Adult Swim Releases ‘April Fools 2024: Smiling Friends’
The network dropped three unexpected episodes, each recreated in various styles of puppetry, of Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel’s animated comedy about a company tasked with bringing happiness to a bizarre yet colorful world.
New York Yankee Captain Aaron Judge Joins ‘Rubble & Crew’
The American League MVP voices himself in the special episode ‘The Crew Builds a Ballpark’ coming this summer to Nickelodeon, Corus’ Treehouse and STACKTV.
USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Ganek Immersive Studio Inaugural Showcase Set
The program review, featuring projects in production and development at the state-of-the-art studio, will be held on the SCA campus this coming Thursday, April 4.
TNBFC XPO Debuts FLAMIN Animation Artist Projects
The shorts premiered at TNBFC’s XPO in London, showcasing Black creatives; applications now open through May 27 for program’s 4th round.
UNESCO Screens ‘The Refuge of Audrey’ at Biodiversity Talks
New animated series from Watch Next Media features the adventures of a 7-year-old girl and her best friends, living in a refuge for endangered species, that entertain, educate, and encourage kids to care more about our planet; now on Okoo, the series is coming to France Télévisions.
Netflix Teases ‘Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp’
Streaming April 12, the live-action/animated hybrid film sees the modern iteration of the legendary character, created by Walter Lantz, find what he thinks will be his forever home at Camp Woo Hoo.
Apple TV+ Launches ‘Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock’ Season 2
Watch an exclusive clip, ‘A New Look,’ featuring guest star Adam Lambert voicing The Great Glitterini! and get into the 80’s groove! 13 all-new episodes stream today, March 29.
MONSTRA ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2024 7 to 17 March 2024
The 23rd Monstra Festival of Animation in Lisbon, reached out its tentacles to show films at six different cinemas throughout the city for eleven days
Joanna Priestley’s ‘The Art of Burning Man’ Returns to Oregon
The encore presentation at the Museum of Science and Industry features sculptures, architecture, installations, mutant vehicles, and screenings of the animated shorts ‘Fleeting Marvels’ and ‘Jung & Restless,’ followed by a Q&A; tickets are now on sale for the April 20 event.
Aardman Greenlights New Seasons for ‘Shaun the Sheep’ and ‘Very Small Creatures’
The award-winning animation studio announces a new 20-episode Season 7 and Season 3, respectively, for its 2 most popular stop-motion shows.
Technicolor Group Announces Launch and Strategic Framework
The new holding company housing MPC, Mikros Animation, The Mill, and Technicolor Games plans a gradual transformation from VFX and animation businesses to a singular ‘visual experiences’ company delivering cutting-edge technology in visual storytelling.
Netflix Teases ‘Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’ 3DCG Series
In May, a new era of chaos will begin with DreamWorks Animation’s all-new show, set six years after the events at Camp Cretaceous, when the park closed and the kingdom had fallen.
Sony Pictures Animation Releases ‘The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story’ Short
The studio teams with the Kevin Love Fund on the film, now part of a new ‘The Hero Within’ mental health-focused school lesson plan; produced within SPA and SPI’s LENS leadership and training program for underrepresented groups, the short follows Miles Morales as he struggles to balance his responsibilities as a teenager, friend, student, and superhero.
Seth Rogen to Write, Produce Animated ‘Venom’ Film?
The rumored R-rated project was recently revealed by Instagram insider CanWeGetToast, with no current word on plot details or animation studio.
NVIDIA AI Enterprise 5.0 Now Available
The end-to-end, cloud-native software platform brings generative AI within reach of every business; now includes NVIDIA NIM to speed generative AI application deployment, NVIDIA AI Workbench and the widely used Red Hat OpenStack Platform.
Disney Shares ‘Bluey’ Special ‘The Sign’ Trailer
The popular animated kids’ series’ first-ever special premieres April 14 on Disney+, Disney Junior and Disney Channel, preceded by the April 7 release of series’ episode, ‘Ghostbasket.’
Nickelodeon Serves Up ‘The Tiny Chef Show’ S2 Trailer
The Emmy Award-winning preschool series cooks up new episodes with Chef embarking on herbivorous adventures with a lineup of celebrity guests and his enthusiastic robot buddy, Ruby; coming April 8.
Chuck Austen and Patrick Olliffe Reunite for ‘The Tormented’ Comic Series
The animator and veteran comic book illustrator, who previously teamed on the ‘Edgeworld’ comic series, present the new 5-issue comic book series, which follows a young man with paranormal abilities starring on a new ghost hunting reality TV show; the first issue is now available.
Animation, Film, and Media Creator Eli Noyes Dies at 81
The multi-talented artist’s innovative 1964 student Oscar nominated clay animation film ‘Clay, or the Origin of Species’ remains a classic of stop-motion filmmaking.
ITFS 2024 Shares Latest Festival Highlights
129 short films and 6 feature-length films will compete at the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, running April 23-28.
SAG-AFTRA Ratifies Animated TV Contracts Limiting Use of AI Voices
The 2023 Television Animation Agreement and the 2023 Basic Cable Animation Agreement will last three years and provide strong protections around the use of AI as well as a 7% wage increase that applies retroactively to July 1, 2023.
New Clip: ‘Craig Before the Creek – Here They Come’
The all-new film, a prequel to Cartoon Network’s ‘Craig of the Creek’ series, follows Craig when he was just Craig – a new kid in town who wants to head back to his old home; available on digital and coming to DVD March 26.
‘Looney Tunes’ Goes for the Gold with Olympic Consumer Products Deal
Warner Bros. Discovery and the International Olympic Committee will put beloved classic cartoon characters center stage on Olympics-themed products, rolling out now through 2026.
‘Ark: The Animated Series’ Drops on Paramount+
Based on the ‘Survival Evolved’ video game and boasting a voice cast that includes Vin Diesal, Michelle Yeoh, Russell Crowe, Monica Bellucci, and Gerard Butler, the series debuted its first six episodes yesterday, with the remaining 7 episodes of Season 1 to drop at a later date.
StopMoLab Stop Motion Course 2024 Open for Recruitment
The StopMoLab course has just been launched.
