ANIMATIONWorld Magazine

Executive producers Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley and Nick Filippi talk about the new season of their Emmy Award-nominated animated series, which premieres today on Disney XD and DisneyNOW, and how the Big Hero 6 team faces off against a new villain and...

For producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Netflix’s seven-episode anime adaptation of Capcom’s 2012 video game is much more than just one man’s quest to slay the dragon that killed his...

Justin Wagner and Chi Duong Sato share artwork and creative insights as FXX’s hit animated comedy awakens from a 3-season coma and returns to the good old fashion, sexually...

Afterlife Influencers! ANIMATIONWorld

Afterlife Influencers Share Upbeat Advice in ‘Death Hacks’ Snap Original

From the horror comedy-loving, slightly bent minds of Augenblick Studios comes a new animated Snapchat series starring Kristen Schaal and Thomas Middleditch as two bubbly ghost hosts dispensing cheerful suggestions for the recently deceased.

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Anime Headline News

Crunchyroll Reveals 25 Titles Coming to Fall Line-Up

New season brings a host of fan favorites, new and old, including Crunchyroll originals and exclusives.

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Technology Headline News

Foundry’s Nuke Indie 12.2v3 Update Now Available

With the addition of support for H.264 and AAC audio codecs, the indie version for solo artists now includes all file formats supported by commercial Nuke Studio; 3rd party OFX plug-ins are also now enabled.

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SVOD Headline News

DreamWorks Drops ‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ Season 3 Trailer

The third and final season of the studio’s whimsical series about a young girl thrust into an adventure on the surface of a fantastical post-apocalyptic Earth, premieres October 12 on Netflix.

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Commercials Headline News

Zoic Crafts First-Person Shooter Experience for ‘No Extra Life’ Gun Safety PSA

Studio’s new fully CG spot drops viewer into frantic video game race to find loved one after realizing unsecured gun is missing from a drawer.

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TV Animation Headline News

‘The Casagrandes’ Snags Season 3 Nickelodeon Renewal

Emmy Award-winning animated series and ‘The Loud House’ spinoff also kicks off Season 2 on October 9 with ‘Fails from the Crypt’ – see a sneak peek now!

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Virtual Panels Headline News

The Animation Guild to Host Careers Panel at OIAF 2020

‘Animation through the Ages’ will examine career longevity, challenges, and keys to success with industry veterans offering insights from their own career journeys and experiences.

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Awards Headline News

Winners Announced for 12th Festival Stop Motion Montreal

Top honors go to multi-national list of films including ‘The Silly Duck Wizard’ by Terry Ibele; ‘Une de Perdue’ by Marie Clerc; ‘Uzi’ by Dina Velikovskaya; and ‘Un Coeur d'Or’ by Simon Filliot.

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SVOD Headline News

Moonbug Entertainment Expands UK Programming with Virgin Media

Popular kids’ animated series ‘Gecko’s Garage’ and ‘Digley and Dazey’ are among 10 new series coming to the digital platform in mid-October.

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People Headline News

Cartoon Saloon’s Tomm Moore to Present ‘Wolfwalkers’ at View 2020

Award-winning director of Oscar nominated films ‘The Secret of Kells’ and ‘Song of the Sea’ will share an in-depth presentation of his latest folklore masterpiece, coming to Apple TV+ this fall.

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Animated TV Series Headline News

Season 3 of ‘Rainbow Rangers’ Debuts October 11

The new season of Genius Brands’ popular animated series comes to Nick Jr.’s ‘Sunday Girls Rule’ block with a special Halloween-themed episode.

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Big and Getting Bigger Headline News

Netflix Signs Huge Animation Studio Lease in Burbank

Streaming giant takes on over 170,000 square feet to house its first dedicated animation studio.

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Animated TV Series Headline News

TeamTo and Federation Team Up on ‘Presto! School of Magic’

Based on StudioCanal’s animated feature, ‘The House of Magic,’ the animated comedy series has secured partnerships with M6 and Canal+.

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Technology Headline News

LightBox Expo Creators Introduce Magma Studio

New browser-based painting application facilitates real-time collaboration for up to 30 people at a time, working anywhere.

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Animation Domination Headline News

‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Family Guy’ Score 2-Season Renewals

Fox picks up both Emmy Award-winning animated comedies for two more seasons each, carrying both through 2023.

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SVOD Headline News

Huge ‘Bugs Bunny’ and ‘The Flintstones’ Collections Get New Release Dates

New schedule announced for upcoming home entertainment releases of ‘Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection’ and ‘The Flintstones: The Complete Series’ on Digital, Blu-Ray and DVD.

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SVOD Headline News

The NFB Begins Streaming ‘The Curve,’ ‘Body and Soul’ and Other Humanistic Film Collections

Free online programs starting this month also include ‘The Big Reset,’ a collection of animated bedtime stories that bring to life the voices of Canadians touched by the pandemic.

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Business Headline News

Animade Animation Studio Celebrates 10 Years with a Rebrand

The studio’s evolution is noted with a looser, updated logo with free-form shapes and a bright color palette reflecting the energy, passion and curiosity channeled into the company’s projects.

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Business Headline News

Park Circus to Rep LAIKA’s Feature Film Library

BAFTA and Golden-Globe-winning studio signs new sales representation deal, covering the U.S. and most international territories, for its five Oscar-nominated features: ‘Missing Link,’ ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ ‘The Boxtrolls,’ ‘ParaNorman,’ and ‘Coraline.’

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Games Headline News

Ubisoft Announces ‘Assassin’s Creed’ and ‘Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell’ VR Games

Gaming giant reveals development is underway on two new unique immersive experiences, being built from the ground up exclusively for the Oculus platform.

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Awards Headline News

Women in Animation Name WIA Class of 2020 Showcase Best Short Film Winners

‘Ciervo,’ ‘La Vida de una Piñata,’ and ‘Meow or Never’ take top honors, selected from a pool of 409 graduate and undergraduate films from 121 schools.

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call for entries Headline News

Cartoon 360 2020 Pitch Submissions Deadline Coming September 24

European event will provide real-time feedback, input, interactive discussions and keynotes from industry experts in the digital market.

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Virtual Festivals Headline News

The National Film Board Takes Center Stage at OIAF 2020

10 NFB original films/VR projects, representing unique visions and personal stories, will screen in both competitive and curated programs; the festival runs September 23-October 4.

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Adult Animation Madness! Headline News

Bobby Moynihan’s ‘The Pole’ Coming to SYFY’s Adult Animation Block in 2021

Scandal and intrigue at the North Pole means there’s a twisted power struggle afoot for the venerable red suit, in the edgy-new animated comedy from Yeti Farm Creative.