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Eli Noyes, Stop-Motion Animation Pioneer And ‘Liquid Television’ Director, Dies At 81
Noyes made the Oscar-nominated short ‘Clay or the Origin of Species’ as an English undergrad at Harvard, launching an influential career in animation.
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Disney+ Drops First Trailer For Extended-Length ‘Bluey’ Special “The Sign,” Coming April 14
According to Nielsen, ‘Bluey’ was 2024’s most-streamed series across all audiences in January and February
How Netflix’s ‘Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight’ Balances Classic Comic Roots With Modern CG Aesthetics (EXCLUSIVE)
Production designer Aurélien Prédal explains the visual strategy, shifting styles, and aesthetic challenges behind the global series adaptation.
SAG-AFTRA Voice Actors Ratify TV Animation Contract With New AI Protections
Union members nationwide voted 95.52% to 4.48% in favor of the new deal.
‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Pushes Franchise Past $2 Billion With Impressive Third Weekend
‘King Fu Panda’ is now the third Dreamworks franchise to pass $2 billion at the global box office, joining ‘Madagascar’ and ‘Shrek.’
Five Of The Most Interesting Streaming Debuts Coming In April 2024
There is a lot of new animation coming in April, so we picked out five titles that caught our eye for a variety of reasons.
Warner Bros. Japan Will Increase Its Anime Output To More Than 10 Productions Per Year
Upcoming titles include ‘Suicide Squad ISEKAI’ and ‘Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken.’
Saudi Arabia Is Getting A 125-Acre ‘Dragon Ball’ Theme Park
The park is being developed by Qiddiya Investment Company with financing from the country’s Public Investment Fund.
Netflix Scores ‘The Boy And The Heron’ Streaming Rights Outside The U.S. And Japan After Extending Studio Ghibli Catalog Deal
Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film will also get a mainland China theatrical release starting on April 3, joining re-releases in the U.S. and Japan.
‘3 Body Problem’ VFX Supervisor Stefen Fangmeier On Balancing Interplanetary Realities In Netflix’s Ambitious New Sci-Fi Series
Out today, ‘3 Body Problem’ promises to be a spectacle unlike anything the streamer has released so far.
Check Out These First-Look Images For ‘That Christmas’, The Second Feature From ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Studio Locksmith Animation
The musical holiday feature, written by Richard Curtis and directed by Simon Otto, will debut on Netflix later this year.
The First Trailer For ‘Harold And The Purple Crayon’ Is As Hybrid As They Come
Releasing on August 2, the film is directed by Oscar-nominated ‘Ice Age’ and ‘Rio’ director Carlos Saldanha.
A 2.44 Million-Ton Food Waste Kaiju Terrorizes Tokyo In New Ad From Oscar-Winning ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director/VFX Artist Takashi Yamazaki
The ad demonstrates the scale of edible food thrown out by Japanese households every day.
Michael Ruocco Takes Us Behind The Scenes Of His Short ‘Snif & Snüf,’ Available Online Now
‘Snif & Snüf’ blends vintage cartoon action with a joyous soundtrack to fuel a rivalry between two fun characters.
GKIDS To Bring Quartet Of Mamoru Hosoda Films To U.S. Theaters After Acquiring The Director’s Full Studio Chizu Catalog
GKIDS already had domestic rights to ‘Mirai’ and ‘Belle,’ and will add ‘The Girl Who Leapt,’ ‘Summer Wars,’ ‘Wolf Children,’ and ‘The Boy and the Beast’ to its catalog.
Warner Bros.’s ‘The Cat In The Hat’ Animated Feature Will Hit Theaters On March 6, 2026
The film, written and directed by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja and animated with DNEG, is part of Warners’ plans for a larger Dr. Seuss animated universe.
Annecy Unveils Its 2024 Short Film Lineups
From first-timers to Oscar winners, this year’s four short film sections feature 67 films from 30 countries.
Two Long-Lost ‘Astro Boy’ Episodes Have Been Restored And Are Airing In Japan
Thought to be lost for decades, ‘Astro Boy’ episodes 125 and 127 have been restored by Japanese media group Rakuten.
‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Passes $100 Million Domestic Milestone During Its Second Weekend In Theaters
The last animated film to top the U.S. box office in back-to-back weekends was ‘Mario,’ also distributed by Universal.
Chinese State Broadcaster Airs Country’s First AI-Developed Animated Series
China Media Group teamed with the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory to create a model trained on CMG’s audio and video libraries.
Dreamworks Animation To Significantly Cut Staff In Coming Months (Exclusive)
Hundreds of Dreamworks staffers to be let go in the coming months.
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