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Toonz Media Group Launches Feature Film Division With An Eye On The Theatrical Marketplace
Toonz is co-producing ‘Little Emma’ with China’s Gold Valley Films and ‘The Canterville Ghost’ with Space Age Films and Align Pictures.
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Keep Festive, A New Anti-Harassment And Discrimination Organization, Will Host A Talk At Austria’s Tricky Women Festival
On March 10, attendees will learn about the advocacy group #we_do!, Austria’s contact and counseling center for filmmakers.
St. Louis Gets New Animation Studio As ‘Hair Love’ Producer Carl Reed Launches Composition Media
The newly-launched studio already has two animated features and a kids’ tv series in the works.
Burny Mattinson, Disney Legend And The Company’s Longest-Employed Worker, Dies At 87
Beginning his career as a messenger boy at Disney, Mattinson became an integral member of Disney Animation’s creative team for the better part of 70 years.
U.S. Copyright Office Says AI-Generated Images Do Not Qualify For Copyright Protection
According to the office, providing text prompts is not sufficient enough input to qualify images as “the product of human authorship.”
Animation Coming To Netflix, Disney+, Criterion, Hulu, And More In March 2023
Titles set to hit major platforms in March include ‘Agent Elvis,’ ‘The Magician’s Elephant,’ ‘Kiff,’ ‘Boy and the World,’ and ‘Inu-Oh.’
Netflix Unveils ‘Pokémon Concierge’ Stop-Motion Series With First Teaser
The series is a collaboration between Netflix, The Pokémon Company, and Japanese stop-motion producers Dwarf.
Warner Bros. Discovery Sues Paramount For An “Illicit Conspiracy” To Circumvent $500M ‘South Park’ Deal
WBD says Paramount used “verbal trickery” to circumvent the terms of their 2019 agreement.
‘Dilbert’ Creator Scott Adams Dropped By Syndicate After Posting Racist Youtube Rant
Countless media outlets have also dropped ‘Dilbert’ from their pages following Adams’s outburst.
‘My Sunny Maad,’ ‘Granny’s Sexual Life’ Score French Academy César Awards
Visual effects supervisor Laurens Ehrmann also won a César for his work on ‘Notre Dame on Fire.’
The Animation That Changed Me: Bruce Smith On ‘One Hundred And One Dalmatians’
“My first impressions were that animation was a magical medium. I wished that I could do something like that when I got older,” says Smith.
Government Cuts $2M Check For The Restoration Of Walt Disney’s Laugh-O-Gram Studio In Kansas City, Missouri
Before he made his mark on Hollywood, Walt Disney launched Laugh-O-Gram in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ko Op Has Released A New Trailer For Its Hand-Drawn Video Game ‘Goodbye Volcano High,’ Releasing This Summer
The game follows Fang, who figured out what they want to do with their life just in time for the end of the world.
Animation Festival World Rocked By Accusations Of Film Theft For Second Time In Months
A decade after it finished its festival run, Svilen Dimitrov’s ‘Rew Day’ has been submitted by another person onto the festival circuit.
Leiji Matsumoto, Legendary Manga And Anime Creator, Dies At 85
Matsumoto created numerous iconic anime titles including ‘Space Battleship Yamato,’ ‘Galaxy Express 999,’ and ‘Space Pirate Captain Harlock.’
Canadian Screen Awards 2023: All The Animation, VFX, And Video Game Nominees
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television has announced this year’s cinema, television, and digital media nominees.
Sustainable Stop-Motion: Industry Experts Provide Tips To Producing Green Animation
Industry experts offer advice to filmmakers looking to go green with their stop-motion productions.
Eight Shorts By Artists From Underrepresented Communities Will Premiere On HBO Max Next Month
The shorts were produced as part of Warners’ HBO Max x Warnermedia Access Animated Shorts Program.
After 25 Years, Canada’s Teletoon Channel Is Ending. It Will Rebrand as Cartoon Network.
In a concurrent move, the current Canadian Cartoon Network channel will rebrand as Boomerang.
Report: 2022 Was The Second-Best Year Ever For Gaming Investment, Mergers, and Acquisitions, And 2023 Could Be Even Better
After two strong years back-to-back, the gaming industry could be looking at a historic 2023 if Microsoft gets its way.
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