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‘Clifford The Big Red Dog’ Reboot Launches on Amazon Prime and PBS Kids
Show based on original PBS series brings Clifford to a new generation of young viewers; Paramount hybrid feature coming in 2020.
Art Directors Guild Announces Noms for Excellence in Film and TV Production Design
DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Abominable,' Disney’s ‘Frozen 2,’ DreamWorks Animation’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World,’ Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ and Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 4’ are nominated in animated film category.
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DreamWorks ‘Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas’ Launches Today on Netflix
Emmy-winning series’ new animated holiday special finds Lucky and her friends’ plans for a Christmas Eve adventure derailed by an avalanche; watch the trailer and three special clips!
Universal Extends Animation Writers Program Submission Deadline to January 17
Entries for studio’s first-of-its-kind paid writing program, which combines both TV and film content development, now being excepted through January 17, 2020.
Call for Submissions: Animation Production Days 2020
Deadline for entries to the 14th APD co-production and financing platform event is February 20, 2020.
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Preparing for the Future of Animation
Interactive, Immersive, Intelligent.
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LAAF Coming December 7-8
The Los Angeles Animation Festival, which includes 10 hours of shorts competition, runs this Saturday and Sunday at the Mayflower Club in North Hollywood; this year's honoree is noted historian Jerry Beck.
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Pixar Animation Studios Releases RenderMan 23
New release delivers next level artist interactivity, enhanced USD support and Houdini 18 Solaris integration.
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47th Annual Annie Award Nominations Announced
Animation’s biggest night set for Saturday, January 25, 2020 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
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Albert Mason Joins Alkemy X as Head of Production
VFX and post-production veteran will bring his feature film experience to the episodic space.
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Christina Miller Steps Down as Cartoon Network President
15-year company veteran will leave by end of year; Michael Ouweleen will take over on interim basis.
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Nickelodeon Greenlights Season 2 of ‘Blue’s Clues & You!’
20 new episodes have been ordered following the series’ first week launch, which won the number one spot for preschool shows.
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Call for Entries: Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards
Third edition invites animated submissions in multiple categories including feature films, shorts, and this year for the first time, video game animation; deadline set for December 12.
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Mark Simon Releases New Book ‘Start at the Top – Stories to Help You Succeed’
Author, cartoonist and story artist on productions including ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Woody Woodpecker’ shares dozens of lessons learned from a 30-year career filled with both successes and failures.
OLM Asia Launches New Pokémon Animation Series with the Help of Celsys’ Clip Studio Paint
OLM’s 2017 Malaysian studio expansion provides a new pool of talented artists they can quickly and efficiently train on the digital paint tools used to produce their signature hand-drawn anime look.
The Houghton Brothers Return with Disney Channel’s ‘Big City Greens’ Season 2
New season of animated comedy dives in headfirst, making funny, funnier; silly, sillier; and weird just a touch weirder, but always with a heart.
‘Lord of the Rings’ Spin-off Series Gets Second Season to Rule Them All
Amazon Prime’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel has already been renewed for a second season, ahead of its 2021 Season One release.
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Cuteness Levels Over 9,000 with New ‘The Mandalorian’ Character
Jon Favreau’s highly anticipated Disney+ ‘Star Wars’ series features a mysterious infant fans have dubbed ‘Baby Yoda,’ and it’s the cutest thing since Ewoks.
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‘Sonic Boom’: Bill Freiberger’s Hilarious Trope-Busting Kids’ Show
After stumbling upon the series on Amazon Prime, AWN’s Miscweant talks to the showrunner of Sega’s 2014 pop culture parody gem.
Clip Studio Paint Captures Hand-Drawn ‘Feel’ for Artists and Animators
Celsys’ all-in-one paint tool provides intuitive, customizable features that help transfer an artist’s touch to their graphic design, manga/comics, animation or other digital art.
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All New ‘Blue’s Clues & You! Debuts on Nick
Updated remake of iconic ‘Blue’s Clues’ preschool series allows young viewers to tap, touch and swipe, using play-along videos to explore and engage.
Miss Pickle Rick to Hulk-Smash Onto Disney+
Emmy-winning ‘Rick and Morty’ scribe Jessica Gao has signed on as writer and developer for Marvel TV’s ‘She-Hulk,’ reportedly set to stream in 2020.
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Universal Launches Animation Writers Program
Submissions now being accepted for Global Talent Development & Inclusion department’s first-of-its-kind paid writing program that combines both TV and film content development.
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Disruptor Beam Announces ‘Archer: Danger Phone’ Game for IOS and Android
Based on Adam Reed’s hit FXX series, new narrative-driven idle game takes players into the dysfunctional, high-stakes world of espionage, Archer style!
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