Bong Joon-Ho to Direct Korean Animated Deep Sea Adventure
The prolific and busy Oscar-winning director is developing his first animated film while also working on an English-language film, a ‘Parasite’ TV series for HBO Max, and more
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David Tennant Joins 'The Amazing Maurice' Animated Feature
The prolific ‘Doctor Who’ actor will lend his voice to the fanciful adaptation of the 28th of Sir Terry Pratchett's 41 ‘Discworld’ series novels, which follows a cat con artist and his horde of rats.
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Re-VIEW: ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ - Using Art to Save the World
Knowing ourselves and understanding reality through art, where we often express our weirdness, is what gives all of us ordinary people our superpowers.
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Trailer Drops for Solo Animated ‘Coriander & A Penny’s Worth of Lonesome’
Created by filmmaker Julian Grant as a tribute to movies of a bygone era, the award-winning film is now streaming on multiple platforms including Apple TV, YouTube, Amazon, Xfinity, and Vudu.
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Drac and Pack are Back in ‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformania’ Trailer
In the final ‘Hotel T’ franchise chapter, Van Helsing’s ‘Monsterfication Ray’ goes awry, monsters become humans and Johnny… you know what’s coming! Sony Pictures Animation’s animated comedy hits theatres July 23.
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New Images Released for ‘Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One’
Next entry in the DC Universe movie series comes to Blu-ray and Digital June 22; special bonus features include ‘The Losers’ DC Showcase animated short.
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Call for Submissions: SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 Computer Animation Festival
Entries now being accepted in multiple categories, including shorts, visualizations, VFX sequences, game cinematics, and real-time pieces; deadline to enter is August 1, 2021.
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CG Animated ‘Ultraman’ Feature Now in Development at Netflix
Shannon Tindle and John Aoshima to helm new film based on Eiji Tsuburaya’s iconic Japanese superhero that first found audiences 55 years ago.
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Netflix Drops ‘Wish Dragon’ Official Trailer and Images
Can long lost friends find ground to reconnect? Chris Appelhans’ animated comedy, about what in our lives is really worth wishing for, premieres June 11.
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‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force,’ ‘Metalocalypse’ and ‘The Venture Bros.’ Movies Greenlit
Adult Swim to produce three new original films based on their hit series, coming first on Blu-ray and TVOD, followed by network and HBO Max premieres.
ITFS 2021 Announces Trickstar Awards
The awards honor the best in German animation and screenplay, animated games, and innovation in business; awardees included ‘Butterfly Tale’ by Heidi Foss and Lienne Sawatsky, ‘Endzone – A World Apart’ developed by Gentlymad Studios, and Mitmalfilm UG with Uli Seis.
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‘Precious,’ ‘Wolfwalkers’ Take Top Prizes at ITFS 2021
International Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film concludes six-day virtual event that provided a global audience with live streaming access to more than 400 shorts and features; entire ITFS media library will stay available to accredited users until May 16, 2021.
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New ‘Dragon Ball Super’ Feature Coming in 2022
Toei and original manga creator Akira Toriyama announce second film based on 2015 manga, following 2018’s successful release of ‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly.’
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VIEW Conference Presents ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines' Creative Team
Coming May 14, the free, online conversation with the film’s key talent, including writer/director Mike Rianda and writer/co-director Jeff Rowe, is being produced in cooperation with OGR, Sony Pictures Animation, and Netflix.
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Netflix Drops ‘Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie’ Trailer
Voice cast, key art, and tons of images also revealed from eagerly awaited upcoming 2-part animated feature that premieres worldwide (outside Japan) on June 3, 2021.
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2-Part ‘Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie’ Coming to Netflix
‘The Way of the Househusband’ director Chiaki Kon helms the new adventures of Sailor Moon and the Sailor Guardians as they battle to prevent the Silver Crystal from being used to rule the Earth and dominate the universe.
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Mike Rianda Talks ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’
The ‘Gravity Falls’ creative director’s TV production skills got a thorough workout, and then some, in his animated feature film directing debut, now streaming on Netflix.
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Netflix Drops ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines' Animation Featurette
Take an exclusive look at the innovative techniques used to bring Mike Rianda’s animated comedy to life with VFX supervisor Michael Lasker and character designer Lindsey Olivares; film now streaming on Netflix.
Paramount and Nick Reveal ‘Paw Patrol: The Movie’ First Look Images
Dax Shepard, Tyler Perry, and Kim Kardashian West lead voice cast in the heroic pups’ first big screen adventure, hitting theatres August 20, 2021.
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‘Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park’ Coming to Digital June 11
The True Blue Band discovers that fame comes at a price… will they stay true to themselves? Lionsgate’s ‘Rock Dog’ sequel get June 15 Blu-ray (plus Digital) and DVD release.
‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’: A Scrapbook of Art, Nostalgia, and Killer Robots
Distinctively styled 2D, 3DCG, and live-action, integrated with a highly personal and relatable story, give Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe’s new apocalyptic comedy adventure a uniquely ‘human’ touch.
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Lebanese Animated Thriller ‘Alephia 2053’ Imagines A World Without Tyranny
Pulling from events surrounding the Arab Spring uprisings, powerful new 60-minute film envisions what the Middle East could look like in 30 years.
The Gremlin’s First New Looney Tunes Cartoon Hits HBO Max
Watch clips of ‘High Speed Hare,’ and Petunia Pig’s ‘Pigture Perfect;’ new batch of 10 shorts premieres April 29.
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Creating the Stylized, 2D-Inspired Fun of Pixar’s ‘Luca’
Director Enrico Casarosa used his cartoony sketches and storyboards to lead a ‘less is more’ move away from 3DCG realism in the studios’ upcoming tale about a life-changing summer for two teenage sea monsters living on the Italian Riviera.
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Spire Animation Receives ‘Unreal Shorts’ Program Grant
Epic Games’ new grant and fellowship program aims to fund filmmakers who utilize Unreal Engine for real-time projects.
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