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Cartoon Forum Projects Cartoon Forum Projects
Events

Cartoon Forum 2023: A Look At 5 Pitches For New European Shows

Creators and producers from across Europe brought their top projects to Toulouse this week, pitching to potential partners.

By Ryan Gaur | 2 days ago

Dune Dune
Artist Rights

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.

By Amid Amidi | 5 days ago

2023 Student Academy Award Winners
Awards

Academy Unveils 2023 Student Academy Award Winners

Two French films and one from the U.K. won awards and earned qualification to the next edition of the Oscars.

By Jamie Lang | 5 days ago

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Know Your Indie Filmmaker

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Paul Bush

Bush, who passed away earlier this month, never shied away from trying a new filmmaking technique.

By Chris Robinson | 4 weeks ago

Paul Bush
RIP

Paul Bush, British Filmmaker Who Experimented With Animation Techniques, Dies At 67

Bush excelled at trying out new techniques and experimental methods of creating moving pictures.

By Jamie Lang | 1 month ago

Moxie
Know Your Indie Filmmaker

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Stephen Irwin

Irwin’s work rests on the borders of narrative and non-narrative, reality, fantasy, and horror.

By Chris Robinson | 1 month ago

Baldur's Gate 3: The Greatest Foe - An Animated Short
Studios

Producers Of The Popular Gaming Youtube Channel Mashed Have Launched Spud Gun Studios, A New Short-Form Animation House

In addition to its commissioned work, Spud Gun Studios has ambitions to produce its own original animated properties.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Ian Emes
RIP

Ian Emes, Celebrated British Animator And Long-Time Pink Floyd Collaborator, Dies At 73

An artist who worked across many mediums, his animation work with Pink Floyd and Linda McCartney still has the power to dazzle.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Business

U.K.’s 39% Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit Extended To Animated Features

The move is aimed at attracting and keeping more theatrical animation production in the U.K.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

BBC Ignite
Series

Three Projects From BBC’s Ignite Development Program Are Moving Forward

The Ignite program was launched in July 2021 to identify “fresh, bold, innovative” children’s animation projects.

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

Plum the Super Witch
Studios

Amuse Animation Opens Chinese Office With Distribution Vet Entin Liu At The Helm

The company is looking to scale up and better exploit its kids and family IPs on more and larger platforms.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Star Wars Visions
Series

Go Way Behind The Scenes Of ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Volume 2 With Some Never-Before-Seen Artwork

Filmmakers from five of the shorts explain how their stories are particularly local, despite being set in a galaxy far, far away.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

Jukebox
Know Your Indie Filmmaker

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Run Wrake

Run Wrake’s multi-layered works connect an onslaught of imagery from diverse media and loop them with a brilliant sense of rhythm.

By Chris Robinson | 5 months ago

Activision Blizzard
Business

U.K. Blocks Microsoft’s $68.7B Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority believes the acquisition could harm the cloud gaming marketplace.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

'Superman and Lois'
Studios

Indian VFX Outfit Basilic Fly Studios Launches Lightrunner Studios In The U.K.

CEO Balakrishnan said, “Lightrunner Studio will explore and embrace the latest approaches of vfx workflows and processes laser-focused on AI and machine learning.”

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

Foo Fighters "Chasing Birds"
Studios

Bomper Studio Makes Four-Day Work Week Permanent After Successful Six-Month Trial

The studio reported no drop in its output, no missed deadlines, and an increase in productivity, creativity, and worker happiness.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

Molesworth
Distribution

GFM Animation Has Acquired Global Rights To Uli Meyer’s Debut Feature ‘Molesworth’

Adapted from the popular books of the same name, Meyer was hand-picked by illustrator Ronald Searle to bring the franchise to the big screen.

By Jamie Lang | 7 months ago

Pinocchio Avatar
Awards

‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Score Animation, VFX BAFTA Award Wins

Apple TV’s ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ was selected as the best British animated short over the weekend.

By Jamie Lang | 7 months ago

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Business

Aardman Boss Warns U.K. Animation Will ‘Go Off The Edge Of A Cliff’ Without Government Aid

Aardman managing director Sean Clarke also lamented poor animation education standards in the U.K. and said graduates who enter the workforce are not “production-ready.”

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Box Office Report

‘Puss In Boots’ Debut Tops U.K. Box Office As Dreamworks’ Latest Approaches $400M Globally

U.K. export ‘The Amazing Maurice’ failed to make much of an impact with its North American debut.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

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