This past January 13, the prolific animation producer and voice actor faced a pre-trial hearing on charges of felony false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud and/or deceit he pleaded not guilty to in 2020. While no trial date has been …
Month: January 2023

How The Bureau Of Magic Balanced Tradition And Innovation With ‘Lost In Oz’
“[Dorothy and I] obviously look exactly the same, which was completely unplanned,” laughed Boettcher. “They had finalized the character design before I was even cast. There’s something really cool that happens when you start playing a character like this. They …

Lightfarm Warms Hearts With “The Bridge” Short Film for PAWS NY
Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Production: LightfarmDirection: Gabriel Freire, Ramon LimaLook & Dev Supervisor: Arthur BadenPost-production Supervisor: Marceu LoboArt Direction: Giselle AlmeidaProject Production: Beatrice NunesCoordination: Jhonatan LuizStory: Rich Levy, Bernardo Romero, Amy Fortunato, Andrea BistanyProduction: Laura Denham, Jen Martin, …

‘Dead End: Paranormal Park’ Cancelled at Netflix
This is not a great way to start the new year. Yet another animated series has been cancelled as a cost cutting move, this time at Netflix. Dead End: Paranormal Park creator Hamish Steele recently took to Twitter to break …

Pink Floyd, British Film Institute Animation Contest Criticized For Exploiting Filmmakers
The person running this social media is getting paid. Whoever thought of this stupid idea is getting paid. Pink Floyd is getting paid. Why would you make an animator or filmmaker work for free? Exposure ain’t gonna pay your rent. …

Film Adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s ‘Hunter’s Run’ in Development
Said Martin to Variety, “I’m so pleased that after almost 16 years, ‘Hunter’s Run’ will be made into a film. I’m bursting with excitement for the rich sci-fi universe I helped create with my dear friends Daniel and Gardner to …

Mother and ManvsMachine “Put Peanut Butter In It” for Reese’s
Posted on Friday, January 20, 2023 Agency: Mother From the team at Mother London: “In this new campaign for Reese’s, we’re exploring the underreported psychological urge to put peanut butter in stuff. Our aim is to help people understand that …

Kobi Vogman “Spices” Up Wordtune With Stop-Motion
Client: AI21LabsProduct and Marketing lead: Amos Meron “However, as the main idea behind AI21Labs is to create AI tools for the benefit of humankind and not tools that make the human element unneeded, my first suggestion was that making a …

Joe Cappa’s ‘Ghost Dogs’ Probably Aren’t Anybody’s Best Friend, But You Should Watch This Short Anyway
Filmmaker Joe Cappa has uploaded his first professional short Ghost Dogs (2020), which enjoyed an impressive festival run including stops at Fantasia, Fantoche, GLAS, Ottawa, and Sundance, to name a few. [embedded content] Meanwhile, our puppy protagonist rests peacefully in …