‘Battle Kitty’ Expands the World of Interactive TV… with Colorful Hair Bows
The kids’ series, which operates off a videogame-style overworld map, airs Tuesday, April 19. But despite the smash-em-up, fists-to-cuffs backbone of the series, Battle Kitty’s world is as well-rounded in its messaging to kids as in its…
Wizz Welcomes Remus & Kiki to Directing Roster
Loveable and eccentric, Remus & Kiki have carved out a niche for their style of quirky comedy with creative flair and loveable designs. From the release: Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 · Leave a Comment With their friendly and…
Disney+ Renews ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’
In addition to Smith and Farquhar, Calvin Brown, Jr. (Moesha) is co-executive producer and story editor; Jan Hirota (Big Hero 6 The Series) is producer; Eastwood Wong (Carmen Sandiego) is art director; and Latoya Raveneau (Rise Up, Sing Out), Rudi Bloss…
The Making Of ‘Snowlands’: How To Turn An Animation Screenplay Into A Graphic Novel
After our new graphic novel script was finished, I looked for our art team. That team would be made up of a penciler, a colorist, and a letterer. He taught me how to write for the medium and helped me adapt the entire screenplay to a graphic novel…
Godzilla Producer Toho Makes Animation A Keystone Of Its 10-Year Business Plan
Leading Japanese production, sales and distribution company Toho is placing an added emphasis on animation in its new ten-year business plan. After presenting financial results from the past year, the company shifted to the future and unveiled a new…
“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Teaser by State
Posted on Monday, April 18, 2022 · Leave a Comment From the team at Paramount Plus: “To launch the latest Star Trek series on Paramount+, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, we tasked the great minds at State to help us tease the worlds the…
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 Ventures, the investment arm of Coinbase Global. It also has partnerships with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. Celebrity investors…
Hello Einstein Studios Issues Open Call for Pitches
Most recently. Hello Einstein Studios launched The Sandbox on Roku, with music distribution on Pandora. Coming later this year is a new series, Baby Einstein: Ocean Explorers, which will premiere in conjunction with a companion line of products for…
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 confusing and invisible bottle-to-bottle recycling process. The vividly animated stop-motion piece, The Coca-Cola Company and Bill Nye Demystify…
‘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, on AWN’s VFXWorld. In its announcement of the dates, WarnerMedia issued a recommendation that The Batman be watched…
Hue+Cry Drops Brand New Look
Creative content studio Hue+Cry has built quite a reputation for its award-winning work and projects for clients such as Capital One, MSNBC, Oreo, and Disney. Now, the Richmond-based animation and design collective is unveiling its first rebrand in nine…
Bulgari “Le Gemme” Fragrance Films by Builders Club
Posted on Friday, April 15, 2022 · Leave a Comment Agency: Anomaly Builders Club, whose recent work ranges from this sleek product launch for Omega to this radical film for Nike, drops a sensual CG compilation for Italian luxury brand…
‘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 protagonist Scrat was the first character on screen in Ice Age, the studio’s first feature film, released in 2002. We were very close to the end when the announcement…
‘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 reason behind awarding two Honorary Cristals, one each to two exceptional personalities who have marked the recent history of animation film, on…
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 Duck Wizard, deftly digs into all manner of topics, encouraging interviewees to share insights and opinions on a wide range of topics like pitching…
Samsung “CXL Memory Expander” Brand Film by Brut
Production: Brut Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2022 · Leave a Comment From the team at Brut animation/design collective in Barcelona: “The idea was to dramatize the data’s flow with animated balls demonstrating the benefits of…
“TILES” Experimental Short Film by Diatomic Studio
Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2022 · Leave a Comment “Using basic elements of geometry such as points, lines, circles, triangles, or squares, and combining them with the basic formulas of kinetics such as transaction, rotation,…
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 future. From the beginning, Baobab has existed on the frontier between art and technology, regularly employing the latest tech to modernize how the company…
Facebook “Take On Anything” Loops by Hueso and 1stAveMachine
Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 · Leave a Comment Client: Facebook Animation: HuesoDirector: Gianluca FalloneExecutive Producer: Santiago MoncalvoIllustration: Nahuel Rollan, Bernardo Henning, Nahuel Bardi, Eloy Krioka, Gianluca…
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: In the new season, the gang of four middle schoolers is back with more misadventures in their never-ending quest for clout on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles – the…
‘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 relegated their family fare to streaming (Luca, Turning Red, The Mitchells vs. The Machines) remains to be seen. Perhaps a better…