‘The Boy And The Heron’ Becomes First Non-U.S. Film To Win Animated Feature BAFTA, Set Up Oscars Faceoff With ‘Spider-Man’
Ross Stringer’s coming-of-age short ‘Crab Day’ won best British short animation and ‘Poor Things’ won best effects.
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OpenAI’s Sora Creates Minute-Long Photorealistic Animation From Text Prompts
Built on OpenAI’s Dall-E and GPT models, Sora can also take an existing video and extend it or fill in missing frames.
A Closer Look At New Animated Features Available At This Year’s European Film Market
Independent animated features from around the world are looking for distribution partners at this year’s EFM.
Paramount Has Laid Off All Of Noggin’s Staff And Will Shut Down The Preschool Streaming Platform
Paramount announced 800 layoffs this week, and it looks like the company’s preschool platform Noggin will be particularly hard-hit.
Apple’s Keyframer AI Lets Users Generate Animation And Edit The Results With Additional Text Prompts
Apple has published a research paper which explains the advancements its making in the generative AI field with its Keyframer model.
Watch The First Trailer For ‘X-Men ’97,’ Coming To Disney+ On March 20
The iconic comic book series will pick up where its predecessor left off and, apparently, keep its legendary theme song.
Emmy-Winning French Label Dandelooo Launches Dedicated Feature Animation Division
The new unit, based in Paris, will be overseen by Dandelooo’s international sales and acquisitions manager Luna Sirvin.
This 12-Minute Video Is Loaded With Constructive Advice For Out-Of-Work Animation Artists
Board artist Meridian Gray Culpepper has posted a video full of wisdom learned over 11 months of unemployment.
Production Workers At Dreamworks Animation And Flying Bark’s U.S. Office Move Towards Unionizing
The Animation Guild has asked both studios to voluntarily recognize their workers’ requests to join the union.
Laika’s Travis Knight In Final Talks To Reboot ‘Masters Of The Universe’ With New Feature
Knight is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker who previously directed ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ and ‘Bumblebee.’
New Crunchyroll Docuseries Celebrates 25 Years Of ‘Fullmetal Alchemist,’ ‘My Hero Academia’ Studio Bones
Bones animated many classic titles such as ‘Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,’ ‘My Hero Academia,’ and ‘Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.’
‘Parasite’ Director Bong Joon-ho’s Upcoming Animated Feature Will Begin Production Later This Year
Bong’s longtime vfx collaborators 4th Creative Party will animate the film, about the relationship between mankind and marine life.
China’s Hit Animation Franchise ‘Boonie Bears’ Delivers $61 Million Opening
The box office total of every single film in the United States last weekend was less than the amount that ‘Boonie Bears’ grossed in China.
Oscar Nominee ‘Robot Dreams’ Wins Animated Feature, Adapted Screenplay Prizes At Spain’s Goya Awards
‘To Bird or Not to Bird’ won best animated short and ‘The Society of the Snow’ won best special effects.
Watch The Clips That Earned Feature Character Animation Nominations At This Year’s Annie Awards
Character animation nominees from ‘Elemental,’ ‘Nimona,’ ‘Ruby Gillman,’ and ‘The Boy and the Heron’ discuss their Annie-nominated work.
‘Peppa’s Cinema Party’ Hits Theaters Worldwide Today To Celebrate Franchise’s 20th Anniversary
Ten episodes of the popular kids show will screen in theaters around the world over the weekend.
Ghibli Co-Founder Toshio Suzuki Says Miyazaki “Was All Smiles” Making ‘The Boy And The Heron’
Suzuki says he knew he’d likely appear in the film, but was surprised to be a main character and even more so to be a bird.
‘VeggieTales’ Superhero LarryBoy Will Get His First Theatrical Feature In 2026
NBCUniversal’s Big Idea Content Group, the franchises’ long-time producer, is teaming with Kingstone Studios on the film.
Disney’s ‘Moana’ Series Is Now A Feature, Scheduled To Hit Theaters Thanksgiving Weekend
The film marks the directorial debut of David G. Derrick, a story artist on the first film.
Youtube, Roblox, Tiktok Dominate Kids’ Screen Time Says New Study
Kids spent more time streaming in 2023 than they did the year before, but less of it on paid platforms.
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