Kidscreen Awards 2021: ‘Bluey,’ ‘Lamp Life’ Lead Animation Winners
HBO Max’s “Adventure Time: Distant Lands” and Apple TV+’s “Central Park” were also among the animation winners.
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Epic Unveils Metahuman Tool For Creating Highly Realistic Virtual Beings
The tool promises “to take real-time digital human creation from weeks or months to less than an hour.”
Praxinos’ Odyssey, A New 2D Animation Tool Powered By Unreal Engine, Is Out Now
Praxinos manager and co-founder Elodie Moog joined us for a brief Q&A about the software.
Report: ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Was Netflix’s Most Popular Kids’ Animated Show In U.S. Last Year
The Netflix original “The Boss Baby: Back in Business” came second in the chart, which was compiled by The NPD Group.
‘The Great North’ Reviews: Fox’s Alaska-Set Sitcom Warms Critics’ Hearts
The sitcom shares writers — and an animation studio — with “Bob’s Burgers.”
HBO Max Will Launch In Latin America In June; Europe To Follow
Thirty-nine territories across Latin America and the Caribbean will get HBO Max in June.
César Awards: ‘Calamity,’ ‘Schooom’s Odyssey’ Among All-2D Animation Nominees
This year’s awards are the first to be held since the creation of a dedicated animation branch at the César Academy.
Five Things I’ll Miss About Blue Sky Studios: Recollections Of A Former Employee
Jen Hurler reflect on her time at the studio, which will shut down in April.
Newly Announced Features: ‘This Was Our Pact,’ ‘Young Captain Nemo,’ ‘Redwall,’ ‘Toto’
Welcome to our new regular round-up of animated feature projects in the pipeline.
HBO Max Orders Three New Adult Animated Series, Including ‘Clone High’ Reboot
The streamer has also renewed the adult series “Close Enough” and unveiled a slate of four more series in development.
Le film d’animation qui a changé ma vie : Sébastien Laudenbach choisit ‘Gwen, le livre de sable’
“Tout était nouveau pour moi, dans ce film,” dit Laudenbach.
The Animation That Changed Me: Sébastien Laudenbach on ‘Gwen, The Book Of Sand’
“Everything in this film was new to me,” says Laudenbach.
Here Are The Films That Made The Oscar Shortlists For Animated Short And Visual Effects
Ten films were shortlisted in the short and vfx Academy Award categories.
Breaking: Disney Is Shutting Down Blue Sky Studios, ‘Nimona’ Production Halted, 450 Employees To Be Impacted
Disney will no longer complete production on Blue Sky’s “Nimona.”
Fox Orders Animated Series From Dan Harmon As It Shapes Its Strategy Post-Disney Sale
The “Rick and Morty” co-creator is cooking up an adult series set in ancient Greece.
RIP: Vinnie Bell, 89, A Pillar Of The New York Animation Scene For Half A Century
In his long career, Bell animated for prominent studios including Terrytoons, Hubley Studios, Perpetual Motion Pictures, and J.J. Sedelmaier Productions.
Critics Choice Awards Shift Animated Features To Separate Ceremony For ‘Genres’
For the first time in 22 years, the awards are not honoring animated features, which are now included in the spin-off Critics Choice Super Awards.
Box Office Report: ‘Soul’ Nears $100M Worldwide, Becomes Pixar’s All-Time #2 In China
Meanwhile, Studio Ghibli’s “Earwig and the Witch” took $132,768 in five days in North America, and “The Croods: A New Age” remains one of the top releases in the U.S.
The Best Animation Instagrams Of The Week: Award Contenders
We look at the work of unsung artists who contributed to this year’s Oscar hopefuls.
Shout! Factory Picks Up U.S. Home Distribution Rights To Laika’s Features
New bonus content, collectible packaging, and specialty releases are in development for the Laika library.
Tools Of The Trade: Rafatoon on Zoom
“The most important element is to have great confidence in your team,” says Rafatoon of directing animation in the Zoom age.
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