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January/February Planner
1We’d settle for a relatively sane, even mediocre 2021 — but here’s wishing you Happy New Year just in case!
2If you’ve recovered from the celebrations, why not take a virtual tour of the PAFF! museum’s exhibit
Masters of Black and White:
Milton Caniff? See lesserknown works by the “Rembrandt of comics” at the Villa
Galvani in Pordenone, Italy, or online through Jan. 24. [paff.it] 5 DreamWorks Animation invites youngsters to play in Gabby’s Dollhouse, a new original hybrid series from Blue’s Clues creators Traci Paige
Johnson and
Jennifer
Twomey on Netflix.
12 Catch the elusive gentleman thief in his first CG movie as GKIDS & Shout! release Lupin III: The
First on Blu-ray combo and SteelBook.
January
26 Bruce Timm takes Bruce Wayne back to the karate-kickin’ ‘70s in Batman: Soul of the Dragon, on disc today.
28 The prestigious Sundance Film Festival gets a digital makeover, with virtual gatherings, livestream Q&As and, of course, fabulous films through Feb. 3. [sundance.org]
Misery Loves Company
February
8Nearly a month of programming is planned for the Kidscreen Summit Virtual, including businessfocused market week, conference program and the annual Kidscreen Awards. [summit.kidscreen.com/2021]
12 Anima, the Brussels Int’l Animation Film Festival, will kick off its 40th edition with
Wolfwalkers and continue with over a hundred acclaimed shorts, features and more on offer through Feb. 21. [animafestival.be] 16 If you crave physical media, now’s your chance to grab streaming hits Harley Quinn: The
Complete Second Season on DVD and
Lovecraft Country: The Complete First
Season on DVD/Blu-ray.
25 Catalonia’s Animac festival celebrates 25 years with a hybrid event taking place in Lleida and online through March 7. [animac.cat]
14 Animation Domination welcomes its newest original when The Great North premieres on FOX. The Alaskan family sitcom hails from Bob’s Burgers EPs Wendy Molyneux & Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, and Regular Show writer Minty Lewis. The Southeast U.K.’s largest animation celebration, Canterbury Anifest, returns for three days of toons. [canterburyanifest.com] Those seeking spicier selections can catch VOID, “the boldest animation film festival,” in Copenhagen today through March 6. [voidfilmfestival.com] 26 Hanna-Barbera’s iconic cat and mouse return to the big screen in Tom & Jerry, debuting in theaters through
Warner Bros. and in a month long simultaneous release on HBO
Max.
28 A fully reshuffled awards season gets off to a proper start with the 78th Golden Globe Awards. [goldenglobes.com]
The Tehran Int’l Animation Festival holds its 12th edition through March 4, presenting programs in and out of competition, special screenings and panorama selections. [tehran-animafestival.ir]
