‘Toy Story 4’ Takes Home Producers Guild Award
Jonas Rivera wins again, alongside fellow producer Mark Nielsen, for outstanding producer of animated theatrical motion pictures; ‘1917’ and ‘Chernobyl’ also take home awards.
Netflix Signs Deal to Stream Studio Ghibli Library Outside North America and Japan
The famed studio’s classic animated tales like Oscar-winning ‘Spirited Away,’ ‘Princess Mononoke’ and ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ will soon stream worldwide for the very first time.
WATCH: ‘Best Fiends’ Returns with New Short, ‘King Slug Industries’
Pamela Adlon and David Herman are back in the latest hilarious animated short from mobile-first entertainment company Seriously and Reel FX.
Xilam Animation Brings ‘Mr. Magoo’ Back to the U.S.
BIAF 2020 Enlists Anca Damian to Create Official Poster and Trailer
BIAF 2019 Grand Prize winner for her film, ‘Marona’s Fantastic Tale,’ will create signature materials for upcoming 2020 edition to be held October 23 - 27.
New PBS Kids Musical Special ‘The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur’ Premieres January 20
Longest running kids’ show continues with a new adventure for ‘Arthur’ - featuring music, family and some llamas!
‘Oeil pour Oeil’: A One-Eyed Pirate's Life for Me
Cute CG short about hijinks on the high seas from six ESMA students snags a VES nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project.
Annecy Plans New Venues and 26% Seat Increase for 2020 Festival
In response to 2019’s capacity and ticketing problems, the festival is making needed changes to accommodate screening capacity for the record numbers of attendees expected this summer.
Adobe Character Animator Receives Emmy Award for Breaking New Ground in TV Animation
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honors pioneering software system used for live performance-based animation.
HBO Max Greenlights James Wan’s ‘Aquaman: King of Atlantis’ 3-Part Animated Mini-Series
‘Aquaman’ and ‘Malignant’ director to executive produce kid’s project that begins with the King of Atlantis’ first day on the job.
Netflix Greenlights Stop-Motion ‘The House’ from Nexus Studios
Emma de Swaef & Marc James Roles, Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Paloma Baeza will each direct a chapter in dark comedy about a house and three generations of families who lived in it.
There’s Still Time! Universal Animation Writers Program Submission Deadline is January 17
TBS Orders Two More Seasons of ‘American Dad!’
Animated comedy, created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman, returns in 2020 with its 300th episode.
Peggy Holmes Named New Director on Skydance Animation’s ‘Luck’
Alessandro Carloni leaves the production reportedly due to creative differences with studio head John Lasseter.
Fan Voting Underway for Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2020
Fourth annual awards celebrate the best Japanese animation from 2019; fans can vote every day through January 17.
92nd Academy Awards: Animated Feature, Short Film and VFX Oscar Nominees React
Contenders in the animated feature, animated short film and visual effects categories share their initial reactions to their nominations for Oscar gold.
‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ Shows the Bright Side of a Post-Apocalyptic World
Radford Sechrist and Bill Wolkoff discuss their unconventional new DreamWorks Animation series about an intrepid heroine going up against a bunch of deadly, but adorable, giant animals, premiering today on Netflix.
New Animated ‘Lassie,’ ‘George of the Jungle’ and ‘Mr. Magoo’ Launching on CBS All Access
Episodes of new original kid’s series from DreamWorks Animation’s Classic Media will begin streaming January 17.
SIGGRAPH Returning to Vancouver in 2022
SCAD’s Munkhtsetseg “Muunuu” Nandigjav named Conference Chair; event set for August 7-11, 2022 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
CBS All Access Orders ‘The Harper House’ from Brad Neely and Katie Krentz
New animated comedy series about an oddball family set in an Arkansas fixer upper will debut in 2021.
Stephen Colbert’s Animated ‘Tooning Out the News’ Greenlit at CBS All Access
Variety show from team behind Showtime’s ‘Our Cartoon President’ will feature daily and weekly segments mocking news of the day.
‘Toy Story 4,’ ‘BoJack HorseMan’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Take Home Critics' Choice Awards
Winners of the Critics Choice Association’s 25th annual awards were announced last night at their Barker Hangar gala ceremony in Santa Monica, California.
THE MAGIC OF ANIMATION COMES TO LIFE ON A BEAUTIFUL GREEK ISLAND: ANIMA SYROS 12 and AGORA 5 - 18 to 22 September 2019, Syros Island, The Cyclades, Greece
Nominations Announced for 92nd Academy Awards
Dean DeBlois’ ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,’ Jérémy Clapin’s ‘I Lost My Body,’ Sergio Pablos’ ‘Klaus,’ Chris Butler’s ‘Missing Link,’ and Josh Cooley’s ‘Toy Story 4’ receive nominations for Best Animated Feature.
Live-Action v Animation: The Debate Surrounding ‘The Lion King’
If ‘Frozen 2’ is now the highest grossing animated feature film of all time, where does that leave Jon Favreau’s ‘reinterpretation’ of ‘The Lion King?’