Illumination Enlists Artist-Executive Mike Moon To Launch Adult Animation Label Moonlight
Moon’s credits include ‘Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends,’ ‘Into the Spider-Verse,’ and Netflix’s upcoming special ‘Entergalactic.’
Executives
Comings and goings at studios and networks in the animation industry.
Allison Abbate Steps Down As Warner Animation Group Head
Abbate’s departure comes as Warner Bros. Discover CEO David Zaslav reorganizes the company’s film divisions.
Former Disney Showrunner Appointed To VP Role At The Daily Wire
‘Tangled: The Series’ co-creator Chris Sonnenburg will lead Daily Wire’s animation ambitions.
Mike Moon, Netflix Head Of Adult Animation, To Depart At Month’s End
During Moon’s tenure, the streamer produced adult shows including Inside Job, Human Resources, and Midnight Gospel.
Disney TV Vets Douglas Bensimon And Edward Mejia Promoted To VP Roles
Disney Television Animation promoted Bensimon and Mejia to vice president of Current Series.
Karen Toliver Promoted To Netflix Head Of Animation Film As Melissa Cobb Shifts To Producer Role
In an internal office letter, Netflix VP global film Scot Stuber and VP studio operations Amy Reinhard outlined an executive shakeup.
Hulu Appoints Kelci Parker As VP Of Animation
Hulu looks keen on expanding its adult animation efforts after appointing Parker to the newly-created position.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek Gets Three Year Contract Extension
As Disney extends Chapek’s contract, we revisit the good, the bad, and the ugly of his time at the helm.
As CBBC Shifts To ‘Digital-First’ Strategy, BBC Studios’ Kids Boss Helen Bullough To Depart
The BBC sees another high-level departure as it shakes things up to become a digital-first broadcaster.
Pixar’s Mary Coleman Named Chief Creative Officer Of Locksmith Animation
She spent more than two decades at Pixar working closely with directors from original concept through final draft.
Crunchyroll CEO Colin Decker Resigns
Longtime Funimation COO Rahul Purini will take over as head of Sony’s recently-merged anime conglomerate.
Psyop Opens Physical Studio In Germany, Plots Future European Expansion
Although the company works entirely in the cloud, it is opening a new studio hub in Berlin.
‘Turning Red’ Producer Lindsey Collins, Director Domee Shi Promoted To Pixar Leadership Roles
Collins has been promoted to senior vice president of development, while Shi joins the Pixar “braintrust” as a new vice president of creative.
Ex-Disney Exec David Levy Joins Invisible Universe, The Would-Be ‘Pixar Of The Internet’
The startup works with celebrities to create animated characters that live on social media.
Karen Toliver Named Vice President Of Animated Film At Netflix
Toliver will be responsible for two or three animated features per year.
Latifa Ouaou, Eryk Casemiro Named Executive VPs At Paramount And Nickelodeon Animation
Nickelodeon especially has grown fast in the pandemic.
Bob Chapek: The Key To Disney’s Metaverse Push Is ‘The Database’
“We’ve been collecting very deep, rich data for a long time from our parks,” says the CEO.
Hasbro Promotes Digital Gaming Head Chris Cocks To CEO
Cocks replaces Brian Goldner, who died in October.
Disney TV Animation Adds Two Development VPs
Blue Sky veteran Lisa Fragner has been hired as a development vp, while Elizabeth Waybright Taylor has been promoted to the same role.
DNEG Hires Josh Jaggars As Its First Group President, VFX & Stereo
Jaggars will lead the vfx and stereo teams across the company’s 8,000-strong workforce.
