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Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver for Hair Love, Rosana Sullivan and Kathryn Hendrickson for Kitbull, and Bruno Collet and Jean-François Le Corre for Memorable.Meanwhile, in the Short Film (Live Action) category there’s plenty more talent to peruse, among them French director Yves Piat and Damien Megherbi’s comedy Nefta Football Club Brotherhood by Meryam Joobeur and Maria Gracia Turgeon The Neighbor’s Window by Marshall Curry Saria by Bryan Buckley and Matt Lefebvre and A Sister by Delphine Girard.You can see the full list of nominations here. 'The Nickelodeon Virtual Upfront Show: Bring Your Kids'.The Animated Feature Film category is noticeably devoid of huge hitters Frozen 2 and The Lion King, and in their place two genre-pushing films worth their place at centre stage.

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The brilliant Siqi Song is also nominated for her film Sister, a stop motion film she made (unbelievably) during her time studying at CalArts. Funan finds a family attempting to survive the brutal Khmer Rouge regime Les Films d'ici, Sébastien Onomo, Bac Films A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019)The titular character travels to the Big City to hunt for a mysteriously missing farmer.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: " A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon retains the charm of its small-screen source material while engagingly expanding the title character's world." A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)A bullied deaf student transfers to another school. Then, years later, a former tormentor attempts to make amends.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "As beautifully crafted as it is powerfully written, A Silent Voice looks at teen bullying from a soberingly hard-hitting perspective that's uncommon for the animated medium." How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)A pair of local children discover an ice cave home to hundreds of new wild dragons.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "Exciting, emotionally resonant, and beautifully animated, How to Train Your Dragon 2 builds on its predecessor's successes just the way a sequel should."Animated movie How to Train Your Dragon 2 was praised by critics DreamWorks Animation Rango (2011)Deluded chameleon Rango unexpectedly arrives in a water-starved town filled with bandits.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: " Rango is a smart, giddily creative burst of beautifully animated entertainment, and Johnny Depp gives a colorful vocal performance as a household pet in an unfamiliar world." Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)A girl follows a strange cat into a forest and discovers a broomstick and a flower imbued with magical powers.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: " Mary and the Witch's Flower honors its creator's Studio Ghibli roots with a gentle, beautifully animated story whose simplicity is rounded out by its entrancing visuals." Children of the Sea (2019)Haunted by a ghostly vision, a young girl is attracted to an aquarium and the two boys she encounters there.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "An animated adventure perhaps best appreciated as a visual experience, Children of the Sea is strikingly lovely if less than satisfying on a narrative level."The critically acclaimed animation Children of the Sea features a young girl attracted to an aquarium Studio 4☌ The Princess and the Frog (2009)A young woman begins an incredible quest to transform her frog prince into a human.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "The warmth of traditional Disney animation makes this occasionally lightweight fairy-tale update a lively and captivating confection for the holidays." In This Corner of the World (2016)A young woman marries a stranger while coping with the difficulties of living in Hiroshima during World War II.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: " In This Corner of the World offers a unique ground-level perspective on an oft-dramatized period in history, further distinguished by beautiful hand-drawn animation." ParaNorman (2012)A local boy boasting an ability to speak with the dead battles to save his small town when an army of zombies invades.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "Beautifully animated and solidly scripted, ParaNorman will entertain (and frighten) older children while providing surprisingly thoughtful fare for their parents.ParaNorman introduces a boy boasting an extraordinary ability to speak with the dead Laika Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)An expert thief learns the money he stole from a casino is counterfeit.Movie critic Janet Maslin said she believed the film "should fare nearly as well with animation fans of any age, provided they are unwavering in their devotion to the form and do not think 100 minutes is an awfully long time." The Little Prince (2015)When a girl befriends an eccentric aviator, he enchants her with tales about the adventures of a mysterious boy who lives on an asteroid.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "Beautifully animated and faithful to the spirit of its classic source material, The Little Prince is a family-friendly treat that anchors thrilling visuals with a satisfying story." Okko's Inn (2018)Newly orphaned girl Okko moves to the countryside to live with her grandmother who runs a traditional Japanese inn.David Ehrlich of IndieWire wrote: "Above all else, Kitarô Kôsaka's Okko's Inn is a warm and adorable new addition to the growing subgenre of animated children's films about grief."Okko's Inn has been praised for providing a "warm and adorable new addition to the growing subgenre of animated children's films about grief" Dream Link Entertainment Monster House (2006)A trio of teens learns their next-door neighbour's home is a monster that hates children.