The prolific songwriter, known for his work on ‘Evita,’ ‘The Lion King,’ and others, will pen 3 new songs for the film, which stars Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter, and Mel Brooks; debuts later this year.
The solution streamlines production of high-quality transitions, HD video outputs, 48 kHz sound effects and music, and animated character transitions.
Composer Jeff Morrow talks about the challenges of scoring the live-action adaptation of one of Disney’s most famous animated tales and its iconic ‘Heigh-Ho’ and ‘Whistle While You Work,’ while integrating all-new songs from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
Andrew Osmond discusses 2 vintage series, one made when the premise of being reborn into a new world wasn’t yet a hackneyed trope, the other about ordinary, everyday lives that’s far from just a ‘slice of life’ tale.
Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo star in the animated film, which features music from Teddy Park, 24, Danny Chung, KUSH, and DOMINSUK of THEBLACKLABEL; debuts June 20.
All-new animated family film follows a misguided designer sneaker, Ty, who knows no life outside his velvet-lined shoe box, as he braves NYC to rescue his sister shoe stolen by a shady collector; hits theaters April 18.
Based on the children’s book of the same name by father-daughter duo Jason and Allison Flom, the animated pop music event is all about kindness, acceptance and embracing one’s true self.
Anime of the Year noms include ‘DAN DA DAN,’ ‘Delicious in Dungeon,’ ‘Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End,’ ‘Kaiju No. 8,’ ‘Solo Leveling,’ and ‘The Apothecary Diaries;’ Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, and Damiano David top list of presenters planned for live May 25 Tokyo ceremony.
With ‘Cowboy Bebop’ director Shinichiro Watanabe’s newest anime launching this Sunday, AWN columnist Andrew Osmond reviews a classic series the legendary filmmaker made in 2004… set in samurai Japan and boasting a strikingly different soundtrack.
Sunrise Studio show is about five young aspiring witches brought to a magical flower shop where they sing, dance and make people’s dreams come true; theme song is performed by the Maebashi Witches, a five-member voice actor idol group portraying the anime’s main characters; lyrics are by Tsunku♂, with composition by TORIENA, and arrangement by Yuki Kishida
Inspired by the hit kids’ series, the new game explores 5 iconic boroughs of City Island through 14 immersive mini-games, where players can paint a mural, plant a community garden, and interact with colorful citizens.
Lists of participating speakers and companies have also been published; presentation categories include VFX for Features, Feature Animation, Sound Design, Managing Change, and News.
It’s time to go big and bold and forget what you’ve been told your future role must be in DreamWorks Animation and Dentsu’s new music-driven animated kids comedy series, based on Medicom Toys’ collectible figures; premieres globally March 21.
Get ready to groove! A 1-hour special and 20 shorts are on the way, based on the children’s book by Kwame Alexander; the musical property will introduce young viewers to the joys of Jazz and self-expression.
‘Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,’ ‘Merry Little Batman’ and ‘StoryBots: Answer Time’ were three of the top shows among other winners at this weekend's two separate awards ceremonies.
Visualization supervisors Christopher McDonald and Maike Fiene discuss their teams’ expansive and extensive efforts, from previs to postvis and final, including helping devise camera angles and character movements, on Nessarose Thropp’s levitating wheelchair, Elphaba taking flight, and Doctor Dillamond sequences, on Jon M. Chu’s hit musical adventure.
Blood flows and fists fly in a new season of the hit anime series about 13 gods from across the globe and 13 of the world's most notable humans fighting it out in one-on-one battles to decide the fate of humanity.
Ujwal Nair and his wife Indou Theagrajan discuss their first musical, a self-funded 2D animated short about a loyal dog dreaming of reuniting with his owner, who left him behind when she moved from India to Canada with her cat.
DreamWorks Animation and Dentsu’s new music-driven animated kids comedy series, based on Medicom Toys’ collectible figures, premieres globally March 21.
In an upset win, Gints Zilbalodis’ animated tale of a cat who wakes up to a world invaded by water took home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, while the second chapter in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic won for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Design on a night that also saw Iranian filmmakers Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi, with visas approved just yesterday, arrive in the U.S. in time to win Best Animated Short for ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress.’
Director Loïc Espuche and producer Juliette Marquet discuss their 2D animated short about a group of kids on vacation and how they react with disgust as they spy people kissing on the mouth… although for one young boy and girl, the idea may not be so awful.
The stop-motion comedy and ‘Dune’ sequel each take home 2 awards, with ‘Wicked’ winning twice as well, including Best Production Design, at the yesterday’s 2025 EE British Academy Film Awards gala.
The musical, about an inventive 7-year-old frog, commissioned by CBC and Sky NZ, is set for a 2026 release; first look images were revealed at Kidscreen Summit.
Chris Sanders and DreamWorks’ blockbuster feature led the festivities with wins in 9 categories, while Netflix and Riot Games’ fan-favorite series took home 7, in a fun but emotional ceremony dedicated to victims of January’s tragic fires and highlighted by several tributes to LA’s firefighting finest, a real-time fundraiser, and 2 building-clearing false fire alarms.
Kicking off with ‘Down Under the Sink,’ the animated film series from creator Ben Kuhlmann tells the story of a Hollywood star who finds a squatter living in his vacation home, but that’s not even the half of it.
