Big Hero 6 (Disney/Marvel) The Canterville Ghost (Melmoth Films)

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return

(Summertime)

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (DreamWorks)

Steven Universe (Cartoon Network)

Wander Over Yonder (Disney Channel)

Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury (Burriti Films/Gullane)

The Boxtrolls (LAIKA/Focus)

Song of the Sea (Cartoon Saloon)

Rio 2 (Fox/Blue Sky)

The LEGO Movie (Warner Bros.)

The Nut Job (Toonbox/Red Rover/Open Road)

New Year’s Day

Epiphany

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday

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Danny Antonucci’s Ed, Edd ‘n’ Eddy comes to Cartoon Network, 1999.

Hayao Miyazaki is bornin Tokyo, 1941.

The first Flash Gordon comic strip appears, 1934. Halas and Batchelor’s Animal Farm premieres, 1954.

The Simpsons EP Al Jeanis born in Detroit, 1961

The PJs premieres on Fox, 1999.

Yuriy Norshteyn’s Tale of Tales opens in Soviet Russia, 1979.

Hanna-Barbera’s Magilla Gorilla debuts, 1964.

Popeye the Sailor Man first appears in Thimble Theatre, 1929. Genndy Tarta-kovsky is born in Moscow, 1970.

Disney-Pixar CCO JohnLasseter is born in Hollywood, 1957.

The Critic debuts on ABC, 1994.

Winx Club flits to TV, 2004. Disney’s Sleeping Beauty opens, 1959.

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Groundhog Day

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Winsor McCay presents Gertie the Dinosaur, 1914.Animator and producer Bruce Timm is born, 1961.

Auguste and Louis Lumière patent the cinématographe, 1934.

Touchstone Pictures is created, 1984. Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening is born, 1954.

Animation legend Frederick “Tex” Avery is born in Texas, 1908.

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veS awardSFeb. 12beVerly hillS, Cadam Short Film FeStiValFab. 12-16boulder City, nV

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KatSuconFeb. 14-16national harbor, md baFta awardS

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Purim St. Patrick’s Day First Day of Spring

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Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) is born, 1904.

Ward Kimball, one of Disney’s Nine Old Men, is born, 1914.

Klasky-Csupo’s Duckman arrives on USA, 1994.

Terrytoon’s G-Man Jitters premieres, introducing Gandy Goose, 1939.

Animator Jules Engel, founding director of CalArts Experimental Animation, is born in Budapest, 1909. Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind debuts, 1984.

Paramount premieres The Lost Dream, introducing Little Audrey, 1949.

Milt Kahl, one of Disney’s Nine Old Men, is born, 1909.

Ub Iwerks (1901) and Joe Barbera (1911) were born this day.

DreamWorks’ Monsters vs. Aliens opens, 2009.

Matt Groening’s Futurama debuts on Fox, 1999.

Don Bluth and Gary Goldman’s Thumbelina opens, 1994.

Powerpuff Girls creator Craig McCracken is born, 1971.

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Fribourg int’l Film FeStivalmar. 29-aPr. 5Fribourg, SWitzerland

April Fool’s Day

Palm Sunday Passover (start) Maundy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday

Easter Passover (end)

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Animator Andreas Deja is born in Poland, 1957. George and Martha debuts on YTV, 1999.

Butch Hartman’s Danny Phantom arrives, 2004.

J. Stuart Blackton’s Humorous Phases of Funny Faces debuts, 1906. Aardman’s Timmy Time comes to TV, 2009.

The Ugly Duckling, Disney’s last Silly Symphony, premieres, 1939

Director Katsuhiro Otomo is born, 1954. My Little Pony comes to animation, 1984.

Jiří Trnka’s The Emperor’s Nightingale opens, 1949. Ranma ½ launches on Fuji TV, 1989.

Shinji Aramaki’s Appleseed and Bill Plympton’s Hair High premiere, 2004.

Director Ron Clementsis born, 1953.

Soup2Nuts’ Home Movies arrives on UPN, 1999.

Walter Lantz is born, 1899. Indie animator BillPlympton is born in Oregon, 1946.

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baFta televiSion craFt awardSaPr. 27london, u.K.

National Day of Prayer

Cinco De MayoYom Haatzmaut

Mother’s Day

Lag B’Omer

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SpongeBob SquarePants premieres on Nickelodeon, 1999.

Paramount Pictures is created, 1914.

Looney Tunes maestroBob Clampett is born, 1913.

Disney’s The Skeleton Dance, the first Silly Symphony, premieres, 1929.

