Bob Iger-Backed Metaverse Startup Genies Passes $1B Valuation After Latest Funding Round
Who else is involved? Genies’ investors include NBA Top Shot parent company Dapper Labs and Coinbase…
Hello Einstein Studios Issues Open Call for Pitches
Most recently. Hello Einstein Studios launched The Sandbox on Roku, with music distribution on Pandora. Coming…
Bill Nye Joins Coca Cola in Stop-Motion Short Explaining Recycling
Source: Mackinnon & Saunders The Coca-Cola Company has released a short film to demystify the often…
‘The Batman’ Premiere Dates Set for HBO Max, Digital, and Home Video
THE BATMAN DVD You can read about some the film’s spectacular visual effects, produced by Wētā FX,…
Hue+Cry Drops Brand New Look
Creative content studio Hue+Cry has built quite a reputation for its award-winning work and projects for…
Bulgari “Le Gemme” Fragrance Films by Builders Club
Posted on Friday, April 15, 2022 · Leave a Comment Agency: Anomaly Builders Club, whose recent…
‘Scrat Tales’ Team Reminisces About Blue Sky’s Swan Song
Ice Age: Scrat Tales is a poetic and bittersweet end to the Blue Sky story. Its…
‘Mind Game’ Director Masaaki Yuasa To Present Annecy Masterclass
About Yuasa: [embedded content] “The return of the Annecy Festival to its pre-pandemic state is the…
Podcast EP 157: How Chelsea Lee Changed Careers from Professional Dancer to Stop-Motion Animator
Ibele, himself a stop-motion animator (see AWN’s Fresh Takes piece on his whimsical short, The Silly…
Samsung “CXL Memory Expander” Brand Film by Brut
Production: Brut Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2022 · Leave a Comment From the team at…
“TILES” Experimental Short Film by Diatomic Studio
Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2022 · Leave a Comment “Using basic elements of geometry such…
Baobab Studios Makes Five New Hires, Including Oscar-Nominated Director Erick Oh
What do the hires indicate? Tech remains a key factor in driving Baobab’s plans for the…
Facebook “Take On Anything” Loops by Hueso and 1stAveMachine
Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 · Leave a Comment Client: Facebook Animation: HuesoDirector: Gianluca FalloneExecutive…
Prime Video Drops ‘Fairfax’ Season 2 Clip and Images
Check out the first look clip with guest star Guy Fieri doing what Guy Fieri does:…
‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2’ Scores Record Box Office Opening For Video Game Adaptation
Whether Paramount’s theatrical strategy will be emulated by studios like Disney and Netflix, which have recently…
Paramount Unveils Star-Studded, Fart-Fueled Trailer For ‘Paws Of Fury’
Paramount has dropped the trailer for Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, a furry animated…
Carlsberg “Chamber of Secrets” Spot by Miguel Campaña and Glassworks
Production: Canada, My GoshDirector: Miguel CampañaDOP: Oscar FauraAD: Anna Colomer VFX/post: GlassworksLead 3D: Javi Verdugo3D artist:…
New Animated Series ‘Ghetto Brilliance’ in Development from ‘Dave’ Star GaTa
GaTa first announced the project during Deadline’s recent Deadline Contenders panel, which focused on Dave. (Deadline…
Meet Darius: The Newest Animation Mentor Character
AM: What’s something about the rigging process that would surprise people? Riggers have to assess the…
FITC Toronto 2022 Titles by Territory Studio
Audio: Bent Stamnes Production: Territory StudioTeam: Zack Freeman, Erich Nemcek, Brendan Wilson, Jake Yem, Marti Romances,…
Oscar-Nominated Director Anton Dyakov Releases A New Russia-Ukraine Co-Produced Short ‘I’m Burning’
When asked about his Academy Award nomination for Boxballet and whether or not I’m Burning might…
AIB “Home of the Year” Broadcast Intro’s by JVG
Client: Allied Irish Banks “With Allied Irish Banks (AIB) as the sponsor, the goal was to…
New Rainbow Six Siege Trailer by CRCR and WIZZ
“Mixing drama and revenge, the film transports us to the streets of Tokyo where we are…
How ‘Young Justice: Phantoms’ Confronts Depression and PTSD in New Season
HBO Max’s Young Justice, an extension of the Justice League universe now in its fourth season,…
HBO Max and Robert Downey Jr. Team on New ‘Sherlock Holmes’ TV Series
Warner Bros. Television developed both projects, and Team Downey will help produce them as part of…
Apply Now: Animated Women UK’s Helen North Achieve Program
“The ScreenSkills Animation Skills Fund is pleased to continue to support the Achieve program a brilliant…
Netflix Acquires Animated ‘Marmaduke’ Feature For May Release
It was acquired by Netflix for the world excluding China, Hong Kong, Italy, Spain, Andorra, Portugal,…
Free Fire “Lucha Libre AAA” Game Trailer by Mads Broni and Passion Pictures
“Lucha Libre AAA, in commemoration of its 30-year anniversary, announced a series of activities in conjunction…
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Say Animation Isn’t Getting its Due in Hollywood
In a new op-ed for Variety, Oscar-winning producing duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller argue that…
Stop Motion Rules At 2022 Quirino Awards As ‘Bestia,’ ‘Bob Spit,’ ‘Frankelda’ Top Nominees
This year, 258 qualifying animated works were submitted from the organization’s 18 participating countries. Traditional animation…