The Animation Guild’s Black Artists Group Presents ‘Colorful Characters’ Exhibit
Opening March 2 at Gallery 839 in Burbank, the mixed-media exhibition will showcase original art, prints, designer vinyl toys, resin collectibles, and 3D wall art.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Sues Paramount for ‘South Park’ Licensing Infringement
The suit alleges that special content for the adult animated series was created for Paramount+ using ‘grammatical sleight of hand’ despite a $500 million licensing deal granting streaming rights of all new and historic episodes to HBO Max.
Warner Bros. to Develop Multiple Tolkien Film Adaptations
After the successful acquisition of Middle-earth Enterprises, which holds adaptive film rights for many of the famed author’s books, including ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit,’ the media giant is set to create an entire new generation of films through the WB label New Line Cinema.
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Toonz Media Group Launches Feature Film Division
Icon Entertainment International exec Ariel Veneziano tapped to helm group’s latest expansion; the division kicks off with ‘Little Emma,’ an animated feature in co-production with Gold Valley Entertainment.
2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reveals Celebrity Line-Up
The leading anime platform boasts a-list slate of presenters participating in this year’s award ceremony taking place Mach 4; returning to the genre’s birthplace, the event streams live from Tokyo, honoring creators, musicians, and performances across streaming and theatrical.
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse’ Win Big at 50th Annie Awards
Netflix’s hit stop-motion tale takes home five awards, while the Apple TV+ and BBC short takes home four; 'Love, Death + Robots’ also snags four awards, while ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ wins 3 at the 50th annual celebration, held Saturday night at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus.
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Mainframe Studios Celebrates 30 Years of Animation
Studio milestones include creating and producing the first fully-CG TV series ‘Reboot’ and the first large-scale toon shaded CG series ‘Spider-Man: The New Animated Series.’
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Harry Butt to Lead Nexus Studios’ New Motion Design Studio
The division will offer 'disruptive design-first campaigns for brands' based on typographic-led motion design, CG product films and bespoke motion brand identities.
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HBO Max to Stream Animated Shorts From 12 Underrepresented Artists
The final 8 shorts from the HBO Max x Warner Bros. Discovery Access Animated Shorts Program will stream March 23 as episodes in the Max original series ‘Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection.’
Podcast EP 197: Asli Bulut's Journey from Turkey to Canada to Pursue Animation Development
The now Toronto-based development production manager shares what her job really entails, as well as insights into the ‘business’ side of animation and what trends development execs are looking for in pitches.
Exclusive Clip: ‘The Great North: Sister Pact Too Adventure’
In the all-new episode airing this Sunday on FOX, Judy and Honeybee encounter a strange group in the woods, and Beef must face up to a promise from his past.
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Final Frontier and Le Cube Create New ‘Naraka: Bladepoint’ Trailer
Launching the newest chapter of Netease’s martial-arts-driven game, ‘Showdown - Gelid Yushan,’ the 2D animated short features anime-like action while staying true to the franchise’s distinct Wuxia-style sword craft.
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NYICFF 2023 Shares Festival Trailer
The New York International Children’s Film Festival announces its program line-up, inviting kids and families, young and old, to take a journey through film; the event runs March 3-19.
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Animaze Sets 10th Anniversary Festival for September 17-19
The Montreal International Animation Festival returns for its 2023 run; new programs will highlight the city’s internationally renowned game industry.
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DNEG Acquires Key Production and Post-Production Facilities in India
The leading VFX and animation studio’s deal with parent company Prime Focus Limited for India-based integrated film and TV studio assets includes PF Studios, Digital Intermediate, Equipment Rental Services (EQR), and PFL’s Advertising post-production business.
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Next PreVIEW Panel Set: ‘Five Oscar Contenders for Best Animated Short’
Join the free February 28 online discussion with the directors of ‘My Year of Dicks,’ ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,’ ‘The Flying Sailor,’ ‘Ice Merchants’ and ‘An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It;’ watch the nominated shorts on the Animation Showcase.
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Apple TV+ Drops ‘Pretzel and the Puppies’ Season 2 Sneak Peak
The streamer shares an exclusive clip from the animated series, starring Mark Duplass and Nasim Pedrad, about a modern-day dog family led by a ‘pawsome’ dog daddy named Pretzel: all-new episodes stream globally February 24.
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New Rainbow Road Poster Dropped for ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’
The colorful promo image was used to announce the next Nintendo Direct, which takes place on March 9th and will showcase the final trailer for the film.
Canadian Channel Teletoon to Shut Down
Corus Entertainment has announced that the Canadian animation-focused TV channel will be revamped as Cartoon Network, with Cartoon Network transforming to Boomerang and Teletoon originals heading to new Teletoon+ streaming service; sunsetting set for March 27, 2023.
Atari Signs with APA for Representation
Yep… that Atari - the classic video game brand known for changing the entire gaming landscape with its console back in 1977 will now develop live-action, animation, and non-scripted film and television projects.
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Paper Owl Films’ ‘Happy the Hoglet’ Scores Season 2 Greenlight
ITV and RTÉjr have recommissioned the animated preschool series that helps toddlers understand their emotions.
Indie Horror Giant Blumhouse Goes Interactive with Blumhouse Games
Industry veterans Zach Wood named President, Don Sechler named CFO, of the new game subsidiary, which will partner with independent game developers to bring their creative vision to life through original, horror-themed games.
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Radar Pictures to Produce ‘Geronimo Stilton’ Animated Feature
David Soren (‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie,’ ‘Under the Boardwalk’) will pen and direct the film based on the beloved Italian children’s book series about a journalist-turned-mystery-solving mouse.
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‘South Park: The Complete Twenty-Fifth Season’ Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD
Coming April 4, the Emmy Award-winning adult animated series’ home release includes all 6 episodes.
‘Gorillaz’ Feature Canceled at Netflix
The virtual band’s co-creator Damon Albarn has confirmed the project has been axed due to cutbacks at the streamer.
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