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'SpacePOP' to Rock the Big Screen for Exclusive One-Day Event

The wildly popular YouTube kids' series makes its U.S. theatrical debut with a feature-length compilation of the first season, 'SpacePOP: Not Your Average Princesses,' on September 16th.

Business Headline News

Animasia Studios Teams with Pilla-Scheetz Productions for ‘Nine Lives of Claw’

Malaysian animation studio to develop 2D animated concept from co-creator Gary Pilla into a multi- platform brand covering animated series, mobile games, and toy line merchandise.

Nickelodeon Headline News

‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Getting Stop-Motion Treatment for Halloween

Nickelodeon to premiere brand-new Halloween stop-motion animation special produced by Screen Novelties, ‘The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom,’ in October 2017.

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Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - 'I Slept with the Cookie Monster'

Every Tuesday, Chris Robinson screens and hastily ponders new-ish animation short films. Today: I Slept with the Cookie Monster (2008).

Visual Effects Headline News

Outpost VFX Delivers Photoreal CG Sharks and More for ‘47 Meters Down’

Bournemouth, U.K.-based visual effects studio creates more than 420 shots as sole VFX vendor for director Johannes Roberts’ intense survival film, ‘47 Meters Down.’

f°am Studio Headline News

Foam Studio Explores Automation in New Video

Fictional personality Autonomous Rolf borrows vocal synthesizer Hatsune Miku’s voice to sing ‘It’s Not Unusual,’ in ‘Auto Nom,’ one part of a series of animations based on Rolf.

Indie Animators ANIMATIONWorld

Animators Unearthed - Pierre Hébert

Every Monday, Chris Robinson serves up Animators Unearthed, a brief introduction to prominent and not-so-prominent indie animators. Today's guest is Canadian experimental animator Pierre Hébert 

Awards Headline News

‘The Burden,’ ‘Over the Wall’ Win Cristal Awards at Annecy 2017

Sweden’s ‘The Burden’ directed by Niki Lindroth Von Bahr wins Cristal Award for a Short Film; Japanese director Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Lu Over the Wall’ receives Cristal for a Feature Film.

Short Films Headline News

Four Visionary Animation Artists Take on Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’

Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to fund four Vivaldi-inspired original animation works by Theodore Ushev , Atsushi Wada, Priit and Olga Pärn, & Anna Budanova launches July 25th.

Adult Swim Headline News

Adult Swim To Premiere ‘Apollo Gauntlet’ at Rooster Teeth Animation Festival

Adult Swim to premiere the first two episodes of new 2D-animated adventure comedy series created by Canadian animator Myles Langlois and produced by 6 Point Harness, Mosaic, and Williams Street.

Sixty40 Headline News

Sixty40 Amps Up Roster with Fresh Directorial Talent

Sixty40 continues to attract globally celebrated directors, adding Brazilian mixed media director Boca, French animation director Skull and design storyteller Kyra Bartley to their talent pool.

Events Headline News

Premieres and Cannes Sensations at Fantasia 2017

Montreal’s genre festival presents the North American premieres of Cannes sensation 'The Villainess' and Takashi Miike’s 'Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable,' Luc Besson’s 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,' new creations from Masaaki Yuasa and a lifetime achievement award for Larry Cohen.

Nickelodeon Headline News

Nickelodeon’s ‘Welcome to the Wayne’ Debuts July 24

Cast and characters revealed for new animated mystery series created and written by Emmy Award-winning writer and composer Billy Lopez and executive produced by Emmy Award-winning creative executive Michael Pecoriello.

Annecy Headline News

TeamTO Plans Professional Gateway with Free Animation School

The free, unconventional, six-month professional training program for students with no previous experience will consider natural ability, and is scheduled to launch in Bourg-lès-Valence, France in 2018.

Nickelodeon Headline News

Nickelodeon’s ‘Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Returns June 18

New hour-long TMNT Episode, ‘When Worlds Collide,’ with returning guest star Zelda Williams airs on Nick Sunday, June 18, at 9:00 a.m. (ET/PT).

Annecy Headline News

Cartoon Network to Celebrate Local Production at Annecy

The network will evoke discussion of international production at Annecy in a panel led by ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ creatives.

Studio Ghibli Headline News

Giveaway: Enter to Win ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ Gift Pack!

GKIDS and Fathom Events partner to bring ultimate series of animated masterpieces to U.S. cinemas beginning with in Studio Ghibli’s ‘My Neighbor Tortoro’ on June 25th.

Events Headline News

NYICFF Announces 2018 Call for Submissions

The Oscar-qualifying festival, now in its 21st year, will be judged by filmmakers and producers Sofia Coppola, James Schamus, Gus Van Sant, Christine Vachon and Taika Waititi.

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