Consumer branding pro will lead global management of the company’s existing IP across licensing, merchandising, retail, and promotions; previously spearheaded successful licensing programs for major franchises including ‘Star Wars’ for Lucasfilm Ltd. and ‘The Hunger Games’ and ‘Twilight’ for Lionsgate.
The March 27 online event will be followed by Q&A with the film’s director Joel Crawford; the virtual animation festival runs March 24-27.
Industry veteran Archie Donato heads to London as VFX supervisor on new studio project; Ted Ty brings 25+ years of 2D and 3D animation experience to Montreal as new global head of character animation.
Veteran director and story artist on ‘Trolls,’ ‘Shrek Ever After,’ ‘Rise of The Guardians,’ and ‘Kung Fu Panda 1, 2 & 3’ gets first-look development and directing deal.
Half-hour adult comedy series from Lionsgate will be produced by Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures.
Streaming giant reveals that Sergio Pablos’ ‘Klaus’ has been viewed in almost 30 million households worldwide in its first month of release.
Expounding on the vicissitudes of children’s content creation in China.
Universal Pictures will release two new DWA animated films in 2021; previously announced ‘Spooky Jack’ removed from schedule.
Replacing Bill Damaschke, animation veteran to serve as newly-hired division head John Lasseter’s right hand.
Former Disney and Pixar chief creative officer expresses contrition for past ‘missteps’ at town hall meeting with staffers at Skydance Animation.
Delivering a personal take on John Lasseter’s appointment as head of Skydance Animation at a town hall meeting on Monday, Paramount Animation president Mirielle Soria says ‘no one should feel obligated to work with him.’
The first two projects to emerge from DWA’s shorts program, Oscar-shortlisted films showcase the breadth and depth of talent and technology the studio wields.
Dive into enlightenment with the first project to emerge from the studio’s newly-launched shorts program in AWN’s exclusive video and accompanying interview with director William Salazar.
Two-time Academy Award-nominated director joining ‘Artemis Fowl’ screenwriter Adam Kline and ‘The Little Prince’ producer Jinko Gotoh for new animated feature.
Veteran actor will also join voice cast on Toonbox Entertainment and GAMA Entertainment animated feature now in production.
New DreamWorks Animation Television series marking the return of Dragon Master Po to the small screen premieres on Amazon November 16.
Twenty-five years since leaving his native country of Brazil, DreamWorks Animation head of story Ennio Torresan is actively pursuing projects with a Brazilian flavor.
Two recent GKIDS releases, both U.S. produced, show how 2D animated features are not just alive, but thriving.
Computer graphics pioneer heading online animation community and next-gen virtual animation pipeline discusses disruptive technologies at the Spark Animation 2016: Business Symposium.
First-ever Golden Ticket grants the studio head with a lifetime pass to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, now underway in France.
Illumination Entertainment CEO Chris Meledandri to oversee DreamWorks Animation; Jeffrey Katzenberg to serve as chairman of a new entity called DreamWorks New Media.
Jeffrey Katzenberg-led studio and Universal-owned Illumination Entertainment to remain separate brands if a $3 billion deal with parent company Comcast goes through.
‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ director Jennifer Yuh Nelson joining ‘The Peanuts Movie’ director Steve Martino and ‘Construct’ director Kevin Margo for a panel on the relationship between directors and technology.
Veteran animator and story artist discusses the challenges of helming DreamWorks Animation’s latest hit in the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ feature film franchise.
A man who sued DreamWorks Animation in 2011 with the claim that it stole the idea for ‘Kung Fu Panda’ from him is indicted for wire fraud and perjury in connection with a scheme to defraud the studio.
