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Inspiring A Love of Wildlife ANIMATIONWorld

Martin Kratt Talks Lemurs, ‘Wild Kratts’ Season 7, and More Lemurs

The prolific zoologist and nature show host talks about the rare-wildlife-filled new season of his and brother Chris’ long-running, Peabody Award-nominated 2D animated nature show that premieres May 22 on PBS Kids.

Zen for Kids ANIMATIONWorld

‘Stillwater:’ Teaching Children to Slow Down in a World That’s Speeding Up

Mindfulness expert Mallika Chopra talks about kids’ post-pandemic struggles and how the Apple TV+ animated series is an important part of a repertoire of resources that can help them better understand their feelings while providing tools to face daily challenges; Season 3’s all-new episodes roll out globally May 19.

Ooh That Smell! ANIMATIONWorld

Lizzie and Wendy Molyneux Talk ‘The Great North’ 2-Part Season 3 Finale

The sisters discuss their serious but humorous take on hungry hybrid ‘pizzlies’ and diabolical robots brought on by global warming, as well as stepping away from the show in support of the first WGA strike since 2007; Part 1 airs Sunday, May 14, with Part 2 following Sunday, May 21 on Fox.

Women in VFX VFXWorld

Herne Hill Expands its VFX Business While Supporting Staff Work-Life Balance

Since launching in 2021, the Toronto visual effects studio has seen its talent roster grow to include 35% women across all areas of production and creative leadership, providing rewarding career paths, creative project opportunities, remote work options, and flexible family support that have previously been anything but industry standard.

Kids Want to Know Everything ANIMATIONWorld

‘Harriet the Spy’s Emotional Season 2 Arrives on Apple TV+

The Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson and Titmouse’s Niko Guardia and Allison Craig discuss the show’s titular, ‘unapologetic’ 11-year-old amateur sleuth, the hurt feelings her secret notes cause once revealed, and how a show about New York, made in New York, was especially meaningful to the production crew.

Innovative Star Wars Shorts Return! ANIMATIONWorld

How ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Volume 2 Celebrates New Worlds and Unique Cultures

For executive producers James Waugh, Jacqui Lopez, and Josh Rimes, nine original shorts from a roster of top animation studios - created with 2D, 3DCG, stop-motion, and different fusion techniques - embrace global perspectives not always explored in Western narratives; new season debuts May 4 on Disney+.

Born of Survivor’s Guilt ANIMATIONWorld

How ‘Suzume’ Reflects the Japanese Culture of Self-Sacrifice and Conformity

Actor Nichole Sakura, who voices the film’s titular character, shares how summers spent as a kid in Japan provided unique insight into her role, and helping write the English dub, on Makoto Shinkai’s latest film, born of his survivor’s guilt having lived through the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011.

A Diverse Voice in African Storytelling ANIMATIONWorld

Cabblow Studios Takes K-Pop-Loving ‘Rorisang & the Gurlz’ to Stuttgart

The award-winning Johannesburg animation studio will present its biggest project yet next week at the Stuttgart Animation Festival’s Animation Production Days, part of founders Kabelo Maaka and Dr. Tshepo P. Maaka’s push to expand their weekly WebToon property into both a short film and TV series.

Only if we Help Can They be Saved VFXWorld

‘Jane’ Harnesses the Power of Imagination and VFX to Help the World’s Wildlife

For Matt Bishop and his artistic team, creating 39 different wildlife creatures, some highly endangered with little available reference, for Apple TV+’s live-action/CGI hybrid series inspired by the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, was a rewarding, collaborative effort that hopefully helps inspire people to better understand kids’ relationship with our planet; the show premieres on the streamer April 14.

It's Tough Being a Kid ANIMATIONWorld

‘The Ghost and Molly McGee’ Season 2: First Loves and First Periods

Bill Motz and Bob Roth bring an honest take on issues kids face, such the emotional complexities of reaching puberty, to their 2D kids’ series about an energetic young girl and a grouchy ghost; the new season premieres April 1 on Disney Channel and Disney XD, the next day on Disney+.

