Cyber Group Studios Ordered to Liquidate
The French animation studio behind ‘Gigantosaurus’ will be shuttered, with assets sold off to repay creditors, despite four promising bids to acquire the company.
The French animation studio behind ‘Gigantosaurus’ will be shuttered, with assets sold off to repay creditors, despite four promising bids to acquire the...
After laying off 5% of its workforce last year and 6% in 2023, the major game company is cutting staff and stopping development work on the next...
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After laying off 5% of its workforce last year and 6% in 2023, the major game company is cutting staff and stopping development work on the next installment of its ‘Titanfall’ franchise; cuts...
Documentary series, produced and hosted by company CEO and MediaOCD founder Justin Sevakis, features interviews with North American anime industry luminaries; Episodes 1 and 2 available on YouTube.
The modern, fast-paced adventure is said to draw similarities to ‘Night at the Museum,’ ‘Back to the Future,’ ‘Big,’ ‘Jumanji,’ and ‘Barbie.’
Electronic Arts Lays Off Over 300 Employees, Cancels Next ‘Titanfall’ Game
After laying off 5% of its workforce last year and 6% in 2023, the major game company is cutting staff and stopping development work on the next installment of its ‘Titanfall’ franchise; cuts include staff on Respawn ‘Apex Legends’ and ‘Star Wars Jedi’ teams.
Animeigo Drops ‘The Anime Business’ Episode 3 with Anime NYC Founder Peter Tatara
Documentary series, produced and hosted by company CEO and MediaOCD founder Justin Sevakis, features interviews with North American anime industry luminaries; Episodes 1 and 2 available on YouTube.
Story Kitchen to Develop Live-Action ‘Toys ‘R’ Us’ Feature
The modern, fast-paced adventure is said to draw similarities to ‘Night at the Museum,’ ‘Back to the Future,’ ‘Big,’ ‘Jumanji,’ and ‘Barbie.’
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1st World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) Summit Coming May 1-4
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.
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BabyTV Celebrates 20 Years with Special Programming Lineup
In honor of the milestone, the channel has kicked off a festive lineup featuring birthday-themed episodes of beloved shows, a social media tribute to iconic moments, characters, and series from the past 20 years, and exclusive collections on the BabyTV app and YouTube.
The Horror Section, WeShort Partner to Stream ‘The Rotten Fruit’
All 8 episodes of Eli Roth and Noah Belson’s cult stop-motion animated comedy series are now streaming on the platform in celebration of the show’s 25th anniversary.
Milk VFX, Lola Post Expand Leadership Team
Industry veterans Sarah Essam and Jonny Vale join as business development producer and head of marketing and communications, respectively.
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Nickelodeon Renews ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ for Seasons 2 and 3
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.
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Cineverse's RetroCrush Acquires ‘Future Boy Conan’ Streaming Rights
The Hayao Miyazaki sci-fi anime series is now also included in the RetroCrush Podcast, with dedicated Anime Club episodes streaming every week.
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Lenovo Introduces New ThinkPad Device Lineup
Engineered for modern professionals handling AI-powered workflows, the offering includes Copilot+ PCs, such as the ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD and ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 AMD mobile workstations, alongside new ThinkPad L Series business laptops, with expanded ThinkPad X1 Aura Editions.
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Mysterious ‘Star Wars’ Series in Development
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.
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‘Pacific Rim’ Prequel Series Now in Development at Prime Video
Previously announced as part of a first look deal between Legendary and Eric Heisserer’s Chronology banner, the series has gotten the goahead at the streamer.
Academy Sets 2025 Dates, Rule Changes, AI Guidelines, and Expands Animated Short Voting
For 98th Oscars, members must now watch all nominated films in a category in order to vote in final award round; each branch will judge films based on the ‘degree to which a human was at the heart of the creative authorship.’
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Bill Plympton’s ‘Guard Dog’ Now on YouTube
Inspired by a simple walk in the park, the Oscar-nominated short film first went on tour in The Animation Show, and was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015; now remastered and available for free.
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‘God’s Gang’ Celebrates Mini Season Finale, World Autism Month
The multicultural action-adventure animated series has partnered with Autism in Entertainment and Spectrum Laboratory to support ongoing employment opportunities for autistic talent; star Atticus Baldwin to appear at ‘Neurodiversity Night of Laughs’ at the Laugh Factory on April 28.
Aardman Announces Yearlong Partnership with Young BAFTA Program
The initiative will provide opportunities for young talent, including direct engagement with the studio’s creative team and a platform to explore creative careers; support for animation talent continues through the Aardman Academy.
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Assemblage Entertainment Expands with ‘Mikros India’ Leadership Team
Following the recent closure of Technicolor Creative Services’ Indian operations, the core set of executives have joined the Cinesite group partner studio.
DreamWorks Animation Drops ‘Forgotten Island’ Release Date
All-new original animated feature, written and directed by ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’s Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, will hit theaters September 25, 2026.
Toho Group Unveils $105 Million ‘Godzilla’ Franchise Investment
Company’s new 3-year plan also includes $490 million for producing a range of projects, including films, animation, theatrical plays, and digital games as part of broader efforts to expand its global entertainment business ahead of its 100th anniversary in 2032.
2025 Quirino Awards for Animation Program Released
The Co-Production and Business Forum, Futures Lab, International Meeting of TV Channels, and Women in Ibero-American Animation roundtable all aim to promote the development, co-production, and distribution of animation across the Ibero-American region; run May 8-10 in Tenerife.
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Heritage Auctions Announces ‘Star Wars Day’ Auction
The event will feature over 300 lots ranging from original movie posters to screen-used props, high-end replicas, toys, comics, and artwork; concludes with a live session on May 4.
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Freefolk Announces Vittorio Giannini Returns, Fi Kilroe Promoted to CEO
Giannini will serve as Director of Business Development and Strategy after a stint at Omnicom; Kilroe becomes studio’s first chief executive; company currently in production with Merman, Sky and Paramount+.
Elena Walf’s ‘Lena’s Farm’ Signs Deals Across Europe, Gets Selected at Annecy
The ‘Full Nest’ episode of the non-dialogue, hand-drawn animated series will compete at the festival; the series launched in Germany earlier this year and has signed a number of international licensing deals at Disney+, Kidstream, and other outlets.
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Monotype Adds Hundreds of Fonts to Adobe Creative Cloud
Over 750 new fonts, including typefaces Helvetica, Avenir, and Gotham, are now available to Creative Cloud subscribers, with total access to more than 2,800 Monotype fonts across Adobe applications.
