What Does the Next Gen Creative Studio Look Like?
For AWS product manager Jay Maglione, the challenges of 2020 mean we must rethink creative studio norms and look to the cloud for the next workflow evolution.
Podcast EP81: Aaron Long's Journey from Student to Director on ‘BoJack Horseman’
The talented supervising director on ‘Tuca & Bertie’ discusses his path from Max the Mutt Animation School graduate to directing on ‘BoJack Horseman.’
‘American Dad!’ Milestone 300th Episode Airs September 14
TBS treats fans with tributes, trivia, and ‘The Many Faces of Roger Marathon’ to celebrate series becoming the 25th scripted primetime show, in the history of television, to reach 300 episodes.
Live-Action/Animated Hybrid ‘Woke’ Premieres on Hulu
Inspired by the life and work of artist Keith Knight, new series uses talking animated objects to illustrate the sudden awareness of racism by a newly ‘woke’ Black cartoonist.
twofour54 Abu Dhabi and Unity Creating Gaming ‘Centre of Excellence’
10-year partnership will build regional gaming hub for industry offering a training and entrepreneurial platform for cultivating talent and launching new careers throughout Middle East and Africa.
Digital Domain Introduces Masquerade 2.0 Facial Capture System
Next generation of company’s in-house technology allows complex facial motions to be added to every moment of gameplay 10x faster; powerful enough for feature films, but accessible enough for game development.
WIA Issues Call to Vote, Support for Voting Rights in New Open Letter
Women in Animation president Marge Dean reflects on hard fought efforts to win voting rights for the disenfranchised, urging everyone spend the next 60 days preparing to vote as well as supporting the voting rights of others; organization posts downloadable Voting Resource Guide highlighting how you can help make everyone’s voice heard.
‘The Loud House’ Gets Season 6 Pickup on Nickelodeon
The network’s hit series, the number-one animated show across all TV in Kids 6-11, gets a 26-episode new season order; Season 5 premieres September 11 with a one-hour special.
Maxon Releases Cinema 4D R23
Update includes new character animation tools, improved UV workflows, and new scene node system.
Santiago-Based Believe Signs with BLAH! blah? (Blah…)
Move by Latin American animation studio, along with recent Saarinen & Pico and Sharon & Perry representation signings, boosts its presence in US commercial market.
‘Horrid Henry’s Gross Day Out’ Debuts September 17 on Netflix UK
Novel Entertainment’s latest addition to the popular franchise will roll out globally later this year.
‘Something to Remember’ Named Best Film at Fantoche 2020
Festival confirms its commitment to parity and inclusion with women filmmakers accounting for more than half the films screened.
Controversy Grows As ‘Mulan’ is Released on Disney+
Criticism continues to mount in response to the film’s end credits ‘special thanks’ to Xinjiang government organizations reportedly involved in refuting Western claims of massive forced incarceration and human rights abuses of over 1 million ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
Exclusive: Christina Chang’s Sequence Pitch on Cartoon Network’s ‘We Bare Bears: The Movie’
One of the film’s storyboard artists makes her first pitch of the ‘bears running through the city’ sequence from the new animated movie based on the popular series, now available on DVD and digital.
Adult Swim Cancels ‘The Venture Bros.’
17 years after his pilot first aired, creator Christopher McCulloch acknowledges on Twitter that his show will not be returning for an eighth season.
Apple TV+ Drops Teaser Trailer for Tomm Moore’s ‘Wolfwalkers’
With all the stylized 2D artistry you’d expect, the latest feature from the twice Oscar-nominated ‘Song of the Sea’ and ‘The Secret of Kells’ director tells of a mysterious tribe rumored to transform into wolves.
Crunchyroll and Sentai Filmworks Sign Home Video Distribution Deal
Anime distributer and merchandiser will distribute 'Food Wars! The Fourth Plate,' 'Ascendance of a Bookworm,' 'Granbelm,' and 'World Trigger,' bringing anime to more fans in the U.S. and Canada.
Crunchyroll and Adult Swim Team Up on ‘Shenmue’
Upcoming 13-episode anime series based on the popular SEGA game franchise will be directed by Sakurai Chikara.
HBO Max Presents RTX at Home Animation Festival September 15-25
Global virtual celebration of creators and talent from popular animated Rooster Teeth shows will stream live on RoosterTeeth.com and Rooster Teeth apps.
EXCLUSIVE: New FOX Animation Domination Lineup Posters Revealed
The network’s Sunday night block of hit animated series returns with new seasons of ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Bless the Harts,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Family Guy,’ on September 27.
Cartoon Network Launches ‘In This Together’ Family Initiative
Global initiative begins rolling out September 7, featuring on-air spots with kids and their favorite CN characters, providing information and reassurance as people worldwide band together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Peacock Original ‘Curious George: Go West’ Premieres September 8
Streaming platform to release multiple movies, specials and series episodes marking ‘Curious George’s’ birthday, celebrated annually in September as ‘Curiosity Month.’
Alien Powers Conjure up Useless S**t in SYFY’s New Animated ‘The Summoner’
'The New Yorker' cartoonist Charlie Hankin is teaming up with Stoopid Buddy Stoodios on a 2D comedy series for the network’s growing TZGZ late-night adult animation block.
Nickelodeon Pulls ‘Made by Maddie’ Over Reported ‘Hair Love’ Similarities
Move comes in response to controversy over claims that characters on Silvergate Media’s new animated kids’ series are strikingly like those in Matthew A. Cherry’s Oscar-winning short.
Animated Soft-Serve Meets Metaphysical Thriller in ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’
Oscar-nominated animation producer Rosa Tran teamed with Oscar-winning director Charlie Kaufman to create a 1930’s style 2D animated ice-cream commercial as the pièce de résistance in his new film, dropping today on Netflix.
