Briefly: If you were hoping that you might eventually see a Disney animated feature from Paperman short director John Kahrs, it won't happen any time soon. The filmmaker has moved on from Disney, as revealed by the “unofficial” Disney Animation Twitter account. https://twitter.com/DisneyAnimators/status/373620120796426240 This seems like a situation driven by Kahrs, but we don't know the…
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If you caught Wreck-It Ralph last fall -- and considering its $182 million domestic box office gross, there's a good chance you did -- you've probably already seen Paperman, Disney's buzzed-about 2D animated short. But if you missed it, or if you did see it but are just eager to relive the magic, you're in luck.…
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Disney Animation Studios latest short film, Paperman, has been generating a ton of buzz since screenings began earlier this summer. Directed by John Kahrs, the film uniquely blends hand-drawn and computer generated animation to create a strikingly beautiful vision of mid-century New York City. There, "a young man relies on his heart, imagination, a stack of…
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As if there weren't already enough reasons to look forward to Disney's Wreck-It Ralph, here comes one more. We've already told you about Paperman, the hand-drawn/CG hybrid animated short that'll be premiering in front of that feature, and the insane amount of great buzz it's already received. (Well -- a lot of that early talk…
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Since its earliest rumblings, we've been following a new project by Disney Animation Studios called Paperman. It's a short film directed by John Kahrs about "a young man in NYC relying on his heart, imagination, a stack of papers—and a little luck—to win the girl of his dreams." The short is scheduled to premiere in…
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Earlier this year we brought you news of a new Disney short called Paperman that will play at festivals and likely in front of the video game-inspired film Wreck-It Ralph. The short is directed by John Kahrs, a former Pixar employee who also worked on Tangled, and there have been whispers that the short will…
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Most of the time, when Disney makes a project, it's impossible to hide. For example, in the coming months they have some teeny, tiny films like John Carter, The Avengers, Brave and Oz: The Great and Powerful scheduled for release. Even their short films, such as the popular Toy Story Toons, La Luna or Tangled…
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