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Short Films Headline News

UNICEF Releases ‘Unfairy Tales’ Series of Animated Shorts

Ad agency 180LA teams with Consulado, House of Colors, Bubba’s Chop Shop and Gilles+Cecilie Studio to create true stories of refugee and migrant children for new #actofhumanity global initiative.

Nickelodeon Headline News

Nickelodeon, Cal State Fullerton Announce ‘Happy Happy Joy Joy’ Art Exhibit

Nickelodeon and Cal State Fullerton to present ‘Happy Happy Joy Joy: Art and Artifacts from 25 Years of Creator-Driven Cartoons’ exhibit celebrating original Nickelodeon animation April 16 - May 22.

GKIDS Headline News

GKIDS Announces English-Language Voice Cast for ‘April and the Extraordinary World’

English-language voice cast includes Paul Giamatti, Tony Hale, Susan Sarandon and J.K. Simmons; film opens March 25th in NYC, April 1st in LA, and expands nationally on April 8th.

Studio Ghibli Headline News

Studio Ghibli Adapts World’s Oldest Manga for Conservation Project

New 30-second commissioned animation created for energy company Marubeni Shin Denryoku is based on ‘Choju Jinbutsu Giga’ (‘Scrolls of Frolicking Animals’), 12th and 13th century drawings that are widely considered to be the earliest examples of manga in Japanese history.

Google Spotlight Stories Headline News

Shannon Tindle’s ‘On Ice’ Now on YouTube

Created in collaboration with Google ATAP’s Spotlight Stories and Evil Eye Pictures, animated short made for mobile and VR devices contains hidden surprises, including a musical homage to Queen.

Disney Television Headline News

Disney XD Greenlights ‘Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer’ and ‘Country Club’

Two new animated series to be produced by Disney Television Animation; network also orders additional season pickups for ‘Star vs. The Forces of Evil’ and short form series ‘Two More Eggs.’

Moonbot Studios Headline News

Moonbot Taps Google Cloud Platform for ‘Taking Flight’ Short

Colorful animated short combining 2D and 3D techniques relies on Google Cloud Platform and its Compute Engine solution to help the concept truly take flight.

Animation Festival ANIMATIONWorld

Caleb Wood Shares the Joy of GEORAMA 2016

Animation junkie and director of experimental gems ‘Bird Shit’ and ‘Totem’ explores the music-rich Japanese festival’s second edition.

Cloud-Based Production ANIMATIONWorld

Nimble Seeks to Democratize Animation Production with New Cloud-Based Platform

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 1:17pm

Industry veterans Rex Grignon and Jason Schleifer launch cost-effective global cloud-based production and community ecosystem filled with creative tools, support and distribution.

Motion-Capture Headline News

‘The Simpsons’ to Tap Motion Capture for Live Broadcast

Homer Simpson will speak live to viewers, commenting on the day's news as well as answering fans’ questions, in a new episode set to broadcast on Sunday, May 15.

Cartoon Network Headline News

WATCH: CN Unveils New ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Clip and Theme Song

New theme song performed by Tacocat reacquaints fans with the superheroes who fight crime ‘to save the world before bedtime.’

Animation Events

Winter Film Awards Indie Film Festival – Animation Afternoon Feb 22 NYC #WFA2016 #WFASoDiverse

Begins: February 22, 2016

Winter Film Awards 5th annual INDIE FILM FESTIVAL runs Feb 18-26 in NYC with a jam-packed schedule of 86 films by emerging filmmakers from 26 countries. Free discussion Panels — $5 Animation afternoon —Bloody Thursday all horror all day — daily screenings of fantastic films and free parties every night.

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