Lionsgate Drops Final ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Trailer
In the fourth installment of the shoot ‘em up in volume franchise, Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table that turns old friends into foes, hitting theaters March 24.
BuzzFeed Inks Animation Content Deal with Frederator Network
The Genius Brands’ subsidiary gains first rights to develop and produce longform series based on BuzzFeed Animation Lab digital properties, including ‘The Land of Boggs,’ ‘The Good Advice Cupcake,’ ‘Weird Helga,’ and ‘Chikn Nuggit.’
Nicolás P. Villarreal’s ‘ON/OFF’ Gains Guinness World Record Recognition
The 2020 animated short has apparently racked up more than 1100 awards, making it, according to the record-keeping authority, the world’s leader in most awards won by a short film; the 7-minute film, illustrated in colorful abstract shapes and questions, poses the question of how modern-day distractions impact artistic inspiration.
Podcast EP 196: Pattama Homrod and Building an Animation Career in Thailand
The mixed media artist, stop-motion and 2D animator shares her career journey, including her schooling and how she navigated opportunities to branch off as a freelancer.
Guru Studio and Future Today to Launch ‘True and the Rainbow Kingdom’ Fast Channel
The dedicated channel will deliver content from the hit animated preschool series across major connected CTC and OTT platforms.
ESPN is Going Real-Time with ‘NHL Big City Greens Classic ' Telecast
In an impressive effort to merge the ‘children’ and ‘hockey enthusiast’ demographics, Disney Channel will broadcast a real-time volumetric animated NHL game with players and teams modeled after characters from Disney’s animated comedy ‘Big City Greens,’ airing March 14.
Mediawan Kids & Family Acquires UK Production Company Wildseed Studios
The global distributor secures majority stake in award-winning studio behind show's like 'Counterfeit Cat' and 'Dodo.’
Animated ‘Resident Evil: Death Island’ Feature Coming this Summer
The ‘Resident Evil: Vendetta’ sequel features a rescue mission led by Leon S. Kennedy, and a zombie-filled caper to Alcatraz Island.
Netflix Drops ‘The Magician’s Elephant’ Trailer and Art
Based on the award-winning novel by Kate DiCamillo, the 3DCG film follows the journey of a boy in search of his long-lost sister, who must first find a mysterious elephant to help him on his quest; coming to the streamer in March.
Rising Sun Pictures Appoints Phil Barrenger as Head of Operations
The newly created position will oversee artistic and technological aspects of RSP and report to President Jennie Zeiher.
Dean DeBlois to Write and Direct ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Feature
The award-winning filmmaker returns to the franchise he made famous with DreamWorks Animation to helm a new ‘Dragons’ adaptation set to fly into theaters in 2025.
First Look - Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’
In a Valentine’s Day reveal, director Todd Phillips shared an image of the infamous vixen locked in an intense embrace with Phoenix’s Joker; the sequel hits theaters in 2024.
New ‘The Little Mermaid’ Teaser Reveals Ursula First Look
Melissa McCarthy is all cackles as the evil sea witch in the live-action adaptation of Disney’s classic animated musical that stars Halle Bailey as Ariel and swims into theaters May 26.
Andy Samberg’s Animated Comedy ‘Digman!’ Gets First Look Trailer
New series about a rather dim celebrity archaeologist, featuring all-star guest performances from Maya Rudolph, Jason Schwartzman, Daniel Radcliffe, and a host of others, premieres March 22nd on Comedy Central.
Exclusive 250th Episode Clip: ‘Bob’s Burgers – Oh Row You Didn’t’
In the all-new episode… the 250th to be exact, airing February 19 on FOX, a man trying to row from New Zealand to Nova Scotia visits the restaurant to have a burger, and it changes everything!
TAFFI Announces ‘Red Iron Road Retrospective’
Travel down the road of European horror fiction with the screening of four episodes of the lauded animated anthology at the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International on February 18; the collection of ‘terrifying tales’ heads to theaters and streamers later this year.
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ and ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Top 21st Annual VES Awards
Awards-season magic continues for both films, with James Cameron’s blockbuster ‘Avatar’ sequel taking home 9 awards, while the ‘Nightmare Alley’ director’s stop-motion tale takes home 3; ‘The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power’ led all episodics with 3 wins as well.
Watch: CrowdStrike’s ‘Troy’ Super Bowl TV Spot
The cybersecurity company’s in-house creative team and VFX studio Framestore use a not-so-metaphorical ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver a message to millions about the real and pervasive threat of cyberattacks.
Cantina Creative Launches Vancouver Studio
Industry veteran Jason Dowdeswell, named Executive Producer and Studio Manager, will oversee work at the new location.
DreamWorks Animation Shares ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Season 7 Trailer
The live-action/animated hybrid features Gabby and her crew of kitties on ‘a-meow-zing’ travel adventures; 6 all-new episodes come to Netflix March 20.
BOXX Upgrades High-End APEXX W4 with New Intel Xeon W-3400 Processor
First-to-Market workstation is purpose-built to optimize GPU-centric workflows for creative professionals across the M&E space; platform is available with up to 4TB of memory and can run up to 4 NVIDIA® RTX™ 6000 Ada Generation GPUs.
Watch: ‘Teen Titans Go! - NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest’ Teaser
Premiering ahead of the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, Cartoon Network’s Superhero teens will provide a comedic ‘animated’ sports analysis for the special event – joined by Scooby-Doo and Velma as sideline reporters; the special debuts February 19.
NVIDIA and Intel Reveal New Workstations with Breakthrough Computing Architecture
Platforms powered by the latest Intel Xeon CPUs, NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada GPUs, and NVIDIA SmartNICs revolutionize performance for data-intensive workflows including AI-augmented applications, photorealistic rendering, and simulations.
Chaos Releases V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max – Update 1
Upgrade brings more artist/designer-friendly tools to the rendering solution; photorealistic ray tracer adds denoiser/lens making, cylindrical decal tools, and time-saving GPU enhancements.
Philippe Denis Named Creative Director for DNEG Animation
The VFX Supervisor on ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ and upcoming ‘Under the Boardwalk’ will now oversee all the division’s global creative output while developing long-term strategy for its creative direction.
