TVPaint Animation (also known as TVPaint, TVP, Bauhaus Mirage or
NewTek
NewTek, Inc. is a San Antonio, Texas-based hardware and software company that produces live and post-production video tools and visual imaging software for personal computers. The company was founded in 1985 in Topeka, Kansas, United States, by T ...
Aura) is a 2D paint and digital animation software package developed by TVPaint Developpement SARL based in
Lorraine, France. Originally released for Amiga in 1991, version 3.0 (1994) introduced support for other platforms. In 1999, the last Amiga version 3.59 was released as free download. TVPaint Animation currently runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android operating systems.
Notable uses
Feature films
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My Dog Tulip
''My Dog Tulip'' is a 2009 American independent animated feature film based on the 1956 memoir of the same name by J. R. Ackerley, BBC editor, novelist and memoirist. The film tells the story of Ackerley's fifteen-year relationship with his Alsatia ...
'', a 2009 American animated feature film by
Paul Fierlinger and Sandra Fierlinger made with TVPaint Animation
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Song of the Sea
The Song of the Sea ( he, שירת הים, ''Shirat HaYam'', also known as ''Az Yashir Moshe'' and Song of Moses, or ''Mi Chamocha'') is a poem that appears in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible, at . It is followed in verses 20 and 21 by a ...
'', a 2014 Irish Oscar-nominated animated feature film from
Cartoon Saloon
Cartoon Saloon is an Irish animation film, short film and television studio based in Kilkenny which provides film TV and short film services. The studio is best known for its animated feature films ''The Secret of Kells'', ''Song of the Sea (201 ...
, directed by
Tomm Moore
Thomas "Tomm" Moore (born 7 January 1977) is an Irish filmmaker, animator, illustrator and comics artist. He co-founded Cartoon Saloon with Nora Twomey and Paul Young, an animation studio and production company based in Kilkenny, Ireland. ...
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Mune: Guardian of the Moon'', a 2015 French 3D computer-animated adventure fantasy film directed by Benoît Philippon and Alexandre Heboyan; 2D animated clips were made with TVPaint to coincide with the dominant computer-animation technique for the film.
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The Peanuts Movie
''The Peanuts Movie'' (known in some countries as ''Snoopy and Charlie Brown: A Peanuts Movie'') is a 2015 American computer-animated comedy film based on Charles M. Schulz's comic strip ''Peanuts'', produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed ...
'', a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy film (with 2D animation sequences animated with TVPaint) produced by
Blue Sky Studios
Blue Sky Studios, Inc. was an American computer animation studio based in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was founded on February 22, 1987 by Chris Wedge, Michael Ferraro, Carl Ludwig, Alison Brown, David Brown, and Eugene Troubetzkoy after their ...
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The Breadwinner'', a 2017 Oscar-nominated animated film by
Cartoon Saloon
Cartoon Saloon is an Irish animation film, short film and television studio based in Kilkenny which provides film TV and short film services. The studio is best known for its animated feature films ''The Secret of Kells'', ''Song of the Sea (201 ...
, directed by
Nora Twomey
Nora Twomey (born 31 October 1971) is an Irish people, Irish animator, director, screenwriter, producer and voice actress. She is best known as the co-founder of Cartoon Saloon, alongside Tomm Moore and Paul Young (producer), Paul Young, an anima ...
and executive produced by
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie (; born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian and former Special Envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award ...
.
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Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck'', a 2015 Emmy-nominated documentary directed by
Brett Morgen
Brett D. Morgen (born October 11, 1968) is an American documentary filmmaker. His directorial credits include '' The Kid Stays in the Picture'' (2002), '' Crossfire Hurricane'' (2012), '' Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck'' (2015), '' Jane'' (2017), a ...
with large animated sequences by a team led by
Hisko Hulsing and animation by
Stefan Nadelman
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The Red Turtle'', a 2016 Oscar-nominated animated feature film directed by
Michael Dudok de Wit coproduced by numerous European studios and
studio Ghibli
is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo."Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment". ''Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment''. Retrieved 2020-12-14. It is best known for its animated feature films, and ...
, all the hand drawn animation was done in TVPaint.
