Phil Lord and Chris Miller are producing, continuing their creative partnership with Sony Pictures Animation, which includes writing and directing 2009’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, executive producing its 2013 sequel, and producing 2019’s Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. …
Month: March 2021

Adam Wingard to Helm CG Animated ‘Thundercats’ for Warner Bros.
Laurén Alexa acts as social content producer and journalist for AWN. Thundercats the movie is in the early stages of development and currently has no official release date. For audiences still traumatized by the CG felines of Cats, Wingard assures …

Jungler Welcomes ROOF Studio to Their Roster
From the release: Paris production company Jungler welcomes NYC-based CG animation masters ROOF Studio to their roster of directors. Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 · Leave a Comment Each of their frames is an artwork in its own right, …

Danny McBride Partners With Spire Animation Studios For Feature ‘Trouble’
While McBride is known mostly for comedic roles in films like Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, and This is the End, he’s also created or co-created HBO shows Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals, and The Righteous Gemstones. Additionally, he’s voice acted …

Pixar Employees Learn the Hard Way that their Films Aren’t so Superior
The responses were, well, not in agreement to say the least. Just talked to a Pixar friend who says Luca and Soul moves to Disney+ have been demoralizing for employees: “Forget theaters, we’re not even good enough for an upcharge?” …

ATK PLN Taps Daniel DelPurgatorio as New Executive Creative Director
From the release: ATK PLN is adding another box to its Zoom grid, tapping Daniel DelPurgatorio as its new Executive Creative Director. With the same intensity that he brings to intramural dodgeball, he will embolden the design-first creative studio’s approach …

Official Short Form Selections Unveiled for Annecy 2021 Festival
[embedded content] The complete list of short form works in competition can be found here. Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network. There’s no surprise to find that the 2021 selection of short films is marked by …

Kettal “Pavilion O” Product Film by Reisinger Studio
Production: Reisinger StudioDirector: Andres Reisinger Client: Kettal Director Andres Reisinger in Barcelona, Spain: “Reisinger Studio was briefed to build a concept and create a film to promote the Pavilion O – a modular and flexible way of dividing offices into …

Calabash Reels It in With New Starkist Ad
The new ad is one of two Calabash collaborated on with Harrisburg, PA-based agency Quency. Stair Climb 500 is currently airing; a second spot will break later this year. [embedded content] Source: Calabash Animation Calabash Animation was recently tasked with …