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Spark Animation Plans First In-Person Edition Since Earning Oscar-Qualifying Status
Nora Twomey and Henry Selick will be in attendance on opening night with their films ‘My Father’s Dragon’ and ‘Wendell & Wild.’
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Long-Lost ‘Kingdom Hearts’ Pilot Animatic Posted Online By Director Seth Kearsley
In an accompanying video, Kearsley described the development of the pilot, what went wrong, and if he’d return to make the series today.
U.S. Army Reveals ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ Creator Kazuki Takahashi Died Trying To Help Drowning Swimmers
When three snorkelers got caught in a rip current on July 4, Takahashi jumped in to aid the rescue efforts of U.S. soldiers on the scene.
Slay Unicorns With Righteous Fury In The Free ‘Unicorn Wars’ Video Game, Surprise Released Today
‘Unicorn Wars’ producer Uniko has shadow-dropped a video game adaptation of Alberto Vázquez’s latest feature.
Cartoon Network Studios, As You Know It, Is Gone Thanks To David Zaslav
Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation are consolidating into a single unit, and that’s an ominous sign for the future of new, original Cartoon Network animation.
Disney’s ILM To Open New Animation/VFX Studio In Mumbai
Kiran ‘KP’ Prasad, former head of studio at DNEG Bangalore and Chennai, will head the new branch.
‘Wall-E,’ ‘Finding Nemo’ Director Andrew Stanton To Direct Live-Action Feature ‘In The Blink Of An Eye’
The sprawling, sci-fi epic is produced by Searchlight Pictures and written by Colby Day.
Crunchyroll Ramps Up ‘One Piece Film Red’ Marketing Campaign With Incredible Times Square Display
Timed perfectly for NYCC, Crunchyroll took over screens in Times Square to get fans hyped for the film’s November 1 U.S. release.
Don Hertzfeldt’s Oscar-Nominated ‘World Of Tomorrow’ Is Now Available On Youtube
‘World of Tomorrow’ won dozens of awards during its festival run before being nominated for the best animated short Oscar in 2016.
Fredrikstad Animation Festival Unveils 2022 Lineup, Including Domestic Premiere Of Kajsa Næss’ ‘Titina’
FAF 2022’s Animation Production Day has been dedicated to Japanese animation, and will feature a superstar lineup of speakers.
Eugene Troubetzkoy, Nuclear Physicist Who Co-Founded Blue Sky Studios, Dies At 91
Troubetzkoy was a founding father of ray-tracing technology and co-wrote Blue Sky’s proprietary CGI Studio renderer.
Disney Is Developing An ‘Immersive Experience’ That Will Tour Globally
The touring experience will launch in Toronto later this year, followed by many other cities in 2023.
Filmmakers React As Academy Claims ‘Apollo 10 1/2’ Isn’t An Animated Film
Producer Tommy Pallotta says dealing with the Academy is like being “caught in a Kafkaesque nightmare where someone is saying something isn’t real and I know it’s real.”
Buck, Giant Ant Launch Global Multidisciplinary Organization Residence
Seven companies launched the group to create a working community between them and build an ecosystem which supports rising talent.
Fox Entertainment Promotes Rob Wade To CEO
Wade will oversee numerous Fox businesses, including animation studio Bento Box Entertainment.
As ‘One Piece Film Red’ Dominates The Japanese Box Office, Crunchyroll Launches North American Ticket Sales
‘One Piece Film Red,’ the 11th highest-grossing film in Japanese box office history, has its sights set on the North American box office.
Short Of The Week Launches Shortverse, A New Home For Short Filmmakers, Industry Pros, And Fans
The platform aims to be a space for short films where “the attention is from people who are purposely seeking out quality, rather than having it shoved towards them by an algorithm.”
Netflix Releases Full-Length Trailer For Tonko House’s ‘Oni: Thunder God’s Tale’
The four-episode event series is created and showrun by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Dice Tsutsumi.
Production Workers At Bento Box Entertainment Now Represented By The Animation Guild
A bargaining unit of 100 production workers have joined animation workers and writers at the studio who were already covered by TAG.
Duolingo Acquires Detroit-Based Design And Animation Studio Gunner
“Art and animation are foundational to the Duolingo brand,” says Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn.
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