‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 4 Debuts on Paramount+
The hugely popular animated comedy that boldly goes – but not too boldly – ‘where no man has gone before,’ streams the first two Season 4 episodes today - September 7.
Trailer, Poster Drop for 20th Century Studios’ Unearthly ‘No One Will Save You’
The sci-fi psychological thriller, told through the eyes of a lonely young woman with a painful backstory - played by Kaitlyn Dever - streams on Hulu September 22; VFX studios include Clear Angle Studios, DNEG, and FuseFX.
All Eyes on Ottawa - OIAF 2023 Schedule is Live
The 5-day festival and TV animation conference, featuring screenings, exhibits, workshops, and entertainment, is around the corner, running September 20-24.
Vu Reveals Vu One ‘All-in-One’ Virtual Production System
Innovative new platform combines state-of-the-art hardware and creative tools including the ‘Virtual Studio by Vu’ to make the latest storytelling possibilities accessible to everyone regardless of budget and technical experience.
Visual Effects Society Announces 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees
Honorees represent artists and innovators who have significantly influenced the field of visual effects; 2023 class will be celebrated at a ceremony this Fall.
GKIDS Drops Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Teaser
December North American release set for the highly anticipated new - and last - Studio Ghibli film from the famed Academy Award-winning director; premieres internationally tomorrow at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival.
Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 5.3
Update boasts new experimental features, including Orthographic Rendering and cinematic-quality volumetric rendering using SVT, refined workflows and capabilities across Lumen, Nanite, Path, Tracing and new standards suite for the next-generation virtual production - within nDisplay.
Blumhouse Drops Second ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Trailer
The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as the studio behind ‘M3GAN’ and ‘The Invisible Man’ shares a look at the creepy franchise hitting the big screen and Peacock October 27.
SAG-AFTRA Seeks Authorization for Strike Against Video Game Companies
If approved, the union can use the threat of a strike as a bargaining chip to increase wages and protect against artificial intelligence when talks resume with companies such as Electronic Arts and Activision on September 26.
Boomerang Rebrands as Cartoonito Across the Nordics, Turkey, Middle East and North Africa
The preschool pay-TV channel will add Warner Bros Discovery shows like ‘Thomas and Friends,’ ‘Bugs Bunny Builders,’ and ‘Batwheels,’ to existing lineup that includes ‘Tom & Jerry,’ ‘Mr. Bean,’ ‘Masha and the Bear,’ and ‘Thomas and Friends: All Engines Go.’
Björk Debuts ‘Victimhood’ Animated Music Video
The short, with art by Gabríela Friðriksdóttir and animation by Pierre-Alain Giraud, features unsettling yet organic visuals, with an interesting ‘paper-like,’ canvas texture mixed with AI generation.
Relish Studios Adds 2 Industry Vets to Animation Division
The studio, known for ‘Barbie’s Dreamworld,’ ‘Polly Pocket & Friends,’ and ‘Marvel Battleworld’ adds Kramer Hoehn as Head of Production and Allan Joli-Coeur as VP Production & Business Affairs.
Cloud 10 Studios Launches Cloud 10 Originals 3D Animation Content Initiative
Productions will use both 3D animation and real-time pipelines leveraging Unreal Engine as a key component.
Kyoto Animation Arson Suspect Admits to 2019 Attack
In defense of his actions, Shinji Aoba claims the Japanese studio had stolen his ideas, but that he now thinks he ‘went too far,’ leading his lawyers to plead mental incompetence during his trial at the Kyoto District Court.
Nick Bruno and Chris Wedge Projects in Development at Annapurna
The ‘Nimona’ director joins the animation division along with Julie Zackary as head of animation production and Erica Pulcini as creative executive; next animated feature, ‘Foo’ to be helmed by the Oscar-winning Blue Sky co-founder.
SAG-AFTRA Allows ‘Walking Dead’ Spinoffs to Continue Production
The union has signed interim agreements with AMC Studios to resume production on ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,’ and ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live,’ as well as ‘Interview With the Vampire,’ which all premiere in 2024.
CBS Studios Teases ‘Star Trek: very Short Treks’ Trailer
New series of animated promotional shorts honors ‘Star Trek: The Animated Series’ 50th anniversary, kicking off Friday with ‘Skin a Cat;’ also coming Friday - new comic book, ‘Star Trek: The Animated Celebration Presents The Scheimer Barrier,’ chapter 1.
Netflix Drops ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’ Trailer and Key Art
Directed by Sam Fell, the sequel to Aardman’s hugely successful stop-motion animated ‘Chicken Run’ hits the streamer in December.
VIEW 2023 Education Lineup Includes Andreas Deja, Doug Chiang
Focus on Education includes workshops and masterclasses by renowned industry masters such as famed Disney animator Deja on ‘Character Animation;’ Lucasfilm VP and executive creator Chiang on ‘Art and ‘Star Wars;’ and Cartoon Saloon production designer Almu Redondo on ‘Art Direction, Visual Development and Stylization;’ the VIEW Conference takes place October 15-20 in Turin, Italy.
Marvel Teases ‘The Marvels’ Featurette
In ‘Journey to The Marvels’ see Caption Marvel journey to team up with Captain Rambeau, Ms. Marvel, as the unlikely trio must team up to save the universe… of course; the movie hits theaters in November.
Shout! Studios, Blue Fox Entertainment Nab Rights to ‘The Canterville Ghost’
First-ever animated adaptation of the Oscar Wilde classic stars Stephen Fry as Sir Simon, a ghost content with haunting his ancestral home until an American family buys the estate and moves in; theatrical release set for this Halloween season.
BWA and The Titmouse Foundation Launch ‘Equity Excelerator’
Committed the studio’s 2025 hiring goal of 200 diverse animation professionals, foundation and Black Women Animate Studios team up to support development program targeting historically underrepresented and diverse talent.
Paramount+ Drops 'Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 4 Trailer
The animated comedy follows the antics of the Starfleet crew residing in the ‘lower decks,’ which is to say, where the lowly, less important crew goes about their business; new season kicks off September 7 with two episodes that go boldly – but not too boldly – ‘where no man has gone before.’
Exclusive Clip: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – 3D with 2D Elements’
Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Point Grey Productions’ 3DCG comedy featuring the iconic green-shelled brothers as they set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers is available on digital to rent or buy today!
TBS Shares Exclusive ‘American Dad: Frantastic Voyage’ Clip
It’s back! The first all-new episode of Season 18 – Part 2 airs this Monday, September 4; the hugely popular animated comedy, created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker, and Matt Weitzman, about ultra-patriotic CIA agent Stan Smith and his unconventional family, returns with more absurd hilarity.
