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Signe Baumane’s ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’ Readies Touring Show To More Than 20 Cities, With Filmmaker In Person

Baumane and her producer will travel with the film for the next three months, meeting with audiences across the continent.

RIP

Pete Kozachik, ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ ‘Coraline’ Director Of Photography, Dies At 72

Kozachik was the go-to cinematographer for spooky stop motion, also filling the role on 'James and the Giant Peach' and 'Corpse Bride.'

Tools

Moho 14 Is Out Now With A New Graphics Engine

Powered by its new graphics engine, Moho features major revamps of its rigging and traditional animation tools.

Law

NFT-Financed Animated Series ‘Stoner Cats,’ Co-Created By Pixar Vet Ash Brannon, Fined $1M By SEC

The company behind the series will also establish a fund to return money to investors affected by the situation and destroy all NFTs in its possession or control.

Festivals

10 Can’t-Miss Short Films That’ll Screen At Ottawa 2023

We've seen all 40 of this year's competition shorts and picked out 10 that we think everyone at the festival should watch.

Animator Spotlight

Animator Spotlight: Jim Tyer

Tyer's crude drawings and off-kilter movements can give the impression of being slapdash, but like a great jazz musician improvises around a melody, Tyer expertly bent and stretched his characters with a playful sense of experimentation.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Nikita Diakur’s CG Avatar Teaches Itself Gymnastics In The Animator’s Latest Short ‘Backflip’

After deciding he'd never pull of the trick in real life, Diakur tasked a digital version of himself to learn how to backflip.

Ideas/Commentary

Commentary: AI Should Not Be Everything, Everywhere, All At Once

A prominent figure in tech makes a strong argument for why the public must take a stand against AI before it's too late.

Studios

Disney Has An AI Taskforce That Is Looking For Ways To Trim Ballooning Production Budgets

The group will study artificial intelligence and how it can be applied across Disney's many businesses, including production.

Animators

‘Praise Petey’ Character Designer Annalise Hollosy Talks Us Through An Exclusive Clip

The show was created by former Saturday Night Live head writer Anna Drezen and executive produced by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels.

Business

Hasbro Is Selling eOne’s Film & TV Business To Lionsgate For $500M, But Will Keep Kids Brands Including ‘Peppa Pig,’ ‘My Little Pony’

"Hasbro will continue to develop and produce entertainment based on the rich vault of Hasbro-owned brands," said Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks.

RIP

Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman Actor And Animation Champion, Dies at 70

Reubens' 'Pee-wee's Playhouse' influenced a generation of artists who work in children's entertainment.

Executives

Nickelodeon/Paramount Animation President Ramsey Naito Walks Back CEO’s Comments On Moving Away From Original Feature Animation

"We are absolutely committed to making original animated films and are in development on a handful of projects," said Naito.

CGI

SIGGRAPH 2023 Offers Feast Of Talks On New Animation, Including ‘Spider-Verse,’ ‘Nimona,’ And ‘Elemental’

Th computer graphics conference and trade show takes place August 6-10 in Los Angeles.

Shorts

Tools Of The Trade: How Jamil Lahham Used VR Software Quill To Pay Tribute To A Classic Syrian Series

Lahham's short 'Rise and Shine' is an animated tribute to the 1970s Syrian program 'Sah Al-Noom.'

Feature Film

Peter Sohn Explains How ‘Elemental’ Evolved From A Superhero Vs. Villains Story To Something More Personal (Video Interview)

"Some early versions of that were almost superhero movies essentially with fire powers and water powers to stop a villain," said Sohn, "but you didn’t feel anything. So we were just searching for that connection with the elements."