Animation Planner April

A faithfully animated take on Nintendo’s plumber brothers is no longer a pipe dream, as Universal/Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie hits the next level in theaters.

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The Oscar-qualifying ShortsFest kicks off a week of cinema excellence in Aspen today. [aspenfilm.org]

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Animocje brings 11 days of animated films to the charming riverside town of Bydgoszcz, Poland. [animocje.com]

14 Prepare for a surreal, magical coming-of-age adventure in Makoto Shinkai’s latest feature, Suzume, in U.S. theaters through Crunchyroll today.

Zeitgeist Films will release Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman in select theaters.

On streaming, Apple TV+ premieres the Sago Mini Friends Earth Day Special and new Jane Goodall hybrid series, Jane

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Discover the next big kids’ hit at the three-day MIPTV content market in Cannes. [miptv.com]

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Experience Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscarwinning masterpiece in an all-new way as GKIDS releases filmed versions featuring both casts of Spirited Away: Live on Stage.

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Head to Germany to celebrate the 30th Stuttgart Int’l Festival of Animated Film over six days covering every corner of the tooniverse. The fest’s CG, VFX & Interactive counterpart FMX runs on site April 25-27 and online April 28, while Animation Production Days offers networking opportunities April 26-28. [itfs.de | fmx.de | animationproductiondays.de]

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Tune in to Apple TV+ for the premiere of Frog and Toad today to attain perfect herpetological happiness.

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Grab your umbrellas: ARC Entertainment presents a limited run of family adventure The Ark and the Aardvark

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