Smashing Pumpkins Drop First 2 Episodes of ‘In Ashes’ Animated Series
Frontman Billy Corgan and Portland studio Deep Sky produce highly stylized five-part 2D music video project in support of upcoming 20-track double album, ‘CYR,’ coming November 27.
FOX’s ‘Family Guy’ Casts New Cleveland Brown
Epic Buys SuperAwesome Kids Web Platform
Deal gives leading game company and Unreal Engine makers access to leading GDPR-compliant kidtech platforms for delivering safe, monetizable digital offerings to young kids.
Mike Mitchell and Drew Massey Bringing Puppet Fun to Nick’s ‘Brendar the Barbarian’
Live-action puppet comedy series, coming to Nickelodeon in 2021, features a fierce female warrior on a quest to free her brother; show is co-created by the ‘Trolls’ and ‘The LEGO Move 2: The Second Part’ director and ‘Sid the Science Kid’ puppet master.
Prepare to Be Teased! ‘Lupin III: The First’ Coming Soon
Based on the manga originally published in 1967, the iconic anime superstar is back in a highly anticipated reimagined 3D/CG animated feature - watch both teaser trailers now!
Crunchyroll Reveals 25 Titles Coming to Fall Line-Up
New season brings a host of fan favorites, new and old, including Crunchyroll originals and exclusives.
Foundry’s Nuke Indie 12.2v3 Update Now Available
With the addition of support for H.264 and AAC audio codecs, the indie version for solo artists now includes all file formats supported by commercial Nuke Studio; 3rd party OFX plug-ins are also now enabled.
DreamWorks Drops ‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ Season 3 Trailer
The third and final season of the studio’s whimsical series about a young girl thrust into an adventure on the surface of a fantastical post-apocalyptic Earth, premieres October 12 on Netflix.
Zoic Crafts First-Person Shooter Experience for ‘No Extra Life’ Gun Safety PSA
Studio’s new fully CG spot drops viewer into frantic video game race to find loved one after realizing unsecured gun is missing from a drawer.
‘The Casagrandes’ Snags Season 3 Nickelodeon Renewal
Emmy Award-winning animated series and ‘The Loud House’ spinoff also kicks off Season 2 on October 9 with ‘Fails from the Crypt’ – see a sneak peek now!
The Animation Guild to Host Careers Panel at OIAF 2020
‘Animation through the Ages’ will examine career longevity, challenges, and keys to success with industry veterans offering insights from their own career journeys and experiences.
Winners Announced for 12th Festival Stop Motion Montreal
Top honors go to multi-national list of films including ‘The Silly Duck Wizard’ by Terry Ibele; ‘Une de Perdue’ by Marie Clerc; ‘Uzi’ by Dina Velikovskaya; and ‘Un Coeur d'Or’ by Simon Filliot.
Moonbug Entertainment Expands UK Programming with Virgin Media
Popular kids’ animated series ‘Gecko’s Garage’ and ‘Digley and Dazey’ are among 10 new series coming to the digital platform in mid-October.
Cartoon Saloon’s Tomm Moore to Present ‘Wolfwalkers’ at View 2020
Award-winning director of Oscar nominated films ‘The Secret of Kells’ and ‘Song of the Sea’ will share an in-depth presentation of his latest folklore masterpiece, coming to Apple TV+ this fall.
Season 3 of ‘Rainbow Rangers’ Debuts October 11
The new season of Genius Brands’ popular animated series comes to Nick Jr.’s ‘Sunday Girls Rule’ block with a special Halloween-themed episode.
Netflix Signs Huge Animation Studio Lease in Burbank
TeamTo and Federation Team Up on ‘Presto! School of Magic’
Based on StudioCanal’s animated feature, ‘The House of Magic,’ the animated comedy series has secured partnerships with M6 and Canal+.
LightBox Expo Creators Introduce Magma Studio
New browser-based painting application facilitates real-time collaboration for up to 30 people at a time, working anywhere.
‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Family Guy’ Score 2-Season Renewals
Fox picks up both Emmy Award-winning animated comedies for two more seasons each, carrying both through 2023.
Huge ‘Bugs Bunny’ and ‘The Flintstones’ Collections Get New Release Dates
New schedule announced for upcoming home entertainment releases of ‘Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection’ and ‘The Flintstones: The Complete Series’ on Digital, Blu-Ray and DVD.
The NFB Begins Streaming ‘The Curve,’ ‘Body and Soul’ and Other Humanistic Film Collections
Free online programs starting this month also include ‘The Big Reset,’ a collection of animated bedtime stories that bring to life the voices of Canadians touched by the pandemic.
Animade Animation Studio Celebrates 10 Years with a Rebrand
The studio’s evolution is noted with a looser, updated logo with free-form shapes and a bright color palette reflecting the energy, passion and curiosity channeled into the company’s projects.
Park Circus to Rep LAIKA’s Feature Film Library
BAFTA and Golden-Globe-winning studio signs new sales representation deal, covering the U.S. and most international territories, for its five Oscar-nominated features: ‘Missing Link,’ ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ ‘The Boxtrolls,’ ‘ParaNorman,’ and ‘Coraline.’
Ubisoft Announces ‘Assassin’s Creed’ and ‘Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell’ VR Games
Gaming giant reveals development is underway on two new unique immersive experiences, being built from the ground up exclusively for the Oculus platform.