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Studios

Letter to a Pig Letter to a Pig

The Hive Studio Expands To Europe With New Athens Studio

The company is best known for producing Tal Kantor’s 2024 Oscar-nominated short film ‘Letter to a Pig.’

By Amid Amidi | 2 weeks ago

Cartoon Network Studios Cartoon Network Studios

Cartoon Network Studios 25th Anniversary Panel At Annecy Will Feature Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, Rebecca Sugar, Pen Ward, And Others

Warner Bros. will also preview new projects including ‘Get Jiro’ and ‘Bat-Fam.’

By Amid Amidi | 3 weeks ago

Apollo 13: Survival

Revenant Studio Releases A Statement On Its Approach To AI

The Scottish studio is among the few in our industry that is being transparent about its usage of AI.

By Amid Amidi | 4 weeks ago

Better Man

Weta FX Expands Into Australia With New Permanent Melbourne Hub

The company’s Melbourne outpost is expected to create 80 jobs.

By Amid Amidi | 1 month ago

Laughing Dragon Studios

Montreal’s Laughing Dragon Studios Is Shutting Down, Blames Quebec Government For ‘Gutting’ Animation Industry

The full-service 2d animation studio, which had been in business for decades, employed over 100 workers during peak periods.

By Amid Amidi | 1 month ago

The Coop Troop

OuiDo Productions Acquires Mikros Animation And Technicolor’s Episodic And IP Divisions

The company is rehiring dozens of employees from Mikros and Technicolor Animation Productions.

By Amid Amidi | 1 month ago

What's Opera, Doc?

David Zaslav Continues His Crusade Against Looney Tunes; Plans To Tear Down Historic Animation Building

The historic structure was where classic animated shorts like ‘Robin Hood Daffy,’ ‘Three Little Bops,’ ‘Birds Anonymous,’ and ‘What’s Opera, Doc?’ were produced.

By Amid Amidi | 2 months ago

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Rodeo FX Acquires Former Technicolor Group Studio Mikros Animation

Rodeo FX’s purchase of Mikros Animation will preserve up to 287 animation production jobs in Canada and France.

By Amid Amidi | 2 months ago

Jellyfish Pictures

Jellyfish Pictures Founder Phil Dobree Speaks Out About His Studio’s Sudden Closure

Dobree wrote that “unstoppable market forces have resulted in a race to the bottom” and called for greater industry support and regulation for the animation/vfx industries.

By Amid Amidi | 2 months ago

Dog Man

Jellyfish Pictures, Animation Producer Of ‘Dog Man,’ Shuts Down Amid Industry Crisis

The financially struggling company had paused operations earlier this month.

By Amid Amidi | 2 months ago

Dog Man

‘Dog Man’ Animation Studio Jellyfish Pictures Suspends Operations Amid Financial Struggles

The studio cannot continue in its current financial state and says it is currently exploring all options for sale or investment.

By Amid Amidi | 2 months ago

Smurfs

VFX And Animation Conglomerate Cinesite Reports $29 Million Loss In Annual Report

The company said in its annual report that it expects its current fiscal year to also be negatively impacted by the ongoing fallout from the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes.

By Amid Amidi | 2 months ago

Multiversus

Warner Bros. Games Shuts Down Three Studios, Including ‘Multiversus’ Developer

The three companies being shuttered are Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros. Games San Diego

By Amid Amidi | 3 months ago

On Animation Studios

Montreal’s On Animation Studios Shuts Down

The studio had produced animated features like ‘The Little Prince,’ ‘Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening,’ and ‘Playmobil: The Movie.’

By Amid Amidi | 3 months ago

Technicolor Studios

Live Updates: Technicolor Implodes; Thousands Of Indian VFX And Animation Workers Won’t Be Paid For The Month Of February

Thousands of vfx and animation workers around the globe could become unemployed as early as this week.

By Amid Amidi | 3 months ago

Barney's World

Kickstart Entertainment Workers Vote To Leave The Canadian Animation Guild

The vote marks a stunning setback for the young Canadian Animation Guild IATSE Local 938, which was founded in 2020.

By Amid Amidi | 3 months ago

Here

DNEG Acquires Metaphysic, Firm Responsible For AI De-Aging In ‘Here’

Post-acquisition, DNEG’s Brahma group will employ over 800 engineers and creative technologists.

By Amid Amidi | 3 months ago

Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon Reveals Its 2025 Emerging Writer And Artist Program Participants

Three writers and four artists will participate in the network’s talent incubator programs.

By Joe Fordham | 3 months ago

Gao Shan Animation Studio Annecy

Gao Shan Pictures Expands With New Studio In Annecy

Creative director Paul Ó Muiris spoke to Cartoon Brew about the new studio’s plans.

By Joe Fordham | 4 months ago

Spermageddon

Could 2025 Be The Year That Norwegian Animation Breaks Out On The Global Scene?

With over a half-dozen Norwegian animated features set to release in 2025, the country’s animation industry is starting to emerge as a European force.

By Kévin Giraud | 4 months ago

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