Netflix Releases Charlie Kaufman’s ‘Orion and the Dark’ Teaser
The 3DCG feature from DreamWorks Animation, penned by the Oscar-winning writer and filmmaker, tells the story of an average kid and his not-so-average all-consuming fears, coming to the streamer in February 2024.
Netflix Shares ‘Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’ Teaser
Our next Geeked Week '23 reveal – a sneak peek trailer and images for DreamWorks Animation’s all-new 3DCG animated series, which picks up the story after the park has closed; after the kingdom has fallen, a new era of chaos begins – watch it in 2024.
Netflix Drops ‘Ultraman: Rising’ Teaser Trailer
Our first big Geeked Week '23 animation reveal shares cast and images from Shannon Tindle’s highly-anticipated film, based on the beloved Japanese character, baseball superstar Ken Sato, who returns home to Japan, picking up the mantle of Earth-defending superhero Ultraman.
OptiTrack Unveils New Advanced MoCap Cameras
The PrimeX 120, PrimeX 120W and SlimX 120 boast higher resolution and larger tracking areas and are now available for pre-order.
Call for Submissions: 4th Edition of the Next Lab Generation Workshop
The annual initiative seeks to discover new talent and boost advanced animation production from a technical and narrative perspective; entries accepted from individuals and groups – the deadline is December 13.
Podcast EP 232: How Hannah Daigle Created ‘Satina’ & How It Got Super Popular
The web series creator discusses everything that goes into producing and monetizing a web series and how she parlayed her YouTube experience into a job in television.
Duality AI Releases FalconCloud and FalconEditor Digital Twin Tools
Product suite additions enable powerful collaborative workflows; editor uses 3D techniques to create and modify simulation-ready digital twins while cloud-based tool supports large scale high-fidelity simulations anywhere - directly from a web browser.
Disney and Pixar Drop First ‘Inside Out 2’ Trailer
What teenager doesn't want a new emotion? The studios’ highly anticipated sequel to Pete Docter’s Oscar-winning 2015 ‘Inside Out’ will theaters next Summer.
Animated ‘Slim Goodbody’ Series in Development
John Burstein and Luminous Blue Limited team up to bring ‘Slim’s’ unique brand of learning and discovery to kids with an all-new adventure-based show exploring global health and wellness.
SAG-AFTRA Ends Strike with Tentative New Three-Year Studio Contract
While details of the contract have not yet been disclosed, the strike officially ended at 12:01 am PT November 9, with guild members to ratify the agreement once the board signs off on the deal.
Dave Koz Drops ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ Music Video
The Grammy-nominated musician teams up with his pup, Buddy Boy Koz, in a modern rendition of the classic Disney song; the release is a prelude to his upcoming EP ‘Dave Koz Does Disney.’
Puppetworks Shares ‘Apex Kill Code – Part 2’ Cinematic Trailer
Studio oversees conceptualization, asset creation, technical animation, and FX in collaboration with Psyop, Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts; the 4+ minute short scores 5M+ views since its release.
Behind the First Time, Self-Taught 3D Animation Production of ‘Love Virtually’
For Cheston Mizel and L.E. Staiman, adding animation to their debut live-action feature film wasn’t planned, but their absurdist retro-future rom-com needed it, so after months of 14-hour days spent learning mocap, 3D software, and Unreal Engine, and with the help of virtual experience company Hi From The Future, their hybrid satire is now available.
Watch: ‘Detective Pikachu & the Mystery of the Missing Flan’ Short
The adorable 6-minute 3DCG film from The Pokémon Company and Polygon Pictures features Detective Pikachu on his newest case, helping friend Tim Goodman track down a delicious treat.
Bejuba! Entertainment Picks Up ‘Bjorn the Last Unicorn’ and ‘JuJu Brain’
The two new kids’ series, from animation veteran Tom Bancroft’s crowd-funded Pencilish Studios, promise to ‘bring much-needed fun and edification back to screens.’
Exclusive: Award-Winning ‘Starling’ Making Of Episode 1 Released
Helmed by director Mitra Shahidi and produced through Pixar’s co-op program, the Tribeca Film Fest Best Animated Short winner and 2024 Oscar contender, created by a global team of 70+ artists from 14 countries, tells the story of a mischievous star spirit that travels home to Istanbul to celebrate her birthday with family one last time.
Animation Mentor’s 17th Student Showcase Continues School’s Creative Evolution
For Disney’s Brendan Gottlieb, the showcase director and a program mentor, helping students push their artistic capabilities, especially since they’re focused on character performance typically without lighting, sound, or even clothes, means getting a team together to give each project the ‘feature treatment’ and bring its story to life.
Sublime with Rome Drops ‘Tangerine Skies’ Music Video
For the ska alt rock group’s just-dropped EP, Intern Creatives ‘sublimely’ captures playful ‘90s surf vibes and ‘infectious grooves’ with vivid, colorful illustrations.
Rock Star Animation Directors Talk ‘Breaking Tech’ at SCAD Savannah Film Fest
‘Trolls Band Together’s Walt Dohrn, ‘TMNT: Mutant Mayhem’s Jeff Rowe, ‘Elemental’s Peter Sohn, ‘Nimona’s Troy Quane and Nick Bruno, and ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson, and Kemp Powers discuss how this year’s wild, unique, and weird animated films are wowing audiences using technology not even available only a few years ago.
Move AI Releases ‘Move One’ Motion Capture App
The single-camera application provides realistic motion data captured anywhere with just an iPhone.
Ghee Happy Studio Shares ‘Ghee Happy’ Trailer and Music Video
Created by Pixar alum Sanjay Patel, the 3DCG preschool series kicked off yesterday, celebrating Diwali, the Hindi ‘festival of lights.’
BOXX Introduces APEXX T4 PRO Workstation
Featuring AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX- Series processors, the new liquid-cooled system is optimized for complex workflows and delivers top performance with creative apps such as Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya, and SOLIDWORKS.
SAG-AFTRA Responds to ‘Best and Final’ Studio Offer
While details of the response have not yet been disclosed, an agreement still seems out of reach with continued disagreement on ‘several essential items.’
Apple TV+ Greenlights New 3DCG ‘Peanuts’ Feature
From WildBrain Studios and Peanuts Worldwide, the untitled film, set to begin production next year, will see the Peanuts gang go on an epic adventure to the Big City and learn the true meaning of friendship, while meeting some surprising new friends along the way.
Whiteboard Geeks Animation Workers Vote to Unionize
The Virginia-based studio's workers file with the National Labor Relations Board and seek representation by The Animation Guild.
