Category: 2D
Wendy and Amanda Go To the Ballet PART 2 - Into the Fray
Nexus Leverages Deadline Python Scripting for Enhanced 2D Animation Pipeline
Maximizing on-site render resources for 2D animation, London-based multidisciplinary storytelling studio customizes its render pipeline to allow artists using CelAction2D to work inside of Deadline.
Keep it in Motion - Classic Animation Revisited: 'Crime and Punishment'
Every Thursday, Chris Robinson takes a look at films from animation’s past. This week's screening: Piotr Dumala's unique adaptation of Crime and Punishment (2000).
Genius Brands Teams with Fathom for One-Night Theatrical Event for ‘SpacePOP’
Hit animated series from Genius Brands International, 'SpacePOP: Not Your Average Princesses,' voyages to the big screen as a special one-night event in cinemas this fall.
19th Annual Ford Freedom Award Spotlights Disney Animator Floyd Norman
2017 Ford Freedom Award celebrates “Talents That Unite!" naming Disney animator Floyd Norman this year's Ford Freedom Award scholar and screening the documentary 'Floyd Norman: An Animated Life.'
TBS Greenlights ‘Close Enough,’ New Animated Series from J.G. Quintel
New animated series from the creator of ‘Regular Show’ marks first collaboration between Cartoon Network Studios and Studio T.
NFB, Pointe-à-Callière Celebrate Montreal History with New Immersive Experience
Philippe Baylaucq’s immersive ‘A Day on the Franchère Bridge’ (‘Un jour sur le pont Franchère’) re-creates the rhythms of a typical day in the early 19th century.
I Have a Question Chintis Lundgren
In which Chris Robinson asks animators profound and inane questions that have little to do with animation. Today's guest is Estonian animator, Chintis Lundgren (Manivald, Life with Herman R. Rott).
FuseFX Appoints VFX Supervisor Jon Cowley to Lead Production Team in Vancouver
VFX supervisor Jon Cowley assumes role as Head of Production and Senior VFX Supervisor at FuseFX Vancouver facility, bringing 18 years of visual effects experience to projects that include the television series ‘Zoo’ and ‘The Mist.’
GKIDS Unveils New Teaser for ‘The Breadwinner’
Third animated feature from two-time Academy Award-nominated animation studio Cartoon Saloon is directed by Nora Twomey.
Former Disney Artist Tom Bancroft Unveils ‘The Mermaid Who Wanted to Fly’
First-ever Instagram-exclusive children’s book and series launches in conjunction with #MerMay sketch challenge.
Classic Disney Art Collection Headed to Auction on June 5
More than 290 original Disney drawings, celluloids and more available at auction, including works from ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,’ ‘Pinocchio,’ and ‘Bambi.’
Autodesk SketchBook 4.0 for iOS Arrives in the App Store
New release improves the drawing experience and expands creative possibilities with new tools and enhancements.
Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - 'Replacement'
Every Tuesday, Chris Robinson digests and dissects (relatively) new indie animation short films. This week he screens a snippet from Replacement (2013), a relatively unknown film about a child's dread about a dentist appointment.
GKIDS Acquires Distribution Rights to Spanish Feature ‘Birdboy: The Forgotten Children’
Goya Award-winning film directed by Alberto Vázquez and Pedro Rivero to hit North American theaters Fall 2017.
‘Billy Dilley’s Super-Duper Subterranean Summer’ Premieres June 3 on Disney XD
New animated comedy series produced by Disney Television Animation is from Emmy Award-winning director Aaron Springer.
Cartoon Network Greenlights ‘Unikitty!’ Series from Warner Bros. Animation
Latest collaboration between The LEGO Group and Cartoon Network brings sparkle matter and happy thoughts to television from LEGO property animation veterans Dan Lin, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
Animators Unearthed - Stephanie Maxwell
Every Monday, Chris Robinson serves up Animators Unearthed, a brief introduction to prominent and not-so-prominent indie animators. This week he screens the work of experimental filmmaker, Stephanie Maxwell.
Everyday Producing: Coding and Creativity
One Animation studio head John McKenna continues his series exploring the inner workings of the animation industry.
Keep it in Motion - Classic Animation Revisited: 'The Runt'
Every Thursday, Chris Robinson takes a look at films from animation’s past. Today's screening is The Runt (2006) by Andreas Hykade.
Crafting the Dark Film Noir of 1947 Los Angeles in ‘Archer: Dreamland’
Executive producer Matt Thompson and art director Chad Hurd share artwork and behind the scenes production insights into the highly-stylized Season 8 visual redesign.
Nickelodeon’s ‘The Loud House’ Headed to DVD
First series developed out of Nickelodeon’s annual Animated Shorts Program gets two-disc DVD release, ‘Welcome to The Loud House: Season 1, Volume 1,’ on May 23.
Reel FX Helps Shine a Light on Homelessness with New Animated Short
Dallas, TX-headquartered animation studio delivers new short film for San Diego nonprofit Father Joe’s Villages aimed at bringing awareness to the homeless crisis in Southern California and beyond.
I Have a Question Konstantin Bronzit
In which Chris Robinson asks animators profound and inane questions that have little to do with animation. This week's guest is Russian animator, Konstantin Bronzit