February Planner

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Seek out the next European animation sensation at Cartoon Movie in Bordeaux. And don’t forget the Cartoon Business forum later this month (24-26) in Las Palmas! [cartoon-media.eu] 6

The hunt for magic in a modern fantasy world is on in Pixar’s Onward, directed by Dan Scanlon. 9

Soak in the genius of director Satoshi Kon with a new 4K restoration of Tokyo Godfathers, in select theaters from GKIDS and Fathom Events. 12

The best toons on the isle are toasted at the biennial British Animation Awards in London. [britishanimationawards.com] 14

Spring festival season is warming up with events for fans, auteurs and dealmakers around the world this week: SXSW (13-22, Austin), Emerald City Comic Con (12-15, Seattle), GDC (16-20, San Francisco), Tokyo Anime Award Festival (13-16), Tricky Women (11-15, Vienna), Cartoomics (13-15, Milan), GLAS (19-22, Berkeley), Animation Dingle (19-22, Ireland), Athens AnimFest (19-22, Greece) and AnimeJapan (21-22, Tokyo) to name a few… 15

The long-awaited third season of Westworld leaves the park for a future L.A., with new cast members including Aaron Paul, Lena Waithe, Kid Cudi and NFL star Marshawn Lynch. 23

Canadian Screen Week kicks off in Toronto. Special Awards will be presented to David Suzuki, Alex Trebek, Tina Keeper and more. [academy.ca/awards] 25

Celebrate 20 years with the DigiDestined with a special screening of brand-new movie Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna,

presented by Toei and Fathom Events. Meet key players in film and broadcast from around the region at Hong Kong FILMART

and the Asia Film Financing Forum.

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Liu Yifei stars as the legendary woman warrior in Disney’s live-action Mulan, directed by Niki Caro. 30

Mix, mingle and make deals on the beautiful Cannes coast during the MIPTV conference and market. [miptv.com]