The award season is beginning and Pixar will win yet another. This time it will be with “Incredibles 2” at the Hollywood animation award.
Directed by Brad Bird and the sequel to their 2004 hit, “The Incredibles”, it features a voice cast that includes Holly Hunter and Craig T. Nelson. The 22nd annual Hollywood Film Awards was held November 4th at the Beverly Hilton, produced by Dick Clark Productions, which shares a parent company with The Hollywood Reporter.
Toy Story 4 Not So Shabby
The ‘Toy Story 4’ teaser, featuring a new character named Forky the Spork, is laugh out loud funny. Hope you enjoy it.
Incredible Blu-Ray
Now out on Blu-Ray, “Auntie Edna” is the short accompanying the digital release of “Incredibles 2”. Find out what happens when Edna E. Mode, voiced by director Brad Bird, becomes the babysitter and creates a “super suit” for the infant.
It was directed by Ted Mathot and produced by Marc Sondheimer, the former being the story supervisor on “Incredibles 2”. He began working at Pixar as a story artist in 1999, and has since worked in a similar capacity on “The Incredibles”, “Cars”, “Ratatouille”, “Presto” and “WALL•E”. Mathot received an Annie Award in 2008 for his storyboard work on “Ratatouille.
Lasseter Looking
John Lasseter is looking for his next job after he officially retires from Pixar at the end of this year. The Washington Post says he is seeking a new job and he recently met with the agency William Morris Endeavor.
Catmull Retiring
Meanwhile Ed Catmull, the president of Pixar, is retiring. He co-founded Pixar along with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter. He will step down next year in July and stay on as an adviser.
In memory of long time and lauded animator, Adam Burke (1972-2018). photo: courtesy Cartoon Brew
Veteran Pixar Animator Passes
Adam Burke, the veteran Pixar animator, has died. Born in 1972, Burke grew up in Massachusetts, attended CalArts, and left school when he was hired by Don Bluth to work on hand-drawn animation.
His credits include “Thumbelina, “A Troll in Central Park” for Don Bluth; “The Swan Princess” for Richard Rich; “Space Jam, “The Iron Giant and “The Road to El Dorado” for Warner Bros. and “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas”, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” for Dreamworks.
In 2003 he joined Pixar. His credits for them include “The Incredibles”, “Cars”, “Ratatouille”, “Wall-E, “Up, “Toy Story 3”, “Cars 2”, “Monsters University”, and “Incredibles 2”. Burke’s brother told me that, “He was diagnosed with lung cancer ten months ago and still found a way to brighten other people’s lives through his tough and short battle."
Hole in the Head Fest
Another Hole in the Head Festival has a program “Strangers with Eye Candy" is a collection of animated short films from around the world. There will be a Q & A with some of the directors after the screening. See it Dec 9, 3pm, New People Cinema, 1746 Post St., SF.
The Future of Your ASIFA-SF
We could us some input from YOU because ASIFA-SF has gotten very little news in recent years about what our local animators are doing as animators. This is why we no longer publish much local news except about Pixar. We would like to fill the newsletter with news of your work, community information and unusual animation events.
Hence, please BLOW your horn and keep us informed!
I report the local animation news in the ASIFA-SF newsletter. cineSOURCE and other sites reprint our local news and it is emailed out to thousands of professionals, animation artists, teachers and more. Moreover, the ASIFA international newsletter reprints items we originate. If there is a good story or an interesting event EatDrinkFilm may also want to run it.
Karl Cohen is an animator, educator and director of the local chapter of the International Animation Society and can be reached .