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call for entries Headline News

animago AWARD Extends Submission Deadline, Announces 2017 Jury

Deadline for entries in Germany’s annual 3D Animation & Still, Visual Effects, Visualization and Design competition extended to Monday, June 19.

Home Entertainment Headline News

South Korea’s ‘Seoul Station’ Feature Now on iTunes

Animated prequel to the live-action box office record-breaker ‘Train To Busan’ directed by Yeon Sang-ho is a fresh and terrifying take on the modern zombie film.

National Film Board of Canada Headline News

NFB Appoints Firefly Books Official Book Publisher

Two children’s books adapted from Oscar-nominated NFB animated films, ‘The Cat Came Back’ by Cordell Barker and ‘My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts’ by Torill Kove, to launch inaugural publishing program.

Experimental Animation Headline News

Max Hattler Unveils ‘Divisional Articulations’

Fuzzy analogue music and geometric digital animation collide in new film collaboration with electronica artist Lux Prima, the alter ego of composer and producer Jean-Gabriel Becker.

FMX Blogs

WATCH: Co-Founder David Sproxton Shares 40 Years of Aardman’s Animation Excellence and More at FMX 2017

By Dan Sarto | Friday, May 26, 2017 at 3:38pm

The veteran producer talks about creating some of the world’s funniest, most popular and endearing animated films, TV series, shorts and commercials as well as new challenges like storytelling in VR. 

Opinion ANIMATIONWorld

Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXVII - American Superdream Wow

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. This week some cheer for an exciting new generation of U.S. indie animators.

TV Animation Headline News

The Avengers Return for Action-Packed, One-Hour Series Premiere on Disney XD

‘Marvel’s Avengers: Secret Wars’ (previously ‘Marvel’s Avengers: Ultron Revolution’) debuts its fourth season with a one-hour premiere on Disney XD and prior shorts featuring the newest Avengers.

Animated Feature Films Headline News

William Joyce Helms Animated Feature ‘The Extincts’

William Joyce, whose film ‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore’ won the Oscar for Best Animated Short in 2012, will direct the film, which is recently-formed Cirrina Studios’ first animated feature and first collaboration with French production comphany Dwarf Animation Studio.

Warner Bros. Animation Headline News

New Animated ‘DC Super Hero Girls’ Series to Cartoon Network in 2018

Production has begun on the all-new, animated, action-comedy series from Warner Bros. Animation based on DC Entertainment characters and featuring fresh designs and storytelling from Emmy Award–winning producer Lauren Faust.

TV Animation Headline News

Nickelodeon Greenlights Season 12 of Number-One Kids’ Series ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’

The pickup of the new season comes after the recent announcement of a third ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ feature from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies.

Short Films Headline News

Brazen Unveils Bold New Vision in ‘Tempest’

Dallas-based animation studio releases ‘Tempest,’ the self-funded, three-minute teaser for the company's first original content, which follows a grizzled sailor as he reflects on life and faces his fiercest adversary.

Yeti Farm Creative Headline News

Yeti Greenlights Digital-First Docu-Series ‘Kick Flip’ in Partnership with Freeride Entertainment, Women’s Skateboarding Alliance and MAHFIA.TV

Yeti Farm Creative has greenlit the 10-part documentary mini-series featuring 10 high-profile, professional female athletes in skateboarding today for Yeti’s YouTube channel and MAHFIA.TV, and is in development on a companion animated series.

Indie Animators ANIMATIONWorld

Animators Unearthed - Naoyuki Tsuji

Every Monday, Chris Robinson serves up Animators Unearthed, a brief introduction to prominent and not-so-prominent indie animators. Today he screens the work of Japanese animator, Naoyuki Tsuji

Toei Animation Inc. Headline News

Toei and Funimation Announce New ‘Dragon Ball’ Licensing Agreements

Invigorated by the 1 million-viewer premiere of Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball Super, Toei Animation Inc. and Funimation Entertainment sign new and renewed license agreements for the franchise, in a variety of merchandise categories.

Entertainment One Headline News

eOne Announces New Season, Global Licensing Partners for ‘Peppa Pig’

London-based Astley Baker Davies will produce a new season of Entertainment One’s long-running ‘Peppa Pig’ preschool animated television series, bringing the total number of episodes to 381.

Licensing Headline News

Xilam Secures Three New Agents for 'Oggy & the Cockroaches'

The award-winning French animation production company Xilam has appointed IMC Licensing to represent the brand across Latin America (excluding Mexico), Active Merchandising in Germany and brand4rent will take on the property in Russia.

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