After The Fall Of The Iron Curtain, Three Young Hungarians Begin Forging European Train Tickets In The Animated Doc ‘Pelikan Blue’
Accomplished short filmmaker László Csáki’s joined us to discuss crafting his feature debut.
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Warner Bros. Pictures Animation Solidifies Leadership Structure with Two Hires, One Promotion
Kim Mackey is the units new executive vp of production talent, Jessie Carbonaro its vp of production talent, and Susan Akinbola its vp of development.
How A Legendary Disney Songwriter Pushed Andreas Deja To Make His Directorial Debut With ‘Mushka’
‘Mushka’ was little more than an idea when a lunch reunion with Richard Sherman inspired Deja to bring that concept to life.
Annecy And MIFA Will Host A New VR And Games Showcase At This Year’s Festival
The festival is teaming with Spain’s Weird Market for a video game cinematics and trailers competition. Submissions are open now.
Éva Darabos’ ‘Bye Little Block!’ Is A Surreal Farewell To The Apartment Block Where She Grew Up
The short has screened at dozens of festivals since 2020, and is now available to watch online.
DNEG Montreal Becomes The Company’s Second Canadian VFX Outfit To Unionize
IATSE organizers say that workers at DNEG Toronto have already filed for union certification and are waiting for the labor board confirmation.
Sony’s Playstation Laying Off 900 Workers, 8% Of Its Global Workforce
Some of the company’s biggest studios will be affected, including Insomniac, Naughty Dog, and Guerilla.
The Academy Has Created A Dedicated Animation Branch
The Academy has split its short film and feature animation branch into two, and will give feature animation two spots on its board of governors.
Kent Melton, Disney And Laika Maquette Maker, Dies At 68
From ‘Aladdin’ to ‘Tangled,’ Melton made maquettes for more than a dozen Walt Disney Studios animated features.
It Took Nearly Two Years To Design The Hundreds Of Characters In ‘Across The Spider-Verse’
Kris Anka and Jesús Alonso Iglesias discuss some of the most memorable characters from the Oscar-nominated Spidey-sequel.
‘Chicken For Linda!’ Wins Best Animated Feature At France’s César Awards
Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach’s latest feature topped stiff competition in ‘No Dogs or Italians Allowed’ and ‘Mars Express.’
2024’s Animation Oscar Nominees Will Be Featured At The Academy Museum This Saturday
Representatives from this year’s Oscar-nominated animated films will be in attendance for a pair of panels and screenings of the animated short nominees.
U.S. Moviegoers Would Rather Watch ‘Demon Slayer’ TV Episodes Than American Films
‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training’ launched in second place as anime is becoming a constant presence on the U.S. box office charts.
First Look: Breakout Indie Hit ‘The Amazing Digital Circus’ Is Getting Nine More Episodes
The pilot episode released last year has surpassed 270 million views since debuting last October.
Nowhere to Go But Up: Ukraine Animation Carries On Two Years After Russian Invasion
Ukrainian artists and educators discuss the work they’re doing to keep the region’s animation sector alive in the face of terrible adversity.
Nickelodeon’s New ‘Fairly OddParents’ Series Will Debut This Spring With Original Cosmo And Wanda Voice Actors
The show will debut on Nickelodeon in the U.S. this spring and on Netflix internationally later this year.
Disney’s 10th Accelerator Program Backs Trio Of AI Startups
Five companies were selected for Disney’s 10th Accelerator program. Three specialize in AI, one in VR, and another in autonomous vehicles.
‘Suzume,’ ‘Your Name’ Producer Koichiro Ito Arrested For Soliciting Child Pornography
Ito is accused of asking a 15-year-old girl he met online to send him naked selfies.
‘Robot Dreams’ Is Unconventional In Every Way, Including How It Was Storyboarded – Exclusive
What do you get when you lock up a director, an art director, and a storyboard artist together in a room for 18 months?
Animation And The Shock Of War: Siblings Mariia And Rodion Shub Discuss Life, Art, And The Ukrainian Diaspora
Displaced to London and Montreal by the Russian invasion, the siblings made the Ukrainian Academy Award-nominated 2022 short ‘Little Wings.’
SAG-AFTRA, AMPTP Strike Tentative TV Animation Deal
The union described the agreement as a successor to its hard-fought 2020 contracts which expired in June of last year.
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