‘Fruits Basket -prelude-’ and ‘Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry’ Hit Crunchyroll October 6
Both the ‘Fruits Basket’ prequel and 2017 film set between the last two story arcs on the ‘Fairy Tail Final Season’ series will stream in subbed and dubbed versions.
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Exclusive Clip: ‘Trick or Treat Scooby Doo!’ - 'Say Nothing'
Bobbing for apples gets a whole new meaning in a sneak peek from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s original animated film starring everyone’s favorite mystery-solving gang – available today on digital and coming to DVD later this month.
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Cartoon Springboard Pitching Event Lands in Madrid
Select European animation students and recent alumni will present their projects to a panel of top industry professionals; expert mentoring aims to strengthen projects both creatively and financially.
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Kid Cudi’s ‘Entergalactic’ Gets Up Close and Innovative with Love
The lush, beautifully stylized, and immersive 92-minute animated musical tells the story of two young artists navigating love in New York City; show debuts today on Netflix alongside the artist’s ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ album.
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‘Lyle, Lye Crocodile’ Original Track ‘Heartbeat’ to Release Ahead of Film
The voice of the singing croc himself, Shawn Mendes, took to Instagram to tease his all-original song – which drops September 30 - from the upcoming film, which hits theaters October 7.
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Technicolor Creative Studios Public Spin-Off Now Official
Previous division of Technicolor SA is now an independent, publicly traded company under TCHCS on Euronext Paris, while Technicolor, comprised of the Connected Home and Vantiva Supply Chain Services divisions, will remain listed on Euronext Paris under its new name of Vantiva.
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Leah Nelson to Helm Alzheimer’s Themed Animated Film ‘Tangles’
Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen to produce feature in the works based on Sarah Leavitt’s graphic novel ‘Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mother and Me.’
DNEG’s Namit Malhotra Wins 2022 South Asian Achievers Award
The company chairman and CEO is honored for outstanding work and leadership as part of the UK’s Asian community.
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Henry Selick to Receive 2022 VIEW Visionary Award
The Oscar-nominated director of Netflix’s upcoming ‘Wendell & Wild’ stop-motion animated feature will lift the lid on his new film, about two demons who team up with a teenage punk rocker and abandon the Underworld for the Land of the Living, in a special presentation as he is honored at this year’s VIEW Conference, running October 16-21 in Torino, Italy.
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30+ Spooky Days of Animation Coming to Disney TV
Halloween-themed programs planned across Disney’s television platforms include special episodes of fan-favorite animated series ‘Hamster & Gretel’ and ‘PJ Masks,’ plus classic animated features ‘Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride’ and ‘Hotel Transylvania 1, 2 and 3.’
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Henry Selick’s ‘Wendell & Wild’ to Open Animation is Film Festival
AIF reveals its 2022 event lineup of world premieres, features in competition, special screenings, and panels; fest to run October 21-23 and 29 in-person in Hollywood.
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Animated Holiday Special ‘Reindeer in Here’ Coming to CBS
The one-hour show, based on Adam Reed’s best selling children’s book of the same name, was also created and executive produced by the ‘Archer’ producer, and premieres on CBS this November 29.
Oscar Winner Jonas Rivera Named Executive VP Film Production at Pixar
After joining the animation house as its first intern, the ‘Inside Out’ and ‘Toy Story 4’ producer will now oversee all studio film and streaming content production.
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Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ Pushed to Summer 2023
The company’s busy theatrical release calendar gets some post D23 updates, as many dates have been moved, while the Star Wars film ‘Rogue Squadron’ had disappeared altogether.
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‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Coming to Peacock
Steve Carrell stars as the master of evil in Illumination’s newest entry in the ‘Despicable Me’ franchise; the CG animated comedy debuts exclusively on the streamer later this month.
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‘Drifting Home’: A Story of Temporary Living and Eternal Community
Hiroyasu Ishida’s new animated film, about a group of elementary school-aged kids trapped on an apartment building floating in the ocean, captures the nostalgia of friends and communities we once loved before moving on in our separate lives; now streaming on Netflix.
SCAD AnimationFest 2022 Returns to Atlanta
Running September 22-24, the festival will feature screenings, panel discussions, presentations, and talent from Hulu and Netflix, SCAD Alumni, as well as the debut of SCAD Atlanta’s new XR stage; passes are now on sale.
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Netflix Animation Lays Off 30
The streamer continues its animated film business overhaul that began when Karen Toliver and Traci Balthazor took over the animation film production group this past July.
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‘Batman Azteca: Choque De Imperios’ Finds Lead with Mexican Actor Horacio Garcia Rojas
The animated feature, an iteration of the Joker and Two Face set in Mesoamerica, adds the ‘Narcos: Mexico’ star to voice cast that includes Omar Chaparro as Yoka and Alvaro Morte as Hernán Cortés.
To Crunchyroll’s Mitchel Berger, It’s All About the Fans
The company’s SVP of Global Commerce, a longtime home entertainment executive, talks about the growing theatrical appetite for anime, and how passionate audiences around the world continue to support the franchises they love.
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Trailer for Kid Cudi and Netflix’s ‘Entergalactic’ Animated Special Arrives
We finally get a closer look at this beautifully stylized 92-minute special that tells the story of two young artists navigating love in New York City; show drops September 30 alongside the artist’s ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ album.
‘Inside Out 2’ and ‘Elemental’ Lead Pixar and Disney’s D23 Reveals
The barrage of sneak peeks continues as the studios share stills, key art, title treatments, and other tidbits from 7 new animated projects that also include ‘Win or Lose,’ ‘Elio,’ ‘Iwájú’, ‘Strange World,’ and ‘Wish.’
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Netflix Releases ‘Wendell & Wild’ Teaser Trailer and Images
The long-awaited stop-motion film, from Henry Selick and Jordan Peele, tells the tale of scheming demon brothers summoned to the Land of the Living; film debuts on the streamer next month.
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Rumor: Disney Returning to Classic Hand-Drawn Roots?
The Mouse House may have a 2D animated feature in the works with an upcoming adaption of Bluebeard, the French folk tale about a murderous aristocrat and his scrappy fiancé who refuses to be defeated.
Musical Comedy ‘Penelope’ in Development at Disney
Now word yet on whether it’s a live-action or animated, but the upcoming feature will loosely follow the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale ‘The Princess and the Pea,’ and may premiere November 22, 2023.
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