Halon Entertainment Helps Visualize James Gray’s ‘Ad Astra’
Casey Pyke discusses his company’s previs and postvis work on Plan B Entertainment’s thrilling space adventure, which stars Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones.
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Jamie Mitchell Helps Kids Embrace Their Uniqueness in Disney Junior’s ‘Fancy Nancy’
With Season 2 launching October 4, and a Season 3 renewal in hand, the show’s executive producer discusses his series about an eccentric 6-year-old girl that is aspirational, relatable, and funny.
Exclusive Clip: Michel Ocelot’s ‘Dilili in Paris’
Launching October 4 on VOD and in select U.S. theatres, animated feature tells the story of young girl’s quest to unravel a set of mysterious kidnappings in turn-of-the-century Paris.
Dean DeBlois to Produce and Direct ‘Treasure Island’ for Universal
News comes on heels of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ trilogy director’s deal to write and direct live-action ‘Micronauts’ for Paramount / Hasbro.
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‘Coeur Fondant,’ and ‘Entre Sombras’ Take Home Awards at Festival Stop Motion Montreal
Films by Benoît Chieux and Alice Guimarães & Mónica Santos among prize winners honored at 11th festival edition’s closing ceremonies, which took place at Concordia University’s J.A. De Sève Cinema.
‘Sister,’ ‘Zog,’ and ‘The Seahorse Trainer’ Among Winners at Spark Animation 2019
Films by Siqi Song, Daniel Snaddon & Max Lang, and Babak Bina & Ricardo Bonisoli take top honors at 11th annual Spark CG festival in Vancouver, Canada.
Kristine Belson Adds TV and Streaming to Her Role as Sony Pictures Animation President
Studio head's contract renewal expands her responsibilities to include production of animation for series and streaming.
‘Walk in China’ VR Trilogy
An immersive ode to Chinese cultural treasures premieres in Beijing.
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Disney VFX Supervisor Steve Goldberg to Present ‘Frozen 2’ at VIEW 2019
Conference attendees get early, extended look at highly anticipated sequel to the studio’s 2013 hit musical adventure, the highest grossing animated feature film of all time.
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Walt Disney Animation Announces Four New Films and Directors
Carlos Lopez Estrada, Josie Trinidad, Suzi Yoonessi and Marc Smith will all develop new animated films as the company continues to expand its commitments to diversity and inclusion.
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Dev Patel, Alia Shawkat and George Wendt Cast in Jérémy Clapin’s ‘I Lost My Body’
Andrew Bujalski to serve as creative lead for English dub of the award-winning animated feature, which comes to U.S. theatres and Netflix this November.
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Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho Reunite for ‘Frozen 2’
The Oscar-winning filmmakers behind ‘Frozen,’ Disney’s highest grossing animated feature film of all time, team up again on the long-awaited sequel.
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‘Don’t Know What,’ ‘On Gaku: Our Sound’ Take Home OIAF 2019 Grand Prizes
Thomas Renoldner awarded Nelvana grand prize for animated short; Kenji Iwaisawa awarded grand prize for feature animation at the 43rd annual Ottawa International Animation Festival.
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‘BoJack HorseMan’ Ending Netflix Run with Season 6
Acclaimed, award-winning series will split upcoming final season into two separate releases starting this coming October.
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Take a Magical Journey Across China in ‘Abominable’
A young city girl helps a mysterious Yeti elude his captors as they travel 2,000 miles to reach his Himalayan home in the new DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio co-produced animated feature film.
DreamWorks Debuts Trailer for ‘The Spooky Tales of Captain Underpants: Hack-A-Ween’
Netflix brings a new Captain Underpants special to your door for any early Halloween treat – streaming on October 8!
New Season of Nickelodeon’s ‘Bubble Guppies’ Premieres September 27
Emmy Award-winning preschool series to feature celebrity guests, including Carol Kane as Zooli, the new guppy in the class.
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Bill Plympton’s Feature Library Coming to Main Digital Platforms October 15
New HD transfers of ‘Hair High,’ ‘Mutant Aliens,’ and ‘I Married a Strange Person!’ among films Shout! Factory is making available for purchase or rental.
MONDO and Graham Roumieu’s ‘Bigfoot’ Launching on VRV
Hilarious new animated series, about the most misunderstood mythical creature in the world, debuts September 29 on MONDO’s VRV channel.
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DreamWorks’ ‘Marooned’ to Debut with ‘Abominable’ in Select LA and NY Theatres
Andrew Erekson’s CG-animated short, the latest release from the studio’s Shorts Program, takes a stylized look at the not too distant future.
Pixar’s Ralph Eggleston to Receive VIEW 2019 Visionary Award
Prolific production designer and Oscar-winning director of animated short, ‘For the Birds,’ to be honored at upcoming October 21-25 conference.
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‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Rick and Morty’ Producer J. Michael Mendel Dies at 54
Four-time Emmy Award-winning producer passes away in his sleep Sunday evening at his Studio City, California home.
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‘KONOSUBA! God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson’ Debuts in Theaters November 12
Crunchyroll and Fathom team up to for an exclusive movie night in over 600 cinemas across the US.
WATCH: 4 New Claymation ‘got milk?’ Spots from 1stAveMachine
Creative studio shares their latest work, a set of humorous 15-second commercials extoling the virtues of drinking milk.
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Dean DeBlois to Write and Direct ‘Micronauts’ for Paramount / Hasbro
Creative force behind DreamWorks Animation’s hit ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ film trilogy takes on the live-action action figure-inspired film project previously under development with J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot.
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