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South African director wins global animation prize Updated El Broide The film has proven to be a hit with audiences around the world. Animation has proven to be a great tool in telling powerful stories and sharing important lessons to kids (and adults) around the world. While it remains an incredibly small sector in the local film space, South African animators are proving to be world class. This week, ‘The Snail and the Whale’, an animated film directed by Max Lang and South Africa’s Daniel Snaddon, has won the Annie Award for Best Special Production.  Animated in Cape Town by Trigg...

Photo: Showmax/Magic Light Pictures The Snail and the Whale, directed by Max Lang and South Africa's Daniel Snaddon, has won the Annie Award for Best Special Production. The film was animated in Cape Town by Triggerfish. The 27-minute short film is now streaming on Showmax. The Snail and the Whale, directed by Max Lang and South Africa's Daniel Snaddon, has won the Annie Award for Best Special Production. The Annie Awards have been presented by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, each year since 1972 to recognise excellence in animation. Thi...

Annie Awards: South African director wins top global animation prize International Recognition: 'The Snail and the Whale' walked away with the Annie Award for Best Special Production. About The Snail and the Whale The Annie Awards have been presented by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, each year since 1972 to recognise excellence in animation. This year’s awards were held as a virtual ceremony on Friday, 16 April. Animated in Cape Town by Triggerfish and produced by Magic Light Pictures,  The Snail and the Whale follows the amazing j...

'Soul' and 'Wolfwalkers' Take Top Honors at Annie Awards Terry Flores, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Pixar’s “Soul” continued its awards season dominance on Friday by winning seven Annie Awards,  including feature. The jazzy look at the before-life also won for music (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste), writing (Pete Docter. Mike Jones and Kemp Powers), character animation (Michal Makarewicz), FX (Tolga Göktekin, Carl Kaphan, Hiroaki Narita, Enrique Vila and Kylie Wijsmuller), storyboarding (Trevor Jimenez) and editorial (Kevin Nolting, Gregory Amundson, Robert Grahamjon...

Credit: Dillon Bryden / BBC There's a lovely new story arriving for Christmas 2021... Superworm is a new children’s show coming to BBC1 for the festive period, and The Crown stars Olivia Colman and Matt Smith are leading the star-studded cast. The animated half hour programme, which will be a Christmas TV highlight, is based on Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s beloved story, which was published in 2012 and is perfect for reading aloud to children. Olivia Colman will narrate the special, and said: “This is such a lovely project to be involved with. When reading the script, and im...