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Warner Exec Claims Girls ‘Graduate Out Of Animation,’ And Pisses Off… Just About Everyone
In a lame attempt to justify Cartoon Network’s return to live-action, Amy Friedman alienated a huge number of animation fans and professionals.
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Disney’s ‘Strange World’ Will Skip Theaters In France And Exhibitors Are Outraged
Disney decries France’s archaic windowing rules while French exhibitors fume after losing another high-profile animated feature.
Disney Expands Metaverse Plans, Hires Apple Vet Mark Bozon To Key Creative Role
The hire is the latest move by Disney into what CEO Bob Chapek describes as “the next great storytelling frontier.”
Production Workers At ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy,’ And ‘American Dad!’ File To Join The Animation Guild
20th Television Animation chose not to voluntarily recognize the unit, so the workers are filing petitions for union elections with the NLRB.
Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Chairman Toby Emmerich Steps Down Amid Film Business Shakeup
The decision was made as Warner looks to break up its Pictures Group division, placing Feature Animation under new, dedicated leadership.
Pixar Co-Founder And Former Disney Animation Boss Ed Catmull Joins Baobab Board
Catmull will guide Baobab on their “creative and operations.”
Moonbug Acquires Singapore’s One Animation, The Studio Behind ‘Oddbods’
It’s the second Moonbug acquisition this year; in February the company purchased the Little Angel Youtube franchise.
A Major Animation Studio In Baltimore? Outlook Enterprises Wants 150 People By 2024
The company recently teamed with Cartoon Network to launch a talent incubator for artists from underrepresented communities.
‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Studio Locksmith Animation Re-Teams With DNEG For ‘That Christmas’
The holiday feature will be adapted from a series of kids books by celebrated filmmaker Richard Curtis with Simon Otto directing.
Netflix Animation Eliminates 70 Jobs, Drops Three Projects
The three dropped animated projects are ‘Wings of Fire,’ ‘Antiracist Baby,’ and ‘With Kind Regards From Kindergarten.’
Animal Logic Is Doubling Down On Vancouver With A New Studio, 300 More Jobs
The new studio will be nearly two-and-a-half times the size of Animal Logic’s current facilities.
VFX Studio Framestore Promotes Mel Sullivan To CEO; William Sargent Stepping Down
Framestore has worked on blockbusters including the ‘Paddington’ films, several Marvel titles, and ‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu,’ among others.
Netflix Unveils Multi-Picture Deal With ‘Drifting Home’ Producers Studio Colorido
The streamer also released a trailer for their first Colorido co-production ‘Drifting Home.’
Cartoon Network , Baltimore-Based Outlook Company Launch Incubator For Underrepresented Communities
Cartoon Network will help six participants learn how to develop and pitch develop animated series.
Bandai Namco Merges Its Production Subsidiaries, Including Sunrise, The Legendary ‘Gundam’ Studio
Sunrise, the Japanese studio behind Mobile Suit Gundam and Cowboy Bebop, is now part of Bandai Namco Filmworks.
Russian Animation In The Fog: How Studios Are Adjusting To An Uncertain Future
A look at how Russian animation producers are trying to adapt as companies in the U.S., Europe, and Australia have halted their purchases of Russian children’s content due to the invasion of Ukraine.
‘Scrat Tales’ Team Reminisces About Blue Sky’s Swan Song
Scrat Tales executive producer Chris Wedge, production designer Mike Knapp, and producer Anthony Nisi discuss Blue Sky Studios’ final production.
‘Turning Red’ Producer Lindsey Collins, Director Domee Shi Promoted To Pixar Leadership Roles
Collins has been promoted to senior vice president of development, while Shi joins the Pixar “braintrust” as a new vice president of creative.
Weta FX Opens Offices In Vancouver, Its First Studio Outside Of New Zealand
The studio has an initial staff of 75 artists, with plans to expand before the end of the year.
Riot Games Makes Equity Investment In ‘Arcane’ Animation Studio Fortiche
Riot now holds a significant non-controlling stake in Paris-based Fortiche.
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