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Turkey Day! Headline News

Celebrate Thanksgiving with ‘Pinkalicious & Peterrific’ and ‘Arthur’

Everyone is planning for the holidays, including PBS KIDS’ popular animated series; special Thanksgiving themed episodes premiere on November 16.

The Cat King of Rats! Headline News

Sir Terry Pratchett’s ‘The Amazing Maurice’ Adds to A-List Cast

Emilia Clarke and Hugh Laurie join the film’s star-studded cast; the story, adapted from the late author’s prolific ‘Discworld’ series, follows a cat con artist and his horde of rats.

Dr. God Returns! ANIMATIONWorld

‘Hell Den’ Returns to TZGZ with More Animated Sketch Comedy Mayhem

By Dan Sarto | Friday, November 6, 2020 at 11:40am

Dr. God comedy troupe member and series showrunner Neil Garguilo talks about the ‘fun’ trouble he and his creative partners get into in Season 2 of their uniquely warped show.

remote production Headline News

Lemon Sky Studios Sails Under Pandemic Cloud to Deliver ‘Santiago of the Seas’

With Nickelodeon’s help and support, creative team quickly shifted to a remote workflow, successfully working on various aspects of animation resulting in quality artwork and timely delivery of brand-new animated series.

Cool Animation for Kids! Headline News

DreamWork’s ‘TrollsTopia’ and ‘The Mighty Ones’ Expand Peacock’s Kids’ Programming

Two new animated series will premiere on the streamer in November; new episodes of ‘Cleopatra In Space,’ ‘Curious George,’ ‘Madagascar: A Little Wild,’ and ‘Where’s Waldo?’ will premiere in November and December.

game cinematics Headline News

Platige Image Explores the Blackout in Ubisoft’s ‘Hyper Scape’ Season 2 Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 5:21pm

Leading creative studio creates a beautifully designed, highly stylized cinematic for the latest version of the hugely popular fast-paced urban shooter.

Events Headline News

Celsys Hosting Panels at Wacom’s ‘Connected Ink’ November 18 Event

As part of ‘Creative Chaos’ theme, discussion with Samsung and Wacom will focus on ‘Clip Studio Paint’ for Galaxy; second panel with Wacom and Oiso will discuss how to encourage kids’ love of drawing.

People Headline News

FuseFX Names Michael Romey Director of Pipeline and Software Development

Senior technologist brings vast experience in delivering innovative solutions for theme parks, broadcasting, production, gaming, mobile, and big data analytics in mission-critical environments.

Awards Headline News

‘Lion Dance’ Takes Best Animated Short at 2020 Great Lakes International Film Festival

Zhong Yu’s winning film is the first to come out of Winsing’s Director Support Program that encourages new ways of telling Chinese stories; short recognized for its original approach to the telling of a uniquely Cantonese story.

Me and My Memes Headline News

Riffing on Memes: Doing Things Media’s ‘Office Fire’ Now on IGTV

New animated series takes on contemporary meme culture; two employees distract themselves at work by watching and making fun of DTM’s vast library of viral video content.

Business Headline News

You Can’t Make This Up: Animated ‘Stormy Daniels: Space Force’ in Development

Gaelston Media and Tidal Wave Production to co-develop and produce an animated series, based on the comic book, aimed at the aged-up, adult-geared market.

Podcasts Headline News

Podcast EP85: ‘Tigtone’ Co-Creators Share Their Epic 15-Year Journey to Get it on TV

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 9:54am

Andrew Koehler and Benjamin Martian discuss the origins of their Adult Swim series, the decade and a half it took to reach the screen, and the most ridiculous joke they put into Season 2.

Technology Headline News

BOXX Technologies Launches APEXX Denali A3 Workstation

Innovative features optimize productivity by empowering architects, engineers, 3D designers, and motion media professionals to create, render, and multitask faster than ever before.

Dept. of Cute! Headline News

Cuddle Up with Crunchyroll’s ‘With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun’

Enjoy a refreshing injection of levity without the commitment of a regular-length show with the cutest two-minute anime you’ve ever seen.

Podcasts Headline News

New ‘Masters of Motion’ Podcast with Raoul Marks – Listen Now

‘Creating Emmy Winning Titles for ‘True Detective,’ ‘Westworld’ & ‘The Crown’ episode features the Emmy Award-winning 3D motion designer discussing topics including transitioning from graphic design to motion design; working remotely; pipeline and equipment; and reflecting on the future.

SVOD Headline News

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.

Bob’s Burgers: The Movie Headline News

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.

Business Headline News

VFX Industry Shakeup: Framestore Buys Company 3 and Method

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 8:44am

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.

Awards Headline News

‘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.

 

Micro-Shorts Headline News

Dustin Grella Posts Uplifting Special Election Day ‘Animation Hotline’ Short

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 12:23pm

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.

A Real-Time Ray-Traced World! Headline News

WATCH: ‘Marbles at Night’ Demo Illuminates Future of Graphics in NVIDIA Omniverse

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 11:11am

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.

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