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: " Monster House offers adults and children alike into a household full of smart, monstrous fun." The Willoughbys (2020)Four siblings hatch a plan to get rid of their horrible parents and adapt to the modern world.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "An appealing animated adventure whose silliness is anchored in genuine emotion, The Willoughbys offers fanciful fun the entire family can enjoy." Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)An eccentric scientist fixes his town's sardine shortfall by building a machine causing every type of food imaginable to rain down.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "Quirky humor, plucky characters and solid slapstick make this family comedy a frenetically tasty time at the movies."Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs involves an eccentric scientist attempt to fix his town's sardine surfeit Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment The Land Before Time (1988)An orphaned brontosaurus joins other dinosaurs to return to their families in a distant valley.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "Beautifully animated and genuinely endearing, The Land Before Time is sure to please dino-obsessed tykes, even if it's a little too cutesy for older viewers." Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)Child genius Jimmy is tasked with rescuing adults after they are abducted by aliens.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "What Jimmy Neutron lacks in computer animation, it makes up for in charm and cleverness." Puss in Boots (2011)Puss joins forces with Humpty Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws to battle hardened criminals Jack and Jill.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "It isn't deep or groundbreaking, but what it lacks in profundity, Puss in Boots more than makes up for with an abundance of wit, visual sparkle, and effervescent charm."Puss in Boots finds the titular character join forces with Humpty Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws DreamWorks Animation Klaus (2019)A postman is sent to a frozen town in the North where he discovers Santa Claus and forges an unlikely friendship.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "Beautiful hand-drawn animation and a humorous, heartwarming narrative make Klaus an instant candidate for holiday classic status." Bombay Rose (2019)An orphan boy meets and falls in love with a young flower seller in Bombay, but their backgrounds prove problematic.Movie critic Baradwaj Rangan wrote: " Bombay Rose subverts not just Bombay cinema's storytelling, but also the implicit assumptions of Bombay cinema." Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)Chuckie and his troupe of naughty toddlers visit the French capital where an adventure awaits.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "When the Rugrats go to Paris, the result is Nickelodeon-style fun."The plot is effectively character-driven, and features catchy songs and great celebrity voice-acting."Rugrats in Paris: The Movie sees Chuckie and his troupe of naughty toddlers visit the French capital Nickelodeon Movies, Paramount Pictures, Klasky Csupo Lu Over the Wall (2017)A new boy in town is invited to play the keyboard in a high school band.Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: " Lu Over the Wall can be more fun to watch than to follow, but director Masaaki Yuasa's distinctive visual style offers colorful compensation for an occasionally scattered story." White Fang (2018)A boy befriends a half-breed wolf as he searches for his father, who has disappeared during the gold rush-era U.S.Movie critic Kate Erbland of IndieWire wrote: "The power and majesty of White Fang, a truly wonderful protagonist. Makes a journey worth taking." The Hater (2020)An ambitious young man starts working in the shadowy sphere of social media smear tactics.Movie critic Ola Salwa wrote in Cineuropa: " The Hater is a thrilling tale of an anti-hero and of the survival of the fittest, which in this case means those who have a strong and agile thumb and index finger. The other is I Lost My Body, a surprise entry from Jérémy Clapin and Marc du Pontavice about a disembodied hand on a journey to be reunited with its body. After finally capturing his first dragon, a Night Fury, and with his chance at last of gaining the tribe's acceptance, he finds that he no longer wants to kill the dragon and instead befriends it, even calling him Toothless.

Cartoon Brew has collated the latest on next year’s major U.S. Audiences may simply be tiring of half-baked ideas and formulaic storytelling.If so, 2020 offers grounds for optimism. It’s worth noting that the last two — Missing Link and Abominable — follow 2018’s Smallfoot in focusing on folkloric Yeti-like creatures, while Uglydolls is yet another animated film based on an existing toyline (and so is the upcoming Playmobil: The Movie, which has already tanked internationally). The jury is still out on the performance of Dreamworks/Pearl Studio’s Abominable, but it hasn’t been a blockbuster. Paramount’s Wonder Park, STX’s Uglydolls, and Laika’s Missing Link disappointed at the box office.
Then there’s the growing influence of China, which is partnering with North American companies to produce three of the following films.Dive into the list below. More will come from the streamers — namely Netflix, which will release its second and third self-produced animated features (both original ideas), and Apple, which will serve up its first (also an original). The list reveals some interesting trends.Disney and Pixar will change tack and produce three original films between them, and Sony Pictures Animation also has three originals of its own.
