Boutique Live-Action and Post-Production Studio Destro Launches in Los Angeles
New studio, founded by veterans Drew Neujahr, Sean McAllen, and Shane McAllen, will focus on producing, directing and post, including mixed media and VFX.
Category: 2D
Mark Simon Releases New Book ‘Start at the Top – Stories to Help You Succeed’
Author, cartoonist and story artist on productions including ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Woody Woodpecker’ shares dozens of lessons learned from a 30-year career filled with both successes and failures.
OLM Asia Launches New Pokémon Animation Series with the Help of Celsys’ Clip Studio Paint
OLM’s 2017 Malaysian studio expansion provides a new pool of talented artists they can quickly and efficiently train on the digital paint tools used to produce their signature hand-drawn anime look.
Rising Sun Pictures Recreates 1966 Daytona Speedway in ‘Ford v Ferrari’
VFX studio builds photoreal replica depicting famous ’24 Hours of Daytona’ racetrack for James Mangold’s thrilling historical auto racing drama.
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‘Girl in the Hallway’ Takes Top Award at Manchester Animation Festival
Valerie Barnhart’s powerful stop motion film wins for best short; Megan Earls’ ‘Border Line’ wins for best student film.
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The Houghton Brothers Return with Disney Channel’s ‘Big City Greens’ Season 2
New season of animated comedy dives in headfirst, making funny, funnier; silly, sillier; and weird just a touch weirder, but always with a heart.
Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Primal’ L.A. Screening, Q&A and Reception
Come enjoy the ‘Samurai Jack’ creator’s new animated feature about an unlikely friendship between a caveman and a dinosaur that becomes the only hope of survival in a violent, primordial world.
Clip Studio Paint Captures Hand-Drawn ‘Feel’ for Artists and Animators
Celsys’ all-in-one paint tool provides intuitive, customizable features that help transfer an artist’s touch to their graphic design, manga/comics, animation or other digital art.
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Sergio Pablos Talks His 2D Masterpiece, ‘Klaus’
Debuting today on Netflix, the ‘Despicable Me’ co-creator’s passion project, almost 10 years in the making, shows that with hard work, patience and a bit of new technology, 2D animated filmmaking is as compelling, and spellbinding, as ever.
Disruptor Beam Announces ‘Archer: Danger Phone’ Game for IOS and Android
Based on Adam Reed’s hit FXX series, new narrative-driven idle game takes players into the dysfunctional, high-stakes world of espionage, Archer style!
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Nickelodeon and Netflix Ink Multi-Year Production Deal
Companies to produce kids and family content based on Nick characters and new IP
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Adobe Shares Innovative ‘Sneak Peeks’ at Adobe Max
Highly anticipated event for onsite attendees offered an exclusive look at the newest company research initiatives.
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Sam Gainsborough’s ‘Facing It’ Takes Home 2019 VIEW Award
Francesco Filippi’s ‘Red Hands’ wins the Italianmix for best short; ‘Trois Francs, Six Sous,’ and ‘Blieschow’ also take top honors.
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‘Hana’s Helpline’ Brings Stop-Motion Advice to Kids Across China
The Media Pioneers secures deal for award-winning preschool series to air on CCTV, China’s leading children’s channel.
‘Mei and the Kittenbus,’ the Cutest Miyazaki Sequel No One Has Ever Seen
The obscure, delightful animated short film sequel to ‘My Neighbor Totoro,’ released in 2002, chronicles the adventures of a small girl and her mystical feline vehicle friend.
Theodore Ushev: ‘The Physics of Sorrow,’ My Animated Time Capsule
In the first fully animated film using the encaustic, hot-wax painting technique, a rootless, melancholy man sifts through memories while struggling to locate home, family and self.
Locksmith Animation and Richard Curtis Developing Christmas Feature, ‘The Empty Stocking’
Bonnie Arnold joins Sarah Smith and Julie Lockhart to oversee film based on series of children’s books by writer / director known for ‘Yesterday,’ ‘Four Weddings and A Funeral’ and ‘Love Actually.’
ftrack Acquires cineSync Developer Cospective
Acquisition of award-winning remote viewing tool should foster collaborative development of powerful new workflow solutions for the creative industries.
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Call for Entries: Animation Meets Classical Music – ITFS’s Bechstein Classic Animation Award
New festival award, honoring best use of music in animation, will be presented at upcoming 27th Stuttgart International Festival of Animation.
NVIDA Announces RTX Acceleration Tech at Adobe Max 2019
New technology supercharges over 40 apps, including Adobe Dimension, Substance Alchemist and Premiere.
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Call For Entries: Festival of Cinema NYC
Begins: August 7, 2020
Sponsored by Regal Entertainment, the festival is currently seeking films of all lengths and genres - including animation! Save 10% off your submission fee when you use code AWNFCNYC on FilmFreeway.com.
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Warner Bros. and Netflix Deliver Beautifully Hand-Drawn ‘Green Eggs and Ham’
Jared Stern's whimsical new animated series, launching November 8, addresses Dr. Seuss’ age-old questions… will you eat it in a box? Will you eat it with a fox?
Final Frontier and Art&Graft Rebrand China’s CCTV Kids Channel
National broadcaster enlists international talent for complete brand make-over.
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Call for Entries: The British Animation Awards 2020
Submissions are being accepted, now through November 30, 2019, for the 13th edition of the BAA.
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‘Need it Yesterday’ Halloween Animation Challenge: Hot as Hell!
In the first of a new ‘quick and dirty’ animation production spotlight series, Ritzy Animation’s Dan Edgley and Charlie Batho allow their team a mere 32 hours to produce something deliciously sinister.
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