Season 6 Teaser Returns ‘Archer’ Cast to Its Roots
Following the drug-fueled, crime-infused adventures that comprised Season 5, the gang finally returns to its roots.
Animafest Zagreb 2015 Merges Feature, Short Editions
Festival organizers announce public call for submission of animated films of all lengths; application deadline is February 1, 2015.
DreamWorks Animation Releases First Look at ‘All Hail King Julien’
‘Madagascar’ spin-off debuts on Netflix on December 19, to be followed with the rollout of 10 new additional series by the end of 2016.
Little Spaceship Crowdfunding ‘Alligator in the Elevator’
Little Spaceship Productions teams with ‘lil Red storybook app creator Brian Main and singer/songwriter Rick Charette to produce new learning app.
Splash Entertainment Finalizes New Deal in France for ‘Chloe’s Closet’
Splash Entertainment announces a new deal for season 1 and 2 of ‘Chloe’s Closet’ with Piwi+.
20 Animated Features Submitted For 2014 Oscar Race
Films submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 87th Academy Awards range from CG studio ‘toons to independent, hand-drawn features.
Illumination Releases First ‘Minions’ Trailer
Spinoff to the ‘Despicable Me’ franchise arrives in theaters July 10, 2015.
Xsens Releases Wearable Motion Capture Product Line
New wearable motion capture product line delivers fast, production-ready 3D data to professional animators at a more affordable price.
The World Animation Celebration 2014 Winners Announced
Festival showcases animated short films from over 40 countries in a variety techniques, including CG, stop motion, 2D digital, experimental and traditional hand-drawn animation.
BENT Goes ‘Over the Garden Wall’ for Cartoon Network
Portland, OR-based animation studio conjures up a series of whimsical storybook promos for Cartoon Network's ‘Over the Garden Wall.’
Sony Teams with Cartoon Hangover on GO! Cartoons
New animation incubator project from Sony Pictures Animation and Fred Seibert’s Cartoon Hangover now accepting submissions.
R.I.P. Larry Lauria - Always Animated
In addition to a career spanning 35 years as an animator and artist whose work has garnered over fifty awards, Lauria was much sought out internationally as an animation, layout and character design instructor.
SCAD Announces Savannah Film Festival Award Winners
‘The Looking Planet,’ directed by Eric Law Anderson, wins Best Animated Film at the 17th annual Savannah Film Festival.
Box Office Report: ‘Ouija’ Tops ‘Nightcrawler’
Universal's horror holdover ‘Ouija’ narrowly beats Jake Gyllenhaal's critically acclaimed indie crime-thriller ‘Nightcrawler’ for the top spot at the Halloween box office.
‘Bagpuss’ Comes to iOS and Android
Peahen Games announces the release of the first official licensed ‘Bagpuss’ game app for both iOS and Android from Daredevil Development, Smallfilms, and Coolabi.
Becky&Joe Release ‘Don’t Hug Me 3’
U.K. animation duo Becky&Joe release the third installment of their ‘Don’t Hug Me, I’m Scared’ series.
UK’s Central Saint Martins to Host CUT! Nov. 3-23
Exhibit housed in The Old Operating Theatre in London Bridge features forty animations by students from the MA Character Animation program.
Double Fine & iam8bit Host 2nd Annual Day of the Devs
Second annual free, all-ages event to be held at the Old Mint Building in San Francisco’s Mint Plaza on Saturday, November 1, 2014.
New ‘SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ Trailer Unleashed
Directed by Paul Tibbitt from a story by Tibbitt and series creator Stephen Hillenburg, ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ arrives in theaters in 3D on February 6, 2015.
‘Penguins of Madagascar’ to Get IMAX Release
IMAX signs deal to release four of Twentieth Century Fox's upcoming films: DreamWorks Animation's ‘Penguins of Madagascar,’ Ridley Scott's ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings,’ ‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb’ and EuropaCorp's ‘Taken 3.’
Kelly Kulchak Joins Dreamworks Animation Television
Industry veteran will supervise day-to-day production of more than a dozen new series DreamWorks Animation is producing for distribution.
Toei Animation‘s ‘Saint Seiya’ to Premiere in Italy
Toei Animation will screen ‘Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary’ at Lucca Comics and Games Festival in Italy before its nationwide release in February 2015.
RSA Films & Wild Card Launch Joint Venture, 3AM
Ridley Scott’s RSA Films teams with theatrical advertising company Wild Card to launch new venture geared towards the development of new forms of content and marketing for modern, global audiences.
Atlantyca Secures Multiple Post-MIPCOM Broadcast Sales
Following MIPCOM, Atlantyca Entertainment announces a host of international broadcast sales.
Charles Dance to Star In Syfy’s ‘Childhood’s End’
Charles Dance to play the lead role of the alien Overlord Karellen in Syfy’s upcoming miniseries ‘Childhood’s End’ based on the book by Arthur C. Clarke.
