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Canada

Spider-verse: Across the Spider-Verse Spider-verse: Across the Spider-Verse
Studios

Sony Pictures Imageworks Sets Up Studio In Montreal, Will Create 150 New Jobs

Starting salary for animators, lighters, and compositors is US$22.50/hour.

By Jamie Lang | 3 weeks ago

Bakugan Bakugan
Anime

Canada’s Nelvana And Japan’s Polygon Pictures Sign Development Deal For Kids’ Content

The companies will work together to bring IPs like ‘Bakugan,’ ‘Beyblade,’ and ‘Cardcaptor Sakura’ to a wider global audience.

By Jamie Lang | 1 month ago

Canadian Screen Awards 2023
Awards

Canadian Screen Awards Honor Top Film, TV, And Digital Productions From The Past Year

‘The Flying Sailor’ was picked as the year’s top Canadian animated short with ‘PAW Patrol,’ and ‘The Snoopy Show’ taking top tv honors.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Mynarski Death Plummet
Know Your Indie Filmmaker

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Matthew Rankin

Canadian filmmaker Matthew Rankin explores local, national, and international history with an eccentric and deadpan touch that is refreshingly and genuinely loving.

By Chris Robinson | 2 months ago

Mummies, Mavka, Katak
Box Office Report

Home-Grown Animated Features Are Posting Strong Results In International Markets

You may have not heard much about them in the U.S. but don’t overlook the successes of ‘Mummies’ (Spain), ‘Mavka. The Forest Song’ (Ukraine), and ‘Katak, the Brave Beluga’ (Canada).

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

What If...?
Business

Wildbrain Acquires Canadian Pre-Production Studio House Of Cool

House of Cool co-founders Wes Lui and Ricardo Curtis will join Wildbrain’s senior management as co-general managers of House of Cool.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Julie Roy
Executives

Telefilm Canada Appoints NFB’s Julie Roy As Executive Director And CEO

Roy is a former executive producer of the French Animation Studio at the National Film Board of Canada.

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

Canadian Screen Awards 2023
Awards

Canadian Screen Awards 2023: All The Animation, VFX, And Video Game Nominees

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television has announced this year’s cinema, television, and digital media nominees.

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

Teletoon RIP
Business

After 25 Years, Canada’s Teletoon Channel Is Ending. It Will Rebrand as Cartoon Network.

In a concurrent move, the current Canadian Cartoon Network channel will rebrand as Boomerang.

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

Erodium Thunk
Know Your Indie Filmmaker

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Winston Hacking

Hacking’s work is freewheeling chaos – mind-twirling wonders that seep inside you before you even have a clue why or how. 

By Chris Robinson | 4 months ago

Bao
Schools

Sheridan College Alumni Discuss Their Time At Canada’s Most Famous Animation School

Everything you should know about Canada’s Sheridan College according to staff and students.

By Chris Robinson | 5 months ago

Turning Red Toronto
Business

Should ‘Turning Red’ Be Considered ‘Canadian Content’? Disney Says Yes

The Canadian government must soon decide whether a film like ‘Turning Red’ should be considered “Canadian content.”

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

OIAF 2022
Events

What We’re Looking Forward To At This Year’s Ottawa International Animation Festival

OIAF is back in person this year, with a jam-packed program for attendees eager to meet face-to-face after two years apart.

By Jamie Lang | 9 months ago

Animaniacs
Streaming

Corus Is Rebranding Nick+ As Teletoon+ And Will Focus On Warner Bros. And Cartoon Network Series

The new service will become available on September 1.

By Jamie Lang | 9 months ago

Festivals

TIFF Selects 7 Animated Shorts For Its Short Film Competition

Two animated features will also screen at the prestigious Toronto film festival.

By Keltie Duncan | 10 months ago

Hedge Rider
Know Your Indie Filmmaker

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Emily Pelstring

Pelstring’s animation is akin to watching early 1980s television on a broken down portable tv set while ingesting a small dose of mescaline.

By Chris Robinson | 10 months ago

Heavy Metal
Animators

Seven Decades Of Animation: The Rock & Roll Career Of ‘Heavy Metal’ Director Gerald Potterton

At 91 years young, the animation legend keeps plenty busy at his farm near the U.S.-Canada border.

By Ross Anderson | 11 months ago

Shang Chi Weta
Studios

Weta FX Opens Offices In Vancouver, Its First Studio Outside Of New Zealand

The studio has an initial staff of 75 artists, with plans to expand before the end of the year.

By Jamie Lang | 1 year ago

Charlotte
Distribution

WWII-Era Biopic ‘Charlotte’ Scores U.S. Theatrical Release Through Good Deed Entertainment

The 2d-animated drama is based on the life of German-Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon.

By Amid Amidi | 1 year ago

Kidscreen Summit party
Events

Kidscreen Summit Is Temporarily Banning Russian Nationals From Its Conference

The conference’s organizer says that it is “immediately suspending business relations with Russian-based companies.”

By Amid Amidi | 1 year ago

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