The artist and animator’s Tumblr posts of simple drawings on coffee cups expanded into fun, humorous animated shorts of the cups, and cocktail glasses, sometimes using audio submitted by fans, generating millions of video views.
‘The Devil in the White City’ writer will executive produce and write the ‘Stranger Things’ creators’ upcoming live-action adaptation of the beloved anime and manga series that follows a teen who discovers a mysterious black notebook giving him supernatural power over life and death.
Featuring Vega the cow, the studio’s 60-second animated ‘Food Healers’ began with simple drawings, then used Maya and Houdini to create a fun, colorful animated short promoting themes of ‘climate catastrophe’ and ‘food poverty’ without trivializing the issues.
Jason Loftus’ live-action and animated documentary uses lead concept artist Daxiong’s evocative art – based on his own experiences – to tell the story of the Falun Gong’s 2002 hijacking of a Chinese TV station and the swift, bloody, and deadly police response still felt today.
The Annie Award-nominated director Stephan Franck crafts a story set in the noir-pulp era of the 1930s; his book invites readers on an adventure where Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ is a tale of fact, not fiction, while he weaves a tale inspired by gothic horror and heist tropes.
Lock the doors, close the windows! Everyone’s favorite rascals, the Aqua Teens, continue their crazy antics in your living room – coming to Digital, 4K Ultra HD, and Blu-ray in November.
Program ups the bounty for prospective recipients with new industry supporters, including Animation Focus, Animation Mentor, ArtStation, Autodesk, Foundry, and LAIKA, contributing workshops, tutoring sessions, software packages, hardware, and cash prizes for the 2023 cycle.
The acquisition creates a roster topping 300, bolstering the London-based studio’s capacity to offer and create a range of VFX for the film and TV markets.
The multi-media initiative aims to close the literary gap with educational games, digital comic books, resources for grownups, and an animated series that follows the epic comic adventures of 4 Midwest kids who LOVE comic books.
In the new animated series, created by Aaron Augenblick, kids get a civics lesson featuring a diverse citizenry of trees, cars, and buildings, each with its own name and personality; next month, new ‘Molly of Denali: The Big Gathering’ shorts also launch.
‘International On Line Recruitment by Animayo’ runs October 20-21 during which 18 companies will seek to fill over 200 positions.
The updated renderer features a new Procedural Cloud System plus a slew of new tools to speed up the 3D design process.
From filmmaker Jono McLeod, the animation-embellished live-action documentary tells the true story of a mysterious student who enrolled in a Glasgow school in the 1990s; film available on-demand today.
Animation’s premier festival now accepting submissions in multiple categories, including short films, TV films, commissioned films, graduation films, feature films and VR works; registration dates for Mifa Pitch Sessions coming soon.
John Hamm to EP and star in the new animated comedy series about Marvin Flute, a misanthropic detective trying to redeem himself; produced by Bento Box Entertainment, the show debuts next year on FOX.
The new animated comedy series stars Kimiko Glenn as the titular optimistic squirrel and H Michael Croner as her naïve bestie, a bunny named Barry.
In the original, all-new CGI animated series, fairies have created an App to grant kids their wishes.
Disney Branded Television’s popular animated series sets sail with Mickey and pals embarking on new pirate-themed adventures; all-new episodes are coming to Disney Channel and Disney Junior.
Marcus Fleming to write gritty crime drama series based on Declan Shalvey and Philip Barrett’s Irish graphic novel.
In the all-new episode airing this Sunday on FOX, the Tobins and some friends are trapped in the house for days by an ice storm, and their cabin fever leads to the ‘Trial of the Century.’
Top industry leaders head to Italy’s premiere animation, VFX, games, and computer graphics conference that runs October 16-21, both onsite and online, with a stellar program of talks, presentations, workshops, and masterclasses available; worldwide Livestream is now free!
Paramount and Nickelodeon bring on the Australian production company for the first of 3 upcoming films being developed at Avatar Studios based on the ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ and ‘The Legend of Korra’ universe.
Iconic ‘Peanuts’ and Apple Original series specials set to stream include selected classics that will be free for non-subscribers.
Proprietary AI and cloud-based platform promises to turn 2D images into 3D avatars in 60 seconds; led by Armilar Venture Partners, the investment round will advance product development and create additional customer support.
At NY Comic Con, co-creators Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond shared key art and a preview of the next phase of their series’ new saga ‘Mystery of Aaravos;’ the new 9-episode season streams next month.