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Ethel & Ernest'', a 2016 animated feature directed by
Roger Mainwood
Roger Mainwood (born 31 July 1953 in Canterbury, Kent; died 20 September 2018) was a British animator and film director. He is best known for his work on ''Heavy Metal'' (1981), '' The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends'' (1994), '' Stressed E ...
, based on the book by
Raymond Briggs
Raymond Redvers Briggs (18 January 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story ...
, produced by Lupus Films.
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Ernest et Célestine - Le Voyage en Charabie, 2022 sequel to the film Ernest et Célestine (2012), directed by Jean-Christophe Roger and Julien Chheng.
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Wolfwalkers
''Wolfwalkers'' is a 2020 animated fantasy adventure film directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart. The film is the third and final installment in Moore's "Irish Folklore Trilogy", following his previous films ''The Secret of Kells'' (2009) and ' ...
, 2020 animated feature film from
Cartoon Saloon
Cartoon Saloon is an Irish animation film, short film and television studio based in Kilkenny which provides film TV and short film services. The studio is best known for its animated feature films ''The Secret of Kells'', ''Song of the Sea (201 ...
, directed by
Tomm Moore
Thomas "Tomm" Moore (born 7 January 1977) is an Irish filmmaker, animator, illustrator and comics artist. He co-founded Cartoon Saloon with Nora Twomey and Paul Young, an animation studio and production company based in Kilkenny, Ireland. ...
and Ross Stewart.
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My Father's Dragon, 2022 animated feature film from
Cartoon Saloon
Cartoon Saloon is an Irish animation film, short film and television studio based in Kilkenny which provides film TV and short film services. The studio is best known for its animated feature films ''The Secret of Kells'', ''Song of the Sea (201 ...
, directed by
Nora Twomey
Nora Twomey (born 31 October 1971) is an Irish people, Irish animator, director, screenwriter, producer and voice actress. She is best known as the co-founder of Cartoon Saloon, alongside Tomm Moore and Paul Young (producer), Paul Young, an anima ...
.
Short films
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Adam and Dog'', a 2011 American Oscar-nominated animated short
*''How To Eat Your Apple'', a 2011 animated short film made with TVPaint Animation, by Erick Oh.
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Late Afternoon
''Late Afternoon'' is an Irish animated short film directed by Louise Bagnall and produced by Cartoon Saloon.
Summary
The film is about an elderly woman (voiced by Fionnula Flanagan) coping with dementia as she relives her memories of the past. ...
'', a 2017 Irish Oscar-nominated animated short by
Cartoon Saloon
Cartoon Saloon is an Irish animation film, short film and television studio based in Kilkenny which provides film TV and short film services. The studio is best known for its animated feature films ''The Secret of Kells'', ''Song of the Sea (201 ...
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We're Going On A Bear Hunt'', a 2016 British animated television special (30-minutes) by Lupus Films.
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Bird Karma'', a 2018 American animated short by
DreamWorks Animation
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The Tiger Who Came To Tea'', a 2019 British animated television special (23-minutes) by Lupus Films.
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Kitbull
''Kitbull'' is a 2019 American traditionally animated short film directed and written by Rosana Sullivan, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the third film in Pixar's ''SparkSho ...
'', a 2019 Oscar-nominated American animated short produced by
Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, Califor ...
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Burrow
An Eastern chipmunk at the entrance of its burrow
A burrow is a hole or tunnel excavated into the ground by an animal to construct a space suitable for habitation or temporary refuge, or as a byproduct of locomotion. Burrows provide a form of s ...
'', a 2020 American Oscar-nominated animated short produced by
Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, Califor ...
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Mum Is Pouring Rain
''Mum is Pouring Rain '' (french: Maman pleut des cordes) is a French animated short film produced by Laïdak Films written by Hugo de Faucompret and Lison d'Andréa and directed by Hugo de Faucompret. Released in 2021, it won the Jury Prize in ...
, a 2021 French animated short film produced by Laïdak Films written by Hugo de Faucompret and Lison d'Andréa and directed by Hugo de Faucompret. The film won the Jury Prize in the Special TV category at the
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (french: Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, officially abbreviated in English as the Annecy Festival, or simply Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of J ...
the same year.
