Léo Favier Talks ‘Miyazaki, The Spirit of Nature’
The new documentary explores the life and influential works of celebrated, Oscar-winning Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, focusing on his passion for animation and advocacy for the natural world; U.S. premiere set for October 19 at the Animation is Film festival in Hollywood.
Weird Market 2024 Winners Announced
‘The Truth rejects you, Cornelius’ by Marc Torices and Khris Cembe won the Movistar Plus+ Short Film Project Award, while The RTVE Interactivo/Fallo de Sistema Awards went to ‘Neon Blood’ (Best Video Game Project), ‘Worldless’ (Most Innovative Video Game), and ‘Barraka’ (Weird Plus Video Game).
TV Asahi, Sony Pictures Networks India Team on ‘Obocchama-Kun’ Sequel Series
The 2D comedy, which follows the hilarious adventures of Chama, a “crazy rich” boy with his outrageous school and family life, premieres at MIPCOM 2024 on October 21.
Industry Event News in Brief for 10/8/24: Awards, Call for Entries, and New Dates
The latest info for Madrid’s Cartoon Springboard; Vancouver’s Spark Animation; Bordeaux’s Cartoon Movie; South Africa’s Durban FilmMart Institute’s DFM Pitch and Finance Forum, and Greece’s Animasyros 2024 Festival.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 Announces 3 Keynote Speakers
Miyake Design Studio’s Yoshiyuki Miyamae, Sony Group’s Hiraoki Kitano, and WIA VP, Oscar-nominated producer Jinko Gotoh will each offer their unique insights into ground-breaking areas in computer graphics and interactive techniques; conference runs December 3-6 in Tokyo, Japan.
New ‘Bluey Minisodes’ Coming This Month
The next drop of 1–3-minute shorts, written by series creator Joe Brumm, begins streaming October 7 on Disney+ and will roll out on Disney Jr., Disney Channel, and Disney Jr. On Demand throughout the week.
Crunchyroll Announces Updated Fall 2024 Anime Season
The programming bonanza continues this week with exciting new premieres and anticipated returns, including the just added series ‘Love Live! Superstar!!’ Season 3 (October 7), and ‘A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!’ (October 8).
Genndy Tartakovsky Talks SCAD Award of Excellence, New Projects and the Future of Animation
The famed ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’ and ‘Samurai Jack’ creator shares candid thoughts on the current animation industry slump, hope for indie animation projects, Season 3 of ‘Primal,’ and his R-rated ‘Fixed’ animated feature.
Dandelooo Boards ‘Pol the Pirate Mouse’ as Exclusive Worldwide Distributor
The 3D animated preschool series, from Dutch studio Submarine, which follows Pol the city mouse who moves to the forest, is currently in production and set for delivery in Q2 2025.
Mercury Filmworks, Trustbridge Entertainment Team on ‘Gustavo’ Preschool Series
Robert C. Ramirez boards as showrunner on the 2D animated project, based on the ‘The World of Gustavo’ series of books from Mexican author-illustrator Flavia Z. Drago.
Jason Moore to Direct ‘Rugrats’ Live-Action/3DCG Hybrid Film
The upcoming project will be set in the real world, but the iconic toddlers will be 3DCG; ‘SNL’s Mike Day and Streeter Seidell on board as writers, with original series creators Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó producing.
MeTV’S Third Annual ‘Svengoolie’s Halloween Boo-Nanza’ Begins this Weekend
Starting Saturday, October 5, the event’s first weekend includes a double feature, The Sven Squad’s special Saturday Morning Cartoons appearance for the House of Svengoolie Cartoon BOO-Nanza, and mini-marathons of Halloween-themed classic TV westerns and comedy TV series.
Studio 100 to Produce ‘Arnie & Barney’ Animated Feature
In the upcoming ‘Maya the Bee’ franchise spin-off, a severe drought causes an ant platoon to set out to save their community… but the inept Arnie and Barney decide to tackle the problem themselves.
‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Season 3: Pro Wrestling Moves and Soul Tornados
The folks at Critical Role talk about the new season of their hit adult fantasy adventure mayhem-fest of a series, from gigantic vortexes of dead bodies to a great Hell beast – ice dragon battle, mixed with a bit of romance; now streaming on Prime Video.
Crunchyroll Adds ‘Blue Lock’ Season 2 to Fall Roster
In the upcoming season, 35 players remain in the competition to become Japan’s next football striker; tune in to the premiere on October 5 at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET.
9 Story Media Group Debuts Two New Preschool Series
‘Lu & The Bally Bunch’ and ‘Let’s Go Bananas!’ premiered this week on Cartoon Network; both series also launch on Max in 2025.
Dark Horse Announces ‘Hellboy’s 30th Anniversary ‘Pancakes’ Screenprint
In recognition of National Pancake Day, the hand-numbered, limited edition print of Mike Mignola’s iconic two-page comic is available now for pre-order.
Catch Up on Highlights from Unreal Fest Seattle 2024
Unreal Engine 5.5 Preview 1 is now out and ready to explore; new Unreal Engine royalty rate savings when shipping eligible titles in the Epic Games Store on supported platforms; and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have burst from the sewers of NYC straight into Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN).
Allegra Clark Talks Voicing for Maki and Miwa on ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’
Noting TOHO’s recent tease of Season 3 of the hugely popular dark horror fantasy anime series, the voice actor discusses taking on multiple characters, key moments across Season 2, and hopes for the upcoming new season.
Guru Studio’s ‘Big Blue’ Launches on the Roku Channel
The 2D comedy series, which follows sibling underwater adventurers Lettie and Lemo who lead a quirky submarine crew, is now streaming in the U.S. on the Roku Channel in the ‘Kids & Family’ section.
DC Announces Fall 2025 Kids Graphic Novel Lineup
6 graphic novels (and one box set) are coming next year, with the introduction of the new DC book category ‘Early Reader’ (ages 5-7); Sara Shephard, author of ‘Pretty Little Liars,’ also makes her DC debut.
NIM Labs Launches NIM 7.0 to Fast-Track Production Scheduling
The studio management platform allows producers and resource managers to visually sort projects, licenses, people, and more without spreadsheets.
Creators Jeff Dixon and Jim Cooper Talk ‘Curses!’ Season 2
With their dad finally freed from his curse, the reunited Vanderhouven family continues working to undo the damage done by their greedy ancestors… but when dad doesn’t seem quite the same, they must come together as family to face a brand-new set of mysteries, both at home and abroad; debuts October 4 on Apple TV+.
Infinity Festival Announces Star-Studded Speaker Lineup, Monolith Awards
The event, which celebrates the convergence of entertainment and technology, will feature speakers such as ‘Shogun’ creators Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo, VFX Legend Robert Legato, leaders from AGBO, NVIDIA, Z By HP, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Intel, and much more; festivities take place November 6-9.
Riot Games Taps LINKIN PARK For 2024 League of Legends Worlds Anthem
The World Championship is the pinnacle of LoL Esports competition, in which the top teams from nine regions compete for the world champion title; the tournament runs September 23 - November 2.
