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Once Again, Cartoon Network Is Making Live-Action Shows
Just remove the word “cartoon” from your name already.
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Head Of Kids/Young Adults Tom Ascheim Is Out After Just Two Years
Ascheim’s position has been eliminated as a result of the Warnermedia/Discovery merger.
U.S. Congressman Proposes Bill To Strip Disney Of Long-Held Copyrights
Republican lawmaker Josh Hawley is coming for Mickey Mouse.
‘Miraculous Ladybug’ Producer Jeremy Zag Teams With Katy Perry For Musical Feature ‘Melody’
The film tells the story of Melody, an insecure young singer who faces off against a wicked pop queen named Rose Stellar.
Kelly Marie Tran Wants A Queer ‘Raya’ Sequel
The actress recently said that she would be “overjoyed” to explore a queer “Raya and the Last Dragon” sequel.
‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ Will Be Crunchyroll’s First Global Theatrical Release
The film picks up after 2018’s box office smash ‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly,’ which grossed more than $120m at the global box office.
Montreal’s Sommets Starts Today With Reformatted Canadian Animation Competition
The festival’s opening night film is Anne-Laure Daffis and Léo Marchand’s Les voisins de mes voisins sont mes voisins.
HBO Max, Cartoon Network Expand Original Animation Slate With ‘Driftwood,’ ‘Invincible Fight Girl’
Space opera Driftwood and adventure-comedy Invincible Fight Girl are heading to the Warner-owned streaming platform.
U.S. Senators Don’t Want Kids Watching ‘Hyper-Sexualized’ Cartoons Like ‘Loud House,’ ‘She-Ra’
Five Republican senators wrote to the TV Parental Guidelines Advisory Board demanding new tv ratings guidelines.
Morocco’s International Animation Film Festival Of Meknes Kicks Off With High-Profile Guest List
Michel Ocelot, Tomm Moore, and Florence Miailhe are just a few of the guests who will screen finished films and works in progress at the Moroccan event.
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Host Titmouse N.Y.’s Rachel Gitlevich And Other Labor Leaders
After meeting with labor leaders, the president and vice-president tweeted their support for the organizers and their cause.
Lottiefiles Raises $37 Million Series B Funding
The company envisions its Lottie format as a replacement for GIFs.
Editorial Employees At Bento Box Entertainment Vote To Join Editors Guild
Pre- and post-production employees won union recognition through a card-check agreement.
Annecy Unveils 15 Projects Picked For 2022 Work-In-Progress Sessions
Annecy will host early looks at projects from Naoko Yamada, Genndy Tartakovsky, Aardman Animations, Skydance Animation, Tonko House, and others.
Tubi Orders Another Season Of ‘The Freak Brothers,’ Marking The Streamer’s First-Ever Series Renewal
For its first seven weeks on Tubi, “The Freak Brothers” pulled nearly twice as many viewers as any other series on the platform.
Six Departments At Montreal’s Oasis Animation Join Existing Union
Oasis animators voted to unionize in 2019, and will now be joined by comp, rigging, scene planning, storyboards, and layout and color workers.
Norma Swank-Haviland, Disney Ink-&-Paint Artist And Early Chip Voice Actor, Dies At 97
A painter and final checker in Disney’s ink and paint department, she took on several voice acting gigs over three decades.
Netflix Canned Five Animated Series That Were In Development Or Production
Though the company remains committed to animation in a big way, numerous high-profile projects will not move forward.
Disney Comms Boss Out As DeSantis Feud Intensifies, Florida Governor Mourns For Modern Animation
With aim that makes Elmer Fudd look like Annie Oakley, DeSantis has started taking shots at modern animation.
Annecy Unveils 20 Features In Competition Lineups
Annecy is back with an entirely in-person format for 2022, and boasts an appropriately stacked competition lineup for the occasion.
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