Oscar-Winner Glen Keane Airlifted from Arizona Mountain After Medical Emergency
The famed ‘Dear Basketball’ director was safely rescued from Mummy Mountain in Paradise Valley after becoming ill during a family hike.
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Real-Time Gaming Tech Shines in Heartwarming ‘Windup’ Animated Short
For Chinese director Yibing Jiang, Unity’s real-time tools enabled a small global team of artists to work quickly and efficiently, in parallel rather than sequentially, to produce a beautiful and touching film about the bond between a father and his ailing daughter.
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Glen Keane Talks Believing the Impossible in ‘Over the Moon’
The Oscar-winning director discusses his beautiful and charming animated musical tale about a smart young girl’s determination to prove the existence of a legendary Moon Goddess, out today on Netflix
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‘Trash Truck’: Max Keane’s Personal, Precious, and Nostalgic Preschool Series
The show’s creator never understood his son Henry’s love for garbage trucks, until it inspired him to develop a CG animated kids’ series, set to premiere November 10 on Netflix.
WATCH: Netflix Drops Trailer for Max Keane’s ‘Trash Truck’ CG Preschool Series
The first-time showrunner and ‘Dear Basketball’ production designer’s new animated show follows the adventures of six-year-old Hank, a dirt-covered kid, and his best pal, a giant honking trash truck.
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Kobe Bryant Killed in Helicopter Crash
TMZ Sports reports that the legendary basketball star and Oscar-winning writer and producer of the animated short, ‘Dear Basketball,’ died earlier this morning in Calabasas.
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R.I.P. Google Spotlight Stories – 2013-2019
Award-winning experimental immersive storytelling studio behind the Academy Award-nominated short film ‘Pearl’ and last year’s Oscar-shortlisted ‘Age of Sail’ is no more.
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Pearl Studio Memorializes Screenwriter Audrey Wells with $100K UCLA TFT Scholarship Fund
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television to establish ‘Say Yes!’ MFA scholarships in the name of ‘Over the Moon’ screenwriter.
VIDEO: Pollen Creates Cinematic Score for Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Age of Sail’
Pollen Music Group’s Scot Stafford employs a modern, minimalist approach to creating the score for director John Kahrs’ sweeping new short film and VR experience for Google Spotlight Stories, ‘Age of Sail.’
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Gallery Nucleus Presenting ‘Weekends,’ ‘Age of Sail’ This Saturday!
Screenings and panels of Oscar-shortlisted animated short films to be followed by a filmmaker signing session.
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Google Spotlight Stories and Chromosphere Raise the Bar for ‘Age of Sail’
Technical art leads Cassidy Curtis and Theresa Latzko keep things shipshape in their quest to take the cinematic VR Short by Oscar-winning director John Kahrs onto the high seas.
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John Kahrs Enters the ‘Age of Sail’ with Cinematic New VR Short
Taking virtual reality onto the high seas, Oscar-winning director of Disney’s ‘Paperman’ delves into the making of Google Spotlight Stories’ longest, most visually complex virtual reality experience to date.
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Sony Pictures Imageworks Goes ‘Over The Moon’ with Glen Keane
SPI to serve as lead animation vendor for Netflix’s animated musical feature film directed by legendary animator and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Glen Keane.
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Kobe Bryant's Granity Studios Announces New Animated Projects
Animation is key part of expansive plans for youth sports-themed episodic TV, feature films, books and live theatre productions.
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Kobe Bryant Dropped From ANIMATION IS FILM Festival Jury
Online petition asks AIF organizers to ‘say NO to toxic and violent behavior against women.’
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TRAILER: Google Spotlight Stories VR Short ‘Age of Sail’ Sets Course for North America
Virtual reality short produced by GSS partner Chromosphere and helmed by Oscar-winning director John Kars to celebrate its North American premiere at the LA Film Festival’s immersive showcase, ‘The Portal.’
Google Spotlight Stories VR Short ‘Age of Sail’ to Premiere at Venice
Helmed by Oscar-winning director John Kars with production design by Celine Desrumaux, ‘Age of Sail’ is produced by GSS partner Chromosphere.
Academy Says No to Kobe
Short film Oscar winner Kobe Bryant barred entry into film academy.
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The 2018 Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films: An After-the-Fact Round-Up
The Miscweant offers his "late" Oscar prediction for best animated short film.
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Does Independent Animation Have a Chance with the Motion Picture Academy?
Great animated shorts and feature films produced in Europe may garner nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, but nary a win.
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‘Coco,’ ‘Dear Basketball,’ ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Win Oscars at 90th Academy Awards
Glen Keane’s ‘Dear Basketball,’ Pixar’s ‘Coco’ win animation Oscars; ‘Blade Runner 2049’ wins VFX and cinematography awards.
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Glen Keane Soars in ‘Dear Basketball’
The legendary animator finds his game and garners an Oscar nomination alongside legendary hoopster Kobe Bryant with their animated ‘love letter’ short film tribute to the sport.
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Career Coach: The Short and the Long of It
Glen Keane has persisted in animation since 1974, not only garnering an Oscar nomination for his latest short film 'Dear Basketball,' but landing the directing role on a new animated feature film for Netflix.
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Glen Keane to Direct 'Over the Moon' for Pearl Studio
Animated musical adventure to debut on Netflix and in theaters in China in 2020.
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'Coco's Night: Pixar Feature Dominates Annies with 11 Wins
‘The Breadwinner’ takes indie feature honor; ‘Disney Mickey Mouse’ and ‘Samurai Jack’ each score three awards in TV categories.
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