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The First Trailer For ‘Harold And The Purple Crayon’ Is As Hybrid As They Come
Releasing on August 2, the film is directed by Oscar-nominated ‘Ice Age’ and ‘Rio’ director Carlos Saldanha.
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A 2.44 Million-Ton Food Waste Kaiju Terrorizes Tokyo In New Ad From Oscar-Winning ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director/VFX Artist Takashi Yamazaki
The ad demonstrates the scale of edible food thrown out by Japanese households every day.
The Making Of Natalia Mirzoyan’s ‘Winter In March,’ An Oscar-Qualified Short Telling A Personal Story Of Resistance
‘Winter in March’ is a handcrafted film that uses soft materials to explore difficult, often painful subjects following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Michael Ruocco Takes Us Behind The Scenes Of His Short ‘Snif & Snüf,’ Available Online Now
‘Snif & Snüf’ blends vintage cartoon action with a joyous soundtrack to fuel a rivalry between two fun characters.
GKIDS To Bring Quartet Of Mamoru Hosoda Films To U.S. Theaters After Acquiring The Director’s Full Studio Chizu Catalog
GKIDS already had domestic rights to ‘Mirai’ and ‘Belle,’ and will add ‘The Girl Who Leapt,’ ‘Summer Wars,’ ‘Wolf Children,’ and ‘The Boy and the Beast’ to its catalog.
Warner Bros.’s ‘The Cat In The Hat’ Animated Feature Will Hit Theaters On March 6, 2026
The film, written and directed by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja and animated with DNEG, is part of Warners’ plans for a larger Dr. Seuss animated universe.
Annecy Unveils Its 2024 Short Film Lineups
From first-timers to Oscar winners, this year’s four short film sections feature 67 films from 30 countries.
Two Long-Lost ‘Astro Boy’ Episodes Have Been Restored And Are Airing In Japan
Thought to be lost for decades, ‘Astro Boy’ episodes 125 and 127 have been restored by Japanese media group Rakuten.
‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Passes $100 Million Domestic Milestone During Its Second Weekend In Theaters
The last animated film to top the U.S. box office in back-to-back weekends was ‘Mario,’ also distributed by Universal.
Chinese State Broadcaster Airs Country’s First AI-Developed Animated Series
China Media Group teamed with the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory to create a model trained on CMG’s audio and video libraries.
Dreamworks Animation To Significantly Cut Staff In Coming Months (Exclusive)
Hundreds of Dreamworks staffers to be let go in the coming months.
We’re Launching A Weekly Industry Livestream And A Print Edition To Mark Our 20th Anniversary
March 15, 2004. It was 20 years ago on this date that Cartoon Brew first launched.
Brett Foxwell’s ‘LeafPresser’ Is A Stunning Example Of Replacement Animation That Shows Off The Beauty And Diversity Of The Natural World
Foxwell told us leaf hunting became an “extremely tedious endeavor, but my other work in stop-motion animation had prepared me for this, and it became a sort of obsession.”
L.A.-Based Real-Time VFX Studio Beyond-FX Purchased By Singaporean Gaming Giant Virtuos
The acquisition Real-time vfx is becoming an increasingly important part of game development.
‘Superjail!’ Creator Christy Karacas On Making The “Guzzle Blood” Music Video For Fellow RISD Alumni Les Savy Fav
Karacas and fellow RISD teacher Luca Depardon used multiple techniques to craft an epic battle between cats and robots for the video.
‘Rick And Morty’ Producer Starburns Industries To Adapt Fantasy Comedy Podcast ‘Hello From The Magic Tavern’ As Animated Series
The cult adult animation producer will team with Sam Rockwell and Mark Berger’s Play Hooky Productions on the adaptation.
U.S. House Votes To Ban Tiktok If Chinese Parent Company Doesn’t Sell The App
A leading platform for indie animators and big studios alike, Tiktok has become a diving force in the animation industry.
Scholastic To Pay $186 Million For Full Economic Interest In 9 Story Media Group
9 Story oversees brands including ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ and ‘Doc McStuffins’ and owns the Canadian animation studio Brown Bag Films.
Life After The Oscars: ‘The Boy And The Heron’ Will Head To Max After U.S., Japan Theatrical Re-Releases
GKIDS will bring the film back to U.S. theaters for a “celebratory re-release,” while Toho will distribute the English-language dub in Japan.
Canadian Screen Awards 2024: All The Animation, VFX, And Video Game Nominees
Canada’s equivalent to the Oscars and Emmys if they were combined, the CSAs will take place over the weekend of May 28-31 in Toronto.
AI-rony: Midjourney Bans Stability AI Employees From Using Its Service In Fear They Are Scraping Its Data
A Stability employee’s bot was caught scraping Midjourney text prompts and images, causing a 24-hour shutdown of the service.
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