*The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022, 32 mins.) directed by Peter Baynton and Charlie Mackesy (from the book by Mackesy).
TV and Web series
*''C'est Bon'', a French animated series produced by
Folimage
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Simon's Cat
''Simon's Cat'' is a British animated web cartoon and book series written by Simon Tofield. It features a hungry cat who uses various tactics to get his owner to feed him.
In January 2009, it was announced that ''Simon's Cat'' would be publis ...
'', a British animated web cartoon and book series by Simon Tofield. It was created using
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash and FutureSplash) is a multimedia software platform used for production of animations, rich web applications, desktop applications, mobile apps, mobile games, and embedded web browser video players. Fla ...
, and TVPaint was used in the episodes ''Scaredy Cat'', ''Snow Cat'' and in the ''Off to the vet'' special.
* ''Gigglebug'', originally an
iPad
The iPad is a brand of iOS and iPadOS-based tablet computers that are developed by Apple Inc. The iPad was conceived before the related iPhone but the iPhone was developed and released first. Speculation about the development, operati ...
app made by Anima Boutique; a Finnish animated series, that first aired in April 2016
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PIG: The Dam Keeper Poems'', a 2017 series based on the 2014 Oscar-nominated short ''
The Dam Keeper'' directed by Erick Oh for
Tonko House
Tonko House LLC is an independent animation studio located in Berkeley, California, founded in July 2014 by former Pixar art directors, Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi.
The company is best known for its first animated Academy Award, Oscar nomin ...
, which debuted on
Hulu Japan on October 6, 2017
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Samurai Jack
''Samurai Jack'' is an American animated action-adventure television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. Tartakovsky conceived ''Samurai Jack'' after finishing his wor ...
'', Season 5 (2017) The fifth and final season of ''
Samurai Jack
''Samurai Jack'' is an American animated action-adventure television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. Tartakovsky conceived ''Samurai Jack'' after finishing his wor ...
'', an American
animated series
An animated series is a set of Animation, animated works with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main characters, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can ...
, premiered on
Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AS; stylized as dult swim'' and often abbreviated as s'') is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programmed by its in-house ...
's
Toonami
Toonami ( ) is an American late night television programming block that primarily broadcasts Japanese animation and occasionally American action animation. It was created by Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco and produced by Williams Street, a d ...
, directed by
Genndy Tartakovsky
Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky (russian: Геннадий Борисович Тартаковский, born ), commonly known as Tartakovsky (), is a Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, storyboard artist, ...
.
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Undone Undone may refer to:
Music
* "Undone – The Sweater Song", a 1994 single by Weezer
* "Undone" (Stellar song), 1999
* "Undone" (Joe Nichols song), 2016
* ''Undone'' (Brian & Jenn Johnson album), 2001
* ''Undone'' (MercyMe album), 2004
* ''U ...
'', animated series for Amazon Prime directed by
Hisko Hulsing
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Primal'', animated series created and directed by
Genndy Tartakovsky
Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky (russian: Геннадий Борисович Тартаковский, born ), commonly known as Tartakovsky (), is a Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, storyboard artist, ...
for
Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AS; stylized as dult swim'' and often abbreviated as s'') is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programmed by its in-house ...
.
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Hazbin Hotel
''Hazbin Hotel'' is an American adult animated musical series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. The series revolves around Charlie Morningstar, princess of Hell, on her quest to find a way for demons to be "rehabilitated" and allowed i ...
'', animated series by
Vivienne Medrano.
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Helluva Boss
''Helluva Boss'' is an American adult animated web series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. It revolves around the misadventures of the employees of I.M.P., an assassination company in Hell. The pilot was released on November 25, 2019, w ...
'', spin-off of ''
Hazbin Hotel
''Hazbin Hotel'' is an American adult animated musical series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. The series revolves around Charlie Morningstar, princess of Hell, on her quest to find a way for demons to be "rehabilitated" and allowed i ...
'', animated series by
Vivienne Medrano.
See also
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Flash animation
Adobe Flash animation or Adobe Flash cartoon (formerly Macromedia Flash animation, Macromedia Flash cartoon, FutureSplash animation, and FutureSplash cartoon) is an animation that is created with the Adobe Animate (formerly Flash Professional) ...
References
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