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Walt Disney Studios’ VFX Workers File to Unionize

Group includes 83 artists working across James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment productions, including ‘Avatar’ films, who are seeking representation by IATSE, marking the first U.S. vendor-side VFX artist filing with the NLRB. 

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God’s Gang Ltd. Adds Animation Veteran Bruce Daitch

Ex-DreamWorks COO and CFO joins advisory board of company behind ‘God’s Gang’ animated series, led by former Disney exec Nimrod Avraham May; the group’s multinational team is committed to projects free of AI-generated content.

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Podcast EP 236: Danny Robashkin & Creating ‘MAKE’ Originals Micro Shorts

The Minnesota-based animation studio founder discusses his company’s success with commercial projects and its new path creating original micro short series for social media. 

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Warner Recognizes Unionization for WB Animation, Cartoon Network Production Workers

After nearly five months of discussions with the studio, an agreement has been reached for 50 animation production workers to unionize under The Animation Guild IATSE Local 839.

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Disney’s ‘The Traveling Lab’ Animation Workers Vote to Unionize

10 remote Walt Disney Animation Studios employees are seeking official unionization election, setting the stage for a potential shift in the animation industry's approach to remote work.

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Final Frontier Announces U.S. Expansion

Award-winning animation production company brings its eclectic roster of international directors, studio execs, creative talent, and production staff to North America, with LA-based executive creative director Claus Cibils at the helm.

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Podcast EP 235: Stop-Motion Animator Dale Hayward on Perfectionism in Animation

The Montreal-based See Creature Animation Studio co-owner offers 5-steps to improve animation performance and shares his experience directing New Zealand Claymation kid’s show ‘Kiri and Lou.’

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Podcast EP 234: Money Coach Victoria Mateo Shares Finance Tips for Artists

The certified money coach discusses how she merged the worlds of film and finance to launch a practice catering to creative professionals.

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Podcast EP 233: Will Anderson on Animating a Fluffy Cat Called Greg in Blender

The BAFTA-winning Scottish animator/filmmaker shares how he became an independent animator and what opportunities exist for other animators who boast a unique style.

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Jellyfish Ups Will Newis to Animation Global Head of Production

Previous animation division executive producer at the global animation and VFX studio will now lead studio’s international teams.

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Podcast EP 232: How Hannah Daigle Created ‘Satina’ & How It Got Super Popular

The web series creator discusses everything that goes into producing and monetizing a web series and how she parlayed her YouTube experience into a job in television.

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Podcast EP 231: Ed Hooks with Master Tips on ‘Acting for Animators’

The NY actor turned teacher discusses how DreamWorks’ 1996 request shifted his life path and kicked off his 30+ year career training animators. 

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16th ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Brings the CG World Together

A gathering place for technical and creatives in research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education, and emerging technologies, the annual conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques comes to Sidney, Australia, December 12-15.

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2nd CAPE Animation Directors Accelerator Class Announced

Program, which kicked off at Lightbox Expo, includes a month of in-person and virtual sessions; participants are paired with high-level animation industry mentors while developing and honing creative and leadership skills.

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LAIKA Adds ‘Gorillaz’ Music Video Director and ‘Headless’ Directing Duo

Studio brings on Pete Candeland along with the Annie Award-winning pair Victor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres, respectively, bolstering the animation division’s creative roster. 

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Connecting Ideas: FMX 2024 Returns Next April

The 28th edition, set for April 23-26, poses the question: Is the Media & Entertainment community moving closer together? Magnopus Global Director of Innovation Salomon Rogers named program chair.

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Nintendo Announces New ‘Mario’ Voice Actor

Kevin Afghani has assumed the role of the iconic Italian duo, Mario and Luigi, in the upcoming video game ‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder,’ after original actor Charles Martinet stepped away from the roles earlier this year.

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