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VIEW Conference 2023 – Be There!

Italy’s premier international event promises an exceptional in-person program of talks, presentations, in-depth workshops, and masterclasses designed to inspire, inform, and educate; join industry professionals, thought leaders, students, and enthusiasts in a celebration of the latest in animation, VFX, and games - event runs October 15-20.

Honoring the VES’ Best Headline News

Visual Effects Society Announces 2023 VES Fellows

Jeff Barnes, Toni Pace Carstensen, Bob Coleman, Chuck Finance, Shannon Gans, Tim McGovern, and Ray McMillan to be recognized at a celebration of the honorees later this month.

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Bilibili Announces 68 Upcoming Animation Titles

The projects were revealed during the Middle Kingdom video community’s ANIME MADE BY BILIBILI 2023-2024 event; the offerings include a wide range of content including a new season and film adaptation of series Yao-Chinese Folktales in partnership with Shanghai Animation Film Studio and Shanghai Film Infinity.

careers in animation Headline News

Podcast EP 226: How Damien James Webb Got into Miniature Model Making

The miniature’s artist and modelmaker shares how his theatrical set-building career morphed into ‘tiny sets,’ how to make connections in the field, and what he charges for custom commissions. 

See You in Hell Headline News

Vivienne Medrano’s ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Gets 2 Season Prime Video Order

The animated musical comedy, from A24 and Bento Box, follows Charlie, Princess of Hell, on her mission to depopulate her homeland; series debuts this coming January. 

It’s Anime-zing! Headline News

Crunchyroll Releases a Behemoth Fall 2023 Anime Lineup

We've got 42 trailers for you! The depth and breadth of the platform’s new slate is truly impressive, with top titles including ‘Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2;’ ‘One Piece;’ ‘Dr. Stone;’ and ‘Goblin Slayer’ among others; news shows and seasons already underway.

preschool animation Headline News

‘CoComelon Lane’ Leads Slate of New Netflix Preschool Series

By Dan Sarto | Friday, September 29, 2023 at 2:47pm

Coming in 2023/2024, the new show from Moonbug is joined by ‘Hot Wheels Let’s Race,’ ‘Dee & Friends in Oz,’ and ‘Mighty Monsterwheelies;’ ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ order upped to 100 episodes, and new seasons of ‘Not Quite Narwhal,’ ‘Go, Dog. Go!’ and ‘The Creature Case’ also on the way.

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‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Renewed for Season 15

By Dan Sarto | Friday, September 29, 2023 at 1:50pm

Nickelodeon’s most popular undersea property and #1 animated series will return for another season of nautical hijinks as the iconic franchise heads towards its 25th anniversary next year.

From Toy to Silver Screen Headline News

Cinemark, Build-A-Bear to Release ‘Glisten and the Merry Mission’ in Theaters

With a special program offering a free child’s ticket to those who visit a Build-A-Bear Workshop and make a furry friend during the film’s theatrical run, Build-A-Bear’s new animated feature will release in Cinemark theaters across the country starting November 3. 

Business Headline News

Kartoon Studios Appoints Brian Parisi as CFO

On the heels of recent brand and digital platform launches along with a transition to the NYSE, the company adds the entertainment, media and high-tech industry executive who has held positions at the NFL Hall of Fame, Live Nation Entertainment, Warner Bros. and Universal Studios. 

Hormones Abound Headline News

Netflix Drops ‘Big Mouth’ Season 7 Trailer, Images and Poster

The Emmy Award-winning animated comedy follows the teenage students at Bridgeton Middle School as they finally head to high school; the penultimate season premieres globally October 20.

The Making of Possession Headline News

Universal’s ‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Gets New Featurette

Take ‘A Look Inside’ the terrifying supernatural thriller following the dual demonic possession of two young girls, featuring the return of Ellen Burstyn reprising her iconic role as Chris MacNeil, only in theaters October 6.

Adapting a Classic Headline News

Max Drops Trailer for Original Animated Short ‘Peter & the Wolf’

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 3:59pm

Coming October 19, the film, featuring music and narration by Gavin Friday and artwork based on original illustrations by Bono, transforms and retells the classic fairytale and Sergei Prokofiev’s famed symphony.

Spooky Squanch Headline News

Squanch Games Launches ‘High on Life’ DLC

Claymation trailer helps you lean into horror with the aptly titled ‘High on Knife’ expansion, featuring a new adventure for Knifey to shine and stab on a fully realized new planetary environment with new characters, hazards, and spooky surprises; releases October 3.

layoffs Headline News

‘Fortnite,’ Unreal Engine Studio Epic Games to Layoff 830

Announced by CEO Jim Sweeney on Thursday, the company plans a 16% workforce reduction as well as a divestiture of Bandcamp in a move towards a new ‘metaverse-inspired ecosystem’ strategy.

Representation! Headline News

Workinman Interactive Workers Unanimously Unionize in Historic Labor Board Vote

Collective bargaining negotiations will now begin with the company on behalf of the first union of dedicated video game workers under IATSE in the U.S.

The Prodigal Son Returns! Headline News

Chris Sanders Returns to DreamWorks to Write and Direct ‘The Wild Robot’

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 1:08pm

The three-time Oscar nominee is adapting Caldecott Honor winner Peter Brown’s 2016 NY Times bestseller, with Jeff Hermann producing and Dean DeBlois, with whom he wrote and directed both ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ and ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ executive producing.

Why We Love 2D Headline News

Trailer Drops for ‘Pencils vs. Pixels’ Documentary

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 9:45am

Bay Dariz and Phil Earnest’s film celebrates the 2D hand-drawn animation renaissance that began in the late 1980s that was quickly upended by the computer animation explosion that followed; narrated by Ming-Na Wen, the film features Pete Docter, John Musker, Floyd Norman, MacFarlane and many others.

It’s Pawsome! Headline News

Third ‘PAW Patrol’ Feature Film in Development

Spin Master celebrates PAW's 10-year anniversary with the announcement of ‘PAW Patrol 3,’ set for theatrical release in 2026, with the franchises second film, ‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ out September 29. 

Be Careful What You… Well You Know! Headline News

Disney Drops ‘Wish’ Trailer, Poster and Full Cast List

Angelique Cabral (‘Big Sky,’ ‘Life in Pieces’) will lend her voice to Queen Amaya alongside Chris Pine as King Magnifico in the upcoming epic musical-comedy opening in theaters November 22.

Before the Hunger Games Headline News

New Trailer, Poster Drop for ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’

Witness the rise of power in the prequel to the ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy, set 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the tyrannical President of Panem, in theaters November 17.

Kids… Chores… What Could Go Wrong? Headline News

Season 14 Premiere Exclusive Clip: ‘Bob’s Burgers – Fight at the Not Okay Chore-ral’

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 11:06am

It’s an all-new season with all-new episode teases… in the first outing of S14, airing October 1 on FOX, when Linda and Bob suggest the kids do chores, the family ends up in a showdown.

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