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Montreal

Montreal

The latest industry news from Canada’s largest animation hub with over 21,000 workers in 2D, 3D, VFX, video games, and VR/AR.

Toon Boom productions Toon Boom productions
Business

Toon Boom Animation Software Acquired By U.S. Investment Firm For Over $110 Million

The new owner, Integrated Media Company, plans to “expand [Toon Boom’s] platform into new markets and to introduce ground-breaking products.”

By Amid Amidi | 2 months ago

Beyond Capture Montreal Beyond Capture Montreal
motion capture

Beyond Capture Studios Unveils New 40,000-Square-Foot Montreal Facility

The studio is currently assembling a staff of 25 including a production manager, capture tech, real-time operator, and more

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

Katak: The Brave Beluga
Business

Montreal’s Tonic DNA Acquires Ngenious Studio

The company has also appointed Ngenious founder Éric Gervais-Després as its head of R&D and pipeline development.

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie
Feature Film

Netflix Acquires ‘Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie,’ Coming July 28

Netflix also shared upcoming release dates for ‘Sonic Prime,’ ‘Supa Team 4,’ and ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse.’

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

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 | 4 months ago

La Traversée
Know Your Indie Filmmaker

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Elise Simard

Simard’s multi-layered works eschew straightforward narratives and explore overlapping sensations wide open to interpretation.

By Chris Robinson | 12 months ago

A Hard Fork For Humanity
Cartoon Brew Pick

Elon Musk Is In The Soup In Umami’s ‘A Hard Fork for Humanity’

The latest from ‘Interace’ filmmaker Justin Tomchuck is a surreal look into the near-future.

By Jamie Lang | 1 year ago

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Feature Film

Mikros Animation And Cinesite Vancouver Are Hiring For ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ reboot has been given an official title, title treatment, and theatrical release date.

By Keltie Duncan | 1 year ago

What If?
Business

Cinesite Acquires Majority Stake In Quebec’s Squeeze, CG Producers Of Marvel Studios’ ‘What If…?’

Cinesite is making a big bet on Quebec animation by its second Montreal studio in as many months.

By Keltie Duncan | 1 year 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 | 1 year ago

Les voisins de mes voisins sont mes voisins
Festivals

Montreal’s Sommets Starts Today With Reformatted Canadian Animation Competition

The festival’s opening night film is Anne-Laure Daffis and Léo Marchand’s Les voisins de mes voisins sont mes voisins.

By Jamie Lang | 1 year ago

Arthur produced by Oasis Animation
Artist Rights

Six Departments At Montreal’s Oasis Animation Join Existing Union

Oasis animators voted to unionize in 2019, and will now be joined by comp, rigging, scene planning, storyboards, and layout and color workers.

By Jamie Lang | 1 year ago

"Iwájú"
Artist Rights

Cinesite Staff Can Now Work Permanently From Home

“Things will never be the same again for our teams,” says the company.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

The Man Who Planted Trees
RIP

RIP Lina Gagnon, Animator Who Worked On ‘The Man Who Planted Trees’

Gagnon was also an influential educator, teaching animation at Cégep du Vieux-Montréal for over two decades.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

Feature Film

First Trailer For ‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie,’ Disney’s First 2D Feature In Over A Decade

After years of delays, reschedulings, and stretches of radio silence, “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” is gearing up for a release on May 27.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

Health

Animating Anxiety: Caroline Robert Discusses Her New Interactive Web Project ‘Brainstream’

Have you ever given a brain massage before?

By Chris Robinson | 2 years ago

"The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run"
Business

Montreal Targets American Talent In Its New Animation & VFX Recruitment Drive

High-caliber projects, low living costs: that’s the pitch Montreal is making to West Coast workers.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

Fireheart
Feature Film

Watch The Trailer For ‘Fireheart,’ The Second Feature From Montreal’s L’Atelier Animation

The movie is coming to UK and Ireland theaters on February 11, 2022.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

"Iwájú"
CGI

Disney’s Nigerian Series ‘Iwájú’ To Be Produced By Cinesite In London And Montreal

“Iwájú” is set to premiere in 2023 on Disney+.

By Amid Amidi | 2 years ago

Fantasia winners 2021
Awards

‘Cryptozoo,’ ‘Mad God’ Among Winners At Fantasia Fest 2021

Another winner was “Hayop Ka! The Nimfa Dimaano Story,” a decidedly adult rom-com from the Philippines.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

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