Character: Monster Weasel Banana Bot Dr. Eggplant Face
  • The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show – Episode: “New Sponsor/ Cleopatra” –DreamWorks Animation Television
    Character Design Supervisor: Chris Mitchell, Character: Various, Character Designer: Keiko Murayama, Character: Various

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

  • Hotel Transylvania 2 – Sony Pictures Animation – Character Designer: Craig Kellman, Character: Dennis, Dennis Bat, Vlad, Wuzzlelumplebum, Brandon, Linda, Mike, Johnny’s sister, Character Design: Stephen DeStefano, Character: Kelsey, Cronies
  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios – Character Art Director: Albert Lozano, Character: All Characters, Character Artist: Chris Sasaki Character: All Characters
  • Minions – Illumination Entertainment – Character Designer: Eric Guillon Character: Herb Overkill, Scarlet Overkill, Minions, Yeti
  • The Good Dinosaur – Pixar Animation Studios – Character Art Director: Matt Nolte Character: All Characters

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

  • Archer – Episode: Edie’s Wedding – FX Productions - Director: Bryan Fordney
  • Disney Mickey Mouse – Episode: Coned – Disney Television Animation – Director: Dave Wasson
  • Dragons : Race to the Edge – Episode: “Reign of Fireworms” – DreamWorks Animation Television, Director: TJ Sullivan
  • Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas – Episode: Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas – Screen Novelties Warner Bros Animation – Director: Mark Caballero, Director: Seamus Walsh
  • Gravity Falls – Episode: Northwest Mansion Mystery – Disney Television Animation – Director: Matt Braly
  • Mickey Mouse – Episode: Bottle Shocked – Disney TVA – Director: Heiko Drengenberg
  • Pickle and Peanut – Episode: Pickle the Falcon Master – Disney Television Animation – Director: Ken Wong
  • Steven Universe – Episode: The Test – Cartoon Network Studios – Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production

  • Anomalisa – Paramount Pictures – Director: Charlie Kaufman, Director: Duke Johnson 
  • Extaordinary Tales – Melusine Productions and R&R Communications – Director: Raul Garcia
  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios – Director: Pete Docter
  • Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet – Ventanarosa – Director: Roger Allers
  • Shaun the Sheep The Movie – Aardman Animations – Director: Mark Burton, Director: Richard Starzak
  • The Peanut s Movie – Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation – Director: Steve Martino
  • When Marnie Was There – Studio Ghibli – Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

  • Disney Mickey Mouse – Episode: ¡Feliz Cumpleaños! – Disney Television Animation –Composer: Christopher Willis
  • Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas – Episode: Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas – Screen Novelties Warner Bros Animation – Composer/Lyricist: Matthew Sklar, Composer/Lyricist: Christopher Guardino
  • Puffin Rock – Episode: Night Lights – Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Penguin Books –Composer/Lyricist: Einar Tonsberg
  • Sanjay & Craig – Episode: Street Dogg – Nickelodeon – Lyricist: Nick Bachman, Lyricist: Neil Graf, Composer: Matt Mahaffey, Composer/Lyricist: Jonathan Hylander (Music Editor)
  • Sheriff Callie’s Wild West – Episode: #201A “The Good, the Bad & the Yo-Yo” – Wild Canary Animation / Disney Junior – Composer/Lyricist: Mike Himelstein, Lyricist: Joe Ansolabehere, Composer: Mike Barnett
  • The Venture Bros: All This And Gargantua-2 – Titmouse, Inc. / Adult Swim
    Composer/Lyricist: J.G. Thirlwell
  • Wander Over Yonder – Episode: The Black Cube – Disney Television Animation – Composer: Andy Bean

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production

  • Anomalisa – Paramount Pictures – Composer: Carter Burwell
  • Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem – Warner Bros. Animation – Composer: Kevin Riepl
  • Boy and the World – Filme de Papel – Composer: Ruben Feffer, Composer: Gustavo Kurlat, Composer: GEM Grupo Experimental de Música, Composer/Lyricist: Emicida (No last name)
  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios – Composer: Michael Giacchino
  • The Good Dinosaur – Pixar Animation Studios – Composer: Mychael Danna, Composer: Jeff Danna

