Feature Films

Made in Spain by Coke Riobóo

2016-04-24

Made in Spain may be the stop-motion’ed, modernized, and relocated answer to Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Not that we even knew what the question was. Nor should there ever be an explanation for absurd juxtapositions like these. All the while, Coke Riobóo prods us to acknowledge the satirical situations at hand. We can’t wait to see the full piece, and see what other crazy shenanigans are taking place in Spain, while we watch behind our computer monitors in awe!

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Los Aeronautas by León Fernández

2016-01-25

 Latin America is the birthplace of magical realism and it is certainly alive and well with this transporting dreamscape by León Fernández of the Guadalajara-based powerhouse Outik Animation. Rita Basulto, another member of Outik, won an Ariel for her moving short about a little girl dealing with grief, “Lluvia en los Ojos.” Juan J. Medina, founder of this dynamic collective is set to produce an animated 90 minute feature provisionally called “Niños Carbon” about children working in a coal mine. Read on to watch a time lapse of Fernández expertly animating a scene from this film and some other pieces from Outik.

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Kubo and the Two Strings by Laika

2016-01-04

 While CG is indeed a refined animation technology, Hollywood is increasingly recognizing the power of stop-mo to subtly portray story, wordlessly engage emotion and directly transport us into fabulously crafted alter-realities that we can almost touch and feel. Laika, maker of Coraline, Paranorman and Boxtrolls, has once again taken on another jaw dropping project with this new 3D stop mo fantasy thriller for Focus Features, boasting a star-studded cast with Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara, Ralph Fiennes and Brenda Vaccaro. The film is set to release August 19, 2016. President of Laika and this film’s Director, Travis Knight, was also the lead animator on Coraline. Read on for some kind words on why he faithfully uses Dragonframe.

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Anomalisa by Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson

2015-11-08

“Michael Stone, an author of books on the subject of customer service, struggles with his inability to connect to people. One night, while on a routine business trip, he meets a stranger who changes his world view.” Acrobatically labyrinthine psychological musings that are as bleak as they are sweetly touching…what else would we expect from co-director Charlie Kaufman, writer of ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’, ‘Being John Malkovich’ and ‘Adaptation’?

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