It's Charlie Brown v Kite Again in ‘Take Care with Peanuts: We Need Our Tree’
All-new animated short pits our lovable hero against his old nemesis - ‘the kite-eating tree;’ classic Peanuts special ‘It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown’ comes to Apple TV+ on April 29.
Baobab Studios Expands its Creative Team
New hires at the multiple Emmy Award-winning studio include Oscar nominee Erick Oh and Jony Chandra as directors, Brian Tinsman and Michael McCormick as games creative directors, and Hayley Porter as director of marketing.
‘Maya and the Three’: The Power of Representation in Animation Character Design
For creators Jorge Gutiérrez and Sandra Equihua, today’s stories need to resonate with a modern audience, and reinterpreting mythology must include honest design of female characters.
Jennifer Lee and Michel Ocelot to Receive Honorary Cristals at Annecy 2022
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Oscar-winning chief creative officer and the BAFTA-winning French director to be awarded at the upcoming festival, which runs June 13-18.
ArtStation Launches Maxon Product Channels
The art and design platform will no provide users an outlet to share work and connect with Maxon’s Cinema 4D, Redshift, and ZBrush artist communities.
New Animated Series ‘Ghetto Brilliance’ in Development from ‘Dave’ Star GaTa
The show, which draws inspiration from its creator’s early life in South Central L.A., is being developed by Disney-owned content brand Onyx Collective.
Paramount Releases ‘Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank’ Trailer and Poster
Featuring the voices of comedy icon Mel Brooks and funny guys Ricky Gervais, Aasif Mandvil, and Gabriel Iglesias, the animated comedy adventure, about a hard-on-his-luck hound and a cat samurai, hits theatres July 15.
Paramount+ Drops ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 3 Teaser
Streamer unveils video and poster at this past Saturday’s ‘Star Trek: Mission Chicago’ fan event, joining with CBS to support ‘First Contact Day’ with $1 donation for every Tweet sent using hashtag #StarTrekUnitedGives through April 10.
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.
