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Animation Scoop: ‘Minions / The Office’ Q&A

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“Minions: The Rise of Gru” co-director Brad Ableson also directed Illumination, Universal and Peacock’s “Minions / The Office” commercial, which is now nominated for a 2023 Annie Award. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with Ableson. ——————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Amok’ Q&A

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“Amok”, from director Balazs Turai, is nominated for Best Short Subject at the 2023 Annie Awards. You can watch the 50th Annual ceremony live Saturday February 25th at 10pmET at AnnieAwards.org. Turai describes “Amok” in this Animation Scoop Q&A. —————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in […]
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Guest: Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter

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Three-time Oscar winner and Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter is receiving the prestigious Winsor McCay Award at the 2023 Annie Awards on Saturday February 25th. You can watch the ceremony live at 10pmET at AnnieAwards.org. In this EXCLUSIVE Interview, Pete Docter reflects on his career, sharing insights and stories on his four directorial features […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Steakhouse’ Q&A

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“Steakhouse”, a drama from director Spela Cadez, is one of the 15 finalists for this year’s Best Animated Short Film Oscar. It was also nominated for an Annie Award last year. Here’s my “Steakhouse” Animation Scoop Q&A. —————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at […]
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Awards Season Calendar for ’22 to ’23

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This awards season won’t be quite as long as last year, which wasn’t quite as long as the year before. Everything ends with the Oscars. In 2020, The Academy Awards was earlier than ever: February 9th. That turned-out to be a blessing considering the entertainment world completely shut down on March 13th. For the 2021 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Dug Days’ Bob Peterson Q&A

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Bob Peterson was the co-director and co-writer of Pixar classic “Up”. His recent “Dug Days” shorts on Disney+ were big hits. And now one of the episodes, “Science”, is nominated for a 2022 Annie Awards. Peterson joins me for this “Dug Days” Animation Scoop Q&A. ——————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Souvenir Souvenir’ Q&A

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“Souvenir Souvenir” screened at the Sundance Film Festival and is an Annie Awards winner. Now the latest animated short film from Oscar nominee Bastien Dubois is on the 2022 Academy Awards shortlist. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with Dubois. ——————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘KKUM’ Director Q&A

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Kang Min Kim is interviewed about his Annie Awards nominated short film “KKUM”, which also screened at the 2021 virtual Sundance Film Festival. —————————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And […]
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5 Takeaways from 2019 Annie Nominations

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The 46th Annual Annie Awards nominations have been announced. ASIFA Hollywood recognizes the finest achievements in animation – in film, on television, in video games and more. Here are some of the big takeaways: “INCREDIBLES 2” LEADS, BUT IT WON’T BE A CLEAN CATEGORY SWEEP Last year, Pixar’s “Coco” won every category it was nominated […]
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