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BlueBolt Expands Senior Management Team

With co-founders Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor and Angela Barson stepping down from day-to-day operations, the studio welcomes new board members Tracy McCreary, Henry Badgett, and Nic Birmingham.

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Disney Layoffs Reach the Animation and Kids Divisions

Disney TV Animation’s SVP of Current Series Khaki Jones and VP of the Kids Unit Claire McCabe have been let go as part of a company-wide initiative to save $5.5 billion in costs.

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Jan Pinkava to Head Animationsinstitut at Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

Oscar-winning British-Czech animator, director, and screenwriter – known for Pixar’s Ratatouille and Gerri’s Game - takes the reigns in June, promising to remain faithful to his predecessor Andreas Hykade’s principal ‘The person is more important than the project.’

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2023 ‘Mifa Pitches’ Selections Revealed

The market's annual event showcases the best animated film projects, both new and in development; this year, out of 651 submissions, 32 projects have been chosen and will be presented June 13-15 during the Annecy Festival.

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Netflix Drops ‘The Witcher’ Season 3 Teaser Trailer, First Look Images

Henry Cavill’s final season on the hit fantasy series streams this summer on Netflix, with Volume 1 launching June 29 and Volume 2 launching July 27.

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‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Spin-Off ‘Knuckles’ Expands Cast

The mini-series centered on Idris Elba’s dastardly red Echidna adds Adam Pally and Kid Cudi to a roster already packed with actors reprising their franchise roles; show premieres October 12, 2023 exclusively on Paramount+.

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Ex-Marvel Exec Victoria Alonso, Disney Reach Settlement

Although the exact terms of the agreement remain mum, as neither party has commented on the settlement, millions of dollars in financial compensation were reportedly awarded to the axed exec.

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NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Ousted Over Sexual Harassment Claim

The former exec left his position on Sunday after admitting to an ‘inappropriate relationship,’ reportedly with Hadley Gamble, a CNBC news anchor and international correspondent.

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Main Cast Revealed for Animated ‘Creature Commandos’ DCU Series

The first title from James Gunn and Peter Safran’s ‘Gods & Monsters’ chapter of the franchise stars David Harbour, Indira Varma, Alan Tudyk, Maria Bakalova, Zoe Chao, Steve Agee, and others, set to stream in 2024.

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Cabblow Studios Takes K-Pop-Loving ‘Rorisang & the Gurlz’ to Stuttgart

The award-winning Johannesburg animation studio will present its biggest project yet next week at the Stuttgart Animation Festival’s Animation Production Days, part of founders Kabelo Maaka and Dr. Tshepo P. Maaka’s push to expand their weekly WebToon property into both a short film and TV series.

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Digital Domain Names Matt McClurg Head of Visualization

The industry veteran takes the reigns to optimize the VFX studio's proprietary toolsets including machine learning software and AI-driven creations.

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Billy Magnussen Joins Cast of Live-Action ‘Lilo & Stitch’

The ‘No Time to Die’ actor joins Zach Galifianakis, Maia Kealoha as Lilo, and Chris Sanders as the voice of Stitch in the live-action/CGI hybrid project streaming on Disney+ May 10, 2024.

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Seth MacFarlane Names Faith Sedlin Fuzzy Door Tech President

The production company’s new tech division taps former Siri CMO to helm development and operations, including expansion of company’s flagship AR production visualization tool ViewScreen.

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iFFY 2023 is Just Around the Corner

Award-winning animator Gary Schwartz will present ‘Kinda iFFY’ – his ‘Overhead Projection Shadow Puppet Animation Workshop,’ a hands-on lab for creative inquiry into time-based media; the Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti runs April 19-22.

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'Joker: Folie à Deux' Wraps Filming, New Photos Revealed

Director Todd Philips has shared two official images of Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker and Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn, following a recent release of set photos which revealed a very clownish look for Gaga.

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Suzuki Toshio Named Studio Ghibli President Amidst Misconduct Allegations

The studio co-founder has taken the reins from former president Hoshino Koji, who retired this week after alleging Suzuki misappropriated company funds.

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Maia Kealoha to Lead ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Film Adaptation

Zach Galifianakis also joins the live-action/CGI hybrid project in an undisclosed role, while original Stitch voice actor Chris Sanders will step back into his little blue shoes as well.

2D Events

VIEW 2023 Set for October 15-20

Begins: October 15, 2023

The VIEW Conference is Italy's premiere international event on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming and VFX - coming to Turin October 15-20.

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Has Studio Ghibli Co-Founder Toshio Suzuki Been Caught Misappropriating Funds?

CBR.com reports that company president Koji Hoshino will leave in June after admonishing Suzuki for spending studio money on his girlfriend going back to 2013.

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Disney Absorbs Marvel Entertainment, Dismisses Chairman Ike Perlmutter

As a series of 7,000 layoffs began this week at the Mouse House, cost-cutting has led to the ouster of Perlmutter, a major company shareholder, co-president Rob Steffens, and chief counsel John Turitzin.

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