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Baobab Studios Headline News

Boabab Studios’ ‘Crow: The Legend’ Scores Four Daytime Emmys

Nickelodeon’s ‘The Loud House,’ Netflix’s ‘Ask the Storybots,’ Amazon’s ‘Tumble Leaf’ and Disney Channel’s ‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventures’ each take home two at Friday’s gala ceremony.

Industry Outreach Headline News

Industry Trade Groups Launch Non-Profit Mentoring Program

Entertainment Industry Professionals Mentoring Alliance (EIPMA) will provide career guidance to students, veterans and others seeking craft and technical careers in movies, television, music, and other entertainment arenas.  

Disney Television Animation Headline News

CLIP: Season 2 Finale of ‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure’ Airs April 14

Hour-long episode, ‘Destinies Collide,’ debuts on the Disney Channel at 7:00–8:00 A.M. EDT on Sunday, April 14.

Nexus Studios Headline News

Nexus Studios Launches Animated Short Featuring Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page

Nexus directorial duo Smith & Foulkes collaborates with legendary guitar maker Fender on ‘The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page’s ‘59 Telecaster.’

Short Films ANIMATIONWorld

Q&A: Réka Bucsi’s ‘Solar Walk’ Now Available Via Vimeo On Demand!

Following 70 festivals and 13 awards for her short film ‘Solar Walk,’ the award-winning independent animator talks about distribution and monetization.

Warner Bros. Headline News

‘Scooby-Doo’ Headed for Live Stage Spectacular

‘Scooby-Doo and The Lost City Of Gold’ theatrical experience from Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Montreal-based Monlove to combine puppetry, aerial arts, magic, original music, dance, cutting-edge animation video and a brand-new story.

Tributes ANIMATIONWorld

Beautiful Maladies – The Uncanny World of Rosto

Ottawa Animation Festival artistic director Chris Robinson shares a previously unpublished 2015 Pimpcast interview with the iconic Dutch musician and director, who passed away at 50 on March 7.

Anime Headline News

TEASER: GKIDS Acquires NorAm Rights to ‘Children of the Sea’

Latest animated feature from Japan’s STUDIO4°C is directed by Ayumu Watanabe with a score by award-winning composer and longtime Studio Ghibli collaborator Joe Hisaishi.

Awards Headline News

TV Academy Announces Nominees for 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Gala to be held on Friday, May 3; Daytime Emmy Awards to be held on Sunday, May 5.

Television Headline News

Carl Jones & Brian Ash’s New Series, ‘Sugar and Toys,’ Premieres June 9

New series from the producers of ‘Black Dynamite’ and ‘The Boondocks’ marks the Fuse network’s first foray into adult animation.

Home Entertainment Headline News

‘Tito and the Birds’ Flies to Blu-ray, DVD & Digital April 23

From Shout! Studios, home entertainment release of the Annie Award-nominated Brazilian animated feature includes an interview with filmmakers Gustavo Steinberg and Gabriel Bitar.

Home Entertainment ANIMATIONWorld

Broken Easter Eggs, Deleted Scenes: Disney Filmmakers Made Hard Choices for ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 4:29pm

From evolving story points to deleted scenes, directors Rich Moore & Phil Johnston and producer Clark Spencer delve into some of the tough decisions they made on their Oscar-nominated feature, now available on Movies Anywhere, Blu-ray and DVD.

Home Entertainment ANIMATIONWorld

Ron Clements and Mark Henn Reminisce About ‘The Little Mermaid’

By Dan Sarto | Monday, February 25, 2019 at 3:00pm

30 years after its initial release, the film’s co-writer/director and supervising animator discuss the groundbreaking musical’s unique spot in Disney’s pantheon of classic animated features.

Oscars Headline News

91st Oscars: ‘Into the Spider-Verse,’ ‘Bao’ Win Academy Awards

‘First Man’ wins Oscar for Best Visual Effects; ‘Black Panther’ wins three awards including Costume Design, Production Design & Original Score.

Animal Logic ANIMATIONWorld

From Story to Screen: Trisha Gum Tackles ‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 4:23pm

Everything is awesome with animation director Trisha Gum’s collaboration on the long-awaited sequel with director Mike Mitchell, creative duo Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, and animation studio Animal Logic.

ITFS Headline News

ITFS Announces 2019 Program

Highlights from 26th event edition include GameZone interactive installations, a new immersive media and pop culture conference, a special track on Science, Games and Animation and numerous premieres and screenings.

Awards Headline News

Finalists Revealed for 2nd Annual Quirino Awards

25 animation projects from seven countries will vie for honors in nine categories at the April 6 ceremony, being held on the island of Tenerife, Spain.  

Feature Film VFX Headline News

Pixomondo Integrates VFX and Sound for Explosive ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Finale

To produce believable looking and sounding fireworks for director Jon Chu’s final shot, VFX supervisor Nhat Phong Tran broke new ground with his ‘Crazy Niche Equations.’   

Awards Headline News

‘Next Gen,’ ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Win Accolades at MPSE’s 66th Golden Reel Awards

Blizzard’s ‘Overwatch’ tops short form category for ‘Reunion’; Google Spotlight Stories VR short ‘Age of Sail’ awarded for special venue project.

Disney Headline News

Things Look Rather Grim in Disney’s First ‘Frozen 2’ Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 11:24am

Stormy seas and foreboding skies portend an epic, but as yet unrevealed adventure for Queen Elsa and company in the upcoming sequel to the 2013 box office juggernaut, ‘Frozen.’ 

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