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Disney+ Headline News

Billy Crystal & John Goodman Reteaming for Disney+ Animated Series ‘Monsters At Work’

With John Ratzenberger, Jennifer Tilly, Bob Peterson, Ben Feldman, Kelly Marie Tran, Henry Winkler, Lucas Neff, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Stanton and Aisha Tyler rounding out the star-studded voice cast, animated series inspired by Pixar’s Academy Award-winning ‘Monsters, Inc.’ is set to premiere on Disney’s new streaming service in 2020.

MPC VFXWorld

How MPC Animated the High-Flying Elephant for Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’

From defying gravity to expressing emotion in a believable way, reality was key for animation supervisor Catherine Mullan and the team of artists at MPC.

Rich Moore Headline News

Rich Moore Exits Disney for Sony Pictures Animation

Oscar-winning director of Disney’s ‘Zootopia,’ ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ and ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ to develop, produce and direct original animated features for Sony Pictures Animation.

Quirino Awards Headline News

‘Virus Tropical’ Awarded Best Feature at Second Annual Quirino Awards

‘Jorel’s Brother – Be Broccoli!’ wins best series; ‘Guaxuma’ wins best short film at the second edition of the Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards.

STXfilms Headline News

STXfilms Secures U.S. Rights to Lino DiSalvo’s ‘Playmobil: The Movie’

From ON Animation Studios, the producers of ‘The Little Prince,’ the first feature film inspired by the famous toy figures will open this year’s Annecy Festival.

FMX 2019 Headline News

‘Spies in Disguise, ‘Incredibles 2’ and More Coming to FMX 2019

Additional animation highlights include ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ as well as production sessions featuring Commercials and AAA Game Design.

Laika Blogs

Review: LAIKA Delivers its Most Complex Film Yet with ‘Missing Link’

By Joe Strike | Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 11:32am

AWN’s Miscweant examines the increasing sophistication of the technology powering the stop-motion studio’s fifth animated feature film, a globe-trotting adventure directed by Chris Butler.

Duncan Studio Headline News

‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Animation Studio Duncan Launches ‘Duncan Originals’

Inaugural development slate includes the fantasy/sci-fi adventure ‘Nature’s End’ and ‘R.E.D.,’ a science fiction anthology series inspired by the pulp novels of the 1950s.

MPC Headline News

Acclaimed VFX Supervisor Lindy De Quattro Joins MPC Film

Visual effects veteran with film credits including ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,’ ‘Downsizing’ and ‘Pacific Rim’ currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Academy’s VFX Branch.

ITFS Headline News

Stuttgart Festival to Examine the Intersection of Art & Science of Animation at 26th Edition

Running April 30 - May 5, 2019, the 26th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film will combine science and animation from in the special program ‘She Blinded Me with Science – Science, Games & Animation.’

Home Entertainment Headline News

CLIP: Naoko Yamada’s ‘A Silent Voice’ Now Available on Blu-ray

From Shout! Factory and Eleven Arts Anime Studio, anime feature from the creators of the critically acclaimed ‘Liz and the Blue Bird’ now available on Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack, DVD & Digital Download.

Framestore Headline News

Framestore Delivers VFX Artistry for Marvel Studios’ Box Office Hit ‘Captain Marvel’

Framestore VFX supervisor Christian Kaestner oversees more than 130 awe-inspiring shots for the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to feature a female superhero lead.

Home Entertainment Headline News

‘How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Flying to Disc & Digital

Home entertainment release featuring a never-before-seen alternate opening & DreamWorks Animation shorts ‘Bilby’ and ‘Bird Karma’ available on Digital May 7, and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand May 21.

FMX 2019 Headline News

FMX 2019 to Spotlight Animation History with John Canemaker

International conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media running April 30 through May 3 sets additional speakers on VFX for television & global animation production.

Festivals Headline News

GKIDS Bringing Animation Is Film Festival to Beijing

Special animation section at the 2019 Beijing Int’l Film Festival is largest slate of international animated feature films to be shown in China.

Disney Blogs

REVIEW: Disney’s ‘Dumbo’ Remake is ‘Pure Burton’

By Joe Strike | Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 4:25pm

In the absence of talking animals, director Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ works in plot points and references to the original film in very clever ways that fans of the original will recognize without feeling forced.

Netflix Headline News

Netflix Sets Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Run for ‘Klaus’

Directed by ‘Despicable Me’ creator Sergio Pablos, the streaming service’s first original animated feature debuts this holiday season.

Trixter Headline News

Trixter Delivers Purr-fect VFX for ‘Captain Marvel’

Marking the company’s tenth collaboration with Marvel Studios, Munich-based VFX house Trixter delivers CG spaceships, downtown LA environments and a CG cat named Goose for ‘Captain Marvel.’

Technology ANIMATIONWorld

How MoonRay Became the Hidden Superpower Behind ‘How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’

DreamWorks Animation’s director of research and development, Robert Knaack, head of lighting Pablo Valle, and visual effects supervisor Dave Walvoord detail how the studio’s proprietary rendering tool helped power the breathtaking visuals in the culmination of the ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ franchise.

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