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Toronto

What If...? What If...?
Business

Wilbrain Acuires 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 | 13 hours ago

Disney Animation Immersive Experience Disney Animation Immersive Experience
Installations

Disney Is Developing An ‘Immersive Experience’ That Will Tour Globally

The touring experience will launch in Toronto later this year, followed by many other cities in 2023.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

What If... Zombies!?
Studios

Stellar Creative Lab Expands With New CG Studio In Toronto

The new location, set up as a hybrid in-person/work-from-home facility, is currently staffing up.

By Jamie Lang | 6 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 | 7 months 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

Tangent Animation
Artist Rights

Tangent Animation Ordered To Pay Workers Who Were Abruptly Laid Off

Multiple Canadian government agencies have ordered the studio to pay what it owes to its former workers.

By Amid Amidi | 1 year ago

Dune
Business

DNEG Plans To Expand To Toronto And Create Up To 500 Canadian Jobs

The new Toronto base will work on vfx for film and episodic projects, feature animation, and technology.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

Madagascar: A Little Wild
Business

Mainframe Studios Opens Toronto Studio, Virtually At First

The Vancouver-based studio is capitalizing on rapid growth in the pandemic.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

Tangent Animation
Business

Tangent Animation Shuts Down Production. As Many As 400 People Laid Off

The studio was working on multiple feature animation projects for Netflix at the time of shutdown.

By Amid Amidi | 2 years ago

ECAS 2018
Educational

ECAS, A Free Eight-Month Animation Course In France, Is Expanding

France’s TeamTO is partnering with Toronto’s House of Cool to teach storyboard classes.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

Nelvana
Business

Nelvana At 50: Mapping Out The Studio’s Future With President Pam Westman

In today’s animation industry, which is growing and evolving at warp speed, 50 years seems like a geological age. When Nelvana …

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

Luke Carroll, Relish
Business

Relish Interactive Hires Luke Carroll As Its First Ever SVP Of Animation

Carroll joins the company as it rapidly grows its production capacity and develops its slate of original content.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

"Mecha Builders"
Business

Toronto’s Swaggering Animation Scene Is In A Golden Age, But Faces Challenges Old And New

So the Toronto scene continues to blossom — but does it have the same lure it once did for aspiring animators?

By Chris Robinson | 2 years ago

Animaniacs
Educational

How The Creators Of Hulu’s ‘Animaniacs’ Reboot Subtly Updated The Look Of The Series

“[It’s] kind of like the designs you remember them looking like, not so much what they actually look like,” says “Animaniacs” co-executive producer Gabe Swarr.

By Amid Amidi | 2 years ago

"Oh Say Can You See?"
Cartoon Brew Pick

Exclusive Short Film Premiere: ‘Oh Say Can You See?’ by Noam Sussman

Happy Fourth of July?

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

Mill Film
Business

Citing Coronavirus Impact, Technicolor Is Shutting Down Mill Film Brand, Merging Studio With Mr. X

An official statement says: “Covid-19 is changing the entertainment industry … The merger is a direct and necessary response.”

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

"Mecha Builders"
Streaming

Quarantine Chronicles: How Guru’s New ‘Sesame Street’ Robot Series Is Entering Production Mid-Lockdown

Toronto’s Guru Studio is crewing up an additional 80 people for “Mecha Builders” — without any face-to-face contact.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

Boo! Appetweet
Shorts

HBO Max Releases Free Full Episode Of ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’

Eighty episodes will launch on HBO Max next week.

By Amid Amidi | 3 years ago

"Mecha Builders"
Streaming

Guru Studio And Sesame Workshop Team Up For ‘Sesame Street’ Mecha Spin-Off

The robot-themed show will air on the forthcoming streaming service HBO Max.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

Madagascar: A Little Wild
Business

Wow! Plans To Double Size Of Animation Team In Vancouver Through Remote Working

The company sees a big opportunity in the current crisis.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

Xavier Riddle
Business

For The Animation Industry, The Coronavirus Crisis Has Created A Big Opportunity

In a guest piece, industry executive Aaron Simpson explains how the animation industry had been preparing for this disaster for decades without even knowing it.

By Cartoon Brew Op-Ed | 3 years ago

Canadian Screen Awards 2020
Awards

Canadian Screen Awards 2020: All The Animation Nominees

The winners of the awards, which range across film, tv, and digital media, will be announced on March 23-29.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

"Rock & Rule"
Classic

You Can Now Watch Nelvana’s Cult Sci-Fi Musical ‘Rock & Rule’ For Free On Youtube

Mutants, dark magicians, inter-dimensional demons, Debbie Harry, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop… What’s not to love?

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

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