Category: 2D
FMX 2019 to Spotlight Animation History with John Canemaker
International conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media running April 30 through May 3 sets additional speakers on VFX for television & global animation production.
GKIDS Bringing Animation Is Film Festival to Beijing
Special animation section at the 2019 Beijing Int’l Film Festival is largest slate of international animated feature films to be shown in China.
REVIEW: Disney’s ‘Dumbo’ Remake is ‘Pure Burton’
In the absence of talking animals, director Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ works in plot points and references to the original film in very clever ways that fans of the original will recognize without feeling forced.
Annecy Festival Unveils Graduation, TV and Commissioned Film Selections for 2019 Edition
Forty-eight projects selected for the Graduation Films Competition, with an additional 24 projects selected for the TV Films category; 35 projects will compete in the Commissioned Films category.
The Place to Be to See Nordic/Baltic Animation: 2018 Fredrikstad Animation Festival
Held October 25-28, 2018, the Fredrikstad Animation Festival is the only opportunity to see a wide variety of Nordic/Baltic animation that does not often get shown at other festivals, meet the people that create it, and learn about what is new in the region’s animation community.
Disney Channel Announces Animated Comedy Series ‘Amphibia’
Produced by Disney Television Animation, new frog-out-of-water animated comedy series starring Brenda Song premieres this summer.
Tomek Popakul’s ‘Acid Rain’ Wins Grand Prix at GLAS 2019
Sophie Koko Gate receives the FXX Elevation Award – which includes a $25,000 all-in development and production deal with FX Networks – for her short film ‘Slug Life.’
TV Academy Announces 2019 Honorees for Individual Achievement In Animation
Baobab Studios’ ‘Crow: The Legend,’ Disney Channel’s ‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventures,’ Netflix’s ‘Spirit Riding Free’ and Amazon’s ‘Tumble Leaf’ among the honorees for outstanding achievement in animation.
Netflix Sets Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Run for ‘Klaus’
Directed by ‘Despicable Me’ creator Sergio Pablos, the streaming service’s first original animated feature debuts this holiday season.
20 Countries to Gather for Second Annual Quirino Awards Co-Production Forum
Running April 5 & 6 in the island of Tenerife, second edition of the Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards Co-Production Forum will gather animation industry professionals from 20 territories.
About Premium Content Rebrands as APC Studios
Rebranded French independent production and distribution company to serve as the umbrella for APC, APC Kids, and animation production company Zephyr.
TRAILER: VR Documentary ‘Another Dream’ to Debut at Tribeca 2019
Animated documentary VR experience produced by Ado Ato Pictures and directed by Tamara Shogaolu to have its world premiere as one of five projects in Tribeca Immersive’s select Storyscapes competition.
Building Brands, Real-Time Production in the Spotlight at ADP 2019
Case studies detailing the use of game engines in animation production as well as new ideas and strategies for the exploitation of animation projects to be presented at the 13th edition of Germany’s leading animation business platform.
Zoic Labs Announces Biz Dev Partnership with Alchemy
Sister company to Emmy-winning entertainment company Zoic Studios teams with boutique consulting firm for strategic business development.
Paper Panther Productions Scoops Top Prizes at 2019 Irish Animation Awards
Nora Twomey, the Oscar-nominated director of Cartoon Saloon’s ‘The Breadwinner,’ presented with the prestigious Murakami Award.
TEASER: GKIDS Acquires NorAm Rights to ‘Children of the Sea’
Latest animated feature from Japan’s STUDIO4°C is directed by Ayumu Watanabe with a score by award-winning composer and longtime Studio Ghibli collaborator Joe Hisaishi.
Epic Games Launches MegaGrants, New Unreal Engine Technology & Online Services at GDC 2019
Announcements include $100,000,000 Epic MegaGrants, features in Unreal Engine 4.22 and beyond, SDK availability for free Epic Online Services, Epic Games store news and more.
TV Academy Announces Nominees for 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Gala to be held on Friday, May 3; Daytime Emmy Awards to be held on Sunday, May 5.
Shout!, GKIDS Announce Home Entertainment Release of Studio Ponoc’s ‘Modest Heroes’
Studio Ponoc’s animated short film anthology arrives on Blu-ray + DVD and Digital Download on June 18.
Matt Layzell’s Interactive ‘Battle Kitty’ Series Headed to Netflix
The world’s fiercest kitty invites kids around the world to unlock a new battle ground on Netflix in original animated interactive series.
Irish Animation Awards Expand Amid Continued Growth & Creativity
NVIDIA Unveils Interactive 3D Design Collaboration Platform Omniverse
NVIDIA Omniverse enables teams to interactively work together to create and render scenes using industry-standard 2D and 3D software.
Blur Studio Taps V-Ray for Netflix’s New NSFW ‘Love, Death & Robots’ Short Film Anthology
Production studio explores different animation styles with the help of V-Ray renderer for new anthology series now on Netflix.
Epic Games awards $500,000 in Unreal Dev Grants
More than a dozen developers across games, film, TV, AR and VR receive cash assistance in the program’s final round.