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Box Office Report: ‘Demon Slayer’ Slays In Japan, ‘Over The Moon’ Underwhelms In China
“Demon Slayer” has grossed more than $100 million in ten days. “Over the Moon” managed only $582,000 in its first weekend.
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ViacomCBS Int’l Studios Launches Kids Division, Led By Nina Hahn
The division plans to develop more than 30 new kids’ shows, both animated and live action, over next three years.
Cinesite Hires Pixar Veteran Andrew Gordon As Global Animation Director For Features (Exclusive)
Gordon will oversee the company’s animation teams in London, Montreal, and Vancouver.
Netflix Strikes Partnerships With Four Animation Studios From Japan And Korea
The streamer is partnering with Naz, Science Saru, and Mappa in Japan, as well as Studio Mir in South Korea.
China’s Tencent Video Partners With Three European Studios, Launching New Global Strategy
China’s popular streaming service is actively looking for European production partners.
Marge Champion, Actor And Dancer Who Was Model For ‘Snow White,’ Dies At 101
Hired by Disney as a teen, Champion acted out movements which animators then rotoscoped.
QuiBYE! Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Folds After Six Months
The founders say their failure is likely due to both the pandemic and the product’s weakness.
An Artist Has Used Machine Learning To Turn Animated Characters Into Creepy Photorealistic Figures
Please don’t show this to the Walt Disney Company.
Netflix Subscriber Growth Slows Sharply, Ending Lockdown Spurt; Shares Drop Nearly 7%
The company picked up 2.2 million subscribers in Q3, falling short of analyst forecasts of 3.3 million.
Watch The First Trailer For Disney’s ‘Raya And The Last Dragon’
The first trailer for Raya and the Last Dragon, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ first original animated feature since 2016’s Moana, …
Duncan Studio Partners With Nelvana To Develop Original And IP-Based Animated Features
The first title they are developing is “Mother Nature,” a character-driven action adventure with ecological overtones.
Spire Makes Seven Key Hires In Bid To ‘Bring A New Creative Voice To Feature Animation’
The new studio is creatively led by Brad Lewis, a veteran of Pixar and Dreamworks.
Major Japanese Broadcaster Nippon TV Launches Animation Division
The division will produce and distribute “coveted anime series” both in Japan and globally.
European Film Awards 2020: Four Animated Features Nominated
Here are the contending animated features at this year’s European Film Awards, set to be presented virtually on December 12.
French Actor Gérard Depardieu Will Star In An Adult Animated Series About His Life
The show, which the controversial actor created himself, will be “unfiltered and uncompromising.”
Hundreds Of Hours Of Series From Dreamworks Animation Are Headed To Sky
Customers in the U.K. and Ireland will get premieres of shows like “Trollstopia” and “Madagascar: A Little Wild.”
The Animation That Changed Me: Wesley Louis on ‘Akira’
“I just don’t think we’ll ever get something that game-changing in animation again,” says Louis of Katsuhiro Otomo’s cyberpunk classic.
‘Demon Slayer’ Movie Breaks Japan’s All-Time Opening Weekend Record, Tops Global Box Office
The manga spin-off took $44 million in its first three days in Japan, more than doubling the previous record.
‘Lupin III: The First’ Review: The Gentleman Thief Gains A Dimension Without Losing His Charm
Japan’s beloved crime-caper franchise is rebooted in 3d cgi with skill and smarts.
Final ‘Evangelion’ Film Gets New Teaser, January 23 Release Date
“Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time” wraps up the tetralogy of films that began in 2007.
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