Getting Wild and Woolly ANIMATIONWorld

‘Abominable and the Invisible City’ Unpacks the Nitty Gritty of Co-Existence in Season 2

The DreamWorks Animation 3DCG series returns to Hulu and Peacock today, March 29, with new stories about hidden magical creatures hoping to find safe havens and peaceful lives in the human world. 

Technology Headline News

SCAD Alumnus Creates New 2D Lighting Tools for ‘The Pope’s Dog’ Short

Former visual effects student Noah Catan spent over a year working to improve upon the 2D ‘Klaus’ innovative 3D-styled lighting and shading in his development of Pantheon: Volumetric Lighting for 2D Animation software, created specifically for the production of SCAD Animation Studios’ CTA Emmy nominated animated short.

VFX for TV VFXWorld

FuseFX Ratchets Up the Visuals and Adventure in ‘Outer Banks’ Season 3

The leading VFX studio delivers plane crashes, house fires, and a cave with 500-year-old gold treasure, in the latest season of Netflix’s action-adventure mystery teen drama about two warring clans in North Carolina’s famous barrier islands.

We Sure Love Our Animals… Despite Their Complaints! ANIMATIONWorld

‘HouseBroken’ Proves Animal Psychiatry and Disfunction Make Great TV

Co-creator Jennifer Crittenden talks about Season 2 of her FOX adult animated comedy featuring neighborhood pets in group therapy led by a dog name Honey, all tackling their uncontrolled anxieties, unresolved traumas, and rampant narcissism; the show’s newest episode airs this Sunday, March 26.

Cat Person or Dog Person? ANIMATIONWorld

‘We Lost Our Human’: Unpacking Netflix’s Largest Ever Interactive Special

Co-creators Rikke Asbjoern and Chris Garbutt discuss their new non-linear animated film about an indoor cat and dog who wake to find all humans have disappeared, then venture into the outside world for the first time to either save - or destroy - the universe; show debuts on the streamer today.

Music for TV ANIMATIONWorld

Kids’ Music Must be Great Music: the ‘Sonic Sophistication’ of ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’

For Alexandra Nickson, DreamWorks Animation’s SVP of DreamWorks TV Music, you don’t dumb down things for young audiences; music transcends all age groups, and can be both sophisticated and enjoyed by children.

Truly the Bear Necessities VFXWorld

Robin Hollander Talks ‘Cocaine Bear,’ Wētā FX’s New Favorite Project

The VFX supervisor shares his studio’s fun, old-school visual effects work on Elizabeth Banks’ horror comedy based on the true story of a black bear, sometimes known as Pablo Escobear, who fatally ingested 75 pounds of cocaine dropped by smugglers in the Tennessee wilderness in 1985.

Presto! ANIMATIONWorld

‘The Magician’s Elephant’: A Child, an Animal, and a Shared Sense of Hope

Based on prolific children’s book author Kate DiCamillo’s award-winning novel, the 3DCG film, directed by Wendy Rogers and produced by Julia Pistor, follows the journey of a boy in search of his long-lost sister, who must first find a mysterious elephant to help him on his quest; film premieres March 17 on Netflix.

Release the… Hounds? ANIMATIONWorld

‘Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken’: A Timely, Personal Tale of Wanting to Belong

Watch the first trailer for Kirk DeMicco and DreamWorks Animation’s new 3DCG film that tells the story of a shy 16-year-old, trying to fit in, who doesn’t realize she’s descended from a legendary line of royal sea Krakens… and is next in line as the Warrior Queen; catch the film in theaters on June 30.

Vroom Vroom ANIMATIONWorld

Titmouse Shows Car Culture - and Racoons - Lots of Love in ‘Super Turbo Story Time’

For executive producers Chris Prynoski and Daniel C. Katz, both long-time automotive and animation nerds, MotorTrend TV’s new series brings their two passions together for the first time; the live-action / 2D show premiered yesterday, March 14, across the brand’s TV and streaming platforms.

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