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Watch The Full-Length Trailer For Netflix’s Animated Adam Sandler Feature ‘Leo,’ Coming November 21
‘Leo’ is directed by the ‘Saturday TV Funhouse’ trio of Robert Smigel, Robert Marianetti, and David Wachtenheim.
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Report: Layoffs To Hit Netflix Animation As Part Of Division Restructuring
The layoffs are part of a restructuring process that will also result in less animation produced in-house.
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.
What We’re Looking Forward To At Lightbox Expo 2023
Lightbox Expo kicks off in Pasadena on October 27, with more than 200 panels, roundtables, and demos.
Crunchyroll Launches 24/7 Channel To Reach New Audiences
The channel will appear on several free services and include titles such as ‘Psycho-Pass,’ ‘Horimiya,’ and ‘Ranking of Kings.’
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘27’ Director Flóra Anna Buda
The short earned Oscars qualification by winning the Cannes Palme d’Or and later took the Annecy Cristal for a short film.
Workers At ‘Cyberpunk 2077,’ ‘The Witcher’ Studio CD Projekt Red Are Unionizing In Poland
Workers began organizing earlier this year, when the studio laid off around 100 employees, 9% of its workforce.
How One Person Organized Over 100 Artists To Create ‘Our Frasier Remake’ – Exclusive
Project creator and director Jacob Reed takes us behind the scenes of his ambitious project with exclusive videos.
Unity CEO John Riccitiello Retires Amid Pricing Model Controversy
Unity is under fire for unpopular changes to how game devs will be charged and retroactively changing its TOS.
Studio 100 Media Acquires Stake In ‘Inspector Sun’ Studio 3 Doubles Producciones
The two companies are currently working on ‘Giants of La Mancha,’ to be released in 2024.
Rooster Teeth Removes Popular Videos From Youtube, Asks Fans To Watch On Its Website
According to the company, ad revenues are 5-10x higher when fans watch videos on the Rooster Teeth website.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Electra’ Director Daria Kashcheeva
‘Electra’ earned its Oscars qualification by winning the best short film award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Dreamworks Animation Lays Off 70 Workers
Dreamworks’s television department was hit especially hard as production has slowed down in that division.
Dreamworks Shifting Away From In-House Production In Los Angeles; Sony Imageworks Is A New Production Partner
EXCLUSIVE: As part of cost-cutting measures, Dreamworks Animation is shifting away from producing films fully in-house at its Glendale, California headquarters and will rely more heavily on third-party studios.
Vincent Alexander’s ‘Klickbait Kat’ Is A Perfect Blend Of Old-School Animation And Contemporary Humor
Alexander’s short playfully spoofs modern trends such as artificial intelligence, ASMR, influencer culture, and annoying ads.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Georges Schwizgebel
Schwizgebel’s work bursts with inviting colors, sounds, and imagery. Each frame is a work of art, intricately timed, painted, edited, and scored.
Crunchyroll Bringing Annecy Player ‘The Concierge’ To U.S. Theaters In 2024
The Sony-owned company has secured North American rights to the film, which will screen at Animation is Film later this month.
Alberto Vázquez’s ‘Decorado’ Headlines Impressive Spanish Projects Lineup At Valencia’s Weird Market
We attended every pitch at this year’s Weird Market in Valencia and picked out 10 that deserve a closer look.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Letter To A Pig’ Director Tal Kantor
Kantor’s latest mixes animation techniques to examine how reality and memory are often visualized differently.
Pixar Vet Andrew Gordon Discusses The Character Design Process For His New Series ‘Good Morning Kevin’ – Exclusive
Using Unreal Engine, Gordon and artists at Passion Pictures were able to produce 100 short episodes of the music-fueled series.
Vimeo Deleted My Award-Winning Animated Film Because It Was Too ‘Sexually Stimulating’
Filmmakers who have remained on Vimeo, like Ivan Li, have to deal with inconsistent content moderation policies, among other headaches.
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