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2024 Animation Industry Layoff Tracker
Tracking layoffs across the animation, vfx, and gaming industries.
Jamie Lang
DIY Home Maintenance Gets Terrifying In The Stop-Motion Short ‘IT Came From Beneath The Drain’
Adam Ciolfi’s new short is a nostalgic monster movie featuring highly detailed sets and impressive puppets.
Trump Campaign Uses Animated Ad To Teach Supporters About Today’s Iowa Caucus
Caucusing kicks off in Iowa today, and the Trump campaign is using animation to encourage voters to get involved.
The Animated Feature Race Narrows As ‘Spider-Verse’ Tops Critics Choice Awards
Netflix’s anime adaptation ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ won best animated series.
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Directors Dan Abraham And Trent Correy Share Their Favorite Shot From ‘Once Upon A Studio’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
This Year’s Oscar Shortlisted Filmmakers Discuss Their Visual Approach To Storytelling
Shortlisted directors describe their visual development approach and how they adjusted the style or techniques they’d used on previous work.
‘Spider-Verse’ Producers Chris Miller, Phil Lord Promote Their Oscar Contending Animated Feature On Late Night TV
Lord and Miller appeared on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ to promote their film, which will get a theatrical and IMAX re-release on January 19.
Sony Writes Down Value Of ‘Hilda’ Producer Silvergate Media By $50 Million
Silvergate Media co-founder and chair William Astor has also stepped down.
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Stéphanie Clément Shares Her Favorite Shot From ‘Pachyderme’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Directors Lucija Mrzljak And Morten Tšinakov Share Their Favorite Shot From ‘Eeva’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
Disney Fails To Score Annie Awards Feature Nomination For The First Time Ever; Netflix Has Most-Nominated Film And Series
Netflix’s ‘Nimona’ and ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ were the most nominated feature and series this year.
Things Get Weird In New Trailer For Netflix And Dreamwork’s Charlie Kaufman-Written Feature ‘Orion And The Dark’
The film will be available on Netflix worldwide starting February 2.
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Priit Tender Shares His Favorite Shot From ‘Dog Apartment’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
SAG-AFTRA And Replica Studios Ink Agreement On AI Voice Use In Video Games
The union and game developers have been negotiating a new contract for more than a year, and there is hope that this deal will reignite those talks.
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Directors Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augier, And Yannick Jacquin Share Their Favorite Shot From ‘Boom’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
Japanese Tech Group Aims To Address AI’s Copyright And Ethical Issues With New Opt-In Generative Software
The Anime Chain Initiative believes that its blockchain-driven AI model will be financially beneficial to both AI users and the rightsholders of the training data.
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Stephen Vuillemin Shares His Favorite Shot From ‘A Kind Of Testament’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Directors Jared And Jerusha Hess Share Their Favorite Shot From ‘Ninety-Five Senses’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
Unity Software Laying Off 1,800 Employees, Around A Quarter Of Its Workforce
This is the fourth round of layoffs at Unity since July 2022, and will affect “all teams, regions, and areas of the business.”
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Rita Basulto Shares Her Favorite Shot From ‘Humo’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
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