Ketchup Entertainment Is In Negotiations With Warner Bros. To Acquire ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’
If the deal is finalized, the film will be released theatrically in 2026.
Amid Amidi
‘Dog Man’ Animation Studio Jellyfish Pictures Suspends Operations Amid Financial Struggles
The studio cannot continue in its current financial state and says it is currently exploring all options for sale or investment.
Toon Boom Animation Launches Beta Program For Ember, A New Suite Of AI-Powered Productivity Tools
The first six tools help to create masks, upscale and extend backgrounds, and aid with the time-consuming scene setup process.
Report: In 2024, Over $5 Million Was Pledged To Animation Projects On Kickstarter
The amount pledged to animation pales in comparison to the amounts given to tabletop games ($220 million) and comics ($46.5 million).
‘Ne Zha 2’ Hits $2 Billion Milestone
It is now the seventh-highest grossing film in history.
Jon Favreau Is Developing A Hybrid Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Series For Disney+
Walt Disney’s first cartoon star is set to make a comeback on streaming.
‘Flow’ Director Gints Zilbalodis Returns To Latvia As A National Hero
The entire country of Latvia is celebrating the success of his Oscar-winning film.
Production Management Workers At Walt Disney Animation Studios Have Ratified Their First Union Contract
The milestone contract marks the first time that production management workers at a feature animation studio have gained representation through The Animation Guild.
New Biography Of Iconoclast Disney Director And Animator Ward Kimball To Be Published In 2026
Coming soon: ‘If It Ain’t Fun, To Hell With It! Ward Kimball’s Adventures in Disney, Jazz, Trains, and the Avant-Garde’
Werner Herzog Is Directing His First Animated Feature, ‘The Twilight World’
The film will be produced by Psyop and Sun Creature Studio.
Disney Animation Cancels Long-Awaited ‘Tiana’ Series, Will No Longer Develop Longform Content For Streaming
The studio also announced that it was cancelling an unannounced direct-to-streaming feature-length film.
Underdogs Win! Latvia’s ‘Flow’ And Iran’s ‘In The Shadow Of The Cypress’ Win Oscars
Both the feature and short animation categories were huge upsets by little films that weren’t backed by money, celebrity, or power.
Netflix’s Most Viewed Animation In Second Half Of 2024 Was A Short Film
In the last half of 2024, ‘Arcane’ was the streamer’s most-watched animated series and Illumination’s ‘The Grinch’ was the most-viewed animated film.
VFX And Animation Conglomerate Cinesite Reports $29 Million Loss In Annual Report
The company said in its annual report that it expects its current fiscal year to also be negatively impacted by the ongoing fallout from the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes.
‘Shrek 5’ Won’t Be Released For Another Two Years, But The First Teaser Came Out Today
Universal Pictures is very confident about Shrek — and they have good reason to be.
Paramount Rolls Back DEI Policies
The company said that it will “no longer set or use aspirational numerical goals related to the race, ethnicity, sex or gender of hires.”
Fumi Kitahara, One Of The Animation Industry’s Top Publicists, Dies At 56
Over a 30-year career in the industry, she created and guided campaigns for studios as DreamWorks, Disney, Aardman, Laika, and Netflix.
Warner Bros. Games Shuts Down Three Studios, Including ‘Multiversus’ Developer
The three companies being shuttered are Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros. Games San Diego
Montreal’s On Animation Studios Shuts Down
The studio had produced animated features like ‘The Little Prince,’ ‘Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening,’ and ‘Playmobil: The Movie.’
Berlin Film Festival: ‘Lesbian Space Princess’ And ‘Maya, Give Me A Title’ Among Feature Film Winners
Numerous animated shorts also earned awards at the 75th edition of the Berlinale.