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Pearl Studio Gathers Top Talent for 4th Annual Brain Trust Summit

Distinguished thought leaders Daniel Dae Kim, Margaret Cho, Richard LaGravenese, Jenny Han and Jessica Gao to participate in three-day creative think tank summit.

Technicolor Headline News

Technicolor VFX Hires Paul Ghezzo To Head Los Angeles Studio

Former head of CG at CoSA VFX received an Emmy Award for outstanding special visual effects for his work as CG Supervisor on HBO’s ‘Westworld.’

Netflix Headline News

Netflix Enters Into Overall Deal with ‘Doc McStuffins’ Creator Chris Nee

Peabody, Emmy, and Humanitas Prize-winning children’s television screenwriter and producer to write and produce new animated and live action series for preschool and all audiences exclusively for Netflix.

Frederator Headline News

Frederator Ups Carrie Miller and Jeremy Rosen to VP

Miller to oversee all digital production while Rosen to run marketing, networks, and programming departments as Frederator continues to expand hit roster of animated series, digital channels, and properties.

Awards Headline News

Nominations Announced for 76th Golden Globe Awards

Pixar’s ‘Incredibles 2,’ Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs,’ Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Mirai,’ Disney’s ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ and Sony’s ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ receive nominations for best animated feature.

Festivals Headline News

15 Animated Short Films Selected to Compete at Sundance 2019

Animated short films from 10 countries including Estonia, Germany, Mexico, Poland and Spain selected to compete at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival running January 24 through February 3.

Awards Headline News

‘Floreana,’ ‘North of Blue’ Top LA Animation Festival

Louis Morton’s ‘Floreana’ and Joanna Priestly’s ‘North of Blue’ win grand prizes; best comedy award goes to Alison Snowden and David Fine’s ‘Animal Behaviour.’

Annie Awards Headline News

ASIFA-Hollywood Announces Festival Partnerships for Annie Awards

Grand prize winners from the Annecy, Hiroshima, Ottawa & Zagreb Festivals eligible to submit their work for Annie Award consideration at no charge.

Anime Headline News

Hulu, Funimation Expand Anime Partnership in New Multi-Year Deal

In Hulu’s largest deal for anime programming to date, Funimation to become a primary supplier for Hulu’s subtitled and dubbed content for popular series including ‘Tokyo Ghoul,’ ‘Attack on Titan’ and ‘My Hero Academia.’

Academy Awards Headline News

91st Academy Awards: 20 Contenders Advance in VFX Oscar Race

From Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ to Universal’s ‘Welcome to Marwen,’ 20 spectacular contenders vie for nominations at the 91st Academy Awards. 

Nickelodeon Headline News

Chris Rose Appointed VP, Int’l Animation Production & Development at Nickelodeon

Former Beano Studios exec to lead internal and external animation development and production teams for Nickelodeon International.

Popeye Headline News

King Features Celebrates Popeye’s 90th Anniversary with New Digital Series

New ‘Popeye’s Island Adventures’ series on the Popeye and Friends Official YouTube Channel will introduce the classic character to younger audiences.

Annie Awards Headline News

46th Annie Award Nominations Announced

Animation’s biggest night set for Saturday, February 2, 2019 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Animation Art Headline News

Inaugural Miyu Gallery Animation Art Exhibition Opens in Paris

By Dan Sarto | Friday, November 30, 2018 at 6:28pm

Selections from Simone Massi’s animation sequences on ‘Samouni Road’ make up first of four annual collections at new European gallery dedicated to artwork from auteur-created films. 

SIGGRAPH Headline News

‘L’oiseau Qui Danse’ Wins Best in Show at SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival

By Dan Sarto | Friday, November 30, 2018 at 5:07pm

Jean-Marie Marbach’s abstract short, inspired by Visual Music and made entirely with Trapcode Suite, takes top prize at annual showcase for excellence in computer animation.

animated short films Headline News

Hiroshima Grand Prize Winner ‘The Blissful Accidental Death’ Now Online

By Dan Sarto | Friday, November 30, 2018 at 3:45pm

Sergiu Negulici’s animated short about a young man’s search for a woman after finding her 70-year-old secret love letter, is now available. 

SIGGRAPH Headline News

SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Announces Full Conference Program

Presentations on Pixar’s ‘Incredibles 2,’ Weta’s history of digital characters and latest advances in virtual humans part of four packed days of computer graphics-related events running December 4-7 in Tokyo. 

Sony Pictures Animation Headline News

Miles Flails Through Web-Swinging 101 in New ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Clip

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 2:48pm

Reluctant mentor Peter Parker and his bumbling protégé barely escape with their lives in latest look at Sony’s upcoming animated comic-adventure.

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