The 11-Year Wait Is Over: Dreamworks Releases ‘Puss In Boots’ Sequel Trailer
The Last Wish is directed by Joel Crawford and produced by Mark Swift, the team behind Dreamworks’s The Croods: A New Age. The film’s executive producer is Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri. [embedded content] Well, now it has…
Has China Jumped the Shark?
It’s just my second podcast commentary since being dislocated from Beijing to Taipei during the COVID outbreak of 2020, and I was in a candid mood. Kevin is the author of AWN’s Reality Bites blog, his musings on the art, technology and…
Preview All the Projects Included in Stash 152
Category: Advertising, Animation, Brand film, Broadcast Design, BTS, CG, Character Animation, Explainer, Featured, Games, Motion Capture, Motion Graphics, Music Video, Short Films, Stop Motion, Student Work, Titles, VFX · Tags: Andrew Embury,…
Mila Kunis’ Sixth Wall Teams with Toonstar on Animated NFT ‘The Gimmicks’
In an effort to open up this medium to new fans and the “crypto-curious,” NFTs will be free to mint and available to the public on March 18 via The Gimmicks website. The NFTs are powered by Solana blockchain to ensure an environmentally…
‘Arcane,’ ‘Mitchells Vs. The Machines’ Dominate The Annie Awards (Analysis + Full Winners List)
The Mitchells vs. The MachinesAbbi Jacobson Arcane Episode: The Monster You CreatedPascal Charue, Arnaud Delord, Barthelemy Maunoury ArcaneEpisode: Some Mysteries Better Left Unsolved Evan Monteiro The Mitchells vs. The MachinesChristopher…
‘Turning Red’ Reviews Roundup: Domee Shi Steers Pixar In A New Direction
As a message, being instructed to be a good daughter and being taught to be a good woman through controlling your emotions hits hard. For me, my mom had many conversations on lowering my voice, changing the words I used, and always ensuring I…
WEBTOON Promotes David Shinok Lee to VP of Content
“David’s vision for our international content teams helped bring WEBTOON to the mainstream, nurturing a growing roster of superstar creators and global hits on our platform,” noted Kim. “Not only does David truly understand great…
New Episodes ‘Molly of Denali’ Kick off March 14
Tuesday, March 15 – “A Fireweed Feast” and “River Skate” Wednesday, March 16 – “Sea Lion Crooks and Halibut Hooks” and “Nature’s Medicine” Monday, March 14 – “Basketball…
Disney CEO Bob Chapek Apologizes, Tells Employees ‘I Let You Down’
To my fellow colleagues, but especially our LGBTQ+ community, The Walt Disney Company is one of Florida’s largest private employers and many employees had expected the company to take a strong stand against the legislation, including Pixar staff,…
‘Bestia’: How A True-Life Story Of Torture And Evil Was Turned Into An Oscar-Nominated Stop-Motion Film
What was the timeline of production like and how did the real-world events of the last few years affect it? [embedded content] Ingrid’s dog is the film’s co-lead and his texture contrasts her rigidness. Can you explain the significance of…
2022 British Animation Awards ID by Noad Animation
“Creatively the main challenge was balancing how different each object holding up the sheep could be – the story is more fun if they’re all sitting on a wide range of different objects, but if they were too different the zoetrope would…
“Per Aspera Ad Astra” Short Film by Franck Dion and Papy3D
Image post-production studio: Digital Cut Translations : Camille Pesquer, Aida Alarcón Sánchez Produced by Paris prodco Papy3D, the film (whose title comes from Latin “through hardships to the stars”) accents its melancholy…
‘Affairs of the Art’ and ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Top Winners at 2022 British Animation Awards
London-based animation studio Magic Light Pictures was successful in two categories, with BBC-One Christmas special Zog and the Flying Doctors winning for Best Use of Sound and delightful Milkshake! and Sky Kids series Pip and Posy, picking up the award…
Taxfreefilm Gets Us Face to Face with Omega
Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2022 · Leave a Comment Take a peek behind the scenes: [embedded content] Client: Omega Watches Production: TaxfreefilmDirector: Taxfreefilm Founder Franco Tassi and the CG team at Taxfreefilm…
Parachute Typefoundry “DIN Max for All” Brand Film
Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2022 · Leave a Comment “Two additional widths, Extra Compressed and Wide, were added at both ends of the design spectrum, with the very narrow widths well suited for display use, whereas the wide version…
Disney+ Drops Teaser Image for Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Pinocchio’
Zemeckis’ tale will hit small screens roughly two months before Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion Pinocchio, currently set to hit Netflix in December. VFX, virtual production and visualization studios on the project include Clear Angle…
VES Awards 2022: ‘Dune’ And ‘Encanto’ Win Top Awards
Here is the full list of winners from the 20th VES Awards: Jurassic World Adventure Eugénie von Tunzelmann Maximilian McNair MacEwan Stephen Goalby Brad Silby Spider-Man: No Way Home; The Mirror Dimension Eric Le Dieu…
Miranda! “El Arte de Recuperarte” Music Video by Dante Zaballa
Director/animator Dante Zaballa, who brought us the Curious World of Animals and the Doodle Project, unleashes his loose and cheeky style on a music video for Argentine electropop band Miranda! Artist: Miranda! “Repentant but strengthened by…
‘Add More Blood’: How to Create a Diabolical Animated Anthology Series
In the final analysis, Volpe says, he’s proud of all the shorts for different reasons – some are incredibly dramatic, some are hilarious, and some are “downright disturbing.” While he knows that fans of The Boys will undoubtedly…
Tokyo University Of The Arts Has Made Japan A Hotbed For Indie Animation
“I chose the school because it is open to independent animation,” says 2017 graduate Honami Yano, director of the award-winning 2021 short A Bite of Bone (pictured at top). “In Japan, there are many schools where you can study…
Sebastien Guerive “Bellatrix” Music Video by Thomas Blanchard
Artist: Sébastien Guérive Sébastien Guérive: “‘Bellatrix’ is the bridge track between my old more electro album and the new artistic direction. I think it’s the most accessible song, which is also…