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Warner Bros. Headline News

‘Scooby-Doo’ Headed for Live Stage Spectacular

‘Scooby-Doo and The Lost City Of Gold’ theatrical experience from Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Montreal-based Monlove to combine puppetry, aerial arts, magic, original music, dance, cutting-edge animation video and a brand-new story.

Disney+ Headline News

Billy Crystal & John Goodman Reteaming for Disney+ Animated Series ‘Monsters At Work’

With John Ratzenberger, Jennifer Tilly, Bob Peterson, Ben Feldman, Kelly Marie Tran, Henry Winkler, Lucas Neff, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Stanton and Aisha Tyler rounding out the star-studded voice cast, animated series inspired by Pixar’s Academy Award-winning ‘Monsters, Inc.’ is set to premiere on Disney’s new streaming service in 2020.

MPC VFXWorld

How MPC Animated the High-Flying Elephant for Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’

From defying gravity to expressing emotion in a believable way, reality was key for animation supervisor Catherine Mullan and the team of artists at MPC.

Epic Games Headline News

Epic Games’ Unreal Engine Wins Technical Emmy

Powerful real-time 3D animation engine featured in more than 50 broadcast partner presentations at NAB 2019.

Rich Moore Headline News

Rich Moore Exits Disney for Sony Pictures Animation

Oscar-winning director of Disney’s ‘Zootopia,’ ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ and ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ to develop, produce and direct original animated features for Sony Pictures Animation.

Dreamworks Animation Headline News

DreamWorks Animation to Present ‘Abominable’ Feature & More at Annecy 2019

Feature programming includes an extended preview of ‘Abominable’ and world premiere of the short film ‘Marooned’; TV studio focus to offer first look of ‘Fast & Furious’ animated series and new footage from ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.’

Quirino Awards Headline News

‘Virus Tropical’ Awarded Best Feature at Second Annual Quirino Awards

‘Jorel’s Brother – Be Broccoli!’ wins best series; ‘Guaxuma’ wins best short film at the second edition of the Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards.

STXfilms Headline News

STXfilms Secures U.S. Rights to Lino DiSalvo’s ‘Playmobil: The Movie’

From ON Animation Studios, the producers of ‘The Little Prince,’ the first feature film inspired by the famous toy figures will open this year’s Annecy Festival.

Festivals Headline News

RTX Animation Festival Announces Initial 2019 Lineup

Exclusive panels and screenings from Benjamin Martian and Andrew Koehler, the creators of Adult Swim’s ‘Tigtone,’ industry leader Ian Jones Quartey, ‘Dragon Ball Super’ voice actor Monica Rial, and more.

FMX 2019 Headline News

‘Spies in Disguise, ‘Incredibles 2’ and More Coming to FMX 2019

Additional animation highlights include ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ as well as production sessions featuring Commercials and AAA Game Design.

Netflix Headline News

Netflix Announces Initial Cast for Live-Action Reboot of ‘Cowboy Bebop’

John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda and Alex Hassell join cast of the all-new live-action series based on the original Japanese anime series directed by Shinichiro Watanabe.

DreamWorks Animation Television Headline News

EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Season 8 of ‘Spirit Riding Free’ Arrives on Netflix April 5

DreamWorks Animation Television’s series inspired by the Oscar-nominated film ‘Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron’ follows the adventures of spunky ex-city girl Lucky and wild horse Spirit with her two best friends Pru and Abigail.

Aardman Headline News

WATCH: StudioCanal Drops First Full Trailer for Aardman’s ‘Farmageddon’

Aardman’s new out-of-this-world animated feature ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon’ arrives in the U.S. on December 13.

Laika Blogs

Review: LAIKA Delivers its Most Complex Film Yet with ‘Missing Link’

By Joe Strike | Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 11:32am

AWN’s Miscweant examines the increasing sophistication of the technology powering the stop-motion studio’s fifth animated feature film, a globe-trotting adventure directed by Chris Butler.

Duncan Studio Headline News

‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Animation Studio Duncan Launches ‘Duncan Originals’

Inaugural development slate includes the fantasy/sci-fi adventure ‘Nature’s End’ and ‘R.E.D.,’ a science fiction anthology series inspired by the pulp novels of the 1950s.

MPC Headline News

Acclaimed VFX Supervisor Lindy De Quattro Joins MPC Film

Visual effects veteran with film credits including ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,’ ‘Downsizing’ and ‘Pacific Rim’ currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Academy’s VFX Branch.

ITFS Headline News

Stuttgart Festival to Examine the Intersection of Art & Science of Animation at 26th Edition

Running April 30 - May 5, 2019, the 26th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film will combine science and animation from in the special program ‘She Blinded Me with Science – Science, Games & Animation.’

Home Entertainment Headline News

CLIP: Naoko Yamada’s ‘A Silent Voice’ Now Available on Blu-ray

From Shout! Factory and Eleven Arts Anime Studio, anime feature from the creators of the critically acclaimed ‘Liz and the Blue Bird’ now available on Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack, DVD & Digital Download.

Festivals Blogs

Animafest Zagreb to Collaborate with the Cineuropa Training Programme GoCritic!

The World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb (June 3-8, 2019) will collaborate with the Cineuropa Training Programme GoCritic! with a workshop dedicated to emerging film journalists and critics.

Netflix Headline News

WonderCon 2019: Netflix Announces Season 3 of ‘The Dragon Prince’

Created by Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond, the fan-favorite series is produced by Wonderstorm and animated by Vancouver-based studio Bardel Entertainment.

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