Animation Guild Members Have Ratified A New 3-Year Contract
Animation workers voted 87% in favor of ratifying the new contract.
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‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ Co-Director Carlos López Estrada Joins Nexus Directing Roster
López is currently developing an animated documentary at Nexus Studios, and is working on the photoreal adaptation of Disney’s Robin Hood.
Level Up Your 2D Animation Like A Pro With Cartoon Animator
Cartoonist and animator Garry Pye shares quick and easy steps CTA users can take to up their 2d animation game.
Meme-Obsessed Teens Are Driving Ticket Sales For ‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’
The Minions movies are shifting older as teen fans are returning to the franchise they grew up with.
Disney 2D Animation Is Back… In An Ad For Givenchy
Givenchy’s 101 Dalmatians t-shirts costs $700, but at least the 2d Disney animation is free to watch.
‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Shatters Independence Day Box Office Records
With a $128 million launch, Minions signals the return of big box office animated features.
‘Moonbeam City’ Creator Scott Gairdner Tackles Political Comedy In ‘Biden’s Schoolhouse Rock’
This new version of Schoolhouse Rock is a little slower and less comprehensible than before.
‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Is On Pace For Monster Opening After Amazing Thursday Previews
The Minions have done what Pixar couldn’t: proven that audiences still want theatrical animation.
Daily Wire’s New Animated Show ‘Chip Chilla’ Aims To Rival ‘Woke’ Cartoons
Conservative platform DailyWire+ has promised to invest a minimum of $100 million in kids’ content over the next three years.
How Don Bluth Went To War With Disney – And Lost
Our latest Video Essay features a detailed look at the epic rivalry between Don Bluth and Disney Animation.
Hulu Appoints Kelci Parker As VP Of Animation
Hulu looks keen on expanding its adult animation efforts after appointing Parker to the newly-created position.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Phil Mulloy
Learn about British filmmaker Phil Mulloy whose bold, grotesque, and minimalist works explore the dark and savage side of human nature.
‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Reviews Roundup: Funniest Film Of The Year Or Total Bore? Critics Can’t Agree
Reviews are mixed for Illumination’s latest, which is predicted to pull in between $65-93 million over the July 4 weekend.
Netflix Unveils First-Look Images For ‘Lost Ollie’ And ‘Rise of the TMNT: The Movie’
The streamer will also begin airing new episodes of ‘The Cuphead Show’ in August.
A History Of Queer Representation In American Animation (Video Essay)
A new video dives into the history of LGBTQIA+ representation in animation over the past century.
69 People Invited To Join Academy’s Animation And VFX Branches
Here are all the people who have been invited to the Short Films & Feature Animation and Visual Effects departments.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek Gets Three Year Contract Extension
As Disney extends Chapek’s contract, we revisit the good, the bad, and the ugly of his time at the helm.
Oddbot To Develop And Animate Trio Of Graphic Novels
Oddbot has optioned the rights to The Cardboard Kingdom, Séance Tea Party, and The Okay Witch.
Animation Coming To Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, And Other Streamers In July 2022
The Sea Beast, The Bob’s Burgers Movie, and The Bad Guys highlight an exciting crop of new animation heading to streaming in July.
As CBBC Shifts To ‘Digital-First’ Strategy, BBC Studios’ Kids Boss Helen Bullough To Depart
The BBC sees another high-level departure as it shakes things up to become a digital-first broadcaster.
Ken Knowlton, A Founding Father Of Computer Art And Animation, Dies at 91
Knowlton’s pioneering work at Bell Labs in the 1960s is the foundation on which modern computer animation is built.
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