Sprout Rebrands as Universal Kids, Expands Lineup
Expanded fall lineup to include two Emmy Award-winning series from DreamWorks Animation Television: ‘All Hail King Julien’ and ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk.’
Expanded fall lineup to include two Emmy Award-winning series from DreamWorks Animation Television: ‘All Hail King Julien’ and ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk.’
Characters from Icelandic brand Tulipop to be developed into a YouTube short-form series by DHX Media-owned multi-platform kids’ network WildBrain in collaboration with Ken Anderson of Red Kite Animation.
Honorees include Arthur de Pins, Megan Nicole Dong, Dorota Kobiela, Kirsten Lepore, Kira Lehtomaki, Dave Mullins, Julia Pott, Carlos Puertolas, Dana Terrace, Nora Twomey.
Award-winning industry veterans to present winners of School of Visual Arts’ 28th Dusty Awards honoring outstanding film, animation & documentary filmmaking on Monday, May 8th, 6:30pm Eatern; event will stream live on dusty.sva.edu.
New student-made CG-animated short film directed by MoPA collective Megacomputeur was produced in two months as part of a WIZZ Academy internship.
Animated Feature directed by Arthur de Pins and Alexis Ducord from the French overseas province Island of Réunion also selected to screen in competition at Annecy 2017.
Presentation topics include ‘Breaking the GPU Memory Barrier,’ ‘High-End Production Features,’ and a tech preview of a new Hybrid Renderer.
Forthcoming Mari update offers exciting performance and workflow enhancements, offering artists the ability to work on and export complex projects faster; Katana 2.6 release includes UI/UX enhancements and a new viewer API.
Daytime Emmy-winning producer and former Warner Bros. Animation president signs with Copenhagen-based SYBO to take’ Subway Surfers’ from mobile game to animated series for television, film and other platforms.
A raft of animated features, documentaries and short films from Norway are set to screen both in and out of competition at this year’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
Norwegian production by producer-director-writer Kristin Ulseth screened as a part of the Shorts: Animated Shorts Curated by Whoopi G program.
Animated comedy directed by Tom McGrath bosses its way to $253.1 million from 72 international territories and $149.2 million domestically.
2017 edition of the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film kicks off with screening of Tomer Eshed’s animated feature, ‘Our Wonderful Nature: The Common Chameleon,’ and ‘The Head Vanishes’ by Franck Dion.
May 15 event hosted by film critic Leonard Maltin will feature a panel discussion with voice actors Donnie Dunagan and Peter Behn, animator Andreas Deja and production designer Paul Felix.
Designed to identify and experiment with new and emerging technologies, mew Nickelodeon Entertainment Lab aims to fuel production opportunities and content creation.
Emmy Awards for ‘Tumble Leaf,’ ‘The Snowy Day’ and ‘Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure’ mark the third consecutive year of wins in the Preschool animation category and the second year of wins in the Children’s category.
Adored animated classic arrives home on May 23 with new bonus features, including a heartfelt look at background artist Tyrus Wong and an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short, ‘Africa Before Dark.’
Racking up the most wins for any animated or children’s program, DWA’s ‘Trollhunters’ takes home six Emmy Awards including statuettes for directors Guillermo del Toro and Rodrigo Blaas.
Festival award recognizes fantasy, science fiction, horror illustration, game, videogame and movie concept art.
Open-source game engine gives developers more options with the latest C# scripting and advanced VR tools.
Stuttgart International Animation Festival to host two retrospective screenings of the Portland, OR-based artist’s award-winning short films; British Film Institute to host a preview screening of her forthcoming abstract animated feature film, ‘North of Blue.’
Led by Boat Rocker Ventures with participation from leading global technology and children’s media investors, mobile-based early childhood education company secures $8.5 million in funding.
New paint software from Escape Motions gives watercolor and acrylic brushes an unprecedented realistic look and delivers an exceptionally traditional feel to digital painting.
Former DHX Media exec has credits including ‘Looped,’ ‘Supernoobs,’ ‘Doozers,’ ‘Inspector Gadget,’ ‘Chuck’s Choice’ and ‘Make it Pop.’