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Feature Film

Animation Coming To Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Criterion, Mubi, And More In April 2023

April sees a mix of new (‘Royal Crackers’), ending (‘The Owl House’), and classic (‘The Triplets of Belleville’) animation hit platforms.

Series

Adult Swim Shares The First Teaser For Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Unicorn Warriors Eternal,’ Coming In May

The series will premiere on the network on May 4 before heading to HBO Max the following day.

Business

Wildbrain Acquires Canadian Pre-Production Studio House Of Cool

House of Cool co-founders Wes Lui and Ricardo Curtis will join Wildbrain’s senior management as co-general managers of House of Cool.

Feature Film

Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Gets First Full Trailer Ahead Of Its June 16 Theatrical Release

‘Elemental’ will be Pixar’s first original feature to get a theatrical run since ‘Onward’ was pulled from cinemas during the pandemic.

Feature Film

Watch The Psychedelic First Trailer For Dreamworks’ ‘Trolls Band Together,’ Coming To Theaters On November 17

‘Trolls Band Together’ director Walt Dorhn and producer Gina Shay tell us what to expect in the franchise’s latest installment.

Festivals

‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ Tops First Niigata International Animation Film Festival

Other honors went to ‘Khamsa – The Well of Oblivion,’ ‘Thee Wreckers Tetralogy,’ and ‘Vampire in the Garden: The Movie.’

RIP

Belgian Animation Master Raoul Servais, Director Of Palme d’Or Winner ‘Harpya,’ Dies At 94

Servais, who used an exciting variety of styles and techniques, was a humanist whose work warned of intolerance and authoritarian ideologies.

Box Office Report

‘Suzume’ Debut Tops Chinese Box Office With $50.7M Opening

Business

Former Marvel VFX And Animation Boss Victoria Alonso Was Dismissed For Breach Of Contract

According to sources, Alonso’s involvement with the Oscar-nominated film ‘Argentina, 1985’ was at the center of her dismissal.

Classic

Some Of The Weirdest And Most Stylish Cartoons Ever Made Are Now Free To View On Youtube

Zagreb Film produced some of the wildest, most eclectic animated shorts of the 20th century, but their work has been exceptionally difficult to view — until now.

CGI

Epic Games Unveils Metahuman Animator, A Potential Game Changer For Automated Facial Animation And Lip Sync

The new tech eliminates the need for bespoke facial motion capture technology, making it possible to accomplish with only an iPhone.

Shorts

Matt Youngberg On The Cartoon Antics In His New Skydance Short ‘Bad Luck Spot’

“Our goal with the short was to hearken back to the classic cartoons of yesteryear but to do so with modern sensibilities and technology,” says Youngberg.

Streaming

‘Baby Shark’ Maker Pinkfong Has Another Budding Hit On Its Hands With ‘Sealook’ Series

Law

Domestic Violence Charges Dropped Against ‘Rick And Morty’ Creator Justin Roiland

Roiland released a statement saying that, “I have always known that these claims were false.”

Shorts

HBO Max’s Animated Shorts Program ‘Only You’ Through The Eyes Of Its Filmmaker Participants

Eight unique and personal animated shorts debut on HBO Max today.

Cartoon Study

A Guide To Pioneering Women In Animation Who Helped Develop The Art Form

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting just a few of the trailblazing women who made important contributions during the Golden Age of Animation.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Experience The Unpredictability Of Parenting In Masayoshi Nakamura’s Bittersweet Sci-Fi Short ‘Mi’

Nakamura worked with composer Zak Engel to create this story of a father watching his son grow into a life of his own.

Feature Film

Watch: The Making Of The Norwegian Hand-Drawn Feature ‘Titina’ With Director Kajsa Næss – Exclusive

Feature Film

A Behind-The-Scenes Look At ‘Unicorn Wars’ Concept, Layout, Character, And Storyboard Art – Exclusive

Alberto Vázquez’s epic fable about a religious war between teddy bears and unicorns is currently out in U.S. theaters and video on demand.

Executives

Marvel’s VFX And Animation Chief Victoria Alonso Leaves Studio

In a 17-year career at Marvel Studios, Alonso was responsible for producing the animation and vfx for films that have grossed over $25 billion in global box office.

Challenges That Women Face In The Animation Industry: A Roundtable Discussion

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Kōji Yamamura

E3 2023 Has Been Canceled

Leo Sullivan, Co-Founder Of Hollywood’s First Black-Owned Animation Studio, Dies At 82

Crunchyroll Plans Full Awards Push For Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzume’

Disney Is Developing ‘Storyliving’ Communities Where Fans Can Live In A World Curated For Them By The Company

Cartoon Network Boss Michael Ouweleen Opens Up About Company’s Rough 2022 And Why 2023 Is Already Looking Better

Latest

Animation Coming To Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Criterion, Mubi, And More In April 2023

Adult Swim Shares The First Teaser For Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Unicorn Warriors Eternal,’ Coming In May

Wildbrain Acquires Canadian Pre-Production Studio House Of Cool

Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Gets First Full Trailer Ahead Of Its June 16 Theatrical Release

Watch The Psychedelic First Trailer For Dreamworks’ ‘Trolls Band Together,’ Coming To Theaters On November 17

‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ Tops First Niigata International Animation Film Festival

Belgian Animation Master Raoul Servais, Director Of Palme d’Or Winner ‘Harpya,’ Dies At 94

‘Suzume’ Debut Tops Chinese Box Office With $50.7M Opening

Former Marvel VFX And Animation Boss Victoria Alonso Was Dismissed For Breach Of Contract

Some Of The Weirdest And Most Stylish Cartoons Ever Made Are Now Free To View On Youtube

Epic Games Unveils Metahuman Animator, A Potential Game Changer For Automated Facial Animation And Lip Sync

Matt Youngberg On The Cartoon Antics In His New Skydance Short ‘Bad Luck Spot’

‘Baby Shark’ Maker Pinkfong Has Another Budding Hit On Its Hands With ‘Sealook’ Series

Domestic Violence Charges Dropped Against ‘Rick And Morty’ Creator Justin Roiland

HBO Max’s Animated Shorts Program ‘Only You’ Through The Eyes Of Its Filmmaker Participants

A Guide To Pioneering Women In Animation Who Helped Develop The Art Form

Experience The Unpredictability Of Parenting In Masayoshi Nakamura’s Bittersweet Sci-Fi Short ‘Mi’

Watch: The Making Of The Norwegian Hand-Drawn Feature ‘Titina’ With Director Kajsa Næss – Exclusive

A Behind-The-Scenes Look At ‘Unicorn Wars’ Concept, Layout, Character, And Storyboard Art – Exclusive

Marvel’s VFX And Animation Chief Victoria Alonso Leaves Studio