Riva Studios Emerges As Potential Buyer For Insolvent French Animation Studio TeamTO
Riva, unlike the other bidders, has received the support of TeamTO's owners.
Riva, unlike the other bidders, has received the support of TeamTO's owners.
The company aims to eventually have a combined workforce of 150 people across two studios in Helsinki, Finland, and Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.
Looking more closely at important animation news that happened this week.
Powerhouse is the first Texas animation studio to join a union.
Oscar-nominated director Timothy Reckart is a co-founder of the studio.
A new round of talks has been scheduled for mid-September.
The statement comes ahead of negotiations between animation workers and studios for a new collective bargaining agreement.
The company’s closure is attributed to “severe cash flow problems.”
The new acquisition nearly doubles the size of Duolingo's Detroit-based animation operation.
Studio Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura says that 'The Imaginary' gave the studio a chance to move outside of its storytelling comfort zone, as well as push the look of their animation.
We take a closer look at major stories happening in animation this month.
The studio was founded in 2013 by Masaaki Yuasa and Eunyoung Choi.
The company was known for its on-air branding and created thousands of bumpers, promos, and IDs for tv networks, particularly Cartoon Network and PBS Kids.
The musical holiday feature, written by Richard Curtis and directed by Simon Otto, will debut on Netflix later this year.
Approximately 150 employees will be laid off.
When Moonbug purchased the company in 2022, it employed 60 workers in Singapore.
Workers in Canada continue to gain momentum in their efforts to organize the country’s animation industry.
This is the first time that remote workers have attempted to unionize with TAG, and the organization hopes others will join them.
This is the third group of Disney employees to vote in favor of unionizing in the last three months.
Wildbrain is the third Canadian studio to unionize with IATSE, joining Titmouse's Vancouver unit and game developer Anemone Hug Interactive.