2025 WIA Scholarship Winners Announced
14 scholarship recipients were selected from 179 worldwide applicants representing 77 schools; an additional 41 received honorable mentions.
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559 Teams, 107 Schools - 24 HOURS: Animation Contest Winners Announced!
2795 students from 23 countries participated in the free student challenge to produce a 30-second animated film in under 24 hours; over $77K in prizes were awarded to 8 teams.
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‘Kindergarten: The Musical’ Turns First-Day Jitters into Joyful Song
Executive producer and supervising director Tom Warburton talks about his new animated musical kids’ series that follows 5-year-old Berti and her friends as they navigate the challenges of starting school for the very first time, debuting today on Disney Jr. and Disney Channel, tomorrow on Disney+.
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2024 WIA Scholarship Winners Announced
17 scholarship recipients were selected from 189 worldwide applicants representing 76 schools; an additional 25 received honorable mentions.
IdeaRocket Uses 2D Moles to Spread the Word for Dig Safety Awareness
For studio founder William Gadea, what better way to promote Indiana 811’s need to dramatize the possible negative consequences of digging up your yard without first located any underground utility lines than with Holey Moley as a rockin’ and rollin’, jumpsuit-wearing mole sporting a giant hair wave and a crew of sequined squirrel back-up singers.
ACE Canada’s ‘Ostinato’ to Debut at Spark Animation 2023
The animated short’s creative team, part of the immersive career excel-erator program, along with Netflix and Women in Animation Vancouver, will present their film’s world premiere, including a Q&A and panel, at the festival, which runs November 13 – December 31.
The 2023 24 HOURS Animation Contest Winners Announced
Over 2,100 students met the challenge, producing a 30-second animation in under 24 hours; teams from 90 colleges and 14 high schools participated, with winners receiving over $165k in prize packs and cash.
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Of Snakes and Men: ‘Krapopolis’ Monstrous Transformations
For supervising director Pete Michels and lead character designer Andy Ristaino, there’s incredible joy, and challenge, in the production of all-new Dan Harmon and FOX 2D series’ abundant supply of weird creatures, from a mantitaur with five-animal-parts body to toothy krakens and seaweed-skinned princesses.
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Invisible Universe: Dancing Dolls, Culinary Canines, and Celebrity Collaborations
Led by the Serena Williams-inspired Qai Qai, the internet-first animation studio has been steadily building seven different kids’ franchises, incubating first on social media before expanding the brands into film, TV, and games.
Integrated Media Company Buys Toon Boom Animation
Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Limited has entered into a deal to sell its Emmy Award-winning Montreal-based animation software business for around $147.5 million CAD in cash.
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The Comedic and Production Odyssey of ‘Gary and His Demons’
Season 2 of Mark Little’s adult animated series finally arrives four years after the show’s debut; back from the brink with an unexpected pickup – but only six months to produce – that reversed a disappointing funding loss, the show about a burdened ‘Chosen One’ hoping to retire is now streaming on Prime Video Canada.
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2023 WIA Scholarship Recipients Announced
Out of 192 worldwide applicants from 74 schools around the world, 15 students were awarded scholarships, with an additional 25 receiving honorable mentions.
LAAF Returns to Hollywood December 10-11
The event offers a full weekend of programs featuring all films in competition, and an opening night party with works by and conversations with filmmakers, culminating with the LAAF Awards Ceremony.
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24 HOURS Animation Contest Winners Revealed
Watch the winning films - 300 student teams from 17 countries took part in the annual challenge to produce a 30-second animation in under 24 hours; over $150K in prize packs and cash were awarded to 7 teams.
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Call for Entries: 20th Edition of ‘24 HOURS Animation Contest’
Join the challenge – student teams are invited to create a 30-second film within a designated 24 hours; the deadline to register is October 13 at 11:59 PM PST.
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Wacom Launches the Cintiq Pro 27 Pen Display
Developed in concert with the art and design community, the new display boasts performance improvements, standard multi-touch, faster refresh rates, vivid and accurate color, and added customizable options.
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‘Sago Mini Friends’: Helping Kids Appreciate the Big and Little Things in Life
Showrunner and executive producer Tone Thyne talks about his charming new animated preschool series, based on the ‘Sago Mini World’ app, which features Harvey the floppy-eared dog and models optimism, kindness, and gratitude, now streaming on Apple TV+.
MPC and the 2D/3D/CG Stylings of ‘Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers’
VFX supervisor Axel Bonami talks making, mixing, matching, and maneuvering the many visual styles in Akiva Schaffer’s hybrid live-action/CG animated action-comedy, now streaming on Disney+.
Atomic Cartoons Scales Creative Pipeline with AWS
Cloud solution specialists, DeadDrop Labs, helped the studio with custom integration of Amazon Web Services and Pixar Tractor, making for a smooth transition to scalable, cloud-based rendering.
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Top Animators Take the Stage at Salt Lake Animation Expo
The in-person/virtual hybrid event featured a host of presenters, panels, and Q&A sessions with speakers sharing thoughts on the future of animation, personal anecdotes, and plenty of salient career advice.
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Digital Gravy Announces Salt Lake Animation Expo
The in-person/virtual hybrid event features presenters, panels, and Q&A sessions with a focus on the future of animation; confirmed guests include Toon Boom wizard Matt Watts and VFX artist Ron Friedman – the event runs May 20-21.
‘Charlotte’: Painting Life, Love, and Loss During the Holocaust
Hitting theaters April 22, the 2D animated film tells the true story of German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon, who over 18 months, completed more than one thousand gouaches depicting the lives of her family, friends, and lovers, before her 1943 murder in Auschwitz.
The Hot Freaks Get Up-Beat in ‘Lovely’ Music Video
The first of the band’s four new singles exemplifies their toe-tapping vulnerability as captured by Alexis Kitchmire and Annalise Molter in a new 2D animated short.
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A Conversation with John Musker
The legendary Disney writer and director, who’s currently serving as a Distinguished Artist in Residence at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University, talks about his 40-year career and the future of animation.
In ‘Dicktown,’ Solving Mysteries is Overgrown Child’s Play
Creators John Hodgman and David Rees spill the beans about their adult animated sitcom, whose second season is now streaming on FX and Hulu.
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