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Halifax, Canada-based media company DHX Media has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Animation to adapt "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" into a "traditionally-animated" TV series.
Animation is good for communicating just about any message, even for encouraging dudes to touch their junk.
Adding movement to photographs is a very common technique nowadays, but Bennie Melwin's "Putin Depardieu Love Story" pushes the technique one step further than most, resulting in some fantastically creepy and funny animation.
Mexican animation producer Anima Estudios has announced production on "Top Cat Begins," a sequel to its 2011 hit "Top Cat: The Movie."
As part of the Tokyo International Film Festival's animation focus this year, they will host the 3D premiere of "PIKMIN Short Movies" produced by videogame legend Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Nintendo's Mario, Donkey Kong, and The Legend of Zelda.
The BBC published a video report on a new animation initiative in Africa that aims to nurture new talent from around the continent.
Amazon Studios, which produces original content for the streaming site Amazon Prime, has announced production on three new animated kids pilots.
The Sundance Film Festival announced that they will launch a touring animation short program next month.
Since debuting last month, the fan-made episode of "Sailor Moon," entitled "Moon Animate Make-Up!," has garnered over 1.2 million views. Cartoon Brew interviewed the organizer of the project, Kate Sullivan, to learn more about how the project was produced.
"How to Train Your Dragon" has surpassed "Rio 2" as the top-grossing animated feature of 2014 to date.
What do you get when you cross a British reality TV show host, the studio that made "Happy Feet," and an 84-year-old cartoon sex symbol? You may not have to wait long to find out.
Stop motion animation just got a little easier with the introduction of Nikon Animator's Kit.
Ross O'Donovan, an Australian animator who creates Internet cartoons using the handle Rubber Ninja, has posted a video that argues recent changes in YouTube's algorithms give preferential treatment to live-action content creators while making it more difficult for animation creators to earn money on YouTube.
Animated Fragments is our semi-regular feature of animation tests, experiments, micro-shorts, and other bits of cartoon flotsam that don't fit into other categories.
As part of their website redesign, the "New Yorker" has made every article they've published since 2007 available for free on their website, including some animation-related pieces.
In a unique partnership with the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, a portion of digital sales of 'Wrinkles' will be donated to the organization.
Actor Andy Serkis may have changed his tune somewhat from earlier this spring when he insisted that animators do nothing but add 'digital makeup' on top of his acting.
The 24th edition of Animafest Zagreb wrapped up today in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the second-oldest continually running animation festival in Europe, after Annecy. The Grand Prix for short film was awarded to Yumi Joung's "Love Games." A complete list of winners is below.
In his never-ending quest to be recognized as a serious thespian, character actor Andy Serkis continues to minimize the role of the animators who make his performances possible. With each interview he gives, Serkis seems to do more and more of the work, and the animators less and less. About the only thing Serkis doesn't do at this point is build his own motion capture rigs and provide his own craft services.
Following the success of the "LEGO Movie"—$457 million to date—Warner Bros. is getting back into feature animation in a big way.