Legendary directorsRobert Zemeckis (1951) and George Lucas (1944) are born this day.

Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer is established, 1924.

Shrek 2 opens in theaters, 2004. Animator, historian and teacher Tom Sito is born, 1956.

Filmmaker Leon Schlesinger is born, 1884.

John Hubley, animator and union activist, is born, 1914.

ASIFA Hollywood president Frank Gladstone is born, 1950.

WB debuts Chuck Jones’ Naughty but Mice,introducing Sniffles, 1939. Pixar releases Pete Docter’s Up, 2009.

Disney animator Milt Neil (1914) and voice legend Mel Blanc (1908) are born.

int’l SHort Film FeStival oberHauSenmay 1-6oberhauSen, germany

digital Hollywood - SPringmay 5-8marina del rey, Cacartoon maSter digitalmay 5-7helSinKi, Finnland

canneS Film FeStivalmay 14-25CanneS, FranCe

Seattle int’l Film FeStivalmay 15-Jun. 8Seattle, Wa

KraKow Film FeStivalmay 25-Jun. 1KraKoW, Poland

zlin Film FeStival For cHildren & youtHmay 30-Jun. 4zlin, CzeCh reP.brooKlyn Film FeStivalmay 30-Jun. 8brooKlyn, ny

Shavuot

Pentecost

Father’s Day First Day of Summer

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Silhouette animator Lotte Reiniger is born, 1899.

Hanna-Barbera’s Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear! hits theaters, 1964.

WB’s Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too, starring Rapid Rabbit, premieres, 1969.

Disney premieres Wilfred Jackson’s The Wise Little Hen, Donald Duck’s debut, 1934.

Disney opens Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff’s The Lion King, 1994.

Disney’s Tarzan swings into theaters, 1999.

The Tasmanian Devil first appears in Robert McKimson’s Devil May Hare, 1954.

Tummy Trouble, the first Roger Rabbit toon, debuts, 1989.

Robert Taylor’s The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat opens, 1974.

Special effects legendRay Harryhausen is born, 1920.

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut assaults theaters, 1999.

animaFeSt zagreb - world FeStival oF animated FilmJun. 3-8zagreb, Croatia

bnF - int’l FrancHiSe and licenceS FairJun. 4-5Sydney Film FeStivalJun. 4-15Sydney, auStralia

banFF world media FeStivalJun. 8-11banFF, ab

SHangHai tv FeStivalJun. 9-13Shanghai, Chinaannecy int’l animation Film FeStivalJun. 9-14anneCy, FranCe

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Filmmaker Dave Fleischer (1894) and TV toon legend William Hanna (1910) are born this day.

Aardman Animation’s Creature Comforts debuts, 1989.

Isao Takahata’s Pom Poko premieres, 1994.

Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbors the Yamadas hits theaters, 1999. Katsuhiro Otomo’s Steamboy opens, 2004.

Studio Ghibli’s Kiki’s Delivery Service opens, 1989.

The Graphics Group, later Pixar, releases The Adventures of Andre and Wally B., 1984.

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Karlovy vary int’l Film FeStivalJul.4-12KarloVy Vary, CzeCh reP.

ad:tecH SingaPoreJuly 8-9SunteC, SingaPorecartoon connectionJuly 8-11Korea

ai-KonJul. 12-14WinniPeg, mb, Canada

Hong Kong booK FairJul. 16-22Wan Chai, hong Kong

comic-con int’lJul. 24-27San diego, Ca

melbourne int’l Film FeStivalJul. 31-aug. 17melbourne, auStralia

Tisha B’Av

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India animator DonHertzfeldt is born, 1976.

Studio Ghibli’s Castle in the Sky debuts, 1986.

WB releases Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant, 1999.

Animator Gene Deitch is born, 1924. The first puppet animator, Ladislas Starewicz, is born, 1882.

Craig McCracken’s Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends debuts, 2004.

Asterix creator RenéGoscinny is born in France, 1926.

Columbia releases Ratskin, the first Krazy Kat talkie, 1929.

SpongeBob SquarePantscreator Stephen Hillenburg is born, 1961.

Cel animation inventor John Randolph Bray is born, 1879.

Atomic Betty debuts on Teletoon, 2004.

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aug. 6-16loCarno, SWitzerland

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Labor Day

Patriot Day

First Day of Autumn Rosh Hashanah

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Feline Follies premieres, introducing Felix the Cat, 1919. Crusader Rabbit is the first animated TV series, 1949.

Czech animator Jan Svankmajer is born, 1934.

Disney Legend FrankThomas is born, 1912.

