Crunchyroll Reveals ‘Chainsaw Man’ Trailer and Images
The streamer nabs rights to anime adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s popular manga of the same name; the animated series will simulcast from Japan, subtitled, and dubbed, and release in 200+ countries later this year.
Ron Howard’s Debut Animated Feature ‘The Shrinking of Treehorn’ Lands at Netflix
Animal Logic to produce the animation on the project, which is based on Florence Parry Heide’s surreal 1971 children’s book illustrated by Edward Gorey.
‘The Amazing Maurice’ Book Adaptation Heads Abroad
Animated film starring David Tennant, Hugh Laurie, and Emilia Clarke, based on Sir Terry Pratchett's ‘The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents,’ nabs numerous international sales as part of its planned 2022 release.
The Climate Ad Project Fights for Change with Tongue-in-Cheek Animation
Longtime social activist Harold Moss has teamed his studio, FlickerLab, with NASA climate expert Peter Kalmus and a group of volunteer artists and scientists to create funny, meaningful 2D animated shorts addressing issues like Amazon deforestation, fossil fuel pollution, and rising ocean temperatures.
Netflix Shares Final ‘Love Death + Robots’ Volume 3 Trailer and Cast
Voices behind the Emmy Award-winning animated anthology’s stories include Chris Parnell, Fred Tatasciore, Joel McHale, Seth Green, Craig Ferguson, and Joe Manganiello; latest set of shorts hits the streamer May 20.
Netflix Reveals ‘Dead End: Paranormal Park’ Trailer
‘DeadEndia’ horror-comedy graphic novels author/creator Hamish Steele brings his spooky brand of humor to the new 2D animated series.
Locksmith Taps DNEG Animation for ‘That Christmas’
Based on the kids’ books series by Richard Curtis, the animated feature brings the companies together again following the success of Locksmith’s first film, ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong;’ DNEG Animation will host 2 sessions on June 16 at next month’s Annecy Film Festival.
Netflix Drops Surprise ‘Love, Death + Robots’ Episode Premiere
Ahead of the official May 20 Volume 3 release, the streamer treats fans to a full episode - ‘3 Robots: Exit Strategies’ - of the Emmy Award-winning animated anthology… watch it now!
Netflix Axes More Animated Projects Amid Company Layoffs
The streamer has cancelled its plans to produce Ava DuVernay’s ‘Wings of Fire,’ as well as two children’s titles based on the works of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, while also laying off 150 staff primarily in its U.S. operations.
Moonbug Entertainment Launches ‘It’s Cody Time’
CoComelon’s first YouTube spinoff channel kicks off with 2 episodes of the popular musical preschool series; the show features diverse characters, inclusive storytelling and aspirational role modeling.
Sacha Baron Cohen, Mike Judge and Greg Daniels’ Special Greenlit at HBO Max
Trio teaming with Michael Koman to develop ‘Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth,’ a family-friendly animated comedy set in the mythical ‘Town of Fools.’
Adult Swim Greenlights ‘Rick and Morty: The Anime’ and ‘Ninja Kamui’
The hugely popular show gets its own series following the success of anime shorts ‘Rick and Morty vs. Genocider’ and ‘Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil);’ both series will premiere on Adult Swim and HBO Max.
EP Brandon Sawyer Talks ‘The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib’
In the latest DreamWorks Animation ‘The Boss Baby’ franchise outing, hitting Netflix May 19, Theodore gets framed for embezzlement and reverts to his Boss Baby self, joining with brother Tim and nieces Tabitha and Tina to save Baby Corp from a new group of arch-nemeses.
DNEG’s Toronto Studio Now Open
Studio’s doors opened May 13 with 150+ new hires; studio’s latest Canadian expansion comes amidst tremendous growth in worldwide demand for VFX and animation services.
Hiroshima Festival 2022 Reveals Selections in Competition
Out of 2,149 entries 54 films have been selected to participate in this year’s event running August 17-21; animated short and feature films will compete in either the ‘Pan-Pacific and Asia Competition’ or the ‘World Competition.’
Applications Now Open: YAY UK 3Dami Summer Studio
2022 Summer slate of animation activities for teens includes a 10-day program in 3D-asset and animation creation – deadline to apply is July 11; YAY UK Competition and Studio Challenges accepting submissions through September 5.
Impossible Objects Corrals NVIDIA RTX and Unreal Engine on ‘Diablo Immortal’ Cinematic
Harnessing enhanced virtual production workflows based on real-time rendering, the studio blends live-action and VFX in an epic battle set on the surface of a Google Pixel phone in a live actor’s living room.
Glassbox Technologies Releases DragonFly 3.0
Updates to the cross-platform virtual camera solution include more seamless integration and support of Unreal Engine 5; new features streamline the creative workflow and accelerate the virtual production pipeline.
DNEG Signs Massive Production Services Deal with Netflix
Leading VFX and animation company expands previous agreement with streamer in an extension worth a minimum of $350 million.
View Conference 2022 Now Open for Early Bird Registration
Italy’s premiere event runs in-person October 16-21 in Torino, Italy with a complete program of talks, presentations, workshops, and masterclasses available to livestream worldwide; entries for the VIEW Award contest are being accepted now through September 15.
3 New Bento Box Animated Films Heading to Tubi
The quirky comedies - ‘Pastacolypse,’ ‘Millennial Hunter,’ and ‘Big Bruh’ - will expand the Fox-owned animation production studio’s growing feature slate.
Animated Reboot of ‘Married… with Children’ is in Development
The project is currently on the market, and FOX, Hulu, and Peacock all have their eyes on it.
Apple TV+ Orders ‘Eva the Owlet’
Based on the popular ‘Owl Diaries’ kids’ book series by Rebecca Elliott, and part of the Apple TV+ kids’ changemakers initiative, the show is infused with lessons encouraging kids to use writing as a tool for healthy self-expression.
‘Bob Spit,’ ‘Frankelda’s Book of Spooks,’ and ‘Bestia’ Lead 5th Quirino Awards
Works from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, Mexico, Portugal, and Venezuela are honored across nine categories at the May 14 in-person gala event and closing ceremony recognizing achievements in Ibero-American animation.
MTV’s ‘Daria’ Spin-off ‘Jodie’ Now a Feature - Voice Cast Revealed
Animated film spun off from the networks hugely popular series promises to satirize workplace culture, Gen Z struggles, tech, and social media; led by award-winning actress Tracee Ellis Ross, the voice cast includes Pamela Adlon, Kal Penn, William Jackson Harper, and Zosia Mamet.
