Foundry Releases Katana 4.0
Tech leader redefines scalable artist-focused look development and lighting with new version of its industry leading software.
Rooster Teeth Now Free on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox One, and Apple TV
New season of ‘Red vs. Blue Zero’ premieres November 9; ‘RWBY Volume 8’ premieres November 7; new and updated streaming platforms provides greater fan access to watch and play from their living rooms.
Belcher Family Still Headed to Theaters in 2021
Recent announcement confirms the film adaptation of FOX’s Emmy Award-winning animated comedy series ‘Bob’s Burgers’ is still set to premiere in theaters on April 9, 2021 after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
VFX Industry Shakeup: Framestore Buys Company 3 and Method
Leading visual effects studio behind films like ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and the upcoming ‘No Time to Die’ and ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ acquires the former Deluxe creative studio assets, in a move that brings some of the industry’s key production expertise and capacity under one roof.
‘The Torture Letters’ Takes Best in Show at SPARK Animation 2020
‘BoxsBallet,’ ‘My friend who shines in the night,’ and ‘Seoulsori,’ also take home awards in an online ceremony from the 12th annual festival, running through November 8; WIA Diversity Award winners also announced.
Dustin Grella Posts Uplifting Special Election Day ‘Animation Hotline’ Short
Famed micro-animation series that uses crowd-sourced voicemail messages for content returns with ‘Seagulls’ (#217); hotline phone is back open for callers sharing their 2020 experiences.
WATCH: ‘Marbles at Night’ Demo Illuminates Future of Graphics in NVIDIA Omniverse
Physics-based demo highlights dynamic ray-traced lights, path tracing, and 100 million polygons, all running in rea- time on a single GeForce RTX 3090 GPU.
Call for Entries: Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2021
2021 edition, taking place July 1-4 in Slovakia, is now accepting submissions for animated short films, student films, music videos, and films for children.
Sophie Turner Joins HBO Max Animated Comedy ‘The Prince’
Series creator Gary Janetti (‘Family Guy’) announces the ‘Game of Thrones’ star’s addition to his A-List cast on the upcoming satirical comedy series based on the British royal family.
SUBMIT YOUR FILM FOR ANIMAFEST ZAGREB 2021!
Animafest Zagreb invites you to submit your films for the 31st edition of the Festival, taking place 7-12 June 2021 in Zagreb.
Apply to the CEE Animation Workshop - Deadline for Submissions 23 November!
We are inviting you to apply to the CEE Animation Workshop, a year-long project, designed to boost creativity and story development, to build a stable financing structure for projects, to facilitate access to markets, and to provide a basis for efficient circulation of the finished works.
The Mill New York Alumni Launch Preymaker Creative Collective
Angus Kneale, Melanie Wickham, and Verity Grantham form new studio; advanced, custom AWS cloud-based platform will remotely integrate a global group of collaborating artists, producers, and technologists.
Chinese Anime ‘Heaven Official’s Blessing’ Now Streaming
Funimation joins forces with China’s entertainment platform Bilibili to bring first-ever Chinese anime to the world; the series is based on a series of popular fantasy novels by Mo Xiang Xiu.
‘To the Dusty Sea' and ‘To: Gerard’ Takes Top Honors at Austin Film Festival
Héloïse Ferlay's stop-motion short scores Jury Award for best animated short at AFF 2020; DreamWorks Animation and Taylor Meacham’s animated short, the latest entry in the studio’s shorts program, awarded Audience Award for best animated short;
Innovative Virtual Production Helps The Third Floor Deliver Ambitious ‘The Mandalorian’ Visuals
With Disney+’s long-awaited October 30th Season 2 premiere of Lucasfilm’s Emmy Award-winning ‘Star Wars’ series, Lucasfilm and ILM again team with the leading visualization company to create cinematic quality visuals on a tight TV series schedule; watch the phenomenal previs showreel!
Guy Fieri Saves Flavortown in Animated ‘NERF House X’ Celebrity Series
The noted chef is joined by athletes Julian Edelman, Klay Thompson, Sky Brown, and musician Diplo in new 2D short promo series from Hasbro, Superdigital, and Alkemy X.
WATCH: ‘Marona’s Fantastic Tale’ Trailer
Coming to Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital November 10; bonus features include an interview with director Anca Damian, a Q&A from the Animation Is Film festival, an art gallery, and trailers.
Titmouse Adds 2 Senior Hires to Vancouver Studio
Kramer Hoehn and Jody Jessop join Emmy Award-winning animation studio as head of production, Titmouse Canada, and the studio’s first recruiter, respectively; Jen Ray returns to LA as a director of series production.
Jellyfish Pictures Promotes Matthew Bristowe and Sarah Tanner
Newly named managing director and director of operations, respectively, bolster company’s leadership during period of rapid global growth; new head of infrastructure, Martin Weaver and HR manager, Eva Kilikitas, will support the directors in their new roles.
Monsta’s PSA Goes Viral - Reminds Viewers to Practice CAPP to Defeat COVID-19
Popular animated superhero ‘BoBoiBoy’ costars with a 3D-animated version of Malaysia's Director General of Health, Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, in ‘CAPP: The Power to Fight COVID-19;’ the video has garnered almost 700,000 views across various platforms.
Guru Studio’s ‘Pikwik Pack’ Hits Disney Junior and DisneyNOW November 7
New animated series follows four adorable animal friends who deliver magical surprises to the citizens of their town; series teaches young viewers simple life lessons including community, responsibility, and teamwork.
FINKEL and UK Grime Artist Kamakaze Release ‘Bleach Vial’ Music Video
New short film, animated in Photoshop, aims to lighten the lyrics’ serious commentary about ongoing chaos by drawing inspiration from John Dilworth’s animated horror comedy ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog.’
Animated Women UK Presents November Online Workshops – Register NOW
‘Confidence and Getting your Voice Heard’ and ‘Impact and Building the Brand You’ are aimed at helping women in UK’s VFX and animation industry achieve their goals.
Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart’s ‘Wolfwalkers’ Hits U.S. Theaters November 13
The Apple Original Film about a young girl confronting something mysterious and unexpected in the wolfpack she and her father are hunting down, is being distributed domestically by GKIDS; produced by Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions, the film premieres December 11 on Apple TV+.
‘The Jolliest Elf’: A New Holiday Tradition Coming to YouTube Thanksgiving Day
From Chad Eikhoff, director of ‘The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf's Story,’ with animation by Trick 3D, the new short/pilot features the North Pole’s creative inhabitants in a first-of-its-kind animated talent competition.
