The scholarship will first be awarded during the 2022-2023 school year at Howard University in Washington, DC, and Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. Debbie Diamond Sarto is assistant news editor at Animation World Network. “I’m very excited for the young …
Month: February 2022
“Beep + Boop” Short Film by Doug Alberts
Posted on Monday, February 28, 2022 · Leave a Comment “Stef and I are still happily together today.” “A difficult challenge was wanting our characters to be a soft 2-feel in a harsh 3D environment. The best solution was making …
Hundreds Of Russian and Ukrainian Animation Artists Join Together To Condemn Russia-Ukraine War
We’re convinced that war brings nothing but death, pain and destruction. And nothing can justify it. The animation community of Ukrainian and Russian animation filmmakers is united and inseparable; we have been working together, watching each other’s films for many …
Guru Studios Drops ‘Big Blue’ Extended Theme Song
Debbie Diamond Sarto is assistant news editor at Animation World Network. Guru Studio’s hit animated series, Big Blue has just dropped an animated music video of the extended version of the show’s theme song, produced by Grammy Awards winning producer …
Checking in with the Creative Team Behind ‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformania’
SM: I’m most proud of the jungle sequences, not only because we had to develop a new plant and foliage pipeline, but also because of the work we did to correct the early versions, which were tending towards more photoreal. …
Exclusive Clip: ‘The Great North – Wolf Thinks the Potholder Is Haunted’
It’s back! Like an old friend returning after a long trip, The Great North returns from its hiatus with an all-new episode February 27. To mark its return, our friends at FOX have sent us an exclusive clip from the …
Report Calls For Action To Improve Accessibility In Animation Industry
Respondents also feel that there is not enough training to educate staff on the topics of disability, accessibility, and inclusion. The majority (72%) of the sample thinks that they are not provided with training on how to create an inclusive …
“HUXLEY” Feature Main Trailer by Sava Zivkovic
“Ben had been working on his own sci-fi epic called HUXLEY, the world’s first graphic novel released in the NFT format, and he was looking for ways to take his designs and illustrations into the world of animation. Motion Capture/Animation: …
Spire Recruits Pixar Veterans Ricky Nierva And Michal Makarewicz For Feature ‘Trouble’
Nierva, who worked at Pixar between 1997 and 2018, was the lead character designer on Monsters, Inc., art director on Finding Nemo, and production designer on Up and Monsters University. He contributed in various capacities to other studio productions, including …