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animated short films Headline News

Whoopi Goldberg and Alison Pill Join Nelvana’s ‘The Most Magnificent Thing’

Animated short, directed by Arna Selznick and based on Ashley Spire’s best-selling picture book, is set for film festival debut in early 2019. 

MIP Junior Headline News

Three New DreamWorks Animation Television Series Coming to Netflix

Announced at MIPJunior, ‘Archibald’s Next Big Thing,’ ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ and ‘Rhyme Time Town’ join growing list of DWA shows launching in 2019 and 2020.

Character Design Headline News

GIVEAWAY: Win Free Tickets to Pictoplasma NYC!

Berlin-based Pictoplasma Conference returns to New York November 7 & 8 to present today’s most trailblazing and trendsetting character design with speakers including Réka Bucsi, Peter Sluszka and Sophie Koko Gate.

feature film animation ANIMATIONWorld

Every Day Was a Snow Day for Sony Pictures Imageworks and ‘Smallfoot’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, October 12, 2018 at 5:14pm

VFX supervisor Karl Herbst shares his insights on how his team tackled lots of snow, and a bit of fur, on Warner Bros’ new animated musical comedy adventure.

Pixar Headline News

‘Pixar Shorts: Volume 3’ Available November 13

Bring home 13 animated shorts including Oscar winner ‘Piper,’ and nominees ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ and ‘Lou’ in a new Blu-ray and DVD release packed with extra bonus features.

Commercials Headline News

Jaime Álvarez Sobreviela, aka Mr Kat, Signs with Final Frontier in Asia

Peru-based artist, character designer and IP creator best known for creating ‘Mr Kat and Friends’ the latest addition to Shanghai studio’s animation and design roster in Asia.

Framestore Headline News

Framestore Appoints Suzanne Jandu Head of 2D

Look dev artist for the Harry Potter franchise and lead compositor on the Oscar-winning ‘The Jungle Book’ to work across Framestore’s Advertising, Television and Immersive divisions.

Motion Graphics Headline News

Blue Spill Delivers 4K HDR Pop Art Treatment for Netflix’s ‘Take Your Pills’

U.K.-based boutique motion graphics and visual effects facility creates psychoactive graphics and a hallucinatory title sequence for feature documentary exploring the widespread adoption and dangerous effects of Adderall.

Asian Animation Summit Headline News

30 New Projects To be Showcased at 2018 Asian Animation Summit

Best-in-class concepts from Korea, Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, China and New Zealand will be pitched live to an audience of buyers/investors.

Dreamworks Animation Headline News

Guillermo del Toro Debuts ‘Tales of Arcadia: 3Below’ at NYCC

New teaser and images arrive for the second chapter in DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Tales of Arcadia trilogy’ premiering on Netflix on December 21.

Dreamworks Animation Headline News

WATCH: Hiccup’s Destiny Revealed in New Clip for ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’

DreamWorks Animation unveils a brand-new clip for the highly anticipated ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ at NYCC and moves the film’s release date up to February 22, 2019.

Short Film VFX Headline News

WATCH: Kevin Margo Releases 12-Minute Hi-Tech ‘CONSTRUCT’ Short

By Dan Sarto | Friday, October 5, 2018 at 6:03pm

VFX veteran leads 75-artist team, using state-of-the-art virtual production technology, to tell the story of an android’s battle against a gang of robots.

obituaries Headline News

Claymation Pioneer Will Vinton Dies at 70

By Dan Sarto | Friday, October 5, 2018 at 11:45am

Famed Oscar and Emmy-winning director, who created memorable California Raisins characters before being dismissed from studio that bore his name, passes away after long battle with multiple myeloma.

Lucasfilm Animation ANIMATIONWorld

The Fight Against the First Order Continues with ‘Star Wars Resistance’

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 1:57pm

Executive producers Athena Portillo, Justin Ridge and Brandon Auman share production insights from Lucasfilm Animation’s new, high-flying animated series.

Sony Pictures Animation Headline News

WATCH: Spider-Ham Revealed in New ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 12:12pm

John Mulaney’s hilarious Peter Porker is one of six Spideys sharing screen time in latest preview of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller animated feature being released by Sony December 14.

Festivals Headline News

Second Annual SCAD AnimationFest Wraps in Atlanta

Three-day festival brought more than 2,000 attendees and featured exclusive screenings, panel discussions, presentations, and top talent from TED-Ed, Adult Swim, 20th Century Fox, The 20th Annual Animations Show of Shows, and more.

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