ANNECY — There has never been more business or delegates at the Annecy Animation Festival. Presentations popped. Sneaks peeks, table talk, frenzied business meetings suggest a new era of bu…
ANNECY — There has never been more business or delegates at the Annecy Animation Festival. Presentations popped. Sneaks peeks, table talk, frenzied business meetings suggest a new era of business and creativity for animation from Hollywood to Zambia. Key takeaways:“It was insane, insane” said Cottonwood and Federation Kids & Family’s David Michel, very happily. He was describing the frenzied business at this year’s Annecy Animation Film Festival. One big reason: Digital Plus.
“The tech is at a place where we can make SpongeBob and replicate or reference the animation style we love from 2D in CG,” said Nickelodeon EVP of animation production and development Ramsey Naito.This year’s festival may well mark a defining moment for technological advancements in 2D and 3D animation, as the line between them continues to blur.
“Take “Klaus,” for example,” he went on, “It’s so incredibly beautiful and poetic. It made the rounds to many studios, but it wasn’t picked up because back then it was judged too risky. Now it’s going to be a classic.” Big studios like Sony are not trying to change against or in contrast to the streamers, but in unison. The new ground’s fertile for more filmmakers that ultimately in the past would have not had the opportunity.”Concluding a spirited trio of acquisitions announcements this week, Gkids revealed Thursday that it had acquired Hiroyuki Imaishi’s “Promare,” the first feature from Japan’s Studio Trigger. Little wonder.
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