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Business

Toho Acquires North American Animation Distributor GKIDS

GKIDS has been nominated 13 times for the Best Animated Feature Oscar and won earlier this year for Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron.’

Music Videos

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Is The Inspiration For A New Illumination Short Film

The new animated short will debut on Netflix tomorrow.

Business

Finnish Animation Producer Gigglebug Opens New Animation Studio In The Canary Islands

The company aims to eventually have a combined workforce of 150 people across two studios in Helsinki, Finland, and Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

Artist Rights

Aardman Animations To Lay Off 15% Of Its Core Staff

The studio also revealed that it was unprofitable last year because of slow sales on the series ‘Lloyd of the Flies.’

Feature Film

Chris Sanders Confirms ‘The Wild Robot’ Sequel Is Happening

“100% yes there are absolutely plans for a second one,” Sanders said today during a talk in London.

Box Office Report

A Historic Box Office Weekend: Five Of The Top Ten Films Are Animated Features

A diverse group of animated films are in the top 10 this weekend, including a hand-drawn import, a documentary, a stop-motion classic, and multiple cg blockbusters.

Animators

A Top Pixar And Disney Animator Awaits Trial In France On Child Sex Abuse Charges

Investigators say that up to a thousand children were abused at his request.

Awards

European Film Awards Select 5 Standout Nominees In Animated Feature Category

The awards will be presented December 7 in Switzerland.

Feature Film

Kavaleer Production Developing ‘The Honey Wars’ With ‘Point Blank’ And ‘Deliverance’ Director John Boorman

The film is a dark comedic fantasy based on stories that Boorman used to tell his children.

Classic

A Filmmaker Explains How He Built A Modern-Day Multiplane Camera To Recreate Traditional Animation Effects

The multiplane camera was a revolutionary piece of animation tech that added depth to two-dimensional artwork.

Politics

NowWhat!? Launches A Series Of Shorts About Political Issues

The non-profit organization was started by Six Point Harness founder Brendan Burch.

Feature Film

Paramount Is Developing A Live-Action/CGI Hybrid ‘Rugrats’ Feature

Jason Moore, who directed the feature ‘Pitch Perfect’ and Broadway’s ‘Shrek the Musical,’ is attached as director.

Awards

Pakistan Submits Traditionally-Animated Feature ‘The Glassworker’ For Best International Feature Oscar Race

The film is the first traditionally-animated 2d feature produced in Pakistan.

Feature Film

‘Flow,’ An Edge-Of-Your-Seat Survival Film, Gets U.S. Trailer, Release Date

Gints Zilbalodis’s ‘Flow,’ one of the very best animated features of the year, will be released in the U.S. in November.

Awards

‘Flow,’ ‘La Voix Des Sirènes’ Win Top Awards At Ottawa International Animation Festival

The Ottawa win should help reinforce the fact that ‘Flow’ is one of the best animated films of 2024 and a real Oscar contender during the upcoming awards season.