Montreal’s Sommets Starts Today With Reformatted Canadian Animation Competition
Pictured at top: “Les voisins de mes voisins sont mes voisins.” “The new format of the Sommets was made possible by a much larger selection of Canadian works than what we used to offer,” explained Marco de Blois, artistic director…
HBO Max, Cartoon Network Expand Original Animation Slate With ‘Driftwood,’ ‘Invincible Fight Girl’
Cartoon Network Studios is a creator-driven studio and these two projects underscore our commitment to being the home for artists to tell bold and original stories. Victor Courtright has created an imaginative world in Driftwood that will transport…
Exclusive Clip: ‘The Great North – Say It Again, Ham Adventure’
[embedded content] Source: FOX Happy Sunday – apparently our friends at FOX didn’t abandon us completely this week! They did wait until today though, to share an exclusive clip for tonight’s very special episode “Say It Again, Ham…
TAG Heuer Aquaracer Superdiver Product Film by Frame
Thomas Bay at Frame in Copenhagen, Denmark: “Frame has been over the moon (and under the sea) by getting to play around with the feature-rich TAG Heuer Aquaracer Superdiver. Posted on Sunday, May 8, 2022 Client: TAG…
Jon Watts Bows Out of Directing ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot
Watts helmed Marvel’s Tom Holland and Zendaya-starring Spider-Man movie trilogy over a seven-year period. According to Deadline, his departure from the production is amicable, and was simply prompted by his desire to move on from superhero films…
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Swaps Release Date With ‘The Marvels’
Disney has announced that Marvel Studios has swapped theatrical release dates for The Marvels and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Max Weinstein is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the Editor-at-Large of ‘Dread Central’…
Morocco’s International Animation Film Festival Of Meknes Kicks Off With High-Profile Guest List
Meknes has worked since 2001 to support animated cinema in Morocco through a network of French institutions in the country. Below, we outline some of the festival’s main highlights including screenings, masterclasses, and a works in progress…
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Host Titmouse N.Y.’s Rachel Gitlevich And Other Labor Leaders
President Biden has said in the past that he intends to be the “most pro-union President leading the most pro-union administration in American history.” To that end, he assigned Harris to chair a task force which promotes organization and…
Enter the “#UNHATE Through Artistic Intelligence” Experience
“Thank you Deutsche Telekom for standing up, being brave, and developing this peaceful intervention together with us.Especially in these times, it is more important than ever that we all treat each other respectfully and support fruitful…
‘Oceanus: Act One’: Underwater Live-Action / VFX / Animation Sci-Fi on a Budget
And there is so much more Morris will do, as he and his team are now preparing for an Oceanus TV series, which will reboot the story from the beginning, giving more background into the lives of the characters, revisiting the point of catastrophe, and…
Editorial Employees At Bento Box Entertainment Vote To Join Editors Guild
Those editorial employees will now join other Bento Box employees who are already unionizesd, many with the Editors Guild’s sister union The Animation Guild, also an IATSE local. Editorial crews on some other Bento Box series, such as Bob’s…
Annecy Unveils 15 Projects Picked For 2022 Work-In-Progress Sessions
A highly anticipated Apple TV+ original, Skydance Animation’s first feature turns on the unluckiest person on earth, who accidentally stumbles into the mysterious Land of Luck where she meets a host of mystical creatures. Capobianco (writer on…
Korn “Worst is On its Way” Music Video by Craig Bernard and Culley Bunker
Canadian director Craig Bernard and Culley Bunker, the head dog at Skulley Effects in LA, tag team on this intense music video for California metal band Korn laced with procedural CG and fractal-driven VFX. Production: Prototype, Skulley…
Disney+ Drops Official ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Trailer and New Images
The stage is set for the continuing saga. The hunt is on for the Jedi master… check out the trailer – it will leave you counting the days to the series premiere: Star Wars Day, the informal annual nod to the epic Star Wars franchise and its…
Ready for More Inspiration? Try the New Stash!
With the redesigned UI and lower rates (.99 monthly / yearly), it’s more fun than ever to unlock the creative potential of Stash. WELCOME TO INSPIRATION! sp(@)stashmedia.tv Staying inspired with the Stash Permanent Collection just got…
Netflix Reveals ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 3 First Look Images
The show stars Elliot Page; Tom Hopper; David Castañeda; Emmy Raver-Lampman; Robert Sheehan; Aidan Gallagher; Justin H. Min; Colm Feore; Ritu Arya; Justin Cornwell; Britne Oldford; Jake Epstein; Genesis Rodriguez; Cazzie David; Javon…
“MACRO/micro” Animated Collaboration by Margaret Bialis and Friends
Posted on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Sound Design: Ben Bavonese (Limes and Cherries) “At the same time, I knew I was surrounded by amazingly talented colleagues who helped inspire my creativity. With the help of my friend Alex Rumsa (who animated the…
Disney Comms Boss Out As DeSantis Feud Intensifies, Florida Governor Mourns For Modern Animation
What kind of shots? On Wednesday of last week, while in Las Vegas campaigning for Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt, DeSantis accused Disney executives of injecting sexuality into its programming. “One of the things that really bugged me were…
Annecy Unveils 20 Features In Competition Lineups
“Political and social, José Miguel Ribeiro delves into Angolan history to relate the fate of three women from the same family, a tribute to the struggle of brave Angolan women whose lives are imprinted with the violence of history. This is a…
Impactist Boxes “Cake” Season 5 for FX Networks
Production: ImpactistDirector/Designer: Kelly Meador, Daniel Elwing Posted on Monday, May 2, 2022 Music: “Waterlanding” by Impactist “We built numerous body parts to interact with novel Cake shapes. Lifecasts were duplicated from…
Disney Junior Reveals Programming Slate Through 2024
The new season premieres August 2022 and will include a new “Glow Webs Glow” storyline and four new original songs and a “Glow Webs Glow” anthem song by series’ songwriter/composer Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy). A new series…