DePatie-Freleng’s The Pink Panther Show debuts on NBC, 1969.

Life Begins for Andy Panda introduces the Walter Lantz character, 1939.

Jan Svankmajer’s Faust opens, 1994. ReBoot, the first half-hour CG series, debuts, 1994.

Mega Man comes to TV, 1994.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? begins airing, 1969. Director Don Bluth is born, 1937.

Walter Lantz’s Dinky Doodle debuts in The Magic Lamp, 1924. Producer Fred Seibert is born, 1951.

Animator Faith Hubley is born in Manhattan, 1924.

The Fast and the Furry-ous introduces Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote, 1949. Voice legend June Foray is born, 1917.

Injun Trouble, the last WB cartoon until 1980, premieres, 1969. Producer Jay Ward is born, 1920.

Toon legend ChuckJones is born, 1912.

Michael Eisner is appointed CEO of The Walt Disney Company, 1984.

The Muppets creatorJim Henson is born, 1936.

Animator and cartoonist Winsor McCay is born, 1869.

Hanna-Barbera’s The Quick Draw McGraw Show premieres, 1959.

baltimore comicconSeP.5-7baltimore, md

Ottawa Int’l Animation FestivalSep. 17-21Ottawa, ON, Canada

cartoon ForumSeP. 23-26toulouSe, FranCe

edmonton int’l Film FeStivalSeP. 25-oCt. 4edmonton, ab, Canada

Yom Kippur

Succot

Columbus Day Sh’mini Atzeret Simchat Torah

Halloween

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DreamWorks’ Shark Tale hits theaters, 2004.

Underdog swoops to NBC, 1964.

Fist of the North Star begins airing in Japan, 1984.

Cinématographe inventor Louis Lumière is born, 1864.

DreamWorks SKG is formed, 1994. Anime director Satoshi Kon is born in Japan, 1963.

South Park creator Trey Parker is born, 1969.

Disney Legend MaryBlair is born, 1911.

Disney’s Gargoyles arrives, 1994.

Family Guy creatorSeth MacFarlane is born, 1973.

Pauvre Pierrot is the first cartoon to be projected in public in France, 1892.

Nickelodeon premieres Aaaahh! Real Monsters, 1994.

Disney Legend OllieJohnston is born, 1912.

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It’s Time to Spread Your Wings!

L.A.’s World Animation and VFX Summit!November 2-5, 2014

www.animationmagazine.net/summit

All Saints Day

Daylight Savings Time Ends Election Day

Veteran’s Day

Thanksgiving Day

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Astro Boy creatorOsamu Tezuka is born, 1928.

The first Peanuts feature A Boy Named Charlie Brown comes out, 1969. Aardman co-founder Peter Lord is born, 1953.

Loopy De Loop, the only short produced by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera after forming their studio, premieres, 1959. Pixar’s The Incredibles hits theaters, 2004.

Quirino Cristiani unveils the first animated feature film, El Apostol, 1917.

Robert Zemeckis breaks mo-cap ground with The Polar Express, 2004. French director Sylvain Chomet is born, 1963.

Filmation’s Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert special airs on NBC, 1969.

Disney releases Ron Clements and John Musker’s The Little Mermaid, 1989.

Peanuts animatorBill Melendez is born, 1916.

Don Bluth’s All Dogs Go to Heaven premieres, 1989.

Stephen Hlilenburg’s SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie hits theaters, 2004. The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show debuts, 1959.

Studio Ghibli releases Howl’s Moving Castle in Japan, 2004.

John Lasseter’s Toy Story becomes the first computer animated film, 1995.

Pixar’s Toy Story 2 opens, 1999.

Peanuts creatorCharles M. Schulz is born, 1922.

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Walt Disney is born in Chicago, 1901.

Rankin-Bass’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer premieres on NBC, 1964. Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park is born, 1958.

Creator of the first projected cartoon Charles-Émile Reynaud is born, 1844.

Sony releases Rob Minkoff’s Stuart Little, 1999.

Disney releases John Musker and Ron Clements’ The Princess and the Frog, 2009.

Hayao Miyazaki’s directorial debut The Castle of Cagliostro premieres, 1979.

Matt Groening’s The Simpsons gets its own slot on Fox, 1989.

DePatie-Freleng’s The Pink Phink introduces the Pink Panther, 1964.

DreamWorks AnimationCEO Jeffrey Katzenberg is born, 1950.

Dave Fleischer’s Gulliver’s Travels opens, 1939.

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It’s Time to Spread your Wings!

L.A.’s World Animation and VFX Summit!November 3-5, 2014

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