While details of the contract have not yet been disclosed, the strike officially ended at 12:01 am PT November 9, with guild members to ratify the agreement once the board signs off on the deal.
The two new kids’ series, from animation veteran Tom Bancroft’s crowd-funded Pencilish Studios, promise to ‘bring much-needed fun and edification back to screens.’
While details of the response have not yet been disclosed, an agreement still seems out of reach with continued disagreement on ‘several essential items.’
The Virginia-based studio's workers file with the National Labor Relations Board and seek representation by The Animation Guild.
The planned restructuring, which includes cutting business ties in the U.K. and Australia, is meant to ‘align our organization with the growth areas of the business and to prepare us for our next chapter as a standalone company,’ says CEO Jeffrey Hirsch.
Mukpuddy Animation, Sphere Animation, and Cantilever Media team up on the show, based on the beloved 1973 story from legendary comedian Spike Milligan, starring the ‘Harry Potter’ film franchise’s Miriam Margolyes OBE; debut set for 2025.
The 3DCG feature follows teenage orangutan Ozi’s journey across the rainforest to find her parents and stars Laura Dern, Amandla Stenberg, Donald Sutherland, Djimon Hounsou, RuPaul, Dean Charles Chapman and Rachel Shenton.
After the studio refused to recognize their organization efforts this past March because of issues with job titles, 63 employees, including coordinators, managers, and supervisors, have now successfully voted to join The Animation Guild.
A gathering place for technical and creatives in research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education, and emerging technologies, the annual conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques comes to Sidney, Australia, December 12-15.
Inspired by the HGTV series starring real-life ‘Property Brothers,’ Drew and Jonathan Scott, the animated series centers on friends, family, school, and community – and really big dreams.
The company expects to spend approximately $8.61 billion by December 1 for Comcast/NBCU’s 33% stake in the streamer, minus the anticipated outstanding capital call contributions payable by NBCU to Disney, with final amounts to depend on assessment of fair equity value.
Warner Bros.’ forthcoming feature adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 vampire novel, first pushed from a Fall 2022 to Spring 2023 release before being shelved by the SAG-AFTRA strike, may bypass cinemas and stream instead.
Out of 110+ submissions, nine European and Asian projects have been selected to pitch at the Asia TV Forum & Market; online program runs now through November 3, with ATF Singapore on-site program running December 6-8.
The 10-episode Captain Nemo origin story, starring Shazad Latif, pulled from the Disney+ slate in August due to cost cutting, will now air on AMC and AMC+ in 2024; VFX studios include Cinesite, Cumulus VFX, Firebrand VFX, Future Associates, Jellyfish Pictures, MISC Studios, MPC, and Outpost VFX.
The World Heritage Convention will host a premiere screening for primary school children at its Parisian headquarters, followed by a discussion led by biodiversity and animal conservation experts; series set to launch Spring 2024.
Based on Bethesda Softworks’s popular dystopian videogame franchise, the Prime Video original series centers on Vault 33 in Los Angeles and will premiere April 12, 2024.
Screened as an official selection at the Cannes and Annecy film festivals, Jérémie Perin’s animated feature debut comes to theaters in 2024, following its domestic French release next month.
The classic (and first) Disney film about a sweet princess with skin as white as snow will now premiere March 21, 2025 after feature film release slate shifts due to the continuing SAG-AFTRA strike.
The ‘Dragon Ball’ and ‘One Piece’ studio may soon also set up shop in Latin America and India to increase international production and take advantage of lucrative markets.
Kevin Geiger discusses disruption and opportunity.
Studio brings on Pete Candeland along with the Annie Award-winning pair Victor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres, respectively, bolstering the animation division’s creative roster.
Kevin Afghani has assumed the role of the iconic Italian duo, Mario and Luigi, in the upcoming video game ‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder,’ after original actor Charles Martinet stepped away from the roles earlier this year.
‘Kami.App’ and ‘Protocol: Rain’ debut in Japan and worldwide, with the shows streaming as simulcasts on the Arabic streaming platform this week.
22-year VFX veteran bolsters studio’s supervisory team; studio’s recent project deliveries include ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3,’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘Loki’ Season 2.
The Irish studio has partnered with animation studio Funny Tales and creative collective Cosmonaut on a new sci-fi animated kids’ series based on the artwork of Phillip Kaeser; the show follows Neto, who traverses the galaxy while trying to regain his memory.
