Netflix Greenlights ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ Season 2
10 episodes of Jared Stern’s 2D-animated ‘Green Eggs and Ham: The Second Serving’ have been ordered from Warner Bros. Animation.
Call for Entries: Supertoon 2020
Submissions are now being accepted for the Croatian festival’s 10th edition taking place July 27 -31, 2020.
2020 Kidscreen Awards Shortlist Announced
Winners to be honored at special gala taking place during the 2020 summit in Miami, Florida February 10 -13.
Who Says 2D Animated Features Are Dead? Certainly Not Netflix!
Streaming giant reveals that Sergio Pablos’ ‘Klaus’ has been viewed in almost 30 million households worldwide in its first month of release.
Call for Entries - ANIMAKOM FEST 2020 in Bilbao
ANIMAKOM FEST 2020 in Bilbao opens its call for entries: International, Students and Animated Music Video Competitions - Deadline: January 15, 2020
New Edition of Liz Blazer’s ‘Animated Storytelling’ Now Available
The animator and educator’s updated guidebook on animated filmmaking includes a new section on nonlinear, experimental films; AWN readers can get 35% off their purchase through Peachpit.
A Tomboy and Her Yeti: ‘Abominable’ Charms Audiences Across the East-West Divide
The Annie and Critics’ Choice Award-nominated feature from DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio shows that in the right hands, a U.S. / China co-production can resonate with all audiences and find international success.
Technicolor and Former CEO Frederic Rose Charged with Fraud in France
French multi-national, owner of leading VFX and creative studios MPC, The Mill, Mr. X and Mikros, is indicted after seven-year investigation by French authorities.
WATCH: Ritzy Animation’s New Christmas Short ‘Red’
Can Rudolph, now a fallen hero, will himself back to former glory as the leader of Santa’s reindeer team?
The LEGO Channel to Launch Across U.S. and Canada
Coming to major OTT platforms, content app will include over 1000 videos aimed at a broad audience, including popular franchises such as ‘LEGO Jurassic World’ and ‘LEGO Marvel.’
Adobe Announces Updates to Entire Substance Suite
Company rolls out significant set of updates across their 3D texturing suite: Substance Painter, Alchemist, Source and Designer
Animation Guild Local 839 Elects New Leadership
Jeanette Moreno King sworn in as new president, Steve Kaplan as new business representative, with 10 new members joining executive board.
Maxon Merging with Red Giant
Maker of Cinema 4D will join forces with software company behind VFX tools like Trapcode and Magic Bullet as part of the Nemetschek Group’s media and entertainment division.
Pixar Releases Latest ‘Onward’ Trailer and Posters
Elf brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot race against time, four-legged police and a dangerous curse in their race to fix their departed father’s half-completed conjuring in the new animated comedy adventure coming March 6, 2020.
WATCH: HEROmation's ‘The Wrong Rock’ Animated Short
Michael Cawood’s just released award-winning story of equality, told through the adventures of a mushroom, was an international collaboration of hundreds of artists using the Artella online virtual platform.
Academy Announces Shortlists for Nine Categories for 92nd Oscars
Voting for nominations closes January 7; VFX and Animated Short Film categories whittled down to 10 films each.
FMX 2020 Announces ‘Imagine Tomorrow’ Theme, First Program Confirmations
25th Anniversary Edition will focus on visions of the future for media & entertainment; Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Volker Engel and Annecy Cristal-winning animation director Regina Pessoa among first confirmed speakers.
Magic Light Pictures’ ‘Zog’ Launches Today on Amazon Prime
Latest animated short from the studio behind Oscar-nominated ‘The Gruffalo,’ ‘Room on the Broom,’ ‘Revolting Rhymes’ and ‘Chico & Rita’ is now available to stream or download.
MPSE Announces Golden Reel Award Nominations
Sound artist work in ‘How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World,’ ‘Frozen 2,’ ‘Abominable,’ ‘Toy Story 4,’ ‘Missing Link,’ ‘White Snake,’ ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Spies in Disguise’ lead animation-specific category noms; 67th annual awards ceremony to be held January 19.
Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 4.24
Latest release includes new features to empower visualization professionals across multiple industries.
‘Mind My Mind’: Exploring the Complex Inner World of Autism Through Animation
Dutch filmmaker Floor Adams talks about her award-winning short film filled with the heartbreak and humor of living with Asperger’s syndrome.
The Clumsy Yet Charming Dragon of ‘Zog’
Directors Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon discuss the challenges of staying true in the 3D world to the popular rhyming picture book about a bumbling but enthusiastic young dragon.