Pandemic Pitching: Cartoon Forum Encourages Participants To Promote Shows On Their Masks
The future of pitching is…masks!
Continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on the animation industry.
The future of pitching is…masks!
Dates also have shifted for the Academy Awards eligibility period, submission deadlines and the opening of the Academy’s new museum.
Large swathes of the U.S. exhibition sector are intending to reopen over the coming month, but will anyone show up?
The renowned filmmaker produced his latest short at home, in six days, with no money.
The symposium will be available to Annecy Online badgeholders from June 17.
Over 500 artists participated in this animation jam that pays tribute to medical workers.
MC Hammer dishes out health advice, a British man reflects on lockdown in Beijing, and artists pay tribute to endangered species.
An official statement says: “Covid-19 is changing the entertainment industry … The merger is a direct and necessary response.”
Toronto’s Guru Studio is crewing up an additional 80 people for “Mecha Builders” — without any face-to-face contact.
The animation of Latin America, Spain, and Portugal will be showcased through talks, presentations, screenings, and awards — all accessible online.
Staff at the vfx titan are facing significant pay cuts. But some are now being offered “salary support,” with the help of production partner Locksmith Animation.
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.
Do you know your flexor stretch from your pelvis tuck?
The 2020 edition of the Stuttgart International Animation Festival was a virtual success, but it’s no replacement for attending a festival in person.
The virtual event is running from May until August.
An animation supervisor and a senior animator at Framestore discuss the challenges — and surprising upsides — of working remotely.
“The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run” is currently due to hit theaters on August 7 — among the earliest scheduled releases in the calendar.
The company sees a big opportunity in the current crisis.
The courses are tailored to artists at various career stages. They start on May 23.
Joseph Wallace spent almost six years developing “Salvation Has no Name.” Weeks into the shoot, he had to shut it down.