Chosen from over 5,000 entries, Izumi Yoshida’s animated film ‘The Bridge’ nabs Grand-Prix and Best Short Awards; see all the winners online until July 10.
Liam LoPinto’s ‘The Old Young Crow’ snags Best of the Festival Award; ‘Way Better,’ by Skirmanta Jakaitė, takes Best Animated Short.
In an effort to expand its European presence, the VFX studio opens a facility in the 11th arrondissement, promising a wide range of services to match its North American offerings.
Meet the cast of the all new animated TMNT, co-written by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Jeff Rowe, in theaters August 2.
The first four episodes of the 2D animated series’ second season are now streaming, with another set of four coming this September; the all-star cast including Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Pete Davidson, Tiffany Haddish, Adam Devine, Blake Anderson, Andrea Savage, La La Anthony, and ScHoolboy Q.
15 movies from Toei Animation will join the anime streamer catalog this summer, with the first set released June 22.
Based on the award-winning manga series and directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa, the film follows the saxophone-playing Dai Miyamoto’s journey to become a great jazz musician.
The animator, director, and producer returns to discuss his pivot from adult animation to kids and the 4-year journey bringing his educational kids series from concept to fruition – now on PBS Kids.
The ‘Hair Love’ producers, along with Black Women Animate Studios, have begun recruiting a diverse group of artists for pre-production of LFE’s upcoming Nigerian animated fantasy series.
The eighth edition of the Anime Awards will take place next March 2, co-hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and presenter Jon Kabira.
Along with program partners 4Wall and ZeroSpace, the company aims to provide trainees with the tools and knowledge to create cinematic content on a large scale; the immersive learning experience is open to all skill levels.
Estonia, Greece, and Portugal join member countries collectively calling on streamers to invest more heavily in European animation; new board members/advocates elected at a general meeting last week in Annecy.
The streamer shares a recap of upcoming movies and series, including the 3DCG animated feature, Nimona, premiering June 30, and new seasons of Sonic Prime and The Dragon Prince arriving next month.
Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, and Rosario Dawson star in the creepy comic adventure that promises fans an ‘E ticket’ ride through the classic theme park attraction; in theaters next month.
Studio created multiple large-scale full CG and digital set extensions, including one that transported the present-day New York skyline back to 1994; a team of 1,000+ artists across London, Montreal, Bangalore, LA, Toronto, and Adelaide delivered 896 shots, including 18 of the movie’s characters.
The company will host over 20 panels, activations, and premieres including for ‘JUJUTSU KAISEN,’ ‘Horimiya: The Missing Pieces,’ and ‘Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation.’
Built entirely within Unreal Engine, the film is written and directed by M.R. Horhager, illustrated by Aaron Hong, and narrated by Whoopi Goldberg.
The ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ director was awarded along with the graduating class of 2023.
The ‘Spider-Man’ spinoff starring Bad Bunny as the son of a luchador set to inherit the ancestral superpowers of his bloodline was originally set to release theatrically on January 12, 2024.
Scott Meadows has been named Senior Visualization Supervisor, responsible for the studio’s new motion-capture enabled sound stage and real-time pipelines.
The LAIKA president and CEO joins the museum’s governing body; Effie T. Brown appointed honorary trustee of the Academy Museum Inclusion Advisory Committee.
The animated reboot of Emmy Award-winning ‘Tiny Toon Adventures’ welcomes back ‘Toon’ alumni, including Jeff Bergman, Bob Bergen and Candi Milo; freshman talent joining the ‘Looney’ crew includes Emmy Award-Winner Eric Bauza and Ashleigh Hairston – coming Fall 2023.
Adult Swim brings together all 62 episodes of the four-season run of the heaviest metal band ever assembled – Dethklok; group’s ‘Dethalbum IV’ album featuring new original songs is now available for preorder.
The two companies are developing a new animated comedy series based on the children’s book series ‘Gaston’s Emotions.’
The studios’ co-development projects kick off with the 4-quadrant film set in a world split by two powerful feuding brothers with clashing convictions.
