The 2nd annual event opens VFX challenge, #EscapeToTheMoon, to anyone, anywhere; event will be live streamed from Tokyo, Japan December 6 and 8 with winners showcased throughout – submission deadline is September 30.
From the creators of the award-winning short ‘No Weenies Allowed’ the new heavy metal animated series follows a headbanging were-pup as she navigates the challenges of a new town, a new school, and some serious rage issues; pilot episode ‘Welcome to Grimstone!’ is now streaming.
‘Norbot the Smart Gnome’ joins the stop-motion antics of ‘Wallace & Gromit’ in the upcoming animated feature from Aardman; Gromit’s worry that Wallace is too dependent on his inventions proves justified after he invents a ‘smart’ gnome; film streams this winter.
Open the Portal’s David Braun and Aron Fromm talk about an almost fanatical attention to detail on their ‘Batman: The Animated Series’-inspired spot supporting today’s ‘Alien Elle’ episode of Adult Swim’s all-new anime series from visionary director Takashi Sano.
Submissions are now being accepted for The Creative Talent Network’s 2024 initiative, ‘The Perfect Fit?’ designed by the famed animator himself, to create a pencil animation of a character struggling to fit into a coat/jacket; the entry deadline is September 27.
The Paramount+ all-new original series will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the most “legendary places in the galaxy.”
MCU franchise star Paul Bettany also returns in the upcoming ‘WandaVision’ spinoff, set to begin production in 2025.
One of the largest crowdfunded 3DCG animated series in history gets the go-ahead for a third season chronicling the Igiby family's epic journey in ‘The Ice Prairies;’ new episodes will follow the clan as they flee to toward the Northern Ice Prairies to escape the Fangs of Dang.
Writers/EPs Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker talk their all-new animated series about a B-class villain, first introduced in their other hit show, ‘Harley Quinn,’ who turns a dive bar into a haven for underappreciated henchmen, now streaming on Max.
The 3D facial anatomy drawing reference tool for beginner and advanced artists includes characters, proportions, expressions, lights and environments; Portrait Studio Lite now available.
Watch ‘HaZimation: Innovating Filmmaking with SpaceMouse’ and see how London-based micro studio HaZimation embraced the 3D design tool resulting in a ‘game-changing’ path for its creative processes while boosting productivity and efficiency.
Set against the backdrop of 1990s Tokyo, Netflix’s new animated series dives deep into the fears, wonders, and spirituality of AI and humanoid robotics, blending horror, history, and canon in the ‘Terminator’ franchise’s first anime; the Skydance Animation and Production I.G show debuts August 29.
The leading visualization studio’s work focused on the cave sequences and all scenes ‘dragon related’ on Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and Netflix’s fantasy adventure about a dutiful ‘damsel’ who marries a handsome prince, only to find herself trapped inside a cave with a fire-breathing dragon to settle an ancient debt.
Company to debut new technology, V-Nova PresenZ, with an immersive XR experience and panel at the Venice Film Festival on September 1.
The loveable band of misfits returns October 3 to travel to hell – and back – to save Exandria; trailer features the brand-new track ‘Bang Your Head’ from AWOLNATION’s newest album ‘The Phantom Five.’
Based on the life of Jesus seen through the eyes of his youngest apostle John, the film releases in theaters nationwide Summer 2025.
Spanish animation company teams up with Warner Bros. Discovery on second season of the popular animated preschool adventure series, premiering mid-2025.
New book from Greg Ehrbar features the first extensive Hanna-Barbera discography ever published, revealing unexplored aspects of its artistry, with over 140 photos and illustrations.
Keanu Reeves channels his ‘Matrix’ alter ego as ‘Shadow the Hedgehog,’ a mysterious villain that Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails must reunite against… with an all new, highly unlikely alliance; the animated/live-action feature hits theaters this holiday season.
Led by VFX supervisor J.P. Jaramillo, the company delivers 256 shots on Kevin Costner’s epic Western, including river, canyon, and town environments, digital horses and insects, and lots of fire, smoke, and rain.
The compilation of original cover drawings for ‘Superman #6’ features art by Alan Davis, Kevin Eastman, José Luis García-López, Dan Jurgens, Ed McGuinness, Frank Miller, Frank Quitely, and others; paperback and a limited-edition hardcover release on December 18.
A porcupine, a diner, a salad bar… what could go wrong? Watch the ‘Diner Disruption’ clip celebrating the digital release of the live-action/animated hybrid feature starring Zachary Levi as a wonder filled grown-up Harold who doesn’t quite think things through; available for purchase and rental today!
New episodes of the show based on the basketball star’s love for cars and helping the community are available on the Kartoon Channel! Platform; the new animated nursery rhyme and sing-along series ‘Baby Shaq’ coming soon.
AWN’s latest survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently traveling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.
At ANIME NYC streamer teases August 29 release starring Sonoya Mizuno as Eiko, the resistance fighter sent back in time to stop Skynet’s impending attack on humanity; also revealed ‘Sakamoto Days’ and ‘Leviathan’ anime coming in 2025.
