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Business

Disney, 21st Century Fox Shareholders Approve $71.3 Billion Merger

Disney and Fox move one step closer to creating an entertainment monster.

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Panic’ by Daan Velsink and Joost Lieuwma

In our Short Pick of the Day, a woman leaves home for a short holiday, when she has a panic attack imagining all things that can go wrong in her home in her absence.

Rediscover Chris Lavis And Maciek Szczerbowski’s Oscar-Nominated NFB Gem ‘Madame Tutli-Putli’

A look back at the Oscar-nominated short and the innovative artistry of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, directors of ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls.’

Business

Deluxe’s Method Studios to Acquire Montreal-Headquartered VFX Company Atomic Fiction

Method Studios and Atomic Fiction are combining forces to become an even larger vfx producer.

Feature Film

GKIDS Will Release French/Japanese Feature ‘MFKZ’ In U.S.

The hyper-violent French/Japanese genre mashup “MFKZ” is headed to U.S. theaters.

Educational

Famed French Animation School Gobelins Announces Free Online Animation Course

Want to learn how to animate, but don’t have any money? The famous French animation school Gobelins has a program for you.

Artist Rights

Breaking The Glass Frame Symposium Will Spotlight Women’s Contributions To Animation

Three prestigious American animation schools – Calarts, USC, and UCLA – are teaming up for this first-of-its-kind symposium dedicated to the contributions of women in animation.

Feature Film

Genndy Tartakovsky To Direct An R-Rated Comedy At Sony Pictures Animation

Sony is pushing American studio animation in a new direction.

Experimental

Nikita Diakur’s Groundbreaking CG Film ‘Ugly’ Is Now Online

At a time when digital artists are still grappling with the potential of computer animation, Nikita Diakur’s “Ugly” is an eye-opening dive into the medium’s untapped possibilities and a bold statement on where cg animation might still go.

Artist Rights

98% Of Voice Actors Approve TV Animation Strike Authorization

TV animation voice actors are ready to strike.

Feature Film

New Trailer For ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Mixes Fully-Animated Lead Character With Live Actors

A fully-animated cg character leads the cast of “Alita: Battle Angel.”

Feature Film

‘Brave’ Director Brenda Chapman And ‘Tarzan’ Director Kevin Lima Ink First-Look Deal With Fox

The veteran directing duo’s first project with Fox will be “The Cartoon Touch.”

Artist Rights

‘Rick & Morty’ Co-Creator Dan Harmon Deletes Twitter And Apologizes After Lewd Video Resurfaces

The co-creator of “Rick & Morty” has quit Twitter after being criticized for a lewd 2009 comic sketch that has gone viral on the internet.

Festivals

Animation Block Party Starts This Thursday In Brooklyn

Animation Block Party, the largest U.S. animation festival on the East Coast, back for its 15th edition.

Artist Rights

People Are Questioning Disney’s Inconsistent Values: James Gunn Was Fired Over Tweets, John Lasseter Is Still Employed

The Disney Company’s inconsistent values and ethics is causing a lot of people to question its reputation as a family-friendly brand.

Feature Film

‘Teen Titans Go! To the Movies’ Is Coming Out This Week, And Everyone Should Be Paying Attention

This film is a major rarity in the U.S movie market.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Better Humans’ by Moth Studio

Sexy yetis, scientists, and neon colors collide in “Better Humans”: a kaleidoscopic romp through the possibilities of gene editing and body augmentation.