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Anime

Warner Bros. Has Set A Release Date For Taika Waititi’s Live-Action ‘Akira’

The American version of “Akira” is on its way.

‘Aladdin’ Remake Is A Box Office Win For Disney

The Guy Ritchie-directed film has already passed $225 million in global box office.

SVA’s Computer Arts Community Shines At SIGGRAPH 2025

SVA’s MFA Computer Arts program made a strong impact at SIGGRAPH 2025, with student volunteers, alumni, and faculty contributing throughout the conference.

BrewTV

What Is A VFX Supervisor? Sony Imageworks’ Mike Ford Explains.

What does a vfx supervisor actually do during a film’s production? The answer might surprise you.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Spoon’ by Markus Kempken

Not all childhood memories are nice. Some of them reach out to the present, no matter how much time has passed.

Feature Film

Netflix Acquires Worldwide Rights To Cannes Critics’ Week Winner ‘I Lost My Body’

“I Lost My Body” will reach Netflix’s 150+ million subscribers.

Events

Dean DeBlois And CH Kim Announced As Keynote Speakers For VIEW Conference 2019

The conference takes place October 21-25 in Torino, Italy and brings together professionals working in interactive and immersive storytelling, computer graphics, animation, vfx, video games, vr, ar, and mixed reality projects.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Pour 585’ by Patrick Smith

In a dystopian world populated by animated wine glasses, a timid character tries to escape an important rite of passage.

Events

Annecy Will Host The 3rd Annual Women In Animation World Summit

Animation power players, both on the creative and executive side, are scheduled to speak at the 3rd annual Women in Animation World Summit.

Disney

‘Aladdin’ Reviews Are Mixed — But Far Less Catastrophic Than Originally Expected

Analysts project “Aladdin” will gross somewhere between $75-$85 million through the extended holiday weekend.

Animators

DNEG Hires Pixar Veteran Andrew Gordon As Head Of Character Animation For Its Feature Animation Team

A key figure from Pixar’s glory days will head up character animation for DNEG’s burgeoning feature animation group.

Business

Exclusive: Taika Waititi And Netflix Pull Out Of Stop-Motion ‘Bubbles’

Pre-production on “Bubbles” has been halted after both Waititi and Netflix backed out of the project.

Feature Film

Are You Yeti For ‘Abominable,’ The First Film From China’s Pearl Studio?

China’s Pearl Studio, formerly Oriental Dreamworks, has unveiled the first look at its new film, “Abominable,” a co-production with Dreamworks Animation.