Online Festival Stop Motion Montreal Coming September 14-20
‘Home Sweet Home’ 12th edition will connect the international stop-motion animation community virtually.
Titmouse Shoots for the Nebulas in ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’
Prolific studio known for ‘Big Mouth’ and ‘Midnight Gospel’ joins the ranks of Starfleet, handling production on the inaugural season of Mike McMahan’s CBS All Access series, the first adult animated ‘Star Trek’ comedy in franchise history.
Crunchyroll Announces V-CRX Programming and Free Registration
Virtual Crunchyroll Expo, streaming from September 4-6, brings together the anime community to celebrate the best and brightest in Japanese animation
Hulu Adds to Animation Slate with ‘Animaniacs’ and ‘Woke’
Platform announces new season of Steven Spielberg’s classis cartoon series 22 years after its last episode; and new semi-animated series inspired by life and work of artist Keith Knight.
‘The Flintstones: The Complete Series’ Comes to Blu-ray and Digital HD in October
Six season collection features bonus movies, The Man Called Flintstone and The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age Smackdown!
Bardel to Co-Produce ‘The Dragon Prince’ Seasons 4-7
Wonderstorm’s award-winning Netflix Original animated children’s series, just renewed for four more seasons.
Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Wizards’ Brings His ‘Tales of Arcadia’ Trilogy to a Close
For executive producers Chad Quandt and Aaron Waltke, the third and final series, now available on Netflix, sadly concludes their work on the ambitious science fantasy that began life as a live-action feature project almost a decade ago.
Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans’ Animated Feature Coming in 2021
The Oscar-winning director and DreamWorks reveal they’re now in production on a new film, set in the ‘Trollhunters’ world, premiering next year on Netflix.
Harry Shearer Questions Recent ‘The Simpsons’ Casting Changes Based on Race
The veteran actor notes his job, by design, is to be someone he’s not.
‘The Proud Family’ Cast Reunites for NAACP Festival
Arts, Culture & Entertainment Festival hosts discussion of ground-breaking 18-year-old Disney Channel series.
Katana 4.0 Reveal Shows Major New Features Coming Fall 2020
At the recent Foundry Live event, the Katana team shared a sneak peek at their ground-breaking new lookdev and lighting software release slated for later this year.
LAIKA Animation Celebrates 15 Years of Stop-Motion Animation
Studio’s award-winning features, ‘Coraline,’ ‘ParaNorman,’ ‘The Boxtrolls,’ ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ and ‘Missing Link’ now available on demand, with special anniversary pricing, to rent or own.
Watch 2 New ‘Baymax Dreams’ Shorts Made with Unity Real-Time Game Engine Tools
Disney Television Animation continues their groundbreaking production work with just launched season of new short films based on their Emmy Award-nominated ‘Big Hero 6 The Series.’
V-Ray 5 for Maya Now Available
Updated production renderer allows users to composite renders, incorporate light path expressions, and interactively relight scenes in the new V-Ray Frame Buffer.
Epic Games Raises $1.78 Billion
Game and Unreal Engine giant announces new financing round that pegs value of company at $17.3 billion.
The Weeknd Animates His Dark Past in ‘Snowchild’
Canadian artist Abel Tesfaaye illustrates his journey to fame in an anime-style music video for his new single, produced by D’ART Shtajio, the first Black-owned anime studio in Japan.
Podcast EP77: How Ian Boone Got 2 Internships at Laika and Worked on ’Tumble Leaf’
The animator shares his story of interning, twice, at the famed Portland studio, tricks he learned on the Amazon Prime kid’s show, and whether it’s worth pursuing a career in stop-motion.
Doug the Pug Boards Lord and Millers’ ‘Connected’
Canine social media star joins cast of Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming animated comedy about a family’s struggles as technology takes over the world, scheduled for release October 23.
Using Puppets, ‘Dollhouse’ Lays Bare the Pop World’s Sleazy Misogyny
Nicole Brending discusses her savage animated satire, ‘Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity from American Popular Culture,’ which hits digital platforms August 11.
Happy Happy Joy Joy – Ren & Stimpy Return
Comedy Central greenlights a reimagined ‘The Ren & Stimpy Show’ in ongoing renewal of classic ViacomCBS cartoon properties.
‘Mulan’ Heading Straight to Disney+ with Premium Priced Release
On same day they announce a staggering $3.5 billion quarterly loss, studio opts to offer live-action epic on their SVOD platform for $29.99 beginning September 4.
RALPH Returns to her Pre-Teen Y2K Bedroom in ‘Crush’ Animated Music Video
Multi-disciplinary artist Amika Cooper, AKA blackpowerbarbie, channels ‘Lizzie McGuire,’ ‘Degrassi,’ and boomboxes for the singer’s new video, a reimagining of Jennifer Paige’s 1998 dance-pop hit.
BIAF 2020 Announces Short Film Selections
100 animated films will compete in six categories at the Academy Award-qualifying festival coming October 23-27.
‘Sea Level 2: Magic Arch’ Animated Feature Trailer Released
Lionsgate’s family “double feature” release of ‘Sea Level’ and ‘Sea Level 2: Magic Arch,’ will be available on DVD, Digital, and On Demand September 29.
Overall CG Market Expected to Grow to $154 Billion by 2023
As described by Jon Peddie Research, the digital graphics market is dominated by CAD/CAM, with visual effects in games and movies accounting for only a small market share.