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

  • Dawn of the Croods – Episode: “Garden of Eaten” – DreamWorks Animation Television – Production Design: Jonathan Pyun, Production Design: Aaron Spurgeon, Production Design: Baptiste Lucas, Production Design: Margaret Wuller, Production Design: Ethan Becker
  • Fresh Beat Band of Spies – Episode: 107, Singing Pirate – Nickelodeon Productions 6 Point 2 Nelvana – Production Design: Ernie Gilbert, Production Design: Kristin Donner, Production Design: Steve Meyers, Production Design: Fred Gardner, Production Design: David Cole
  • Gravity Falls – Episode: Xpcveaoqfoxso (Weirdmageddon) – Disney Television Animation – Production Design: Ian Worrel, Production Design: Jeffrey Thompson
  • Pig Goat Banana Cricket – Episode: Happy Chalawunga! – Nickelodeon – Production Design: Dave Cooper, Production Design: Mike Dougherty, Production Design: Francis Giglio
  • Pig Goat Banana Cricket – Episode: Prank Thy Neighbor – Nickelodeon – Production Design: Dave Cooper, Production Design: Mike Dougherty, Production Design: Francis Giglio
  • Puffin Rock – Episode: Night Lights – Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Penguin Books –Production Design: Lily Bernard, Production Design: Marie Thorhauge, Production Design: Stefano Scapolan
  • The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show – Episode: “Peabody’s Parents/Galileo” –DreamWorks Animation Televsion – Production Design: Kevin Dart
    Production Design: Sylvia Liu, Production Design: Chris Turnham, Production Design: Eastwood Wong

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

  • Boy and the World – Filme de Papel – Production Design: Alê Abreu
  • He Named Me Malala – Parkes-MacDonald / Little Room – Production Design: Jason Carpenter
  • Home – DreamWorks Animation – Production Design: Emil Mitev
  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios – Production Design: Ralph Eggleston
  • Minions – Illumination Entertainment – Production Design: Eric Guillon
  • Shaun the Sheep The Movie – Aardman Animations – Production Design: Matt Perry, Production Design: Gavin Lines
  • The Good Dinosaur – Pixar Animation Studios – Production Design: Harley Jessup, Production Design: Sharon Calahan, Production Design: Bryn Imagire, Production Design: Noah Klocek, Production Design: Huy Nguyen

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

  • Adventure Time – Episode: Walnuts & Rain – Cartoon Network Studios – Storyboard Artist: Tom Herpich
  • Disney Mickey Mouse – Episode: ¡Feliz Cumpleaños! – Disney Television Animation –Storyboard Artist: Alonso Ramirez Ramos
  • Dragons: Race to the Edge – Episode: Eye of the Beholder (Part 1 and 2) –Dreamworks Animation – Storyboard Artist: Heidi Jo Gilbert
  • Niko and the Sword of Light – Episode: (pilot) – Titmouse, Inc. / Amazon Studios –Storyboard Artist: Sung Jin Ahn, Storyboard Artist: Ben Juwono, Storyboard Artist: David Woo, Storyboard Artist: Donna Lee
  • Steven Universe – Episode: Jail Break – Cartoon Network Studios – Storyboard Artist: Joe Johnston, Storyboard Artist: Jeff Liu, Storyboard Artist: Rebecca Sugar
  • The Adventures of Puss in Boots – Episode: “Hidden” – DreamWorks Animation Television – Storyboard Artist: Ben Juwono
  • Wander Over Yonder – Episode: The Breakfast – Disney Television Animation –Storyboard Artist: Justin Nichols
  • We Bare Bears – Episode: Burrito – Cartoon Network Studios – Storyboard Artist: Madeline Sharafian, Storyboard Artist: Manny Hernandez, Storyboard Artist: Bert Youn

