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‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Is On Pace For Monster Opening After Amazing Thursday Previews
The Minions have done what Pixar couldn’t: proven that audiences still want theatrical animation.
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Daily Wire’s New Animated Show ‘Chip Chilla’ Aims To Rival ‘Woke’ Cartoons
Conservative platform DailyWire+ has promised to invest a minimum of $100 million in kids’ content over the next three years.
No AI, Perpetual License, Developed By Artists: Moho’s Free Side Quest Update Now Exports 2D Characters To Unity, Unreal, Godot, And Blender
Moho’s free 14.4 Side Quest update lets animators export full 2D rigs and animations to Unity, Unreal, Godot, and Blender using the glTF format.
How Don Bluth Went To War With Disney – And Lost
Our latest Video Essay features a detailed look at the epic rivalry between Don Bluth and Disney Animation.
Hulu Appoints Kelci Parker As VP Of Animation
Hulu looks keen on expanding its adult animation efforts after appointing Parker to the newly-created position.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Phil Mulloy
Learn about British filmmaker Phil Mulloy whose bold, grotesque, and minimalist works explore the dark and savage side of human nature.
‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Reviews Roundup: Funniest Film Of The Year Or Total Bore? Critics Can’t Agree
Reviews are mixed for Illumination’s latest, which is predicted to pull in between $65-93 million over the July 4 weekend.
Netflix Unveils First-Look Images For ‘Lost Ollie’ And ‘Rise of the TMNT: The Movie’
The streamer will also begin airing new episodes of ‘The Cuphead Show’ in August.
A History Of Queer Representation In American Animation (Video Essay)
A new video dives into the history of LGBTQIA+ representation in animation over the past century.
69 People Invited To Join Academy’s Animation And VFX Branches
Here are all the people who have been invited to the Short Films & Feature Animation and Visual Effects departments.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek Gets Three Year Contract Extension
As Disney extends Chapek’s contract, we revisit the good, the bad, and the ugly of his time at the helm.
Oddbot To Develop And Animate Trio Of Graphic Novels
Oddbot has optioned the rights to The Cardboard Kingdom, Séance Tea Party, and The Okay Witch.
Animation Coming To Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, And Other Streamers In July 2022
The Sea Beast, The Bob’s Burgers Movie, and The Bad Guys highlight an exciting crop of new animation heading to streaming in July.
As CBBC Shifts To ‘Digital-First’ Strategy, BBC Studios’ Kids Boss Helen Bullough To Depart
The BBC sees another high-level departure as it shakes things up to become a digital-first broadcaster.
Ken Knowlton, A Founding Father Of Computer Art And Animation, Dies at 91
Knowlton’s pioneering work at Bell Labs in the 1960s is the foundation on which modern computer animation is built.
Film Premiere: ‘Annecy: First Time Perspective’ (Exclusive)
Cartoon Brew’s Cole Delaney documents his first in-person trip to the world’s biggest international animation festival.
‘Lightyear’ Crashes While ‘Marcel The Shell With Shoes On’ Shines In Limited Release
Lightyear’s box office performance went from bad to worse during its second weekend.
Cartoon Brew Podcast: ‘Sea Beast’ Director Chris Williams On Worldbuilding And The Pain Of Animating Rope
Director Chris Williams discuss the cinematic influences behind The Sea Beast, and how working on Moana prepped him for this film.
Sony’s Crunchyroll Acquires New Anime Series ‘Trigun Stampede’
Set to hit the platform in more than 200 countries and territories next year, the new series is produced by Orange and Toho.
Latin America Shines At Annecy: ‘Perlimps,’ ‘They Shot The Piano Player,’ ‘Arbor,’ ‘Petra and the Sun’
Titles from Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and Chile were just a few from the increasingly prominent Latin American contingent at this year’s Annecy.
‘Beavis And Butt-Head Do The Universe’ Reviews Roundup: Full Of Laughs And Perfect For Streaming
The new feature, which debuts on Paramount+ today, has tickled reviewers.
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