New animated short anthology series sets in-game launch on May 2, 2 days prior to Disney+ premiere; first entirely ‘Star Wars’-themed Battle Royale Season also launching; from Dave Filoni, show focuses on 2 iconic villains from the galaxy’s criminal underbelly.
30 filmmakers across 4 categories including animation get the opportunity to attend a 4-day program at Sony Pictures Studios from June 2-5, culminating in a June 5 ceremony when 4 winners will be revealed.
The second edition of the awards invites aspiring and professional filmmakers from ASEAN member nations to submit 2-minute original short films exploring the theme of ‘family;’ submissions open through August 15.
Representatives from more than 40 countries, along with winners from 31 separate creative industry challenges, will converge in Mumbai for the inaugural conference, the first of its kind, with meetings, exhibitions and talks on topics from across animation, VFX, gaming, comics, XR, infotainment, and film.
Featuring Jelly Roll, the Snoop Dogg, video helmed by Dave Meyers, Dr. Dre, and Death Row Records blends mixed-media with gen AI.
The proof-of-concept animated short ‘Mara & Milo: Magic & Mayhem,’ which was created by the team in a matter of weeks, was produced to showcase the artist-directed workflow.
Industry veterans Sarah Essam and Jonny Vale join as business development producer and head of marketing and communications, respectively.
The event will showcase a hybrid program of animated nostalgia, cult classics, and new projects; takes place in-person May 17–18 and online May 17 – June 1.
Powered by Google’s cutting-edge Veo 2, users can generate hyperrealistic 10-second videos in under a minute using a prompt or images from the Envato library or ImageGen.
Consumers continue to expect fresh and innovative experiences across film, TV, games and interactive experiences, in greater quantity with higher fidelity, which means artists and studios require more compute power to handle ever-growing datasets while still delivering on time and on budget.
Andrew Osmond wonders why so many anime characters are teenagers or younger, and whether that’s holding back the medium.
Kyle Stegina and Josh Lehrman’s animated comedy, developed from the first short in Nick’s Intergalactic Shorts Program ever picked up for series, follows best friend and roommate trio Rock, Paper and Scissors, who compete over everything in hilarious and wildly absurd ways.
The Simpsons family is reimagined as animals in a National Geographic-style nature mockumentary.
10 new shorts, featuring dinosaur gladiators, messianic cats, and other oddities, are set to debut May 15; voice cast includes MrBeast, Kevin Hart, John Oliver, Niecy Nash, John Boyega, and Rhys Darby.
Eva 9, with Eva 8 in tow, desperately tries to escape ‘containment’ in the all-new clip; 7-episode season of Skydance Animation’s animated series, based on the 'The Search for WondLa' books by Tony DiTerlizzi, premieres April 25.
Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo star in the animated film, which features music from Teddy Park, 24, Danny Chung, KUSH, and DOMINSUK of THEBLACKLABEL; debuts June 20.
Created through traditional hand-drawn animation as well as VR puppeteering, rendered 3D assets, motion tracking, and AI tools, the show, about a dysfunctional family of birds who host a talk show, will release across social platforms.
Out of 130 film submissions, 10 make the Official Competition, with 11 selected for the Contrachemp Competition; festival runs June 8-14.
Festival plans include behind-the scenes looks at ‘Bat-Fam,’ and ‘Get Jiro;’ Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, Pendleton Ward, Rebecca Sugar, J.G. Quintel, and Adam Muto to headline Cartoon Network 25 Year Celebration.
Festival plans include exclusive previews of ‘In Your Dreams’ and ‘Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85,’ the world premiere of ‘Fixed,’ a masterclass with Raphael Bob-Waksberg, and an in-depth look at the full animation series slate.
The all-star lineup boarding the upcoming animated adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel includes Seth Rogen, Glenn Close, Woody Harrelson, Gaten Matarazzo, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin, Steve Buscemi, Jim Parsons, Kathleen Turner, and Iman Vellani.
From ‘Lost’ showrunner Carlton Cuse and son Nick Cuse, the project will take place in a galaxy far, far away…and that’s all we know; ‘LEGO Star Wars’ sequel series also in the works.
The upcoming season of Lucasfilm’s preschool animated series follows the Jedi kids as they journey into the delightful world of droid care; will debut on Disney+ and Disney Jr.
The animated anthology returns in a longer format, with 9 new anime shorts from david production, Kamikaze Douga, Kinema citrus Co, Polygon Pictures, Production I.G, Project Studio Q, TRIGGER, and WIT Studio; hits Disney+ October 29.
In celebration of the upcoming ‘LoL’ season Spirit Blossom Beyond, new short ‘Here, Tomorrow’ showcases themes that blend myth, memory, and the mystical beauty of Ionia.
