Category: Digital Media
TV Academy Announces Nominees for 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Gala to be held on Friday, May 3; Daytime Emmy Awards to be held on Sunday, May 5.
Disney Closes Acquisition of 21st Century Fox
Disney’s historic $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox creates an unprecedented collection of content and talent for the Mouse House.
Matt Layzell’s Interactive ‘Battle Kitty’ Series Headed to Netflix
The world’s fiercest kitty invites kids around the world to unlock a new battle ground on Netflix in original animated interactive series.
Irish Animation Awards Expand Amid Continued Growth & Creativity
Blur Studio Taps V-Ray for Netflix’s New NSFW ‘Love, Death & Robots’ Short Film Anthology
Production studio explores different animation styles with the help of V-Ray renderer for new anthology series now on Netflix.
FIRST LOOK: Lisa Hanawalt’s ‘Tuca & Bertie’ Launches on Netflix May 3
Peep the new trailer and images from the ‘BoJack Horseman’ production designer’s forthcoming adult animated comedy series starring Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong.
Call for Entries: BIAF 2019
The 21st Bucheon International Animation Festival, which runs October 18-22 in Bucheon, South Korea, is now open for submissions.
The Rookies Launches 2019 Global Competition
9th annual Rookie Awards call for entries is open to all amateur creatives in VFX, animation, games, VR, motion graphics and 3D visualization.
Carl Jones & Brian Ash’s New Series, ‘Sugar and Toys,’ Premieres June 9
New series from the producers of ‘Black Dynamite’ and ‘The Boondocks’ marks the Fuse network’s first foray into adult animation.
Atomic Cartoons Announces Star-Studded Voice Cast for ‘The Last Kids on Earth’
Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, Catherine O’Hara, Keith David, Bruce Campbell, Garland Whitt, Montse Hernandez and Charles Demers join Nick Wolfhard as lead character Jack Sullivan in new animated series for Netflix.
Netflix Orders Animated Greek Mythology Series ‘Gods & Heroes’
Original anime series from Charley and Vlas Parlapanides to be produced by Powerhouse Animation, the studio behind Netflix’s ‘Castlevania’ and the upcoming ‘Seis Manos.’
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios’ ‘Blark & Son’ Launches on Comedy Central Originals YouTube Channel
Live-action short-form puppet comedy created by Ben Bayouth and developed with head writer Adam Aseraf available now on the recently launched Comedy Central Originals YouTube channel.
Netflix Grows Anime Programming Slate with New Partnerships
Partnerships with leading Japanese production studios Anima, Sublimation, and David Production join deals with Production I.G and bones.
Warner Bros. Animation to Debut ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’ at Annecy 2019
Classic Warner Bros. Animation characters return in new artist-driven shorts during the Opening Ceremony at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2019.
Dutch Director, Author and Musician Rosto Dies
Prolific mixed-media artist behind the animated short film ‘Mind My Gap’ trilogy and ‘Thee Wreckers’ tetralogy’ succumbed to cancer at age 50.
50 Projects Selected for Animation Production Days 2019
Films, series and transmedia properties with topics ranging from edutainment, comedy, adventure stories and fantasy for kids to historical and political material, animated documentaries, satire and science fiction to be presented at Germany’s leading animation business platform.
Netflix Adapting Graphic Novel ‘Pashmina’ into CG-Animated Musical Feature
‘Bend It Like Beckham’ filmmaker Gurinder Chadha and producer Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment adapting the bestselling fantasy-adventure graphic novel by Nidhi Chanani.
Disney Junior Promotes Joe D’Ambrosia to General Manager
Key roles realigned, with SVP Meredith Roberts to oversee Emily Hart, Shane Prigmore and Alyssa Sapire in leading the development of animated programming for Disney Channel, Disney Junior and the upcoming Disney+ streaming service.
TRAILER: Frederator’s ‘Costume Quest’ Launches on Amazon Prime March 8
New animated series based on the popular video games from Double Fine Productions is executive produced by Will McRobb, Fred Seibert, Kevin Kolde and Eric Homan.
WATCH: Artella Unveils New CG-Animated Short ‘Thistle One’
Director and Artella CEO Bobby Beck details how 54 artists from 21 countries helped create a thrilling post-apocalyptic tale using the company’s cloud-based production platform.
Disney+ Appoints Tehmina Jaffer Senior VP of Business Affairs
Former Netflix executive will oversee content for The Walt Disney Company’s new streaming service launching later this year.
‘Hilda’ Wins Best Kids Short, Grand Prix Awards at TAAFI 2019
Guru Studio’s ‘Space Between Stars,’ directed by Samuel W. Bradley wins Best Canadian Short and Audience Award at 2019 Toronto Animation Arts Festival International.
Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara to Oversee New Global Kids & YA Division
New WarnerMedia organizational and management structure combines its family, kids and animation businesses -- including Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang -- into a single Global Kids & Young Adults division.