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Sony Wants To Produce More Animation Content, But Hampered By Animator Shortage, High Costs
The company is looking at options to increase its output, including digital technologies like AI.
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‘The Wild Robot’ First Impressions: Visually Stunning, Heartfelt, And Emotional Triumph That Is Among The Year’s Best Animated Films
After its first screening at TIFF, the new Dreamworks Animation film is receiving the best notices of any animated features this year.
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.
Netflix’s ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ And ‘Big Mouth’ Are Triumphant At Creative Arts Emmy Awards
For the first time ever, Netflix won both key animation categories – animated program and character voice-over performance – at the Creative Arts Emmys.
The European Animation Awards Are Back After A Six-Year Hiatus (Full List Of Nominees)
The awards will be presented later this month in Greece.
Mindy Kaling On Board To Produce Feature At Paramount Animation
The untitled animated comedy is currently in development.
First Impressions Of Pharrell Williams Lego Biopic ‘Piece By Piece’ Are Mixed
The general critical consensus is that the film, while conceptually original and fun, is a shallow hagiography and struggles to tell the story with Lego bricks.
U.K. Animators Are Being Asked To Share Data For The She Drew That 2024 U.K. Animation Salary Rate Survey
The survey is designed to create transparency on how much animation workers make in the U.K.
First Look At ‘Barney’s World,’ Set To Premiere On Max Next Month
The iconic – and annoying – purple dinosaur is back!
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Intermission’ By Réka Bucsi
Departing from her usual lush, almost neon-like visuals and serene dreamscapes, award-winning filmmaker Réka Bucsi shifts gears with this minimalist, abstract exploration of line, image, and sound.
Quebec’s Animation And VFX Industries Are Collapsing, Over 50% Of All Jobs Lost In 20 Months
The animation industry in Montreal, the province’s hub of animation and vfx production, is in decline.
‘Inside Out 2’ Surpasses ‘The Lion King’ Remake, Becomes Highest-Grossing Animated Feature Of All Time
The Kelsey Mann film has become the all-time animation leader with $1.66 billion.
Report: Warner Bros. Plans To Relaunch Looney Tunes Theatrically In 2028
Even though WBD has made two recent Looney Tunes features that it has chosen to not release itself, it is already planning a revival of the brand.
Adam Elliot’s Annecy-Winning Feature ‘Memoir Of A Snail’ Debuts Trailer
IFC Films will launch the film theatrically in the U.S. on October 25.
Call For Entries: 2nd Annual Andreas Deja Scholarship
The winner will receive a year of mentorship from animation legend Andreas Deja.
Minneapolis Studio Make Dives Into A Neon-Noir World With Music Vid ‘Alone In The Darkness’
The video was made for Argentine indie band Siamés.
Commercial Studio Buck Becomes B Corporation Certified For Their 20th Anniversary
The company is among the few animation studios that meets a B Corp’s stringent qualifications for social, environmental, and governance best practices.
Animator Spotlight: Emery Hawkins
“I go berserk as far as the formula,” Hawkins explained of his approach. “I just can’t resist the temptation to take the formula and change it.”
New Company Sycamore Studios Will Focus On Kids And Family Animation
Oscar-nominated director Timothy Reckart is a co-founder of the studio.
Canadian Generative AI Animation Start-Up Viggle AI Raises $19 Million
The company’s aim is to redefine the possibilities in AI-driven character animation with a video-3D foundation model that’s built with an understanding of physics.
Pat Smith’s ‘Broken’ Challenges The Rigid Binaries Of Society
Says Smith, “In many ways, this animation reflects my belief that what we often perceive as beautiful or perfect can harbor darkness, while what we consider ‘broken’ or unworthy can hold true goodness.”
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