‘Twice Upon A Time’ And ‘Sesame Street’ Director John Korty: An Appreciation
And as we know, it only ended up being half-great. But for all of us who worked on it, we’re really grateful to John for many things. George Evelyn referred to him as our “Art Dad.” He was really knowledgeable about film and art and the…
Mozilla Teams with ILM on ‘Extended Color Management’ Firefox Extension
Mozilla has just shared in their blog dist://ed that Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Firefox teamed up during the pandemic to create the Extended Color Management add-on. The browser extension was developed to help vendors manage remote work…
Tenerife Grows As An International Animation Production Hub
The flagship productions for 2021 include Disney Channel series Tara Duncan (an In Efecto Atlantis production for France’s Princess Sam Pictures), and Warner Bros.’s feature Space Jam: A New Legacy, with Tomavision taking care of part of the…
Artz & Bugy “We Survive” Album Teaser by Basthead Animation
“The final flag, that is written with ‘KOAL’ on it (the collab name of Artz&Bugy) symbolizes these warrior souls too. “The project brief is to create dark mood environments with the feeling of a post-apocalyptic world and for…
Greg Han “Souffle” Music Video by Han-Soul and Yii Ooi
“Same goes to the core on the overall direction of this music video. Soothing and somehow wittily chill, a companion that’ll always be there for you through ups and downs. Label: Pourquoi Pas Music, Universal Music TaiwanArtist: Greg…
Shudder Acquires Exclusive Streaming Rights To Phil Tippett’s Stop-Motion Feature ‘Mad God’
Said Tippett of the deal, “It’s been over 30 years, but thanks to the team at Tippett Studio we finally made the dream a reality. I’m proud to partner with Shudder on the release of Mad God, and it’s an honor that my original…
Crunchyroll Reveals ‘Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2: Episode 87’ Teaser
Based on the popular award-winning franchise created by Hajime Isayama the anime series is produced by MAPPA (Banana Fish; Jujutsu Kaisen; Zombie Land Saga) and licensed from Kodansha (Akira; Fairy Tail; Fire Force; That Time I Got Reincarnated as a…
Netflix Debuts First Trailer For ‘The Sea Beast’
In an era when terrifying beasts roamed the seas, monster hunters were celebrated heroes – and none were more beloved than the great Jacob Holland. But when young Maisie Brumble stows away on his fabled ship, he’s saddled with an unexpected…
The Animation Oscars are So Utterly Not Relevant and We Should Stop Pretending They Are
Studios may continue to see value in gunning for an Academy Award but perhaps its time the industry as a whole just moves on. Consumers certainly have. Which, if you’re the director of a Disney animated film, almost has to feel like a participation…
“Latitude Du Printemps” Student Short Film
Music: Romain Camiolo Combining faux stop-motion, infographic icons, and multi-frame layouts into a quirky feel-good narrative, Latitude Du Printemps was created by six students as their grad film at Supinfocom Rubika in Valenciennes, France. A massive…
GKIDS Drops ‘Pompo the Cinephile’ Teaser
[embedded content] Debbie Diamond Sarto is assistant news editor at Animation World Network. In Pompo the Cinephile, Pompo is a talented and gutsy producer in “Nyallywood,” the movie-making capital of the world. Although she’s known for…
TyFlow “Fish Schools” R&D Compilation by Krzysztof Hrycak
Director/animator: Krzysztof Hrycak Posted on Monday, March 28, 2022 · Leave a Comment Director/animator Krzysztof Hrycak in Kraków, Poland: “[These are the] R&D results of a PhysX-based crowd system with full dynamics…
During The Biggest Oscar Trainwreck In History, ‘Encanto’ And ‘The Windshield Wiper’ Won Oscars (Commentary)
— Alex Hernandez (@alhernandezart) March 28, 2022 Even as animation was repeatedly denigrated throughout the evening, Mielgo’s classy acceptance speech serves as a reminder for the animation community to not give up, even in the face of mass…
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Špela Čadež
Where to start: Nighthawk (2016). This black comedy follows a boozy badger on a blurry drive through darkened streets. A cross between Charles Bukowski, Bullitt, and a surreal nature documentary, at its core, Nighthawk is a raw and emotional portrait of…
DreamWorks Drops ‘The Bad Guys’ Featurettes
[embedded content] [embedded content] Debbie Diamond Sarto is assistant news editor at Animation World Network. DreamWorks Animation has dropped a new set of featurettes for its upcoming 3DCG animated comedy, The Bad Guys, set to hit theaters April 22,…
90s Nick Jr. Mascot ‘Face’ Returns in New Preschool Show
90s Nick Jr. mascot “Face” is coming back for a new generation of preschoolers with Face’s Music Party, a new musical variety show that combines animation and live-action. The interactive series (13 episodes) features a reimagined Face…
Air Max Day CG Billboard by Kota Iguchi and CEKAI
Production: CEKAIDirector/Motion Design: Kota IguchiProducer: Taro MikamiArt Director: Rei IshiiVFX Director: Kim SangyomLead CG Designer: Masahiro OkinoCG Designer” Atsuya YagiEffect Artist: Kim SingyomCG Modeler: Takahiro Shinoda, Miki Masamoto,…
Sébastien Bergeron Named The Fuse Group CEO
The Fuse Group, parent organization of leading visual effects studios FuseFX, FOLKS, and Rising Sun Pictures, has named Sébastien Bergeron its next CEO, effective May 1, 2022. Bergeron will succeed David Altenau, co-founder of FuseFX, who will…
2022 Motion Motion Festival Trailer by Melina Poire
Music: 20syl “Kodama” “The brief was straightforward: “You can do whatever you want, we have complete trust in you! Well, I was pretty hyped, but then I had NO IDEA what I would do. “When they contacted me to create the…
Ingenuity Studios Delivers More Than Anxiety with ‘Dollface’ VFX
A minute and a half comedic parody of Disney animated fairy tales was done as cel-style animation. “The biggest challenge working in a cel-animated style is that, like building a house, it gets harder and costlier to change things once construction…
This Instagram Account Makes A Strong Case For Why Unionization Is Needed In Stop Motion
Over the past few months, the Instagram account Stop Motion Industry Stories has attempted to shed light on salaries and labor conditions by inviting stop-mo workers to anonymously share information about the issues that affect them. The stories being…