PersiProduction studio: HB Wink Animation (China), Cinesite (Canada)Since moving into feature animation production in 2016, vfx shop Cinesite ( The Addams Family) has kept busy. The director is reuniting with producer Kori Rae, with whom he worked on Monsters University.Director: David Silverman, Raymond S. It’s a very personal project for Scanlon, who lost his own father at a young age. The fantastic tale follows the adventures of two elf brothers whose father died when they were too young to remember him. Onward is the first film to make good on that commitment. OnwardWhen Pete Docter replaced John Lasseter as Pixar’s chief creative officer last year, it was reported that he’d shift the studio’s focus to original works.
The first is a follow-up to 2016’s musical comedy Trolls, which was based in turn on the Troll doll toyline. “Extinct.” Trolls World TourProduction studio: Dreamworks Animation (U.S.)While its rivals Pixar and Disney Animation return to original stories, Dreamworks is playing 2020 safe with a couple of sequels. It tells the story of furry donut-shaped animals called Flummels, who travel back in time to save their species from extinction. Cohen, John Frink, and Rob LaZebnik. The film has strong Simpsons credentials, both in the form of its directors — Silverman and Persi — and its writers Joel H. Cinesite’s Montreal studio is handling the production.
Thankfully, the director is Tony Cervone, a veteran of Warner Bros. Blige, George Clinton, Anderson Paak, Kelly Clarkson, J Balvin, Ester Dean, Anthony Ramos, Kenan Thompson, Jamie Dornan, Gustavo Dudamel… The list goes on.Production studio: Warner Animation Group (U.S.), Reel FX (U.S./Canada)Many years in the making, this reboot of the Scooby-Doo franchise is the latest film to give a beloved IP a shiny cg update — a risky move, as reactions to the Sonic the Hedgehog trailer reminded us. The voice cast is a who’s who of musical talent: Mary J.
The film is written and directed by Pearn ( Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2), who’s aiming to create a stylized cg look for the production. The WilloughbysProduction studio: Bron Animation (Canada)Adapted from Lois Lowry’s novel of the same name, this family comedy centers on the four mischievous Willoughby children, who decide to orphan themselves by dispatching their parents on a dangerous journey. The film will feature hybrid scenes in which the characters enter live-action worlds. Like Scoob! (see above), it will be an origin tale for the goofy title character, while also paying homage to Frank Capra’s classic It’s a Wonderful Life. First up is this, the third Spongebob feature to date, and the character’s first fully-cg outing. The film creates an origin story for the Great Dane, while doubling up as an epic adventure that “takes audiences to the four corners of the globe.” The Spongebob Movie: It’s a Wonderful SpongeProduction studio: Paramount Animation (U.S.), Mikros Animation (Canada)Putting this year’s underwhelming Wonder Park behind it, Paramount Animation has announced a new mascot and a bold plan to release two features per year, starting in 2020.
But then that’s to be expected when a franchise grosses $1 billion per release. Minions: The Rise of GruProduction studio: Illumination Entertainment (U.S.), Illumination Mac Guff (France)A follow-up to 2015’s Minions, which was spun off in turn from the Despicable Me films, Minions: The Rise of Gru is hardly original. Soul will be his fourth as director, following Monsters, Inc., Up, and Inside Out. Details are scarce for now: the logline describes the story as “a journey from the streets of New York City to the cosmic realms to discover the answers to life’s most important questions.” Docter has been at Pixar since before the release of the first Toy Story, and he’s been involved with many of its key features since then. SoulPixar’s second original feature of 2020 (after Onward — see above) is directed by the studio’s new creative chief himself.
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Next to nothing has been revealed about the film, but Bouchard has said that the film will “scratch every itch the fans of the show have ever had, but it also has to work for all the good people who’ve never seen the show.” RumbleProduction studio: Paramount Animation (U.S.), Reel FX (U.S./Canada)In a world where monsters are tame and humans make them wrestle, Winnie decides to follow in her father’s footsteps and become a trainer. Currently in its tenth season on television, and having developed a relatively small but dedicated cult following, the characters from the Loren Bouchard series will attempt to entertain moviegoing audiences. Bob’s Burgers: The MovieProduction studio: Fox Animation Studios (U.S.), Bento Box Entertainment (U.S.)The Belcher family is headed to the bigscreen.
Chris Miller and Phil Lord ( The Lego Movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) are producing. Rianda, creative director on Gravity Falls, is directing for the first time. The sci-fi comedy envisions a world in which technology suddenly turns on humanity, interrupting a dysfunctional family’s road trip. The MachinesProduction studio: Sony Pictures Animation (U.S.), Sony Pictures Imageworks (U.S./Canada)Fast-tracked to a January release, this is the first of two Sony Pictures Animation films based on original stories slated for next year. Based on Rob Harrell’s graphic novel Monster on the Hill, the film will feature the vocal talents of WWE stars Becky Lynch and Roman Reigns the pro wrestling company has teamed up with Paramount to produce the film.
