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L’Atelier Animation Boards GFM’s ’10 Lives’; Chris Jenkins To Direct
The cg family feature was originally set to be co-produced by Chinese company Original Force.
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DNEG Hires Ted Ty And Archie Donato To Fast-Growing Feature Animation Team
Ty has been named the division’s global head of character animation, while Donato joins as vfx supervisor on a major project.
ViacomCBS Int’l Studios Launches Kids Division, Led By Nina Hahn
The division plans to develop more than 30 new kids’ shows, both animated and live action, over next three years.
Cinesite Hires Pixar Veteran Andrew Gordon As Global Animation Director For Features (Exclusive)
Gordon will oversee the company’s animation teams in London, Montreal, and Vancouver.
How A New Residency In London Is Trying To Create More Female Directors In Animation
“The animation industry is still a boys’ club,” says Hannah Lau-Walker, founder of She Drew That.
European Feature ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ Finds New Partners, Enters Production
The film, about a shipwrecked boy and his dog, is based on a novel by “War Horse” scribe Michael Morpurgo.
Aniventure Reveals First Slate Of Films As It Explores ‘New Economic Model’ For Animated Features
The U.K. company has also signed with L.A.’s Creative Artists Agency “to help identify and develop global partners for its business.”
Bossa Studios Becomes First U.K. Studio To Offer Permanent Remote Work Option
The company calls it a “radical shift in studio working structure.”
Patrick Osborne, Oscar-Winning Director Of ‘Feast,’ Signs With Nexus
The production house will represent Osborne globally for commercial work.
The Challenges Of Being Black In The Animation Industry (Video Discussion)
Filmmakers Wesley Louis And Mohamed Fadera share their thoughts in a video hosted by animation studio The Line.
DNEG’s Planned Pay Cuts Reversed For Some Feature Animation Staff Working On ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’
Staff at the vfx titan are facing significant pay cuts. But some are now being offered “salary support,” with the help of production partner Locksmith Animation.
Quarantine Chronicles: How Animators On The Upcoming ‘Tom And Jerry’ Feature Are Staying Connected
An animation supervisor and a senior animator at Framestore discuss the challenges — and surprising upsides — of working remotely.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘#FlattenTheCurve, Part 1’ by Studio Desk
In this anijam, animators depict positive things they have experienced, seen, or thought in the midst of this strange time.
Nick Southgate Named CEO Of Indie Producer Passion Pictures
The company’s animation studio has produced a segment of Netflix’s “Love, Death & Robots,” Disney’s “101 Dalmatian Street,” and music videos for Gorillaz
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