Hero4Hire Names Jane Wu Creative Director
Art direction and animation design expert brings multidisciplinary skills to studio’s expanding set of production, including motion design, character animation, and mixed media projects.
Cyber Group Studios Acquires Majority Stake in Graphilm Entertainment
The strategic partnership bolsters studio’s ability to meet growing global demand for kids and family content while giving the award-winning entertainment company additional resources to develop, produce and distribute its original IP.
Cardiff Animation Festival 2022 Announces Shorts Selections
102 animated shorts representing 22 countries have been chosen for official competition; the hybrid event takes place in person from April 7-10 in Cardiff with online events held throughout the month.
First-Ever LXiA Spark Animation Grant Recipients Announced
The inaugural program’s fellows, Cecilia De Jesus and Anthony Gallego, will receive a $10k grant, professional development sessions, and mentoring by an industry professional; the program is supported by Netflix in partnership with the Latino Film Institute.
Call for Entries: Supertoon 2022
Croatia’s 12th International Animation and Comics Festival runs July 18-22; submissions are now being accepted through April 1, 2022.
Paramount+ Nabs ‘South Park’ and ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ Rights
Streamer acquires U.S. and international SVOD rights for new episodes of Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s iconic series beginning with Season 27 in 2024, with entire catalog coming to the streamer in 2025; new movie and remastered series coming from Mike Judge starting later this year.
Paramount+ Expands Animation Slate with ‘SpongeBob’ and ‘Transformers’ Projects
Host of new films and series coming from Nickelodeon Animation build on popular franchises; ‘Transformers: Earthspark,’ ‘Blue’s Big City Adventure’ and a brand-new ‘Dora the Explorer’ bolsters streamer’s original kids and family programming.
Donald Faison’s Crazy ‘Alabama Jackson’ Digital Shorts Premiere on Adult Swim
Watch the first episode of the hilarious new, action-packed series featuring the 'Scrubs' star as the show's namesake hustler, alongside an irreverent, cursing, time traveling Harriet Tubman, voiced by Wanda Sykes, and evil President Woodrow Wilson, voiced by Seth Green, on a collision course to save Black history; animated by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, the show kicks off today on Adult Swim’s YouTube channel.
John Mulaney and Andy Samberg Take on ‘Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers’
The famed pair stars alongside Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, and Chris Parnell in the all-new hybrid live-action / CG animated comedy about the two former Disney Afternoon stars, living among cartoons and humans in LA, 30 years after their show was canceled; movie hits Disney+ on May 20.
Nexus Studios Creates Opening Sequence for Netflix’s ‘The House’
Studio’s directors Nicolas Ménard and Manshen Lo design hand-drawn 2D animated titles for streamer’s new dark, quirky stop-motion animated anthology.
FOX Entertainment Greenlights Berkeley Breathed’s ‘Bloom Country’
The Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist will co-write and executive produce the new series along with Miramax, Spyglass and Project X, with animation produced by Bento Box.
Nickelodeon Announces Participants for Annual Writing and Artist Programs
2022 program adds additional artist spot while expanding curriculum to include peer mentoring; the highly successful 2021 program saw artist participants staffed across Nickelodeon productions with all writers staffed across ViacomCBS.
Smile + Wave Names Shenny Jaffer Executive Producer
Agency and animation production veteran joins post-production collective to support strategic and creative planning from conception through execution.
VIEW Conference Presents: Five Oscar Contenders for Best Animated Feature
Join the free March 4 online 'PreVIEW' conversation with 12 acclaimed directors and producers behind this year’s Oscar nomination line-up.
Sony Gives Iconic ‘Heavy Metal’ a Fully Loaded 4K Restoration and Release
The famed, fantastical animated feature gets an upgraded soundscape and wealth of bonus content as part of a limited edition SteelBook package, coming this April from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Animation Writer and Story Editor Anne D. Bernstein Passes Away
A pioneer for women in animation, the trailblazing funny lady began her career in the ‘90s, becoming one of very first women in the writer’s room; she worked on numerous series as a script writer including ‘Daria,’ was senior editor of ‘Nickelodeon Magazine,’ and her illustrations were seen in ‘Redbook’ and ‘The New York Times.’
Cyber Group Launches ‘Giganto Club’ on YouTube Kids
Created with motion capture driven by XSENS technology and powered by Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, the studio’s first fully digital native real-time kids’ animated series is now available globally.
WATCH: Jennifer Yuh Nelson’s Storyboards on ‘Pop Squad’ from ‘Love, Death + Robots’
Netflix shares a new video featuring side-by-side storyboards and corresponding animation from the Annie Award-nominated episode, helmed by the ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ and ‘3’ director, who also supervised the animation on Volume 2 of the streamer’s Emmy Award-winning animated anthology.
Teen Titans and DC Super Hero Girls Reunite in New TV Movie
The all-new animated feature length movie event, ‘Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse,’ comes to Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on May 24, followed by premieres on Cartoon Network and HBO Max; ‘Teen Titans Go!’ gets Season 8 renewal, which will mark its 400th episode.
Iconic Zagreb Animator Borivoj Dovnikovic Passes at 92
The global animation community mourns the loss of the great Croatian animation director, author, founder of the Zagreb School of Animation, and former ASIFA Secretary General.
WIA Announces 2022 WIA Scholarship Recipients
Out of 170 worldwide applicants, 18 students were awarded scholarships with an additional 18 receiving honorable mentions.
Tubi Inks Deal with GKIDS to Bolster Animation Offerings
Agreement bring to free streaming platform top animated film such as the Oscar-nominated ‘Ernest & Celestine,’ and ‘A Cat in Paris,’ and Goya Award-winning ‘Nocturna;’ additional titles will roll out later this year.
Call for Entries: GLAS 2022 GIF Competition
GLAS Animation Festival, running online April 6-10, reveals its official poster; GIF submissions must be received by March 24 for a chance to win $500.
Funimation Announces ‘Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2’ English SimulDub
Coming to the streamer's global territories and European platform, as well as Crunchyroll in the U.S., the award-winning anime franchise Japanese simulcasts will be available with an English dub beginning February 13.
Peacock Expands its Kids’ Animation Programming Slate
Series spin-offs of DreamWorks Animation’s popular ‘Megamind’ and ‘Abominable’ top the list of new CG animated series; new preschool series include ‘Press Start!,’ ‘Team Mekbots Animal Rescue,’ ‘Dino Pops,’ and ‘Babble Bop!’ Season 2.