‘Disney 100: The Exhibition’ Debuts, Features AI-Generated Walt Disney Hologram
The Walt Disney Company utilized AI tools to transform archival videos of the iconic founder into a realistic, life-sized hologram that speaks to guests.
‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ and ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Nab Wins at 2023 BAFTA Awards
The two hit films continue their award-winning ways; ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse’ wins for Best British Short Animation at the Sunday night ceremony.
‘Puffin Rock and the New Friends’ Voice Cast Revealed
The animated feature, based on the Kidscreen Awards and Royal Television Award-winning preschool series ‘Puffin Rock,’ will feature the voice talents of Chris O’Dowd, Amy Huberman, Beth McCafferty, and Eva Whittaker.
BuzzFeed Inks Animation Content Deal with Frederator Network
The Genius Brands’ subsidiary gains first rights to develop and produce longform series based on BuzzFeed Animation Lab digital properties, including ‘The Land of Boggs,’ ‘The Good Advice Cupcake,’ ‘Weird Helga,’ and ‘Chikn Nuggit.’
Nicolás P. Villarreal’s ‘ON/OFF’ Gains Guinness World Record Recognition
The 2020 animated short has apparently racked up more than 1100 awards, making it, according to the record-keeping authority, the world’s leader in most awards won by a short film; the 7-minute film, illustrated in colorful abstract shapes and questions, poses the question of how modern-day distractions impact artistic inspiration.
There’s No ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ Without Jenny Slate
The actor, comedian, and writer is inextricably and perfectly bound to the loveable pink-shoe-wearing seashell she voices – and created with Dean Fleischer-Camp – in the Oscar and Annie Award-nominated stop-motion / live-action hybrid feature film.
Podcast EP 196: Pattama Homrod and Building an Animation Career in Thailand
The mixed media artist, stop-motion and 2D animator shares her career journey, including her schooling and how she navigated opportunities to branch off as a freelancer.
Guru Studio and Future Today to Launch ‘True and the Rainbow Kingdom’ Fast Channel
The dedicated channel will deliver content from the hit animated preschool series across major connected CTC and OTT platforms.
ESPN is Going Real-Time with ‘NHL Big City Greens Classic ' Telecast
In an impressive effort to merge the ‘children’ and ‘hockey enthusiast’ demographics, Disney Channel will broadcast a real-time volumetric animated NHL game with players and teams modeled after characters from Disney’s animated comedy ‘Big City Greens,’ airing March 14.
Career Coach: Honing your Skills
Make a plan; staying sharp is your responsibility.
Mediawan Kids & Family Acquires UK Production Company Wildseed Studios
The global distributor secures majority stake in award-winning studio behind show's like 'Counterfeit Cat' and 'Dodo.’
Animated ‘Resident Evil: Death Island’ Feature Coming this Summer
The ‘Resident Evil: Vendetta’ sequel features a rescue mission led by Leon S. Kennedy, and a zombie-filled caper to Alcatraz Island.
Netflix Drops ‘The Magician’s Elephant’ Trailer and Art
Based on the award-winning novel by Kate DiCamillo, the 3DCG film follows the journey of a boy in search of his long-lost sister, who must first find a mysterious elephant to help him on his quest; coming to the streamer in March.
José Miguel Ribeiro Talks ‘Nayola’ and the Contagious Effects of War
New animated feature weaves the director’s own trauma as the child of a Portuguese Colonial War veteran into a story of three generations of Angolan women living through a civil war that lasted 25 years.
Andy Samberg’s Animated Comedy ‘Digman!’ Gets First Look Trailer
New series about a rather dim celebrity archaeologist, featuring all-star guest performances from Maya Rudolph, Jason Schwartzman, Daniel Radcliffe, and a host of others, premieres March 22nd on Comedy Central.
Exclusive 250th Episode Clip: ‘Bob’s Burgers – Oh Row You Didn’t’
In the all-new episode… the 250th to be exact, airing February 19 on FOX, a man trying to row from New Zealand to Nova Scotia visits the restaurant to have a burger, and it changes everything!
TAFFI Announces ‘Red Iron Road Retrospective’
Travel down the road of European horror fiction with the screening of four episodes of the lauded animated anthology at the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International on February 18; the collection of ‘terrifying tales’ heads to theaters and streamers later this year.
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ and ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Top 21st Annual VES Awards
Awards-season magic continues for both films, with James Cameron’s blockbuster ‘Avatar’ sequel taking home 9 awards, while the ‘Nightmare Alley’ director’s stop-motion tale takes home 3; ‘The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power’ led all episodics with 3 wins as well.
DreamWorks Animation Shares ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Season 7 Trailer
The live-action/animated hybrid features Gabby and her crew of kitties on ‘a-meow-zing’ travel adventures; 6 all-new episodes come to Netflix March 20.
‘The Siren’ Revisits the Bloody Iran-Iraq War Through a Teenager’s Hopeful Eyes
Filmmaker and Iranian activist Sepideh Farsi’s new animated feature, about a 14-year-old boy’s resistance to war and a revolution stolen by clerics, opens the 73rd Berlinale on February 16.
BOXX Upgrades High-End APEXX W4 with New Intel Xeon W-3400 Processor
First-to-Market workstation is purpose-built to optimize GPU-centric workflows for creative professionals across the M&E space; platform is available with up to 4TB of memory and can run up to 4 NVIDIA® RTX™ 6000 Ada Generation GPUs.
Watch: ‘Teen Titans Go! - NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest’ Teaser
Premiering ahead of the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, Cartoon Network’s Superhero teens will provide a comedic ‘animated’ sports analysis for the special event – joined by Scooby-Doo and Velma as sideline reporters; the special debuts February 19.
NVIDIA and Intel Reveal New Workstations with Breakthrough Computing Architecture
Platforms powered by the latest Intel Xeon CPUs, NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada GPUs, and NVIDIA SmartNICs revolutionize performance for data-intensive workflows including AI-augmented applications, photorealistic rendering, and simulations.
Chaos Releases V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max – Update 1
Upgrade brings more artist/designer-friendly tools to the rendering solution; photorealistic ray tracer adds denoiser/lens making, cylindrical decal tools, and time-saving GPU enhancements.
Philippe Denis Named Creative Director for DNEG Animation
The VFX Supervisor on ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ and upcoming ‘Under the Boardwalk’ will now oversee all the division’s global creative output while developing long-term strategy for its creative direction.
