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Adult Animation Is Now ‘The Fastest-Growing Animation Category’: Report

A new white paper shows how adult animation is booming — and less reliant on comedy.

Morrison led Fox Animation for a decade, overseeing films like “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “The Book of Life,” and the “Ice Age” franchise.

The veteran producer will lead the trade body through a period of extraordinary growth for Ireland’s animation industry.

The news has spread anxiety through the nation’s creative industries.

The company went bankrupt after the commercial failure of its last film, Lorenzo Mattotti’s “The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily.”

The Korean Youtube series “Arpo” is its latest pick-up.

Distribution arrangements have been confirmed for the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Japan, which is co-producing the historical epic.

Bob out. Bob in.

The French sales company has closed a range of deals for “Marona’s Fantastic Tale,” “Little Nicholas,” and “Bigfoot Superstar.”

“Atlanta has been a hotbed for new productions,” says Brad Kalinoski, who heads the new office.

How do the animated short film channels on Youtube work? Cartoon Brew speaks to one of them, as well as filmmakers who have gone down this route.

One of the largest independent animation studios in L.A. just got a lot larger.

Two Scottish studios are combining forces for a new venture.

The studio will focus on pre- and post-production work, and will house the Atomic Originals team.

The race for animation talent heats up as Warner Bros. Animation signs its first overall deal.

To help contain the coronavirus, Chinese distributors have canceled releases during the highly profitable new year holiday.

Writers and storyboarders should talk more. Animation directors should be repped by the DGA. Oh, and Western shows sound better in Japanese.

The veteran animation and vfx producer will guide strategy at the production company, which specializes in family animation.

The “Family Guy” creator had been at Fox since 1999. Reportedly, none of his projects for NBCUniversal so far are animated.

The exact circumstances in which Harmon left the company he co-founded remain unclear.