New Anime Slate Launches on Tubi
Content deal with Shout! Factory brings popular anime features to the streaming platform including ‘Millennium Actress,’ ‘Liz and the Blue Bird,’ and ‘Penguin Highway; award-winning ‘In This Corner of the World’ will join the line-up in 2022.
New Animated PSAs Bring Home the Dangers of Distracted Driving
Design studio Brigade produced three spots for the New Mexico Dept of Transportation; crayon-like drawings were used, along with narration by children, to graphically illustrate what can result from dangerous driving - all seen from a child’s point of view.
Winsing’s ‘Team S.T.E.A.M.!’ Launches in New Markets
All-new CG animated series hits the air waves in Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Russia; RTV picks up Season 4 of the popular ‘Gogobus.’
New White Paper Shows Adult Animation is More than Booming
According to veteran producer John Evershed, streamers and broadcasters have ordered more than 100 new series across different genres, an incredible 100% increase from a year ago.
Raging Against Toxic Masculinity in Brye’s ‘LEMONS’ Lyric Video
Artist Justin Moon used Blender, FLIP fluids plugin, and After Effects to produce the sterile imagery that’s gradually corrupted by seething anger in his CG music video for Universal Music Group’s °1824 division.
Spacetoon and eOne Extend Multi-Year Strategic Partnership
MENA families will be able to view ‘Transformers: Rescue Bots,’ ‘Power Rangers Beast Morphers,’ and ‘My Little Pony: Pony Life’ on Spacetoon T.V channel and Spacetoon GO.
Re-VIEW: ‘If Anything Happens I Love You’
Two parents’ sudden, heartbreaking loss becomes ours in Michael Govier and Will McCormack’s animated short that ultimately fulfills us with the healing power of hope.
KingstOON Animation and Film Festival Focusing on Diversity in Animation
Programs organized around the event’s theme include panels ‘Diversity in The Media Industry,’ ‘Black Women in the World of Animation,’ and ‘The Creation of ‘Hair Love’ – From Script to Screen;’ Free online programs kick off on April 21.
Nvidia Unveils GANverse3D 2D Image to 3D Model Engine
New AI application inflates flat 2D images into realistic 3D models; artists in all fields can easily add new objects to their mockups without 3D modeling or rendering.
CLIP: ‘Arlo the Alligator Boy’ Premieres Today on Netflix
Furlicia throws it down in the wrestling ring in clip from animated musical about a wide-eyed half human half alligator boy who leaves the swamp and lands in New York City.
Book Review: TIMING FOR ANIMATION 3rd Edition by Harold Whitaker, John Halas, and updated by Tom Sito
TIMING FOR ANIMATION 3rd Edition
by Harold Whitaker and John Halas, updated by Tom Sito
Eiichiro Hasumi and Yugo Kanno Board ‘RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness’
Netflix reveals series director and composer as well as character trailer of Leon and Claire, and zombies, as the White House suddenly goes dark; highly anticipated anime series to premiere exclusively on the streaming giant this July.
LOBO Toys Around with New Mango Frooti Campaign
Bollywood stars Allu Arjun, Varun Dhawan, and Alia Bhatt share top billing with some animated toy-like miniatures in new series of light-hearted commercials out of &Walsh.
Find Out Why ‘Science’ Rules with May’s Crunchyroll Crate
The nerdy-chic crate contains officially licensed wear and gear from ‘Food Wars,’ ‘ReLIFE,’ ‘Dr. Stone,’ and ‘Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove it.’
‘Hotel Transylvania’ Theme Park Attraction Opens in Moscow
Dream Island Theme Park partnered with Sony on new attraction that offers visitors an authentic ‘scary’ experience worthy of the franchise; ‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformania,’ the film franchise’s final entry, hits theaters Summer 2021.
Netflix’s ‘Headspace Guide to Sleep’ Coming April 28
Want to get a good night’s sleep; tuck yourself in and watch this innovative animated series as it addresses the myths and facts around the sometimes-elusive necessity – sleep.
Moves by Maxon Update Now Available
Mobile facial and body motion-capture iOS app for motion designers and VFX artists capitalizes on Apple’s AR-Toolkit; motion sequences can easily be brought into Cinema 4D.
Cartoon Network Launches ‘Cartoon Cartoons’ Animated Shorts Program
Studio’s latest effort to nurture animation talent will give voices to a new and diverse generation of artists with mentorship and support; program’s creative council will include veteran producers Pete Browngardt, Manny Hernandez, Katie Rice, and Aminder Dhaliwal.
Cartoons on the Bay 2021 is Now Open for Submissions
25th edition entry deadline is June 21; event date for noted children’s animation festival is yet to be announced.
WATCH: ‘The Wall’ Trailer for ‘Solar Opposites’ Season 2
We all know it’s a weird, often trecherous place, but we’re mesmerized by what the tiny humans are up to in their dystopian Habitrail…
CLIP: Steve Trevor Proposes to Wonder Woman in ‘Justice Society: World War II’
This time it might be love; Steve Trevor’s relentless pursuit of Wonder Woman’s heart takes the ultimate next step.
Exciting New Stop Motion Kickstarter Project
Vokabulantis is a whole new dimension of interactive stop motion, check it out!
KFF INDUSTRY: CALL FOR PROJECTS FOR PITCHING ANIMATED IN POLAND
The deadline for submissions for participation in ANIMATED IN POLAND is 15 April.
‘Arlo the Alligator Boy’ Celebrates the Beauty in the Bizarre
Ryan Crego spent over a decade developing his red-headed bayou crooner, who stars in a new animated musical alongside a group of misfits all looking for a place to belong, premiering on Netflix April 16.
Noggin Launches ‘Big Heart World’ Social Initiative
Featuring Nickelodeon fan-favorite characters, the campaign is designed to help kids meet social and educational challenges; ‘Big Heart Beats’ album provides empowering and catchy songs to bolster the campaign’s messages, and will also be available Nick Jr. and the Nick Jr. YouTube channel.
