FLAMIN Animations Showcases Latest Cohort’s Work at TNBFC XPO
Artists in the fourth year of Film London’s commissioning program for early-career Black animators shared short film works in progress; applications for new round opens March 31.
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WIA Announces 2025 ‘Stories x Women’ Program Participants
5 selected delegates will receive mentoring and coaching sessions from industry experts to prep to pitch projects at Annecy 2025; initiative supports women animators from emerging animation communities in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.
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Ubisoft Announces New Subsidiary, $1.25B Tencent Investment
The venture will include its ‘Assassin’s Creed,’ ‘Far Cry,’ and ‘Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six’ brands; Tencent will gain an approximate 25% economic interest in the subsidiary, which will remain exclusively controlled and consolidated by Ubisoft.
Adult Swim Renews ‘Common Side Effects’ for Season 2
From Joe Bennett, Steve Hely, and executive producers Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, the series explores what happens after a mysterious healing mushroom is discovered; Season 1 finale airs March 30.
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CyberAgent Drops ‘The Summer Hikaru Died’ Trailer, Ending Theme Song
Anime series adaptation of the manga by Mokumokuren, which follows a boy who experiences strange incidents with an entity impersonating his best friend, will stream on Netflix this Summer.
‘Night of the Zoopocalypse’ Hits Premium Video on Demand April 4
The 3DCG film, from the mind of Clive Barker, features a rogue meteor, a mysterious virus, and one very bad night at the zoo; David Harbour, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, and Scott Thompson star.
2025 WIA Scholarship Winners Announced
14 scholarship recipients were selected from 179 worldwide applicants representing 77 schools; an additional 41 received honorable mentions.
Halon Entertainment Launches New Glasgow Studio
Expansion to state-of-the-art facility with up to 250 artist positions grows the company’s international footprint and ability to take on more ambitious work; expansion also planned at Los Angeles headquarters.
Rodeo FX Acquires Mikros Animation
The animation studio reportedly has been operating despite last month’s Technicolor Group shutdown, and its projects, production pipeline, and most of its creative, technical and leadership teams have been kept on.
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Marvel Studios Announces ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Cast
The all-star lineup features both new and familiar faces, including Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Simu Liu, Florence Pugh, and Robert Downey Jr.
Crunchyroll To Stream ‘Gachiakuta’ Shonen Anime
The series from Bones Film and screenwriter Hiroshi Seko seeks to ‘overthrow the status quo and change the world’ when it streams this Summer.
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Union VFX Shares ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ VFX Breakdown Reel
The studio highlights some of its powerful and poignant environment work on Peacock and Sky’s real-life story of Jewish Holocaust survivors Lali and Gita Sokolov, who met at the infamous death camp in 1942 when Lali tattooed Gita with her prisoner number shortly after her arrival.
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Shout! Studios’ Announces ‘A Tooth Fairy Tale’ Digital Release
The animated feature, which follows a teenage tooth fairy with a rebellious streak, will be available for rent or purchase on all digital platforms across North America on May 20, and in select theaters May 2.
Ruh Roh! Live-Action ‘Scooby-Doo’ Series Coming to Netflix
The all-new 8-episode ‘modern reimagining’ of the iconic teens and their special pooch finds them embroiled in a haunting summer camp mystery involving a lonely, lost Great Dane puppy who may have witnessed a supernatural murder.
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AnimeJapan 2025 Pony Canyon Recap - Trailers, Teasers, Visuals, Oh My!
Fans were offered a look at new content for multiple anime series, including ‘Harmony of Mille-Feuille,’ ‘Solo Camping for Two,’ and ‘Turkey!Time to Strike-,’ as well as the sequel to ‘Tokyo Revengers.’
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Apple TV+ Debuts ‘WondLa’ Season 2 Sneak Peek
Skydance Animation’s upcoming second installment of the animated series, based on the 'The Search for WondLa' books by Tony DiTerlizzi, premieres April 25.
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Crunchyroll Announces ‘One Piece’ Special Premiere Weekend
The Egghead Arc will resume streaming with a double episode drop, kicking off with an 83-minute Egghead Arc Part-1 Recap Special on April 5.
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AMC Networks Expands HIDIVE Anime Streaming Service
The service is now available on Amazon Prime Video Channels as a monthly, ad-free, add-on subscription in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, with expanded CTV partners in the US.
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Chaos Launches ‘Chaos Arena’ Virtual Production Tool
Artists can bypass game engines and use their normal pipeline to put ray-traced 3D content on LED walls; NVIDIA DLSS 4 support enhances photorealism.
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Disney+ Drops ‘Doctor Who’ Season 2 Trailer
The Doctor and new companion Belinda Chandra will face great dangers, bigger enemies, and wilder terrors than ever before when the new season premieres April 12 on Disney+ where available, and exclusively on the BBC and BBC iPlayer in the UK.
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The 1st Animation and Illustration Festival (RE)ANIMACIJA Concludes in Nikšić
Teodora Tošić took first place for her animation, ‘TV Warming,’ with second place going to Jovana Martinović for her illustration, ‘The Unknown,’ and third place to Andrija Martinović for his illustration series, ‘The1 and The2.’
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TV Asahi Announces ‘Shin chan’ Indian Theatrical Releases
‘Shin chan Our Dinosaur Diary’ will release in May, while ‘Shin chan the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers in India’ is scheduled to release during Diwali season in October.
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Crunchyroll Reveals Spring 2025 Anime Lineup
Upcoming seasonal programming includes “The Beginning After the End,’ ‘WIND BREAKER’ Season 2, ‘Fire Force’ Season 3, and ‘WITCH WATCH.’
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Future Today Adds ‘ULTRAMAN’ Franchise to HappyKids OTT Platform
19 movies and 8 specials featuring the legendary protector against kaiju are now available on the company’s free platform, and Ultraman TV, in the U.S., as part of new deal with Mill Creek Entertainment.
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Lucasfilm Drops ‘Andor’ Season 2 Trailer #2
Welcome to the rebellion… the second and final season, which bridges the gap between Season 1 and the events of ‘Rogue One,’ will be broken into 4 3-episode chapters, debuting April 22.
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