Festivals
Since 1999, Cartoon Movie has supported over 450 animated features, awarding €3B in financing. Some of Cartoon Movie’s most notable successes include Flee, Ernest & Celestine, Niko & the Way to the Stars, Shaun the Sheep, The Breadwinner, Loving Vincent, and more. While the heart of the event is
Profiles
Animaker’s Niko films have been Finland’s most successful and critically acclaimed animated films to date, as the adventures of a young flying reindeer named Niko has captured the hearts of audiences around the world. The third installment in the series, NIKO - Beyond the Northern Lights, is just as
Profiles
All art is work in progress © Maybe Movies Following 2015’s well-received feature Long Way North, renowned Danish animation production company Nørlum is working with French director Rémi Chayé for the second time. Once again, the focus is on a young female heroine battling the odds of the surrounding
Profiles
Titina Takes to the Sky This fall, Norway’s prestigious Mikrofilm launches their most ambitious film to date. Titina is an epic animated adventure, seen through the eyes of a small dog. It sheds new light on an often overlooked aspect of history, with a complex, dimensional story that offers
Festivals
Viborg Animation Festival is almost here, along with the usual array of exhibitions, events, and experiences. This year has a fantastic programme, and animation-lovers will have a hard time fitting everything in. Here are our top picks for VAF 2023: Monday Sept 25 10:30 - 12:00 Best Feature
Interviews
Sam Surplice is a senior animator with a professional journey full of twists and turns, with a surprising diversity of industries and projects. He recently sat down with WeAnimate to reflect on his career so far, trends and challenges in the industry, and his work on Spider-Man: Across the
Profiles
Little Allan and Amalie Næsby Fick Film Director Amalie Næsby Fick Reflects on the World Around Little Allan In the Danish animated film Little Allan – The Human Antenna, a young boy finds an unexpected ally in an alien girl researching Earthlings for a school presentation. The film’s director, Amalie
News
Thank you to the Academy! Jonas Poher Rasmussen and Flee didn’t win the Academy Awards, but he and the film won our hearts. Here’s the acceptance speech we had all hoped to hear from the stage on March 27th 2022. Many people from the Danish animation and documentary
Interviews
Dauntless and Delightful: Mette Tange’s Secrets of Success Mette Tange laughs easily and often. She describes every single experience in her storied career as “amazing”. Her sheer love of animation and enthusiasm for every aspect of it has made her fearless, embracing every opportunity with cheerful optimism. This engaging
Industry
The incredible success of Danish Animation 2021 was a banner year for Danish animation at home and abroad, proving yet again the incredible cultural and economic impact of Denmark’s animation industry. The Covid crisis of the past two years has affected every part of society, not least the creation
Interviews
Meet Brian Leif Hansen Animation Supervisor on Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” (Netflix). By Alyssa Wejebe for WeAnimate Magazine #010 Talking foxes, a reanimated dog, an elephant ride for three, and now a wooden boy—that and more populate Brian Leif Hansen’s animation, a body of work seen by