Netflix original preschool series is produced by Guru Studio in collaboration with Pharrell Williams’ i Am Other, iconic artists FriendsWithYou, and Home Plate Entertainment.
‘War for the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Kong: Skull Island,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ ‘Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets’ and ‘Doctor Strange’ receive awards for feature film VFX at 2017 Australian Effects & Animation Festival.
Independently owned VOD network Kabillion ranked among the Top 10 Kids Free On Demand networks with fan favorites like ‘My Little Pony’ and ‘Sonic X’ and original titles including ‘Dream Defenders.’
Kids media brand appoints former Genius Brands International exec to oversee licensing & merchandising, sponsorships & brand integrations, and global sales of premium content.
The Walt Disney Company to end its content deal with Netflix and launch its own streaming service beginning in 2019.
New anime slate includes ‘Cannon Busters’ from ‘Black Dynamite’ animator LeSean Thomas, Polygon Pictures’ ‘Godzilla’ feature, director Kyohei Ishiguro’s ‘Children of the Whales,’ and more.
2D-animated web series premiered at Animation Block Party 2017, currently underway in Brooklyn, New York.
The Trunk director’s beautifully graded short has the look of a well-watched VHS tape, which, along with Barnaby Templer’s (Fonic) sound design and Sebastian Duh’s score further ground the audience in the 1980s.
CG/live-action hybrid preschool series from FUN Union a massive success in just one week.
Deb Pierson, credited with the rapid growth of the video-on-demand Kid Genius Cartoon Channel into nearly 50 million U.S. households, has been upped to SVP, global content distribution and marketing & president of Kid Genius Cartoon Channel, while 25-year licensing, merchandising and business development veteran Lloyd Mintz was promoted to SVP, head of worldwide consumer products.
Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has rolled out digital media for the fun new world of animated action series Mysticons, including the launch of a YouTube channel and social media pages.
The popular VR fortune teller now combines tarot reading, astrological reading and the ancient Babylonian game of Ur on Google Daydream and Samsung Gear VR devices.
ZAG’s show, ‘Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir’ now reaches 75 million homes in the U.S. through the daily block for young viewers that launched on July 1.
Streaming service expands offering of hit animated series in new deal with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution for complete libraries of ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘American Dad!,’ ‘Futurama’ and more.
The brand-new series expands on the Emmy-Award winning special, stars voice talents Ashley Boettcher, Gina Gershon, Allison Mack, Jorge Diaz and Nika Futterman, and debuts on August 4th.
The brand new animated series and comedy adventure about the small and mighty heroes from a magical land premieres on YouTube and YouTube Kids.
Previous 'Dawn of War' trailer creator Axis Animation and director Abed Abonamous return to the franchise to create beautiful in-game cinematics for Relic Entertainment, depicting the conflict among Space Marines, Eldar and Orks on the lost planet of Acheron.
Adult Swim’s new ‘Apollo Gauntlet,’ from Six Point Harness, also to Screen at RTX Austin 2017.
The makers of the Limitless VR Creative Environment have released the interactive, animated VR experience, ‘Reaping Rewards,’ available for free on Steam and coming soon to the Oculus store.
The wildly popular YouTube kids' series makes its U.S. theatrical debut with a feature-length compilation of the first season, 'SpacePOP: Not Your Average Princesses,' on September 16th.
The multi-platform VR experience is based on Columbia Pictures’ 'Spider-Man: Homecoming,' in theaters July 7, and will be free across major VR platforms PlayStationVR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift June 30.
Fictional personality Autonomous Rolf borrows vocal synthesizer Hatsune Miku’s voice to sing ‘It’s Not Unusual,’ in ‘Auto Nom,’ one part of a series of animations based on Rolf.
Every Monday, Chris Robinson serves up Animators Unearthed, a brief introduction to prominent and not-so-prominent indie animators. Today's guest is Canadian experimental animator Pierre Hébert
3D software company Allegorithmic says the digital painting contest received over 1,200 entries, prompting a rules adjustment to allow more winners.
Former Imaginary Forces A-team reunites with Alma Mater co-founders Brian Mah and James Anderson.
