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Three of the weekend’s top five films were animated, with ‘Trolls Band Together’ and ‘Wish’ finishing in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Pixar listed office space for lease in July, shortly after the company suffered its largest round of layoffs in a decade.
The seventh Animation First features several additions including its first ever juried competition for Francophone Shorts.
Set in a world where colors are banned, the short turns on a young man whose vibrant identity is accidentally outed by a playful young child.
Representatives from 25 countries met for three days Barcelona to establish new guidelines they’ll ask European policymakers to consider.
Miyazaki’s latest will open in 2,200 theaters, far and away the widest U.S. release for any of this films.
The film is directed by Raman Hui (‘Shrek the Third’) from a screenplay by David Magee (‘Life of Pi’) and Christopher Yost (‘Thor: Ragnarok’).
“There’s plenty of appetite for more than the few films a year that we’re currently doing,” said Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos.
The Academy recognized four artists for outstanding individual achievement in animation.
Braxton is teaming with ‘Entergalactic’ creator Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, who will produce and star in the film.
According to ‘Scott Pilgrim’ creator Bryan Lee O’Malley, adapting the comic as an anime series always felt like “an impossible dream.”
The film’s aesthetic is inspired by the work of legendary cartoonists including Ronald Searle and Bill Watterson.
Under the shadowy threat of war, a young Ukrainian girl awaits a call from her father.
A look at the stories that had the biggest impact on the animation world last month.
TAG says the studio’s decision was influenced by a recent NLRB ruling regarding production workers at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Four other films got animated feature nominations: ‘They Shot the Piano Player,’ ‘Sultana’s Dream,’ ‘Mummies,’ and ‘Hanna and the Monsters.’
The new division’s first project is a series adaptation of the graphic novel ‘Heart Attack’ co-produced with Fuji TV.
The show, produced by Japan’s Wit Studio, will debut globally in 2024.
The Walt Disney Company, recently a bogeyman for Florida governor Ron DeSantis, is once again caught in the crosshairs of a public feud.
According to Embracer, the company laid off 900 workers worldwide in Q2 of this year, around 5% of its global workforce.