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Vancouver’s Bron Media Launches New Animation Division In Response To Pandemic

Bron Digital will emphasize virtual production workflows.

Major Filipino Animation Producer Toon City Has Experienced 28% Productivity Drop In Lockdown

Toon City’s CEO says the productivity plunge is fairly typical for studios in the country, and cites lagging technical infrastructure as a root cause.

Leading Previs Studio The Third Floor Opens First Office In China

If the studio has its way, pre-visualization will become as big in China as it is in Hollywood.

A Year After Arson Attack, Kyoto Animation Is Hiring Again

The anime studio is rising from the ashes.

Japan’s Studio Trigger Settles With Former Employees Over Unpaid Overtime

The studio behind “Promare” and “Little Witch Academia” had abused a labor law, paying staff a fixed wage irrespective of hours worked.

South Africa’s Triggerfish Will Open Its First Overseas Studio In Ireland

Africa’s largest animation studio is looking to Europe to expand.

Weta To Start Producing Original Animation, With Peter Jackson Onboard As Director

The vfx studio behind “The Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar” is launching a new banner: Weta Animated.

Sun Creature, One Of Denmark’s Most Dynamic Studios, Opens French Unit

The Bordeaux studio will work on a new season of “The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe” for Cartoon Network.

Bay Area Animation Alliance Launched By Baobab Studios, Kuku Studios, Tonko House

The initiative aims to “inspire local creativity while raising the bar for independent animation worldwide.”

Quarantine Chronicles: How Guru’s New ‘Sesame Street’ Robot Series Is Entering Production Mid-Lockdown

Toronto’s Guru Studio is crewing up an additional 80 people for “Mecha Builders” — without any face-to-face contact.

Producer Julie Roy Appointed NFB’s Director General Of Creation And Innovation

Roy, an experienced animation producer at the National Film Board of Canada, will now spearhead a broader creative strategy for the organization.

Quarantine Chronicles: A Norwegian Animation Studio Has Reopened, But It’s Far From Normal

Mikrofilm is still encouraging staff to work at home, but those who wish to return to work can do so, with plenty of new safety measures in place.

How A Mexican Studio Turned Kids’ Drawings Into Animation For The Berlin-Winning Feature ‘Los Lobos’

When Sam Kishi wanted to incorporate animated segments into his live-action feature, he didn’t have to look far. That’s because he also runs the Mexican animation studio Platypus.