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‘Stories to Obsess Over’: WebToon’s Live-Action Comic Promos

The one-minute, black and white spotsfeature well-known U.S. actors taking on comic character personas, monologuing lines from stories in a promotional tease.

Festival Headline News

‘Over the Moon’ Roundtable with Glen Keane Coming to Montclair Film Festival Oct 17

Festival’s Storyteller series will feature conversation between animated film’s director, stars Cathy Ang and Phillipa Soo, and producers Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou, as well as talks with Aaron Sorkin, Sienna Miller, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and Lee Isaac Chung; event runs October 16-25 with programs available online.

Awards Headline News

The Rookies Announces 2020 World School Rankings Winners

Based on 3,769 entries from artists that have attended over 500 educational institutions, more than 150 industry experts used a variety of criteria to award schools on how well they prepare students for careers in creative media and entertainment.

SVOD Headline News

Netflix Drops Season 3 Trailer for ‘The Last Kids on Earth: Book 3’

Catherine O’Hara, Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Campbell, and Nick Wolfhard return for another season of streaming giant and Atomic Cartoons' hit animated comedy-adventure, which debuts October 16.

Newly Honored VFX Titans! Headline News

VES Announces Additional Special 2020 Honorees

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 1:19pm

This year’s group of distinguished VFX practitioners will be recognized this fall in a soon to be announced online event.

We’re all in this together! Headline News

WATCH: The 39 Languages of ‘Just Sing’ in New ‘Trolls World Tour’ Music Video

With the fate of the world in their hands, Poppy and Branch set out with their friends to unite the Trolls; New multi-language version of Justin Timberlake’s unifying message reminds us that we’re all in this together!

People Headline News

Upcoming VIEW 2020 Conference Now Free with Registration

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 12:03pm

Star-studded 21st edition of Italy’s premier digital media conference, with 125 planned talks, workshops, and panels, as well as special Business Innovation Summit, will be presented free of charge, coming October 18-23, online and on-site in Torino, Italy.

What’s for dinner? Headline News

Maxon Releases Charming ‘Dino Feast’ Short by Daughter and Dad Duo

Red Giant tools and Adobe After Effects help bring to life 9-year-old Eva Worley and dad Seth’s epic tale of a Jurassic struggle over ‘What’s for dinner?’; Emmy Award-winning Tony Hale lends his voice in a cameo appearance.

PSAs Headline News

Aardman Highlights the Stigma of Autism in ‘Different Minds. One Scotland’ Spot

Award-winning animation studio teams up with the Scottish Government and The Leith Agency on a thoughtful animated commercial to provide a clearer understanding of autism to the non-autistic population.

Animated TV Series Headline News

Animated Horror Series ‘JumpScare’ in the Works at Scholastic and Mainframe

Man of Action Entertainment writer collective to develop series, based on popular Scholastic kid’s horror books; each stand-alone story will use different animation styles, crafted to parallel and elevate their respective tones.

online events Blogs

FMX Spotlight - Making Monsters: Framestore’s VFX for HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country’ on Oct 7

Don’t miss Grant Walker and Stephen Nixon from the hit horror series’ VFX team present their visual effects wizardry, streaming live via FMX on October 7.

Home Entertainment Headline News

‘The Wonderland,’ Now Available on Blu-ray DVD and Digital Download

From Eleven Arts and Shout! Factory, the anime adventure has been released today on digital download, On Demand, Blu-ray + DVD combo pack and as a standalone DVD; bonus content includes featurette ‘Mayu Matsuoka’s Amazing Adventure,’ and ‘Our Wonderland,’ an interview with the cast and crew.

Events

DreamWorks Hosting Live Panels at New York Comic Con x MCM Comic Con's Metaverse

Get a behind the scense look at DreamWorks’s popular animated series ‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous,’ and ‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts: The Final Season’ with live panels featuring the shows’ executive producers, writers, showrunners, and voice talent.

Music Videos Headline News

Watch: Jorja Smith x Popcaan’s Neon-Drenched ‘Come Over’ Music Video

Vividly animated cyberpunk-fueled homage to classic 90’s anime is directed by Amber Grace Johnson of Object & Animal, in collaboration with Future Power Station.

Virtual Events Headline News

CTN - LIVE ‘Revive and Thrive,’ a Virtual Event November 16-22 – Register Now

Free online event offers an immersive week-long retreat for artists to reboot, recharge and reset, featuring talks, demos, scholarships, and interactive experiences.

The Future of AI Headline News

WATCH: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s ‘I AM AI’ #GTC20 Keynote

NVIDIA GTC 2020 kicked off today with Huang’s presentation exploring real world implications of AI and its impact challenges the world’s faces today.

Virtual Production Training VFXWorld

Linda Sellheim Talks Epic’s Unreal Fellowship

One of the company’s innovative new fellowship creators discusses the program’s intense virtual production workflow curriculum, participation requirements, and goals for the future.

Business Headline News

Epic Games Releases Free 15-Hour Virtual Production Primer

Available through Unreal Online Learning, the self-paced program of 8 courses and 10 videos teaches the fundamentals of Unreal Engine and real-time production.

Yes Virginia… ANIMATIONWorld

The Oddly Disquieting and Extremely Funny ‘Tigtone’

By Dan Sarto | Monday, October 5, 2020 at 12:22pm

For creators Andrew Koehler and Benjamin Martian, Adult Swims’ satirical fantasy series about bold adventures and murderous quests proves you can still get plucked from obscurity and given an animated series… without a pitch.

Awards Headline News

Winners Announced for Animafest Zagreb 2020

Winners for the 30th World Festival of Animated Film include, ‘Just a Guy;’ ‘Freeze Frame;’ and ‘Symbiosis;’ the 31st edition of the festival will take place takes place June 7-12, 2021.

Awards Headline News

‘KKUM,’ ‘Kill It and Leave This Town’ Take Top OIAF 2020 Honors

Kang-min Kim awarded Nelvana Grand Prize for animated short; Mariusz Wilczynski awarded grand prize for feature animation at 44th annual Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Take the challenge Headline News

Lord, Miller, and Ramsey to Mentor The Sony Talent League by THU Challenge Winners

Oscar-winning filmmakers Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Peter Ramsey have joined the panel of mentors for THU’s new challenge to discover the next generation of creative minds in digital entertainment; submission deadline is October 19.

Anime Headline News

WATCH: Crunchyroll Original ‘Noblesse’ Premieres October 7

The fall anime line-up keeps getting bigger with new titles, including ‘I’m Standing on a Million Lives;’ ‘Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai;’ ‘Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM;’ ‘Rail Romanesque;’ and ‘One Room 3rd.’

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