Canadian Generative AI Animation Start-Up Viggle AI Raises $19 Million
The company’s aim is to redefine the possibilities in AI-driven character animation with a video-3D foundation model that’s built with an understanding of physics.
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Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival 2024 Lineup Announced – Full List
A total of 124 were selected from 2,308 entries.
Mercury Filmworks And Blue Spirit Are Partnering To Produce High-End Films And Series
Their new service offering will produce content for high-budget animation projects.
Framestore Will Shutter Vancouver Studio Citing ‘Industry-Wide Slowdown In Content Production’
The studio’s last day of operation will be July 5.
‘The Wild Robot’ To World Premiere At TIFF
In recent years, TIFF has increasingly served as a launchpad for high-profile animated features.
Watch The Trailer For ‘(S)KiDS,’ A Punk Rock Musical (EXCLUSIVE)
The Canadian feature premieres at Annecy this week.
Canadian Screen Awards 2024: All The Animation, VFX, And Video Game Nominees
Canada’s equivalent to the Oscars and Emmys if they were combined, the CSAs will take place over the weekend of May 28-31 in Toronto.
Emmy-Winning ‘Rick And Morty’ Executive Producer And Former Sony Exec Rick Mischel Launches New Canadian Studio
Artists Animation Studio will focus on 2d Harmony and hand-drawn animation services for productions aimed at all ages.
Vancouver’s Kickstart Entertainment Is The Latest Canadian Animation Studio To Unionize
Workers in Canada continue to gain momentum in their efforts to organize the country’s animation industry.
Toon Boom Animation Appoints Former Corus Exec Colin Bohm As New CEO
The Harmony and Storyboard Pro developer was purchased by New York-based investment firm Integrated Media Company earlier this year.
Janice Nadeau’s ‘Harvey’: A Boy Recalls The Spring Day When His World Turned Upside Down
It’s been a whirlwind year for Quebec animator Janice Nadeau since the premiere of her animated short Harvey at Clermont-Ferrand.
Wildbrain Animation Studios Workers Unionize With Canadian Animation Guild
Wildbrain is the third Canadian studio to unionize with IATSE, joining Titmouse’s Vancouver unit and game developer Anemone Hug Interactive.
24 Hours Animation Content Unveils 2023 Winners From Around The World
What could you animate in one day? These students found out at this year’s 24 Hours animation contest.
Dreamworks Shifting Away From In-House Production In Los Angeles; Sony Imageworks Is A New Production Partner
EXCLUSIVE: As part of cost-cutting measures, Dreamworks Animation is shifting away from producing films fully in-house at its Glendale, California headquarters and will rely more heavily on third-party studios.
Vimeo Deleted My Award-Winning Animated Film Because It Was Too ‘Sexually Stimulating’
Filmmakers who have remained on Vimeo, like Ivan Li, have to deal with inconsistent content moderation policies, among other headaches.
IATSE Working With DNEG Employees To Unionize Canadian Studios
IATSE is asking DNEG workers across the country to fill out in IATSE VFX Union Support Cards.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Michèle Cournoyer
Cournoyer’s metamorphic black and white films can make viewers uncomfortable, taking them to places they know but rarely want to acknowledge.
‘When Adam Changes,’ ‘Miserable Miracle’ Take Top Prizes At Ottawa 2023
Canadian titles shone at this year’s event, and for the third consecutive year a Japanese short won the grand prize.
VFX Giant DNEG Puts Forth New Salary Reduction Proposal After Worker Backlash To Initial Proposal
The company says that the salary reductions will allow it to keep people employed instead of laying off workers.
Workers At Wildbrain’s Vancouver Studio Move Towards Unionizing With IATSE
Wildbrain handles animation on numerous major series including ‘The Snoopy Show,’ ‘Carmen Sandiego,’ ‘Sonic Prime,’ and ‘Fireman Sam.’
