Interview: Punks in social media
Today’s post is an interview with three guys from OASIS Multimedia. I met them at the Interfilm shortfilm festival in Berlin and we had a chat about their...
Category: animation
What makes an animated film expensive?
Animation productions are quite different from live-action films in the factors that influence a project’s budget. There are many elements that determine ...
On stereoscopic 3D
This week I attended the Cartoon Masters Feature seminar in Munich. A big theme in several presentations was stereoscopic 3D or S3D, with such speakers as veter...
Animation is a “born global” business
The headline is borrowed from Petteri Pasanen, producer of the Helsinki-based Anima Vitae studios, who put it forward in his presentation at the Animation Finan...
Why Finnish animation kicks so much butt
I state as my opinion, that the different kinds of animation productions coming out of Finland kick lots of butt. Not only do they compete for and win internati...
Coproduction as a form of financing animation
In Europe, especially in animation, coproduction is a necessary evil. In most cases you simply cannot finance your animated project with money from just one ter...
Annecy recap days 3-5
I’ve been home for a few days now, so time is long overdue for the second part of my festival report. The MIFA market was interesting as every year, and I...
Annecy – short recap on days 1 & 2
Annecy has been great already, and it’s only two days into the festival. The German party on Tuesday was especially nice, with lots of familiar faces and ...
Animation financing seminar – Twitter transcript
Here’s a quick transcript from the seminar arranged today by Finnanimation. Sorry about any spelling mistakes etc. If you have any questions just post the...
What’s up? getting into gear
I’m back from my holiday away from work & the internet. I must say I didn’t miss much, in either sense of the word =) But now it’s time to...