DreamWorks Animation’s latest ‘Trolls’ film, starring Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, hugs, and glitter, dances into theaters November 17.
Based on the acclaimed 2014 short film, Universal Picture's horror-fest from the producers of ‘M3GAN’ stars Wyatt Russell as Ray Waller, former major league baseball player forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, who discovers a dark secret tied to his new backyard swimming pool.
In Netflix’s popular preschool animated series special holiday episode, Gabby and Panda help Santa Kitty deliver the first special gifts of the season, ensuring a ‘Meowy Christmas;’ coming to the streamer November 6.
Now live, the new channel features some of the company’s most popular programming; FAST channel in partnership with Cineverse coming in 2024.
In celebration of Disney’s 100th anniversary, a 4K restoration of the Oscar-winning 1937 classic animated feature streams October 16.
The creative studio, director Michał Misiński and singer-songwriter Dawid Podsiadło collaborated on the game universe’s expansion pack promo; live-action and animation merge to create the familiar, dark-future world within the cyberspace realm where the game’s heroine thrives.
In defense of his actions, arsonist Shinji Aoba said the Japanese studio had stolen his ideas, but that he now thinks he ‘went too far;’ KyoAni head Hatta Hideaki insists the studio would never steal ideas.
Ingenuity founder David Lebensfeld is appointed president to helm both studios providing visual effects for motion pictures and television.
The Max animated series from Danny McBride, Green, and Josh Bycel described as ‘naughty’ and first revealed in 2021 is based on the iconic Topps trading card brand, launched in 1985 as a Cabbage Patch Kids parody.
Now compatible with all OptiTrack mocap cameras and Cinepuck video camera tracking with simplified user interface, asset creation and 3D viewing and graphing; final release coming Q1 2024.
Winning animated shorts include ‘A Tree Once Grew Here’ by Johnnie Semerad, ‘Louis I King of The Sheep’ by Markus Wulf, and ‘Hardboiled’ by Peter Sluszka; Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Nelvana co-founder and Canadian animation industry leader Michael Hirsch.
8 projects across five categories are honored, demonstrating a wide array of styles, topics, and skill levels that show how the animation program supports streamlined creative diversity.
The original series, based on the Pokémon ‘Red’ and Pokémon ‘Green’ games, stars Nanase Nishino and premieres on TV Tokyo October 19.
The former CEO of Sergio Pablos Animation fills the role of retiring 20-year studio veteran Pam Marsden.
The platform cites challenges and costs in animation production for digital media as reason for move; GM Kerry Shawcross explains and invites viewers to access content on their website – for free.
New animated series from Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television – Kids, and Leo Messi Management follows a 12-year-old Messi overcoming obstacles while traveling through a video game on a quest to go home.
The company’s streaming platform for industry professionals just released its latest collection of shorts as a prelude to the upcoming awards season, including ‘27’ by Flóra Anna Buda, ‘Electra’ by Daria Kashcheeva, and ‘The Day I Became a Bird’ by Andrew Ruhemann; program also tours animation studios in Europe and North America.
Polish video game developer CD Projekt Red will team with media company Anonymous Content to develop the project, with the search for a screenwriter already underway.
Dolph Laserhawk and his partner in crime Alex take on the Niji 6 in action packed fight that’s chock-full of video game goodness; the high-octane animated series debuts on the streamer October 19.
The studio’s second round of staff cuts in less than six months ‘were across corporate functions, feature, television and technology departments as part of an overall cost-reduction.’
The anime destination nabs North American rights to the new film based on Tsuchika Nishimura’s popular manga series; will compete at upcoming Animation Is Film festival in L.A. October 21 with wide release expected in 2024.
Based on the popular kids’ book series by Ashley Spires, the new original 3DCG preschool series heads to Canal+ in France and Treehouse in Canada in 2024 – coming to MIPCOM this month.
Studio blends archival footage, video plates, and drone footage with environments built in Unreal Engine, CG, and VFX to create the Oracle Red Bull Racing brand’s new campaign.
Inspired by the ‘Puffins’ series, the animated film, headed to AFM with recent key territory sales, features the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star as Johnny Puff, on a mission to save his beloved village Taigasville from the evil Otto von Walrus.
Featuring Tummy Tom, the mischievous ginger tom cat, the all-new animated series based on the bestselling children’s books by Joet Boeke is slated for a Summer 2024 release; show heads to MIP Junior running October 13-15.
