Disney News This Week: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Teaser Trailer, ‘Frozen Fever’ to Debut in Front of ‘Cinderella,’ ‘Disney Animated’ Wins Children’s BAFTA Award

A new teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was recently released. The highly anticipated film hits theaters December 18, 2015.

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ all-new short Frozen Fever, which welcomes Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf back to the big screen, will open in theaters on March 13, 2015, in front of Disney’s Cinderella, a live-action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale. Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, and produced by Peter Del Vecho and Aimee Scribner, with an all-new original song by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Frozen Fever marks the first project reuniting the Oscar®-winning original team from Disney’s Frozen.

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awarded Disney Animated a Children’s BAFTA in the Interactive: Adapted category. The premium interactive experience not only exemplifies Disney Interactive’s mission of creating world-class entertainment across all digital platforms, but also showcases nine decades of Disney innovation, art and technology through the power of the iPad. Created from a unique partnership between Disney Interactive, Walt Disney Animation Studios and acclaimed developer Touch Press, the app lets fans discover the story of Disney animation like never before through unique interactive illustrations and authentic animation workshops.