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Among the familiar names are: "Big Hero 6" from Disney Animation Studios, "The Pirate Fairy" from DisneyToon Studios, "Planes: Fire & Rescue" from Disney/Pixar, "The Book of Life" from Reel FX Creative Studios, "The Boxtrolls" from Laika, "Rio 2" from Blue Sky Studios and "The LEGO Movie" from Animal Logic. DreamWorks Animation was even considered three times this year, with "How to Train Your Dragon 2", "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" and the spin-off "Penguins of Madagascar".
Big Hero 6
We will have a making-of in one of the upcoming DP issues for the film about a boy and his robot.
The Book of Life
We are also working on a making-of for this film.
How To Train Your Dragon
Mr Peabody & Sherman
You can find the making-ofs for "Planes" and "The Lego Movie" in the attachment as PDFs.
Indie productions in the Oscar circle
Among the smaller competitors in animation are "Cheatin’", the Japanese animated film "Giovanni’s Island", the American baseball film "Henry & Me", "The Hero of Color City", the French production "Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart", "Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return", the French-Belgian film "Minuscule – Valley of the Lost Ants", the film "Rocks in My Pockets" about a woman’s depression and madness, the Irish fantasy film "Song of the Sea", and "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" from Studio Ghibli.
"Cheatin’"
Giovanni’s Island
Henry & Me
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Minuscule – Valley of the Lost Ants
Rocks in My Pockets
Song of the Sea
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
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