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Final Season of DreamWorks ‘Voltron Legendary Defender’ Launches Today on Netflix

Last thirteen episodes of the critically acclaimed interstellar drama chronicle the Paladins as they try to prevent Honerva from setting in motion her deadliest plan yet.  

Preservation Headline News

‘Cinderella,’ ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Hair Piece’ Added to National Film Registry

Disney’s ‘Cinderella,’ Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jurassic Park,’ and the independent experimental animated short film ‘Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy-Headed People’ among 25 films that will be preserved by the Library of Congress.

GKIDS Headline News

GKIDS Acquires ‘Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles’

Co-written and directed by Salvador Simó, and produced by Manuel Cristobal, ‘Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles’ received the Special Jury Prize at this year’s Animation Is Film Festival.

Awards Headline News

‘Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero’ Wins Best Animated Feature at PSIAF 2018

‘Changyou’s Journey,’ ‘Hybrids’ and ‘Ugly’ among the group of 40 short films awarded by festival audiences across a number of technical and thematic categories.

Home Entertainment Headline News

VIDEO: See How Sony Pictures Imageworks Created the Winter Wonderland of ‘Smallfoot’

Visual effects supervisor Karl Herbst gives a behind-the-scenes peek into the tools and techniques used to bring the winter wonderland of ‘Smallfoot’ to the big screen.

Sci-Tech Awards Headline News

9 Scientific & Technical Achievements to be Honored at Academy Sci-Tech Awards

Curtis Clark to receive John A. Bonner Award at the Academy’s annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Saturday, February 9.

Dreamworks Animation Headline News

DreamWorks Animation TV Debuts Season 1 Trailer for ‘3Below: Tales of Arcadia’

The second chapter in DreamWorks Animation Television’s ‘Tales of Arcadia trilogy’ premieres on Netflix on December 21.

Pixar Headline News

Pixar Reveals Cast, Plot Details for 2020 Release ‘Onward’

Original new feature film directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae to feature the voices of Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer.

Aardman Headline News

TRAILER: StudioCanal Drops First Teaser for Aardman’s ‘Farmageddon’

It’s close encounters of the herd kind in the first official teaser trailer for Aardman’s new out-of-this-world animated feature, ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.’

Awards Headline News

‘The Breadwinner’ and ‘The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe’ Take Home Emile Awards

By Dan Sarto | Monday, December 10, 2018 at 4:48pm

Director Nora Twomey and co-directors Christian Bøving-Andersen and Eva Lee Wallberg among animation artists honored at second annual ceremony in Lille, France.  

Awards Headline News

‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Voted Best Animated Feature by LA and NY Film Critics

By Dan Sarto | Monday, December 10, 2018 at 2:13pm

Sony Pictures Animation’s new Marvel superhero adventure takes top award from both groups; Hayao Miyazaki honored with Career Achievement Award. 

box office Headline News

‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Barely Edges 'The Grinch’ to Remain Box Office Champ

By Dan Sarto | Monday, December 10, 2018 at 12:27pm

Disney’s ‘Wreck-it Ralph’ sequel holds off Illumination’s Christmas tale to take top spot for third straight week.

Short Films Headline News

Walt Disney Animation Studios Interns Animate ‘Voilà’ Short

CG and Art Interns Alex Rivera, Felicia Chen, Casey Kelly, Hannah Kim, and Chrisy Baek produce a 30-second short that captures the imagination and sense of discovery that comes with our earliest artistic experiences.

Pearl Studio Headline News

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.’

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