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Montreal’s Rezolution Pictures Launches New Animation Division

Bardel Entertainment founder and former CEO Delna Bhesania joins Rezolution Pictures to develop dynamic global brands with engaging stories for international audiences.

Disney Does Annecy Headline News

Disney Branded Television Reveals Greenlights, First Looks at Annecy

Panel celebrates DBT’s 40 years of kids’ animation with highlights of past shows along with sneak peeks at upcoming seasons and new projects, including a ‘Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Moon Girl’s Lab’ animated shorts series and ‘Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol’ special.

Adult Swim Headline News

CLIP: Adult Swim Sets U.S. Premiere for Supernational Animated Comedy ‘Psi Cops’

Fifteen-minute animated comedy created by and starring Bart Batchelor and Chris Nielsen makes its U.S. debut on Sunday, July 7 at midnight ET/PT.

Raising Funds and Awareness for UNICEF Headline News

KEPYR Kicks Off 8th Annual ‘Kindred Spirits’ Campaign

In support of UNICEF, NY in-person get together and on-line art auction featuring work by ‘The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening, ‘Ben Ten’ co-creator Dave Johnson, and others will raise funds for Rohingya Muslim children living in the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

Coraline is 15! Headline News

Remastered 3D ‘Coraline’ Heads to Theaters to Celebrate 15th Anniversary

Henry Selick and LAIKA’s Annie Award-winning/Oscar-nominated 2009 stop-motion classic returns to cinemas worldwide in all its stereoscopic splendor on August 15; tickets available June 21.

A Bond Like No Other Headline News

DreamWorks Drops ‘The Wild Robot’ Trailer #2

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 9:30am

From Oscar-nominated writer/director Chris Sanders comes a beautifully animated gem about the bond between a domestic robot - ROZZUM unit 7134, ‘Roz’ for short - that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and becomes the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling while protecting the animals 'she' encounters; coming to theaters September 27.

Gizmo Returns Headline News

‘Gremlins’ Animated Prequel Season 2 to Unleash on Max this Fall

The second season, titled ‘Gremlins: The Wild Batch,’ will feature returning voice cast Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong, Izaac Wang, AJ LoCascio, and Gabrielle Nevaeh, with guest stars to be announced.

Dreamworks Animation Headline News

Darren Criss Joins Season 10 of ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ as Marty the Party Cat

Premiering August 5 on Netflix, Season 10 introduces Marty and his magical Party Room, promising fresh adventures for fans of the beloved preschool series created by Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey.

It’s Anime-zing Headline News

GKIDS Drops ‘Dan Da Dan’ Teaser Trailer

The award-winning animation producer/distributor lands theatrical/home entertainment rights for Science SARU’s highly anticipated anime series based on Yukinobu Tatsu’s manga of the same name.

Business Headline News

Marc-Antoine d’Halluin Appointed Chairman of Technicolor Group

Veteran media executive brings three decades of industry experience to steer the company’s growth and innovation across film, television, animation, games and advertising.

People Headline News

Epic Storyworlds Welcomes Chantal Cloutier as Executive Producer and Brand Director

Veteran entertainment executive to enhance international project development and oversee 360-degree strategy at independent kids content creation company.

Business Headline News

Bix Pix and Citizen Skull to Produce ‘Tumble Leaf, The Movie’

Drew Hodges, the creator of Prime Video’s popular stop-motion animated preschool series, will pen and direct the upcoming feature that follows Tumble Leaf, Fig, and his friends on an epic, quirky, and hilarious quest across the vast unknown.

Academy Museum Headline News

Academy Museum to Screen Rare Restoration of ‘The Thief and the Cobbler’

Dubbed ‘A Moment in Time,’ 2013 restoration represents the original vision legendary animator Richard Williams intended for his film before it was taken from his control and altered.

Festivals Headline News

Nouns Fest 2024 Bringing Global Animation Talent to Los Angeles

Nouns Fest 2024 will feature 50 new animated shorts from global creators, funded by a $1 million grant pool, and highlight three premieres from award-winning Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.

We Want More Bluey and Bingo Headline News

Disney Drops ‘Bluey Minisodes’ First Look Clip

Coming to Disney Jr. and Disney+ July 3, the collection of 1–3-minute shorts written by series creator Joe Brumm highlights funny and sweet moments featuring Bluey and Bingo.

The Animation World Converges in Annecy ANIMATIONWorld

Annecy 2024 Feature Films in Official Competition Roundup

AWN breaks down the stellar lineup of 12 animated features competing at this year's festival, including ‘Memoir of a Snail’ by Adam Elliot, ‘Rock Bottom' by María Trénor,’ and ‘Savages’ by Claude Barras; the 48th edition of the festival runs June 9-15.

F**k S**t up! Headline News

Prime Video Teases ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Season 3 Release

Check out the new title sequence for the popular adult animated fantasy-adventure; everything is at stake as Chroma Conclave’s path of destruction spreads like wildfire while the Cinder King hunts down Vox Machina – coming October 2024

From Pakistan to Annecy ANIMATIONWorld

Mano Animation Makes History with ‘The Glassworker,’ Pakistan’s First 2D Feature

Karachi-based director Usman Riaz talks about his hand-drawn film that tells the story of a young man and his father, a glass blower, whose relationship is tested after war breaks out and an army colonel and his violinist daughter arrive in their town; film screens in Annecy’s Contrechamp on June 10.

It’s Anime-zing Headline News

Crunchyroll Celebrates ‘The World of Anime’ at Annecy 2024

The leading anime destination’s ‘Blue Lock the Movie -Episode Nagi-‘ feature gets its world premiere, and ‘Zom 100’ animated series screens as an official selection in TV competition; the festival runs June 9-15.

Netflix Headline News

Netflix Previews Massive Upcoming 2024-2025 Animation Slate

The streamer unveils a diverse slate of upcoming animated films and series at its ‘Next on Netflix: Animation’ preview event, promising fresh content for all ages.

Business Headline News

‘The Angry Birds Movie 3’ Kicks Off Production

Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad will reprise their roles as Red and Chuck in the 3rd entry in the popular animated film franchise; Rovio Entertainment Corporation, SEGA, and Prime Focus Studios produce with animation partner DNEG.

New Voices in Animation Headline News

WIA Announces 2024 ‘Stories x Women’ Program Participants

5 selected delegates will receive mentoring and coaching sessions from industry experts to prep to pitch projects next week at Annecy 2024; initiative supports women animators from emerging animation communities in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.

Annecy 2024 Headline News

Miyu Productions Bringing 10 Films to Annecy 2024

The French studio is set to captivate audiences at Annecy 2024 with 10 auteur-driven animated films, spanning thought-provoking shorts, visually stunning features and innovative works in progress.

What ‘IF’ They Were Real? VFXWorld

The Stellar Visuals in ‘IF’ Are Anything but Imaginary

From an enormous blue guy to talking bananas and slime balls, VFX Supervisor Chris Lawrence and Animation Supervisor Arslan Elver break down their work on John Krasinski and Paramount Pictures’ live-action/3DCG hybrid comedy adventure.

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