“Life #1” Art Film and Digital Gallery by Tendril
Client: AOI/Shoyu Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2022 · Leave a Comment [embedded content] From the team at Tendril in Toronto: “Simulated life: moving, expanding, regenerating. This collaborative artwork was first displayed in…
Tubi Is Expanding Its Animation Offerings With GKIDS Deal
Fox Entertainment’s free ad-supported streaming service Tubi has entered into a content partnership deal with animation distributor GKIDS. Here are the details: Later this month, Tubi will begin rolling out select GKIDS titles. The initial slate of…
Paramount Drops ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ Super Bowl Spot
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is directed by Jeff Fowler, from a script by Pat Casey and Josh Miller and John Whittington. The film also stars returning cast members James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, and Lee Majdoub, as well as series…
WIA Announces 2022 WIA Scholarship Recipients
Women in Animation (WIA) has announced the recipients for this year’s WIA Scholarships. The announcement was made by WIA’s chair of education Hsiang Chin Moe via a video presentation as part of the 2022 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit.…
‘Abominable’ And ‘Megamind’ Spin-offs On Peacock’s Growing Kids’ Animation Slate
Executive producers: Dan Fill, Raja KhannaProducer: Christine ThompsonDirected by: Luke Jurevicius, Tim D.P. ThompsonWriter: Katherine StanfordProduced by: Dark Slope With a mix of new takes on classic nursery rhymes and original songs, this inclusive…
Funimation Announces ‘Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2’ English SimulDub
[embedded content] The highly anticipated release of Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2, English SimulDub is set to premiere Sunday, February 13, 2022, on Funimation and Crunchyroll. All available episodes simulcast from Japan are now subtitled in…
Tears For Fears “Break The Man” Music Video by WeWereMonkeys
From the band: “Inspired by the lyrics, the music video encompasses a world that illustrates the constructed reality of the patriarchy. Artist: Tears For FearsLabel: Concord RecordsProject manager: Kelly FitzpatrickCommissioner: Dilly Gent…
Puppetworks Creates Cinematic for EA’s ‘Stories from the Outlands: Gridiron’
Budapest-based Puppetworks Animation Studio teamed up with Psyop to create an 8-minute CG cinematic for the latest chapter in the hugely popular Apex Legends franchise, Stories from the Outlands: Gridiron. Apex Legends is a free-to-play hero shooter game…
Disney+ Has Turned ‘Encanto’ Into A Franchise, Says Disney CEO
Encanto is Disney’s latest franchise and has streaming to thank for that, according to CEO Bob Chapek. “We’d love for theatrical to come back for family movies — we hope it does — but if it doesn’t, we know we’re…
Motion Design School “Frame by Frame Ninja” Promo by Elias Velho
Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2022 · Leave a Comment Director/animator: Elias Velho Client: Motion Design School After many years as an animator on TV series and feature films, Velho moved into the motion design industry and is…
Oscar-Nominated Pixar Director Teddy Newton Signs with Psyop
Newton is a multi-disciplinary animation artist and director who created the Oscar-nominated animated 2010 Pixar short “Day and Night.” He’s been an integral part of Brad Bird’s team, including storyboarding and writing the…
Adult Swim Renews ‘Birdgirl’ and ‘Smiling Friends’
Birdgirl Season 2 Source: Adult Swim The animated comedy follows the employees of a small company dedicated to bringing happiness to a bizarre yet colorful world. The quarter-hour series is co-created by Michael Cusack (YOLO: Crystal Fantasy) and Zach…
“Theferruat Coffee Grinder” Product Film by Andy Lipe
“I really enjoyed the process, I hope you like it too.” Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 · Leave a Comment Director/animator: Andy Lipe Graphic Designer, AD, and 3D artist Andy Lipe in Madrid: “As a coffee…
Who Could Win, Who Was Snubbed: Looking At The Oscar Animation Nominees
Insofar as voters picked the five most likely nominees for best animated feature, there aren’t any real snubs here this year. Still, Mamoru Hosoda will be sad not to see Belle get a nod, as his last film Mirai did three years ago. It’s a…
Nominations Announced for the 94th Academy Awards
Over in the VFX category, the nominees for Achievement in Visual Effects are Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, and Gerd Nefzer for Dune; Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis, and Dan Sudick for Free Guy; Charlie Noble, Joel Green,…
‘Flee’ Makes Oscar History With Nominations For Animated Feature, Documentary, And International Feature
Flee is easily the most remarkable story this morning. In addition to its other categories, it earned a third nomination in the animated feature category. No animated film has ever come close to pulling off this hat trick of key film category…
“The Macallan M & M Black” Reveal Film by Tigrelab
Production: TigrelabCreative Director: Federico Gonzalez, Mathieu Felix, Javier Pinto3D Artists: J.A. Duran, MakmacCompositing: Xevi Polo, Daniel GómezEditor: Felipe MejíaProducer: Vanesa Palmeri Client: Master For you AgencyBrand:…
TWO EXCELLENT WINTER BOOKS TO READ
A Year of Good News by Martin Smatana “The section on the Japanese cartoon is entitled All For One, as here, in a sense, the tables are turned. In a nation where loyalty to the group is paramount, animated cartoons have…
‘It’ Producers Land Rights to Adapt Cult Fantasy Icon ‘Kane’
Max Weinstein is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the Editor-at-Large of ‘Dread Central’ and former Editorial Director of ‘MovieMaker.’ His work has been featured in ‘Cineaste,’ ‘Fangoria,’…
5 Brilliant Films To Watch On Bang Bang, A New Youtube Channel For Animated Shorts
This short is a characteristically ribald comedy from Lundgren — a preposterous porn parody told in a teasing pink-red palette. A brawny wolf secretly works as a gigolo, while his wife takes lessons in female empowerment from a feline dominatrix…
Netflix and Alain Chabat’s ‘Asterix’ Animated Series Moving Forward
Source: Netflix Les Éditions Albert René has partnered with Netflix to develop the first ever animated series directed by Alain Chabat, based on the famous comic book adventures of “Asterix” created by René Goscinny and…