Dress Code “Power a Brighter World” for Inspire Clean Energy
Combining a storybook illustration style with the VO of a precocious seven-year-old, Dress Code director Qian Shi and agency Madwell keep this spot for Inspire Clean Energy optimistic while delivering a serious environmental message. Production: Dress…
Crunchyroll Reveals ‘Chainsaw Man’ Trailer and Images
The animation is produced by MAPPA (Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association), the Japanese anime studio known for Attack on Titan Final Season; Jujutsu Kaisen; Yuri!!! on Ice, takt op.Destiny, and the upcoming Hell’s Paradise. MAPPA also…
Netflix Drops Surprise ‘Love, Death + Robots’ Episode Premiere
Don’t forget to tune in this Friday to check out all nine new stories of the Emmy Award-winning animated anthology’s third set of shorts. Get ready for terror, imagination, and beauty in the gripping series’ latest set of films, which…
Netflix Animation Eliminates 70 Jobs, Drops Three Projects
Sorry, Marmaduke? Yeah. Netflix acquired the low-profile adaptation with an A-list voice cast earlier this year and debuted the film on May 6. It has not yet garnered a single positive review from any major media outlet that we could find, and sits at a…
Rawtape and AI Artists Rewrite “SCRIPTVRE” for Kasabian
“Y7 was responsible for the most complex of the AI-generated imagery found in the latter part of the video. We created a dataset from the body rig footage but then utilized a projection model to train StyleGAN2-ADA to attempt to imitate a target…
Adult Swim Greenlights Two New Series: ‘Rick and Morty: The Anime’ And ‘Ninja Kamui’
Here’s what we know so far. Adult Swim has bolstered its anime lineup, giving the greenlight to a Rick and Morty anime series, as well as Ninja Kamui, a new series from Jujutsu Kaisen 0’s Sunghoo Park. Both series are currently in production…
Marvel Studios Shares ‘Echo’ First Look as Filming Begins in Atlanta
Production on Marvel Studios’ Echo has begun in Atlanta, and Disney has shared a first-look image from the upcoming MCU series. Episodes of Echo are directed by Sydney Freeland (Navajo) and Catriona McKenzie (Gunaikurnai). Kevin Feige;…
Is Stash 153 the Greatest Issue Ever?
The first issue to hit Stash since the redesign of the Permanent Collection, 153 also includes behind-the-scenes extras and exclusive interviews with the creators behind the work. PLUS, new lower subscription rates of just .99 monthly and yearly, make…
Animated Reboot of ‘Married… with Children’ is in Development
Max Weinstein is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the Editor-at-Large of ‘Dread Central’ and former Editorial Director of ‘MovieMaker.’ His work has been featured in ‘Cineaste,’ ‘Fangoria,’…
Activision Blizzard’s Latest Slimy Tactic: Pleading With Workers To ‘Vote No’ On Unionizing
How does the union vote work? Last month, The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) mailed ballots to the quality assurance testers at Raven who were with the company during the pay period ending April 16. All ballots must be returned by May 20 to be…
Pixar’s New Feature ‘Elemental’ Was Inspired By Director Peter Sohn’s Immigrant Upbringing In The Bronx
“My parents emigrated from Korea in the early 1970s and built a bustling grocery store in the Bronx,” Sohn said. “We were among many families who ventured to a new land with hopes and dreams — all of us mixing into one big salad…
Rhymes with Sustainability: Krave Beauty Anthem by Niceshit
Agency: Universal Favourite Creative director Carmen Angelillo at Niceshit in Barcelona: “With the goal of fighting overwhelming fast fashion in cosmetics, we teamed up with Korean cosmetics brand Krave and Australian agency Universal Favourite to…
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Sander Joon
In a sentence: Combines that unique brand of Estonian comedy and graphic design to create surrealist landscapes and scenarios that often touch upon moments of human frailty. What to watch next: Sounds Good (2018) is a trippy tale of a boom operator who…
Yu+Co Open “61st Street” Series for AMC
From the team at yU+Co in Los Angeles: “The limited AMC drama series 61st Street is set in the criminal justice system of contemporary Chicago. Client: AMC “To set the tone for the show, we crafted an opening using the city’s grid…
“The Story of a Fisherman” Activist Film by Szu-Yu Hou
 Client: Humanity Research Consultancy Production: Wild DesignDirector: Szu-Yu HouStoryboard: Szu-Yu Hou, Wen-Yi LinDesign: Szu-Yu Hou. Wen-Yi LinAnimation: Mizu Huang, Szu-Yu Hou “Legal and economic actions were eventually taken against…
Dan Stevens to Reunite with Adam Wingard on ‘Godzilla vs. Kong 2’
Max Weinstein is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the Editor-at-Large of ‘Dread Central’ and former Editorial Director of ‘MovieMaker.’ His work has been featured in ‘Cineaste,’ ‘Fangoria,’…
Pixomondo’s LED Stage is Biggest Ever, Says Guinness World Records
Source: Pixomondo Debbie Diamond Sarto is assistant news editor at Animation World Network. Guinness World Records says it, so it must be true: Pixomondo and William F. White International’s virtual production stage in Vancouver has been confirmed…
VFX Studio Framestore Promotes Mel Sullivan To CEO; William Sargent Stepping Down
Pictured at top: Framestore projects “Tom and Jerry,” “Paddington 2,” “Pokémon Detective Pikachu” Oscar and BAFTA-winning vfx studio Framestore is shaking things up at the top, and have announced that Mel…
‘The Bad Guys’ Makes Good
DR: I first heard about the book online. Then I went to the author’s website, saw the cover, and it just popped for me. Even on the author’s website, it said it was “Madagascar meets Tarantino,” and my eyes lit up. And it had a…
Six N. Five and Plenty Play With the Fluidity of Light for Vibia
Client: Vibia Watch the animatic: Production: Six N. FiveDirector: Ezequiel PiniArt Director: Joan Garcia Pons3D Design: Nil Estany Director Ezequiel Pini and the teams at Six N. Five in Barcelona and Plenty in Buenos Aires transport us to a…
WildBrain’s ‘Lake Erie’ Breaks New Ground in Family-Friendly Horror
Finally, with John’s depth of feature film experience, it was an ideal opportunity to bring that sensibility to the studio and cross-train our crew in this style and execution, with John’s vision driving it. AWN: Who is the audience for this…