Kelly Asbury, ‘Shrek 2’ and ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ Director, Dies at 60
The CalArts alum and well-respected animation veteran spent almost 40 years as a writer, story artist, and designer on some of the industry's most successful shows.
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Making Myth Real: Breathing Light Into ‘White Snake’
For Beijing-based Light Chaser Animation, Foundry has played an essential role in the studio’s growing success in producing visually compelling and beautifully designed CG animated feature films.
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3BLACKDOT and Starburns Teaming on ‘Alpha Betas’ Animation Series
Gaming culture entertainment studio and production house behind ‘Rick and Morty’ to develop animated comedy starring gaming influencers VanossGaming, BasicallyIDoWrk, I AM WILDCAT and Terroriser.
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‘Jungle Beat: The Movie’ Released Today
Brent Dawes and Sandcastle Studios’ charming new animated family adventure now available worldwide on VOD; watch Natasha Bedingfield perform end title song ‘Together in This.’
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‘Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2’ Documentary Arrives on Disney+
Intimate, six-part series follows the lives of artists who produced the highest grossing animated film of all time.
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Streamland Media Merges VFX Businesses to Form Ghost VFX
The integrated visual effects division is part of a global expansion of end-to-end post-production service offerings.
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Solar Opposites – The Lost Recordings’ Featurette
Long lost footage of stars Justin Roiland, Thomas Middleditch, Sean Giambrone and Mary Mack recording together sheds light on origins of the show’s ‘sexually hard sexy fun-buckets’ and ‘baby biscuits.’
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John Harvatine IV and Tom Root Get Medieval in ‘Crossing Swords’
The Emmy Award-winning ‘Robot Chicken’ executive producers bring their signature fast-paced, raucous and violence-driven humor to a stop-motion world of evil kings, insatiable queens, and peasants caught in the crossfire.
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Composer Carl Johnson Comes Home to ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’
Musician picks up where Carl Stalling left off, returning to Warner Bros. more than 25 years after composing on ‘Animaniacs’ and ‘Pinky and the Brain.’
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Throwback Thursday
Creative references and resources from 2008 through today.
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Netflix Greenlights ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’ Anime Series
Produced by CD Projekt Red and Studio Trigger, show about a street kid turned mercenary outlaw is set in same universe as upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 game.
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‘Big Mouth’ and ‘Central Park’ Will Recast Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell with Black Actors
Creators of both animated comedies apologize for casting white actors in roles for people of color, promising to make changes and be more responsible on such issues moving forward.
WATCH: RISE FX’s ‘Babylon Berlin’ Season 3 VFX Breakdown Reel
German visual effects studio releases new video highlighting their fantastic environment work recreating life in Berlin, circa 1929, in the political crime drama now playing on Netflix.
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Animation Industry Podcast EP71: Aaron Hazouri’s Harsh Reality of Pursuing Storyboard Artist Work In LA
The latest installment of Terry Ibele’s in-depth interview series with guests including JJ Villard, John Musker, Tina Nowracki, and Fred Seibert, who share their stories, insights, and career advice.
Animation UK and BFI Promote British Animation at Annecy 2020
Lupus Film’s ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ was honored as best TV Special at the YouTube livestream of the official Annecy Awards.
‘Trolls World Tour’ Dance Party Edition Now Available on Digital
Special edition with bonus content, song lyrics and interactive dance party mode also coming to 4k Ultra HD, Blu-Ray and DVD on July 7, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Disney Channel Greenlights ‘Amphibia’ Season 3 Ahead of Season 2 Premiere
Animated comedy, created and executive produced by Matt Braly, joins new Saturday night animation programming block starting July 11.
Cannes XR Virtual Set for June 24-26
A free program of 55 pieces, selected by the Tribeca Film Festival, Veer VR and Positron, including 23 in the Development Showcase, will be open to VR users through the Museum of Other Realities.
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Free Online PreVIEW Session with ‘The Mandalorian’ Animation Director Hal Hickel
On June 27, the Oscar-winning director, along with VFX journalist Ian Failes, will talk about ILM’s new virtual production technology used on the hit Disney+ series, kicking off the VIEW Conference’s 21st season.
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Aardman and Netflix Announce ‘Chicken Run’ Sequel
20 years after release of UK studio’s hit comedy, the highest-grossing stop-motion film of all time, we learn from filmmaker’s Annecy presentation that director Sam Fell and team will begin production next year on Ginger and Rocky’s new adventure.
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Annecy Adds Glen Keane’s ‘Over the Moon’ Work in Progress and Live Q&A Sessions
Now available online, the presentation includes the Oscar-winning director, Oscar-winning co-director John Kahrs, and producers Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou; live Q&A set for June 24.
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First Look: Netflix Releases Trailer for Glen Keane’s ‘Over the Moon’
Oscar-winning ‘Dear Basketball’ director’s new animated musical adventure, co-directed by Oscar-winner John Kahrs and produced at China’s Pearl Studios, will be released this fall.
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Qualisys Launches Arqus Motion Capture Camera
New platform surpasses other cameras by 10MP, features water and dustproof housing, providing ideal portability and excellent resolution.
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FOX Renews ‘The Great North’ Before First Season Even Airs
New series from ‘Bob’s Burgers’ creator Loren Bouchard gets Season 2 pickup ahead of its Season 1 premiere.
‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run’ Heading Straight to On Demand
Latest ‘SpongeBob’ franchise effort will skip theatres, opting instead for a premium VOD release in early 2021 before moving exclusively to CBS All Access.
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