Remember your first animation dream? This animated documentary tells the story of a boy whose dreams of becoming an animator are met with skepticism and ridicule in his midwestern hometown. Undeterred, he comes up with fantastic, elaborate plans for producing animated science-fiction epics. One of his goals is to get teen actor, Ike Eisenmann ("Escape to Witch […]
GKIDS presents "Blue Giant" from director Yuzuru Tachikawa (“Mob Psycho 100”). BLUE GIANT is adapted from the internationally renowned manga of the same name, written by Shinichi Ishizuka. GKIDS will release BLUE GIANT in select theaters nationwide, for event showings on October 8 & 9th only. Rated PG. Runtime: 119 minutes To become an ASIFA-Hollywood member and view this Screener, please […]
Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera were arguably the most prolific animation producers of the twentieth century. During Bill and Joe's 60-year collaboration, they directed 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons at MGM and then, as presidents of Hanna-Barbera Productions, produced over 200 animated and live-action television series and a vast cross-media portfolio including commercials, comic books, and thousands of licensed consumer products. […]
KAFKA’S DOLL is a short film that blends facts, fiction, fantasy, and myth into a heart-warming story about loss. When an ill Kafka meets a sad little girl, he sets out to write her a letter a day telling her all about her lost doll’s fictitious travels. He then comes back every day to read her […]
The Urashima Tunnel grants a wish to those who enter... but at a price. Kaoru and Anzu, with two very different pasts and personalities, investigate the mysterious tunnel. This acclaimed romantic fantasy is based on the manga series by Mei Hachimoku. THE TUNNEL TO SUMMER, THE EXIT OF GOODBYES is written and directed by Tomohisa Taguchi. It opens in […]
The 24 HOURS Animation Contest for Students challenges its participants to create a 30-second film based on a given theme in a designated 24-hour period. Teams will work from their homes/schools and submit, before the deadline, a YouTube link to their films, which are then judged by industry artists. Over the years, more than 10,000 students from 153 […]
Juanjo is an asthmatic boy, overly protected by his family. Miquel is growing up fatherless, his mom trying to get by but not always succeeding. A tale of two teenage boys in 1991 Barcelona, who take refuge in their friendship and music, escaping the dreary world they live in. Rated PG-13, Runtime: 80 minutes This film may qualify for Annie Award […]
After graduating from university, a music student who majored in tuba cannot find a job, so he returns home, only to discover that things have changed. He realizes then that he must work hard to find a fulfilling livelihood. Rated PG, Runtime: 43 minutes This film may qualify for Annie Award consideration. An Animated Short Film of the Month selection does […]
For 300 years, Sir Simon de Canterville has been haunting his ancestral home, Canterville Chase, and loving it! But everything changes when an American family buys the estate and moves in… Rated PG, Runtime: 90 minutes This film may qualify for Annie Award consideration. An Animated Short Film of the Month selection does not constitute or imply an ASIFA-Hollywood or Annie […]
A buddy movie following the misadventures of a runaway puppet with a boundless imagination and an abandoned stuffed animal in need of a friend, as they cross paths in Central Park and pair up against all odds for an epic adventure of friendship in New York City. Rated G, Runtime: 89 minutes This film may […]