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

  • Extraordinary Tales – Melusine Productions and R&R Communications – Storyboard Artist: Antonio Santamaria
  • Hotel Transylvania 2 – Sony Pictures Animation – Storyboard Artist: Mike Smukavic
  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios – Storyboard Artist: Tony Rosenast
  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios – Storyboard Artist: Domee Shi
  • Minions – Illumination Entertainment – Storyboard Artist: Habib Louati
  • The Good Dinosaur – Pixar Animation Studios – Storyboard Artist: Bill Presing
  • The Good Dinosaur – Pixar Animation Studios – Storyboard Artist: Rosana Sullivan
  • The Good Dinosaur – Pixar Animation Studios – Storyboard Artist: J.P. Vine, Storyboard Artist: Tony Rosenast, Storyboard Artist: Enrico Casarosa

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

  • Bob’s Burgers – Episode: Hawk & Chick – Twentieth Century Fox Television Bento Box Entertainment – Starring: Kristen Schaal Character: Louise, Belcher
  • Breadwinners – Episode: Movie Ducks – Nickelodeon in association with Titmouse Canada – Animation Inc.
    Voiced By: Eric Bauza Character: Buhdeuce
  • Dawn of the Croods – Episode: “The First Picture Show”, “School of Hard – Rocks” –DreamWorks Animation Television – “Lerk”: Grey Griffin Character: Lerk
  • Dawn of t he Croods – Episode: “The First Picture Show,” “Mom Genes” – DreamWorks Animation Television – “Amber”: Larainne Newman Character: Amber
  • Pig Goat Banana Cricket – Episode: Underpants-Palooza – Nickelodeon – Voice Actor: Matt Jones Character: Pig
  • Star vs the Forces of Evil – Episode: Compilation from Series – Disney Television Animation – Alan Tudyk: Alan Tudyk Character: Ludo
  • The Adventures of Puss in Boots – Episode: Various – DreamWorks Animation Television – “Puss in Boots”: Eric Bauza Character: Puss in Boots
  • Uncle Grandpa – Episode: Uncle Grandpa At The Movies – Cartoon Network Studios –Featured Voice: Kevin Michael Richardson, Character: Mr. Gus

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

  • Anomalisa – Paramount Pictures – Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh Character: Lisa Hesselman
  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios – Cast: Amy Poehler Character: Joy
  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios – Cast: Phyllis Smith Character: Sadness
  • Minions – Illumination Entertainment – Cast: Pierre Coffin Character: The Minions
  • Minions – Illumination Entertainment – Cast: Jon Hamm Character: Herb Overkill
  • The Peanuts Movie – Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation – Linus: Alex Garfin Character: Linus
  • The Peanuts Movie – Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation – Lucy: Hadley Belle Miller Character: Lucy
  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – Paramount Animation – Cast: Tom Kenny Character: SpongeBob

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

  • Adventure Time – Episode: The Diary – Cartoon Network Studios – Writer: Kent Osborne, Writer: Pendleton Ward, Writer: Jack Pendarvis, Writer: Jillian Tamaki, Writer: Adam Muto
  • Bob’s Burgers – Episode: The Hauntening – Twentieth Century Fox Television Bento Box Entertainment – Writer: Steven Davis, Writer: Kelvin Yu
  • Gravity Falls – Episode: Not What He Seems – Disney Television Animation – Writer: Alex Hirsch, Writer: Shion Takeuchi, Writer: Josh Weinstein, Writer: Jeff Rowe, Writer: Matt Chapman
  • The Simpsons – Episode: I Won’t Be Home For Christmas – Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television – Writer: Al Jean

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production

  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios – Writer: Pete Docter, Writer: Meg LeFauve, Writer: Josh Cooley
  • Shaun the Sheep The Movie – Aardman Animations – Writer: Mark Burton, Writer: Richard Starzak
  • When Marnie Was There – Studio Ghibli – Writer: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

