Chloë Grace Moretz and Riz Ahmed Join Netflix’s ‘Nimona’
The streamer drops first look image and casting news for its upcoming animated feature, based on the award-winning graphic novel by ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ creator ND Stevenson, that had been in production at Fox Animation and then Blue Sky prior to it shutting down last year.
PBS Kids Greenlights ‘Donkey Hodie’ Season 2
The popular puppet series inspired by ‘Mister Rogers' Neighborhood’s characters is slated to hit Spring 2023; show is designed to help kids learn resilience, persistence, and problem solving.
Latest ‘The Simpsons’ Features Deaf Voice Actors and American Sign Language
Yesterday’s new episode, written by Loni Steele Sosthand, broke ground with two show firsts.
Cyber Group Promotes Raphaelle Mathieu
Newly named executive VP will oversee studios’ worldwide commercial activities and identify areas of strategic growth.
How ‘Young Justice: Phantoms’ Confronts Depression and PTSD in New Season
Executive producers Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti discuss how the show’s characters experience and deal with serious issues, such as survivor’s guilt, coping with death, and personal trauma, in the second half of the HBO Max series’ fourth season.
Apply Now: Animated Women UK’s Helen North Achieve Program
The organization’s career development series that supports women in UK’s VFX and animation industries expands with two iterations this year; applications for Spring are due April 11 with application dates for Fall 2022 to be announced.
Exclusive Clip: ‘The Great North – The Tobin Family Visits the Log Museum’
In the all-new episode airing April 10 on FOX, Moon incurs Debbie’s wrath; meanwhile Beef Is determined to save his favorite museum from shutting down.
WEBTOON and DC Announce New Slate of Comics
Coming to the digital platform in 2022 are ‘Vixen: NYC’ launching May 26; ‘Red Hood: Outlaws’ and ‘Zatanna & The Ripper’ follow later this summer.
‘Green Eggs and Ham’ Serves Up a Tasty Second Season
Executive Producer Helen Kalafatic talks about the new season of the beloved Dr. Seuss-based series, debuting April 8 on Netflix, and encourages LatinX and other underrepresented groups to find their place in the animation industry.
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Say Animation Isn’t Getting its Due in Hollywood
The Oscar-winning creative powerhouses penned an urgent op-ed on the Academy’s failure to treat animated features as seriously as their live-action counterparts.
The Hot Freaks Get Up-Beat in ‘Lovely’ Music Video
The first of the band’s four new singles exemplifies their toe-tapping vulnerability as captured by Alexis Kitchmire and Annalise Molter in a new 2D animated short.
Join PNY and NVIDIA’s ‘How NVIDIA Is Advancing the Future of Digital Storytelling’ Webinar
This free presentation on April 14 will explore how the latest NVIDIA® RTX™ solutions, NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise, NVIDIA Virtual GPU (vGPU), and GPU-accelerated software applications are transforming Media & Entertainment production.
Nexus Studios Helps ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Characters Go Live
Executive producer Julia Parfitt and director Patrick Osborne talk about how they brought a real-time animated Grog and Scanlan to the Season 1 Finale Watch Party for the hit Prime Video series.
A24 Releases ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ Trailer and Poster
Based on a 2010 short of the same name, the documentary style stop-motion feature marks the return of Marcel, an adorable seashell outfitted with a single googly eye and a pair of miniature shoes; the cuteness commences in theaters June 24.
WarnerMedia Kids & Family EMEA Nabs ‘Jade Armor’ Broadcast Rights
TeamTO’s original series follows a teenage heroine who uncovers unexpected family secrets; show is slated for release on HBO Max and Cartoon Network in EMEA later this year.
Quantum Storey and Hasbro Ink Multi-Year XR Content Deal
Company’s extended reality platform brings immersive and experiential storytelling to children’s entertainment company’s popular franchises; ‘My Little Pony-Virtual Magic’ will launch in spring 2022
Podcast EP 156: How Laurie Rowan Made His Unique Animation Style Super Sought-After
The 3D animator, artist, and director discusses how to brand yourself to get noticed, how he broke away from the mainstream industry to do his own thing, and the post that made his work go viral.
‘Stowaway’ Takes Top Honors in Animation at 41st College Television Awards
Brigham Young University student team wins for animated series about a money-grubbing pirate and his oaf of a first mate; judged by Television Academy members, winners awarded a $3,000 cash prize.
Animating A Eureka Moment in History
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts enlisted Cyprus-based Zedem Media to animate a day in the life of an ancient Greek potter whose famous, extremely rare 2500-year-old vase with red figures changed the course of history.
New ‘My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale’ Series to Debut on YouTube
Premiering April 7, the kids’ toon will stream free on the ‘My Little Pony’ channel with new episodes releasing weekly; animated special ‘My Little Pony: Make Your Mark’ hits Netflix May 26 and ‘My Little Pony: Winter Wishday’ drops November 21.
Only 2 Days Left to Apply for WIA and FIAPF ‘Stories x Women’
Women animators from emerging animation communities in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America are invited to apply for the program that runs June 11-18 in Annecy; deadline for entries is April 8.
Cyber Group Studios Inks 3-Series Deal with Gulli
The French kids’ channel picks up 2 of the studio's new series -‘The McFire Family’ and ‘George Moby and Co.’ - as well as Season 3 of the popular cartoon ‘Taffy;’ the shows are slated to start production this year.
OPINION: Disney’s Betrayal of its LGBTQ+ Fans
The company’s financial support of Governor Ron DeSantis and other backers of Florida’s just-signed ‘Parental Rights’ Bill has helped normalize continued distrust and hatred of gay and trans people.
Exclusive: ‘Barbies Rising’ Clip from Upcoming ‘Barbie: It Takes Two’
Hitting Netflix April 8, the new animated series focuses on Barbie BFFs ‘Malibu’ and ‘Brooklyn;’ caught in the bustle of the Big Apple they soon discover the necessity of having friends and family to lean on if they’re going to make their dreams a reality.
Exclusive First Look: ‘Puffins Impossible’ Official Trailer
Jonny Depp reprises his role as Johnny Puff in the new spin-off of the popular ‘Puffins’ 3D animated series; the 18-episode web series will be available on Apple TV app, Amazon Prime Video and Google Play starting April 9.
