Nexus Studios and Neeraja Raj Create ‘The Girl Who Built A Rocket’
In looking to the heavens to engage the public in a conversation about the global water crisis, the thought-provoking 2D spot kicks off WaterAid’s new campaign.
Mercury Filmworks Establishes ‘Kevin Kocvar Editing Award’
Created to honor the studio’s late employee, an alumnus of Algonquin College, the $5,000 annual gift will reward a Film and Media Production program graduate with passion for excellence in editing matched by leadership, mentoring, kindness, and desire to learn and grow in the editorial field.
Peter Dinklage, Duncan Studio and Nelvana to Produce ‘This Was Our Pact’ Feature
Based on Ryan Andrews’ award-winning graphic novel, the magical family adventure will be adapted by ‘Wolfwalkers’ writer Will Collins.
Families and Kids are Invited to Attend ‘Camp Croods’
To celebrate the highly anticipated home release of ‘The Croods: A New Age,’ Universal teams up with natural history museums on a virtual interactive exploration of the Ice Age, human origins, and more; the popular animated feature comes to Digital February 9 and to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, and DVD February 23.
Platige Image Cinematic Preps Fans for ‘Total War: WARHAMMER III’
Leading production studio creates action-packed trailer for Creative Assembly’s upcoming release of their third ‘Total War: WARHAMMER’ game franchise title.
FOX Orders Dan Harmon Animated Comedy
Set in mythical ancient Greece, the series is the first under the Emmy Award-winning creator’s recent direct broadcast deal.
Shout! Factory and LAIKA Ink US Distribution Deal
Studio’s award-winning stop-motion / CG animated films ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ ‘The Boxtrolls,’ ‘ParaNorman,’ and ‘Coraline’ will head to small screens nationwide; new bonus content, collectible packaging, and specialty releases will be announced in the coming months.
World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb 2021 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Animation Studies goes to Xavier Kawa-Topor
20th Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films - 4 - 9 May, 2021 Liberec, Czech Republic
The Visual Identity of this year’s Anifilm stars clay
Cartoon Network’s ‘Drawn to Making it Happen’ Premieres February 6
Celebrating Black History Month, new episode features 15-year-old Sidney Keys III, entrepreneur, and CEO of Books n Bros, who focuses on promoting literacy among Black boys; new monthly vignettes featuring inspirational stories from real-life kids to be released throughout the year.
Man’s Best Friend Has Demons Too in ‘Ghost Dogs’
Joe Cappa and J.W. Hallford’s film pays homage to rare childhood moments of self-discovery, like flipping through channels, stumbling upon ‘The Shining,’ which you weren’t supposed to watch, but did anyway.
Rainshine Entertainment and Animasia Partner on Animated Feature Trilogy
‘Final Destination’ movie franchise architect Jeffrey Reddick to write and executive produce adaption of ‘Young Captain Nemo’ fictional book series.
WATCH: Official Trailer for Netflix’s ‘Pacific Rim: The Black’ Anime Series
Coming March 4, Legendary Television’s new series, which continues the epic battles of Guillermo del Toro’s film franchise, finds teenage siblings fighting to survive after Kaiju overrun Australia.
Magic Light Pictures’ ‘Superworm’ Coming to BBC Christmas 2021
The producers of ‘Zog’ and ‘The Snail and the Whale’ cast Oscar winner Olivia Colman and Emmy nominee Matt Smith in their new animated adaption of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s book of the same name.
Podcast EP96: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu And Joe Wilson Share Their ‘Kapaemahu’ Creative Journey
The Hawaiian filmmakers discuss their 2D animated short, which tells the story of the healing power of four mysterious stones found on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii - and the legendary dual male and female spirits within them.
redknot Greenlights ‘Super Wish’ 2D Series
Production company’s new animated kids’ show follows a birthday boy and his friends in a magical dimension of birthday wishes; show is created by Nelvana’s Vanessa Esteves and Emmy Award-winning Adrian Thatcher.
EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Grammy Winner Macy Gray Gives Karaoke Tips on ‘Big City Greens’
In a special music-filled episode, ‘Okay Karaoke,’ the Green family gets some great Karaoke tips from the famed singer and songwriter; ‘Big City Greens: Don’t Think, Just Sing!’ digital soundtrack available on Disney Records February 5.
Cyber Group Studios to Receive Epic MegaGrant
Entertainment production company’s plans for new virtual production pipeline include an Unreal Engine-powered real-time rendering and motion capture studio.
WildBrain Spark Inks ‘Kiwi & Strit’ Deal with Copenhagen Bombay
Studios will co-produce 26 new episodes for popular CG-animated comedy series’ third season; agreement grants exclusive global AVOD rights to new season.
DC Universe’s ‘Justice Society: World War II’ Coming to Digital April 27
Warner Bros. Animation’s feature length animated film, the latest in the popular superhero franchise, comes to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on May 11, 2021.
You Can Almost Taste It: White Castle’s ‘In These Times’
Creative production studio Ataboy and advertising agency Merkley + Partners create fun, fast-paced, collage-inspired animation to promote the hamburger chain’s comfort food lineup; created during the pandemic, all work was produced remotely.
Goro Miyazaki Talks ‘Earwig and the Witch’
Now showing in select U.S. theatres and premiering tomorrow on HBO Max, Studio Ghibli’s first fully 3D/CG feature, helmed by the iconic Oscar-winning Hayao Miyazaki’s son, pushes the venerated home of classic, hand-drawn 2D into the contemporary world of CGI.
BAFTA Releases Longlists for British Academy Film Awards 2021
New 2021 rules promote diversity in membership and voting; Pixar’s animated feature ‘Soul’ longlisted in five categories including Best Film, Animated Film, Special Visual Effects, Original Score, and Sound.
Annecy Issues Last Call for Films and Projects
Get your work entered without delay; the film submissions deadline is February 15, with project submissions due by February 7.
CALL FOR ENTRIES - ANIBAR 12, Peja Kosovo
Anibar International Animation Festival will be accepting animations from all around the world till March 31st.
