Paris Prodco Eddy Joins Friends Electric for US Representation
Eddy is known for developing emerging talents by producing shorts, music videos, game cinematics, commercials, and longer format products. They are constantly pushing boundaries and techniques with their award-winning work. Bruno Recorbet, New Business…
Disney Junior Announces First-Ever ‘Fun Fest’
Source: Disney Junior The event will include sneak peeks of upcoming Disney Junior series; special announcements; surprise appearances; and a Doc McStuffins stage show highlighting 10 years of the beloved series. Also, fans will be treated to an…
Paramount+ “Storm” Promo by David Shane and The Mill
Editorial: Arcade EditEditor: Samuel BardenProducer: Ellen Lavery Meanwhile, high atop Paramount Mountain, O Positive director David Shane, The Mill VFX crew, and agency Droga5 strike the perfect comic note in this promo for OTT streaming service…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Is Also The Voice Of Paddington Bear
It’s well known that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky had a successful career as an actor, producer, and comedian prior to his political career, but a lot of people online are just finding out that he’s done voice acting for animation,…
“Stories to be Remembered” Short Film by Animagic
Watch the making-of video: Music/Sound Design: Ambrose YuVoice Over: Dave Petit, Russell Bin [embedded content] “We use a combination of 2D and 3D techniques to ensure each character and environment had the proper movement on screen to pull…
Titmouse LA Production Workers File to Unionize
Production workers at Titmouse Los Angeles have filed to join The Animation Guild (TAG), IATSE Local 839, and begin collective bargaining for their first union contract. The news comes just a week after production workers at Rick and Morty and Solar…
Ukrainian and Russian Animation Filmmakers Unite Against War
“And today our children, brothers are sent to kill those with whom they recently played in the same yard and watched the same cartoons, without distinguishing whether they are Russian or Ukrainian ones. From the Animation Film Association Forum…
Disney Won’t Allow Russians To See ‘Turning Red’ As Punishment For Invading Ukraine
The Walt Disney Company announced today that it will withhold Pixar’s Turning Red from release in Russia due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. A Disney spokesperson offered the following statement on the company’s decision to pause…
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Igor Kovalyov
Where to start: Hen, His Wife (1989). The film that put Kovalyov on the international animation map. A troubled but apparently normal household is shattered when a masked stranger arrives without warning and alerts the husband that his wife is actually a…
Peanuts Worldwide Launches ‘The Armstrong Project’ HBCU Endowment
The scholarship will first be awarded during the 2022-2023 school year at Howard University in Washington, DC, and Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. Debbie Diamond Sarto is assistant news editor at Animation World Network. “I’m very…
“Beep + Boop” Short Film by Doug Alberts
Posted on Monday, February 28, 2022 · Leave a Comment “Stef and I are still happily together today.” “A difficult challenge was wanting our characters to be a soft 2-feel in a harsh 3D environment. The best solution…
Hundreds Of Russian and Ukrainian Animation Artists Join Together To Condemn Russia-Ukraine War
We’re convinced that war brings nothing but death, pain and destruction. And nothing can justify it. The animation community of Ukrainian and Russian animation filmmakers is united and inseparable; we have been working together, watching each…
Guru Studios Drops ‘Big Blue’ Extended Theme Song
Debbie Diamond Sarto is assistant news editor at Animation World Network. Guru Studio’s hit animated series, Big Blue has just dropped an animated music video of the extended version of the show’s theme song, produced by Grammy Awards winning…
Checking in with the Creative Team Behind ‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformania’
SM: I’m most proud of the jungle sequences, not only because we had to develop a new plant and foliage pipeline, but also because of the work we did to correct the early versions, which were tending towards more photoreal. We had to develop…
Exclusive Clip: ‘The Great North – Wolf Thinks the Potholder Is Haunted’
It’s back! Like an old friend returning after a long trip, The Great North returns from its hiatus with an all-new episode February 27. To mark its return, our friends at FOX have sent us an exclusive clip from the upcoming episode, “Beef…
Report Calls For Action To Improve Accessibility In Animation Industry
Respondents also feel that there is not enough training to educate staff on the topics of disability, accessibility, and inclusion. The majority (72%) of the sample thinks that they are not provided with training on how to create an inclusive workplace…
“HUXLEY” Feature Main Trailer by Sava Zivkovic
“Ben had been working on his own sci-fi epic called HUXLEY, the world’s first graphic novel released in the NFT format, and he was looking for ways to take his designs and illustrations into the world of animation. Motion Capture/Animation:…
Spire Recruits Pixar Veterans Ricky Nierva And Michal Makarewicz For Feature ‘Trouble’
Nierva, who worked at Pixar between 1997 and 2018, was the lead character designer on Monsters, Inc., art director on Finding Nemo, and production designer on Up and Monsters University. He contributed in various capacities to other studio productions,…
Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson’s G-Unit to Make Christopher Priest’s ‘Xerø’ as Live-Action Film
“Priest is a master storyteller[, and] Xerø is a powerful project,” said Erika Alexander, who will serve as a producer on the project. “We’re thrilled to partner with Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson’s…
Pinball Clemons Foundation “The Game of Life” by Yellow Lab and FUSE Create
“Much like a pinball in a pinball machine, marginalized youth can feel like they’re bounced around with no real sense of order or structure. Client: Pinball Clemons FoundationFoundation Manager: Bianca BertagnolioExecutive Director:…
UNIL “Sexism and Sexual Harassment” Explainer by Outfits.studio
“Strong typography and a myriad of colorful shapes are brought to life to help deliver the key messages of an important subject… an explanation, a declaration, an invitation to take responsibility.” Posted on Thursday, February…