  • All Hail King Julien – Episode: “Body Double” – DreamWorks Animation Television – Nominee: David Craig, Nominee: Jeff Adams
  • Disney Mickey Mouse – Episode: Coned – Disney Television Animation – Nominee: Illya Owens
  • Dragons: Race to the Edge – Episode: “Dragon Eye of the Beholder, Part 1” –DreamWorks Animation Television – Nominee: John Laus
  • Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas – Episode: Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas – Screen Novelties Warner Bros Animation – Nominee: Mike Wright
  • Lost Treasure Hunt – Episode: Columbus Voyage Revisited – Argosy Film Group – Nominee: Nolan Southerland, Nominee: William Kessler, Nominee: Benjamin Rush
  • Phineas and Ferb – Episode: Last Day of Summer – Disney Television Animation – Nominee: Anne Harting, Nominee: Shawn Lemmonier, Nominee: Lauren Crist, Nominee: Carmen Woods
  • Star vs the Forces of Evil – Episode: Storm the Castle – Disney Television Animation – Nominee: Ted Supa

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production

  • Anomalisa – Paramount Pictures – Nominee: Garret Elkins
  • Inside Out – Pixar Animation Studios – Nominee: Kevin Nolting
  • Kahlil Gibran’s T he Prophet – Ventanarosa – Nominee: Jennifer Dolce
  • Shaun the Sheep The Movie – Aardman Animations – Nominee: Sim Evan-Jones

 

JURIED AWARDS__________________________________

Winsor McCay Award –  for their career contributions to the art of animation

June Foray Award –  for their significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation

Ub Iwerks – for technical advancement that has made a significant impact on the art or industry of animation

Special Achievement Award – recognizing the unique and significant impact on the art and industry of animation

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Adobe renames Flash CC to Animate CC

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Adobe renames Flash CC to Animate CC

Adobe Animate CC

Today Adobe announced that they’re finally pulling away from the stigma Steve Jobs created concerning Flash and that it was ‘dead’. Well now Jobs himself is dead and Flash? Well it’s apparently being resurrected as Animate CC. I have to say I welcome it because now no one will tell me I’m using outdated technology when still it’s perfectly good. No one will say, “Oh didn’t they stop making that?” And finally when people say “Isn’t Flash dead?” NOW, I can say “Yep, but we use something called Animate.”

From the Adobe Blog:

For nearly two decades, Flash Professional has been the standard for producing rich animations on the web. Because of the emergence of HTML5 and demand for animations that leverage web standards, we completely rewrote the tool over the past few years to incorporate native HTML5 Canvas and WebGL support. To more accurately represent its position as the premier animation tool for the web and beyond, Flash Professional will be renamed Adobe Animate CC, starting with the next release in early 2016.

 

Here’s what you can expect in Animate CC:

  • Drawing, illustration and authoring
    • Vector art brushes – Modify the path of a stroke after it’s been drawn, and scale them to any resolution without losing quality. You can also make custom brushes and import brushes created with Adobe Capture CC.
    • 360° rotatable canvas – Rotate the canvas on any pivot point as you draw to get the perfect angle and strokes. You can even use this feature with a Wacom Cintiq!
    • Improved pencils and brushes – Draw smooth, precise vector outlines along a curve and get faster live previews.
    • Easier audio syncing – Control audio looping directly on the timeline, without having to code.
    • Faster color changing – Naming tagged colors lets you change one color and have it automatically update your entire project.
    • Colored onion skinning – Easily orchestrate complex animations now that adjacent frames can have different color and alpha values.
  • CreativeSync integration
    • Adobe Stock – Browse and license millions of high-quality photos, illustrations and vector graphics directly in Animate CC. You can even add life to static content by adding animations to them.
    • Creative Cloud Libraries – Access colors, vector graphics and brushes directly as you work.
  • Output capabilities
    • Multiplatform support: HTML5 Canvas, WebGL, Flash (SWF), AIR, video, and custom platforms (such as SVG) via extensions.
    • 4K+ video export – Export videos with custom resolutions for the latest Ultra HD and Hi-DPI displays.
    • Custom resolution export – Revitalize older content by resizing and optimizing them for any resolution, such as Ultra HD and Hi-DPI displays.
    • .OAM support – Export your project as an .OAM file for easy importing to Adobe Muse, InDesign, DPS and Dreamweaver.

 

You can read more about this big change on the Adobe blog here.

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New Wildseed Adult Animation shows

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Wildseed Studios has unveiled two new adult animation shows.

