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Animators

Animation Legend Mark Henn Retires After 43-Year Run At Disney

Henn was supervisor of five female leads: Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, and Tiana.

Feature Film

‘Amphibia’ Creator Matt Braly Developing New Sony Animated Film Scripted By Rebecca Sugar

The fantasy-adventure draws upon Braly’s Thai-American cultural background.

Anime

‘The Boy And The Heron’ Is Sweeping The Competition At The Box Office; Miyazaki Headed For First-Ever No. 1 U.S. Opening

The film has grossed over $5 million through Friday.

Awards

A Record 33 Animated Features Are In This Year’s Oscar Race

Oscar nominations will be announced on January 23, 2024.

Law

Two American Men Charged With Homicides Of Computer Animation Pioneer Daniel Langlois And Partner

Daniel Langlois created the animation software Softimage used to make films like ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Titanic,’ and ‘The Matrix.’

Distribution

Disney To Release ‘Soul,’ ‘Turning Red,’ And ‘Luca’ Theatrically For The First Time

The special engagement theatrical runs will launch in early 2024.

CGI

Multiple People In Custody After Softimage Founder And Computer Graphics Pioneer Daniel Langlois Found Dead In Dominica

Softimage was a key piece of cg animation software in the 1990s and used to make films like ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Titanic,’ and ‘The Matrix.’

Box Office Report

Box Office Report: Dreamworks’ ‘Trolls’ Top Disney’s ‘Wish’ In Tight Box Office Race

The post-Thanksgiving moviegoing weekend is a slow one, but for Disney’s latest, it was even slower than usual.

Awards

Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy And The Heron’ Named Best Animated Film Of 2023 By New York Film Critics

This marks the fourth time that the NYFCC has rewarded Hayao Miyazaki with its animation honor.

Events

You’re Invited To A Special Screening Of ‘Nimona’ And Q&A With The Filmmakers

Directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, creator and co-producer ND Stevenson, and production designer Aidan Sugano will discuss the film after the screening.

Feature Film

‘Leo’ Scores Biggest Debut Ever For Netflix Animated Film

During its first six days on the service, the film chalked up a record-setting 34.6 million views, totalling 61.7m hours viewed.

Box Office Report

‘Wish’ Fumbles Opening Weekend Box Office

Facing stiff competition from ‘Trolls Band Together,’ ‘Wish’ came up short on box office projections.

Stop Motion

Aardman Denies Report That It Is Running Out Of Clay To Make Stop-Motion Films

The studio reassured fans that “there is absolutely no need to worry.”

Executives

Deepfake David Zaslav Explains Why He Canned ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’

In the parody video, faux Zaslav explains what the real Zaslav is doing.

Box Office Report

‘Trolls Band Together’ Fires Up Box Office With $30 Million Opening Weekend Haul

‘Trolls Band Together’ delivered the best U.S. weekend for an animated film since the second weekend of ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ all the way back in early June.