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Distribution

Disney Unlikely To Return To Full Theatrical Windows, Hints CEO Bob Chapek

“The consumer is probably more impatient than they’ve ever been before,” says Chapek.

Events

San Diego Comic-Con Goes Virtual This Summer; E3 And Anime Expo Set To Follow

Vaccines or no vaccines, Covid is far from done with wrecking the events calendar.

Awards

‘Soul’ Co-Director Kemp Powers Wasn’t A Golden Globe Nominee Until Hours Before Ceremony

The first rule of the Golden Globes: there are no rules.

Box Office Report

‘Tom & Jerry’ Opens To A Strong $13.7M Despite Also Launching On HBO Max

Warner Bros. is trumpeting the launch as “evidence that people are willing to go back to the movies when there is something they want to see.”

Executives

DNEG Hires Ted Ty And Archie Donato To Fast-Growing Feature Animation Team

Ty has been named the division’s global head of character animation, while Donato joins as vfx supervisor on a major project.

Streaming

Animated Films And Series Coming To Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max In March 2021

You can look forward to Southeast Asian dragons, jazzed-up skeletons, friendly L.A. ghosts, and more …

Awards

‘Soul’ Wins Two Golden Globes, Including Best Animated Feature

Pixar’s film also won an award for best original score.

Cartoon Brew Podcasts

Cartoon Brew Podcast: Tim Story On How He Introduced Tom & Jerry To A Live-Action World

In our latest podcast, the director of “Tom & Jerry” discusses the “education” he received in animation production on the hybrid feature.

Executives

Cartoon Network Studios Hires Lauren Martinez, Promotes Kelly Crews To Executive Team

Martinez and Crews will be vice presidents of series and production, respectively.

Feature Film

Watch The New Trailer For Ukraine’s Folkloric Feature ‘Mavka, The Forest Song’

Meet Ukraine’s forest-dwelling, bison-taming guardian of nature.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Swatted’ by Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis

Online players describe their struggles with swatting, a life-threatening cyber-harassment phenomenon that looms over them whenever they play.

Streaming

‘Avatar,’ ‘Rugrats,’ ‘Star Trek’ Lead Animation Slate At Paramount+

ViacomCBS’s new streamer, which launches on March 4, means business when it comes to animation.

Feature Film

Watch The First Teaser For Pixar’s Italy-Set Feature ‘Luca’

The studio’s latest feature is due to come out in June.

Anime

Exploitation In The Anime Industry: An Entry-Level Animator In Japan Explains Why She Earned $175/Week

According to Ryoko, her wages are high for a young animator in the country.

RIP

Brenda Banks, One Of The First Black Women Animators In America, Dies At 72

Even as she built up an impressive career working with the likes of Ralph Bakshi, Hanna-Barbera, and Warner Bros., Banks remained very private about her life.

Series

Youtube Unveils Slate Of Original Kids’ Programming, Including Dozens Of Shows In Development

The slate also includes eight acquisitions and 25 further projects in development.

Reels

This Character Animation Reel Is More Entertaining Than Many Short Films

Spanish animator Mònica Eggert has achieved something rare: she’s made a demo reel that’s a hit with audiences. We asked her about how it came together.