France’s Fost Studio To Open Office In Angoulême, Creating Up To 70 Jobs
The young studio’s credits include the “Ernest and Celestine”series and Cartoon Saloon’s “Wolfwalkers.”
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Ex-Fox Exec Andrea Miloro Joins Mikros Animation As President
Miloro stepped down as co-president of Fox Animation, where she oversaw Blue Sky, in July 2019.
What Animation Does Fox Corporation Own?
Welcome to our new series in which we map out what major corporations own in terms of animation and distribution platforms.
Mercury Filmworks Unveils Debut Original Feature ‘Once Our Land’
The service studio behind “Hilda” announced a major push into original content in November.
Oasis Animation Workers Union Protests For Better Conditions In Montreal
Oasis has gone back on agreements in contract negotiations, the union says.
Cartoon Network Studios Launches First Dedicated Shorts Program In Over A Decade
Cartoon Cartoons will seek to “discover new voices,” with an emphasis on diversity.
FuseFX Buys Australian VFX Studio Rising Sun Pictures
With high rebates and low rates of Covid, Australia is an attractive place for vfx production at the moment.
Cartoon Network Studios Europe Renamed Hanna-Barbera Studio Europe
An iconic name in animation is resurrected.
Nikkatsu, Japan’s Oldest Major Movie Studio, Launches Anime Department
The studio has recently invested in a number of anime productions.
Blue Sky Took $49M In Excess Tax Credits, Say Auditors
The Disney-owned studio claimed the wrong kind of credit for three years, according to state auditors, receiving a total of nearly $100 million in tax credits.
Mamoru Hosoda Teams Up With Cartoon Saloon And Disney Vet Jin Kim For New Film ‘Belle’
The senior creative team is shaping up to be unusually international for a Japanese animated feature.
Laika Moves Into Live Action, Plans To Adapt Action Thriller Novel ‘Seventeen’
The studio is also at work on its sixth animated feature.
Danny McBride Partners With Spire Animation Studios For Feature ‘Trouble’
“Trouble” is the second feature announced by Spire Animation Studios, a new company co-founded by veteran animation producer Brad Lewis.
Michael Fukushima Retires After 23 Years At The National Film Board Of Canada
Fukushima, who has retired, served as executive producer of the English Animation Studio for more than seven years.
Amazon Games Opens Fourth Development Studio In Montreal
The studio will be led by the core team behind Ubisoft’s “Rainbow Six Siege.”
Commercial Studio Buck Expands To Europe With New Amsterdam Office
Vincent Lammers will serve as executive creative director of the new European operation.
Pete Browngardt Inks Overall Deal With Warner Bros. Animation & Cartoon Network Studios
Browngardt’s deal is the first one to span the two studios.
How Montreal’s Diverse Animation Scene Has Weathered One Year Of Covid
Our series on Canada’s animation hotspots concludes with a profile of Montreal, home to one of the country’s most vibrant animation scenes.
Fox Corp’s Bento Box And Australia’s Princess Pictures Launch Animation Studio In Melbourne
Princess Bento Studio will produce content for platforms around the world.
L’Atelier Animation Boards GFM’s ’10 Lives’; Chris Jenkins To Direct
The cg family feature was originally set to be co-produced by Chinese company Original Force.
