EVP Victoria Alonso Exits Marvel Studios
The longtime studio executive, who helped grow the MCU into the most successful franchise in theatrical history over her nearly two-decade run, has left the company for reasons unknown.
OPSIS Scores with VFX for Frito-Lay’s FIFA World Cup ‘Soccer or Football’ Commercial
Director Michael Bay brought in the visual effects house on the spot, featuring soccer icon David Beckham and football legend Peyton Manning, to create some very “cheesy” Cheetos-munching debris, a CG ball smacking a chip bag, and generic stadium shots where all manner of branded signage, banners, flags, and video screen imagery had to be removed.
Ingenuity Studios Appoints Juliet Tierney Executive Producer
Based in the Los Angeles office, the animation, VFX and live-action producer will lead nationwide business development for Streamland Media’s visual effects division.
The Monk Studios’ ‘The Adventures of Tumbi’ Coming to Annecy in June
The Bangkok studio’s latest original, selected as a Mifa Campus 2023 finalist, is a co-production with Hong Kong toy design and manufacturer Unbox Industries.
Preymaker Adds Senior Production Team Talent
The cloud-based creative studio brings on Clairellen Wallin to support client/artist relationships and Mike Pullan to handle day to day project management and planning.
CAFÉ Returns May 16 for 2nd Edition
Hosted by the Quebec Film and Television Council, the Montréal-based event is now open for registration; this year's focus is technology, creativity, and industry – wellness at work and inclusion.
WATCH: Apple TV+ Drops All-New ‘Bad Luck Spot’ for St. Patrick’s Day
‘Luck’s hilarious hazmat bunnies get their own ‘spot’ in a new animated short starring Jane Fonda as ‘Babe the Dragon.’
‘RAID: Call of the Arbiter’ Animated Series Coming to YouTube
Publisher Pixel United and Plarium have teamed to create the 3DCG video game-to-series adaptation of ‘RAID: Shadow Legends,’ which will air as 10, 5-minute shorts, premiering once a week starting May 18, 2023 on YouTube.
Cyber Group Studios Expands Leadership Team
Michèle Massonnat promoted to Vice-President, Sales and Acquisition, and ex-Warner Bros. creative strategist Ben Abrass named Head of Digital.
‘Bugs Bunny at The Symphony’ Returning to Los Angeles
The film-and-orchestra concert comes to the Microsoft Theater this July, featuring 16 classic ‘Looney Tunes’ projected on a big screen with a live symphony orchestra conducted by Emmy Award winner George Daugherty; tickets go on sale March 17.
Jeremy Podeswa to Direct ‘Blade Runner 2099’ Limited Series
The ‘Game of Thrones’ director to helm Amazon Studios’ new installment of the ‘Blade Runner’ franchise, set 50 years after the events of ‘Blade Runner 2049;’ Silka Luisa to showrun and executive produce.
Apple TV+ Releases 3 ‘Stillwater’ Animated Shorts
In celebration of National Panda Day, the streamer drops new films featuring mindfulness activities with the Zen panda: ‘Jasper’s Journey,’ ‘Making Waves,’ and ‘Breathing.’
FMX 2023 Program Now Online
The 4-day hybrid event returns to Stuttgart April 25-27 with an exclusive online day April 28; confirmed presentations include the creative and technical journey of Netflix’s ‘1899’ and Digital Domain’s use of Charlatan, its neural network for ‘deep fake’-like face replacements on Disney+’s ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.’
Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh Boards New ‘Phineas and Ferb’
The hit series' co-creator inks deal with Disney Branded Television, joining longtime creative partner Dan Povenmire to executive produce and voice direct all-new episodes of the award-winning animated show, which premiered in 2008 and became one of DTV’s most successful animated kids’ shows.
Paramount+ Shares ‘Rugrats’ Season 2 Trailer
From Nickelodeon Animation, the iconic babies return for new adventures - across the frozen tundra, discovering treasures of ancient babies, and meeting Tommy’s new brother! The first 13 all-new episodes hit the streamer next month.
All-Star Cast Eyed for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’
Andrew Garfield, Oscar Isaac, and Mia Goth are in early talks to appear in the Oscar-winning ‘Pinocchio’ filmmaker’s upcoming classic monster flick remake for Netflix.
Annecy 2023 Official Short Film Selections Revealed
Out of 3,200 short film submissions from 100 countries, 37 films were chosen to compete in the ‘Official’ category, 7 films were selected in the ‘Off-Limits’ category, 19 in the ‘Perspectives’ section, and 8 in the ‘Young Audience’ section; the festival runs June 11-17.
'Willow' Will Not Return to Disney+ for Season 2
The live-action fantasy series, set 20 years after the events of the original 1988 cult hit film, has been axed by the streamer after just one season.
RSP Heads to the Quantum Realm with ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’ VFX
The Australian-based visual effects studio delivers 270 shots for Peyton Reed and Marvel’s MCU Phase 5 kick-off, including augmenting and then destroying the massive Celestium fortress and visualizing Kang’s 3D multiverse map.
DreamWorks Drops ‘Abominable and The Invisible City’ Season 2 Trailer
The Annie-Award-winning animated series returns to Hulu and Peacock March 29 with all-new wild and woolly adventures featuring Chloe Bennet reprising her role as ‘Yi’ and Tenzing Trainor as ‘Jin.’
Exclusive Clip: ‘Bob’s Burgers – What A (April) Fool Believes’
In the all-new episode airing March 19 on FOX, Mr. Fischoeder challenges Bob to successfully prank him on April Fool's Day or lose his lease.
DreamWorks Animation Releases Open Source ‘MoonRay’
Previously announced at SIGGRAPH 2022, the production renderer is now available, in an industry standard CMake environment, complete with a new documentation website, restructured libraries, reduced dependencies, and referenced open source packages.
Podcast EP 200: Everything Terry Ibele's Been Doing Since Animation School
Happy Anniversary!!! The Toronto-based stop-motion and 2D animator and podcast host celebrates his 200th episode with his friend Sheldon Koufman turning the table, interviewing Ibele with a look at everything he’s been up to since quitting animation school during the pandemic.
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Swims Exclusively to Digital
The Oscar, VES, and Annie Award-winning film, the third highest-grossing movie of all time, arrives March 28 on all major digital retailers, including Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu, and Movies Anywhere, and will include over three hours of never-before-seen bonus content featuring the filmmakers, cast, and crew.
Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Confirms More ‘Harry Potter’ Content
Gunnar Wiedenfels reveals the Harry Potter franchise is ‘only just starting to expand’ at a recent panel at Morgan Stanley’s investor conference, with hints at ‘Lord of the Rings’ additions as well.
