Returning for its sophomore season, the harrowing sci-fi series starring Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robbins, and Common tells the story of the last 10,000 people on Earth, living in a mile-deep home that protects them from a toxic and deadly outside world, who never dare to question their existence or they’ll end up dead; coming November 15.
Creator Kyel White and EP Stephanie Simpson talk about their new animated adventure-comedy series from DreamWorks Animation, which turns some of Universal Pictures’ most well-known cinematic ‘monsters’ into heroic rescue vehicles; show debuts October 14 on Netflix.
Annie Shaw to head the BAFTA-nominated VFX studio’s new arm, whose new virtual production tool supports film and TV productions, production companies, and game developers.
Dr. Maria Elena Gutierrez’s annual ‘must attend’ confab in Turin, Italy has been bringing the industry together for a quarter century, an event where top professionals from across animation, VFX, and games share their latest achievements and future plans… whether in front of an eager audience or a gleaming white bowl of pumpkin risotto; this year’s celebration of all things animated runs next week, October 14-19.
Mattel Television Studios’ upcoming series, which features original music and updated takes on Barney classics, debuts October 14 on Max, followed by a linear premiere October 18 on Cartoon Network.
‘A Passenger from Ganora’ takes the award for Best Feature, while ‘Wild Eye Pub’ takes home the award for Best Comedy; the online event celebrated its 7th year, once again recognizing international animators across a number of competitive categories.
New live-action film will be directed by Sam Hargrave; the video game franchise follows modern-day ninja Joe Musashi as he fights evil.
The New York studio’s debut project, which mixes animation and live-action, follows an up-and-coming emo band consisting of five distinct avian characters.
Iranian filmmakers Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani’s film, about a captain suffering from PTSD who lives with his daughter, wants to be a caring father, but struggles with a harsh life, has now qualified for consideration in the upcoming Academy Awards with the win; festival runs October 31 – November 3.
The company heads to the market with a series line-up that includes the 2D/CG ‘Dino Mates;’ the animated comedy ‘BFF;’ the CG/live-action hybrid ‘Momonsters;’ and Season 3 of ‘Vegesaurs.’
Disney Branded Television’s popular anthology starring David Schwimmer, Ana Ortiz, Jayden Bartels, and Sam McCarthy, based on the bestselling ‘Goosebumps’ book series, returns to Hulu and Disney+ this coming January with 8 new episodes.
New broadcaster sales for the animated preschool series include SVT (Sweden), DRTV (Denmark), YLE (Finland), RTÉ (Ireland), Hop! (Israel), EBS (South Korea), MediaCorp (Singapore), and ETV (South Africa).
Following LAIKA’s successful 15th Anniversary screenings in August, the acclaimed 2009 stop-motion film will be back for the spooky holiday season October 31 - November 1.
The latest info for Madrid’s Cartoon Springboard; Vancouver’s Spark Animation; Bordeaux’s Cartoon Movie; South Africa’s Durban FilmMart Institute’s DFM Pitch and Finance Forum, and Greece’s Animasyros 2024 Festival.
Miyake Design Studio’s Yoshiyuki Miyamae, Sony Group’s Hiraoki Kitano, and WIA VP, Oscar-nominated producer Jinko Gotoh will each offer their unique insights into ground-breaking areas in computer graphics and interactive techniques; conference runs December 3-6 in Tokyo, Japan.
The programming bonanza continues this week with exciting new premieres and anticipated returns, including the just added series ‘Love Live! Superstar!!’ Season 3 (October 7), and ‘A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!’ (October 8).
The famed ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’ and ‘Samurai Jack’ creator shares candid thoughts on the current animation industry slump, hope for indie animation projects, Season 3 of ‘Primal,’ and his R-rated ‘Fixed’ animated feature.
The 3D animated preschool series, from Dutch studio Submarine, which follows Pol the city mouse who moves to the forest, is currently in production and set for delivery in Q2 2025.
The upcoming project will be set in the real world, but the iconic toddlers will be 3DCG; ‘SNL’s Mike Day and Streeter Seidell on board as writers, with original series creators Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó producing.
In the upcoming ‘Maya the Bee’ franchise spin-off, a severe drought causes an ant platoon to set out to save their community… but the inept Arnie and Barney decide to tackle the problem themselves.
VFX Supervisor John Heller and MPC VFX Supervisor Greg Astles share their adventures in bringing to life the multiple distinctive environments that anchor the acclaimed Apple TV+ sci-fi thriller.
The folks at Critical Role talk about the new season of their hit adult fantasy adventure mayhem-fest of a series, from gigantic vortexes of dead bodies to a great Hell beast – ice dragon battle, mixed with a bit of romance; now streaming on Prime Video.
‘Lu & The Bally Bunch’ and ‘Let’s Go Bananas!’ premiered this week on Cartoon Network; both series also launch on Max in 2025.
Unreal Engine 5.5 Preview 1 is now out and ready to explore; new Unreal Engine royalty rate savings when shipping eligible titles in the Epic Games Store on supported platforms; and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have burst from the sewers of NYC straight into Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN).
Noting TOHO’s recent tease of Season 3 of the hugely popular dark horror fantasy anime series, the voice actor discusses taking on multiple characters, key moments across Season 2, and hopes for the upcoming new season.