Wolf Jenkins

#WolfJenkins

What show gives you lines like “General Ho Phung was busy being a twat to an animal” and “It was a beautiful, badly drawn, summers day”? Say hello to Wolf Jenkins. Created by comic actor and Channel 4 Comedy blap star Andy Needle and produced by Wildseed Studios, the show follows hero Vietnam Vet Wolf Jenkins on a mission of violence against the evil, bad guys to rescue the animals, particularly those that were mugged, tortured or made to wear a fez. Negotiating with the enemy is not an option for our war hero because if there’s one thing Wolf Jenkins loves as much as fluffy little animals it’s ripping out a man’s insides and chucking them into another man’s eyes.

Lone Wolves

#lonewolves

Wildseed Studios has unveiled Lone Wolves, a new animated comedy by the SpinKickBros that follows two feral teenage boys being brought up by their single dad, a Hell’s Angel type who doesn’t want them to repeat his mistakes but is secretly proud when they rebel – think Die Hard meets Dawsons Creek.  This family experiences the same trials and tribulations as every other family the world over, just rougher, tougher and swearier. Each episode deals with important things like girl trouble and how to get booze for a party.

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Want to make an animated film? Apply to NFB’s Hothouse program for emerging Canadian animators!

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hothouse-logoWant to make an animated film?

Apply by December 11 for the chance to be part of the NFB’s

Hothouse program for emerging Canadian animators

NFB studios across Canada to take part in Hothouse’s 11th season

November 26, 2015 – Toronto – National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is seeking submissions for its Hothouse apprenticeship program for emerging Canadian animators, now in its 11th season.

Canadian filmmakers and artists can apply at http://films.nfb.ca/hothouse by December 11 for the chance to be one of six participants in a 12-week paid apprenticeship program with NFB animation professionals—a one-of-a-kind experience working with the NFB’s Oscar-winning Animation Studio.

This year’s mentoring director is Malcolm Sutherland, a Montreal-based director, animator and designer for film, television, web commercials and music videos. A participant in the very first Hothouse, he’s the first alumnus to return as project mentor.

In another first for Hothouse, NFB studios across the country are getting in on the act as well: grassroots filmmaking and community-building are this year’s mantras as participants work remotely through their nearest NFB production centre, while the Animation Studio in Montreal remains the creative engine.

The theme for Hothouse 11 is Found Sound 2.0―a reboot of last year’s successful theme, in which organizers trawled the Internet for audio clips that were intriguing, unusual, unnerving, or somehow full of subtext and hidden meaning. This year, there’s a new twist: participants can either use one of 14 pre-selected audio clips or submit an audio clip of their own choice. Found sound begs for satire and subversion, so applicants are encouraged to think of the audio as a springboard for their own creativity: don’t be afraid to re-interpret, comment on or play with the original meaning.

In addition to Sutherland, some of Canada’s most acclaimed new generation of animators got their start in Hothouse, including Patrick Doyon, nominated for an Oscar for his NFB animated short Sunday/Dimanche, and Howie Shia, whose NFB short Flutter received the Open Entries Grand Prize at the Tokyo Anime Awards.

 

Submissions must be received by 5pm EST on Friday, December 11, 2015, and must be sent via e-mail (no snail mail submissions will be accepted). The six successful candidates will be notified by Friday, December 18, 2015. The program will run from February 1 to April 22, 2016.
For more information, visit http://films.nfb.ca/hothouse.
Hothouse continues to be about re-imagining ways of making animation: ways that are faster, more flexible, and that embrace the many possibilities in the animation process while maintaining creative and technical excellence. With Hothouse, the NFB is looking for six talents who are willing and able to jump head-first into this intensive experience.

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About the NFB

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) produces groundbreaking animation at its studios in Montreal and at NFB centres across Canada, as well as via international co-productions with many of the world’s leading auteur animators. The NFB is a leader in developing new approaches to stereoscopic 3D animation and animated content for new platforms. The NFB has created over 13,000 productions and won over 5,000 awards, including 14 Canadian Screen Awards, 11 Webbys, 12 Oscars and more than 90 Genies. To access acclaimed NFB content, visit NFB.ca or download its apps for smartphones, tablets and connected TV.