NBA Player Stephen Curry Signs Development Deal With Dreamworks Animation
Comcast labels this agreement as its first-ever “Global Talent Partnerships” deal, but adds that it has been developing this “symphonic” cross-portfolio approach with other talent including Meghan Trainor, Miley Cyrus, Jordan…
Youtube Terminates Cocomelon Rival Super Jojo Channel With 22 Million Subscribers
“Super Jojo shamelessly freerides on Cocomelon’s success by closely copying and exploiting every possible element of the Cocomelon channel,” Moonbug said in its complaint. “Even Cocomelon fans remark with amazement how pervasively…
Mikros VFX Joins MPC Episodic
Mikros VFX, a French company with over 35 years in the visual effects industry, has been a Technicolor brand since 2015. The studio is headed by managing director Béatrice Bauwens. Its recent film and TV projects include Into the Night; Lupin;…
Blue Zoo Helps Prevent that “Sinking Feeling” for PAPYRUS UK
Posted on Sunday, September 12, 2021 · Leave a Comment Client: PAPYRUS UK “After a studio-wide call for pitches, Mark Spokes’ idea for Sinking Feeling was voted the strongest by the studio. Over 60 artists volunteered to…
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Voice Of Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right And Mr. Peabody
It was released on Youtube a few days ago by independent filmmaker Amber Jones, and includes appearances by a who’s who of voice actors, including Carlos Alazraqui, Corey Burton, Tara Strong, Jim Cummings, Candi Milo, and Billy West. Even…
Cartoon Forum 2021 Spotlights Portugal
Five Portuguese TV Series Pitched at Cartoon Forum 2021: Networking Events Celebrating Animation in Portugal: Cartoon Forum, one of the industry’s most important annual pitching and co-production conferences for animated TV projects, provides an…
7 New ‘Anpanman’ Films Debut Exclusively on Tubi
The service is available on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub, and on OTT devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Hisense TVs, Comcast X1, Cox Contour,…
Goodbye Kansas Heads to Sea with ‘Vigil’ VFX
Source: Goodbye Kansas Studios The show debuted August 29 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, attracting an audience of 10.2 million across its first seven days, making it the BBC’s most watched new drama of the year so far. From the producers of Line of…
Take A Tour Of Netflix’s Fancy, New Anime Creators’ Base In Tokyo
Netflix has opened a new space for artists, the Anime Creators’ Base, located inside of its Tokyo office. Here’s a more detailed look at the Anime Creators’ Base, with descriptions provided by Netflix: One of his first objectives is to…
Interview: Joaquín Cociña And Cristóbal León Discuss Their New Short ‘Los Huesos,’ Premiering Today At Venice Film Fest
Cristóbal León: We never have just one starting point. We have a lot of ideas that we try to connect. Sometimes we forget about one idea, but it’s still there, you know. We have very confusing processes. [embedded content]…
Sky Zero “The Day The Moon Came To Earth” by Pete Candeland and LIGHT
Production: Partizan StudioDirector: Pete CandelandExecutive Producer: Duncan Gaman, Jenny BeckettProducer: Janet SmithProduction Manager: Theo CasselsImage researcher/layout: Eugenie Scrase, Partizan Studio, Natalia Risheq, CrewConcept Artist: Daniel…
Nothing “Techno Ballet” by Swiss International
By casting a fashion-forward praying mantis, Stockholm VFX studio Swiss International adds loads of character and quirky humor to this product film for the new wireless Ear (1) earphones by London consumer technology company Nothing. Production:…
Baobab Studios’ ‘Baba Yaga’ Wins Daytime Emmy for Interactive Media
Baobab Studios’ immersive VR experience, Baba Yaga, has just been awarded the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program today by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The win brings the…
Catch Up On Southeast Asia’s Animation And Games Industries At Malaysia Digital Creativity Festival (MYDCF)
The games industry is drawing ever more foreign investment, bolstered by programs like the Toge Game Fund Initiative from Indonesia’s Toge Productions. The fund is open to developers based in the region, and offers mentorship as well as financial…
Animation Fashion: Watches, Kimono and Makeup
There’s a whole sub-niche of collecting character watches that focuses on the thematic integration of anime and modern cartoon characters in horology. These watches have a small-but-loyal following and are usually produced in limited quantities…
Adobe “Creativity Explained: What is Layout?” by Oddfellows
Production: OddfellowsDirector: OddfellowsExecutive Creative Director: Chris KellyExecutive Producer: Erica KellyCreative Director: Jarratt MoodyProducer: Kaitlyn MahoneyArt Director: Ben HillScript Editor: Adrian Rojas ElliotDesigner: Yuki Yamada, Ben…
This Fleischer Studios Reference Book Reveals How Cartoons Were Made 80 Years Ago
Ironically this document outlived the Fleischer studio itself, which was taken over by Paramount Pictures and renamed Famous Studios in 1942. Not only did Famous continue using this guide, so did other New York animation studios, according to historian…
Funimation Drops ‘Ragnarok-The Animation,’ ‘Burst Angel’ and ‘Witchblade’ on YouTube
Ragnarok – The Animation (26 episodes) Source: Funimation Funimation has released a trio of popular anime series for a limited time on its YouTube channel (in the United States and Canada) and Gonzo K.K. (in Japan). The streamer has dropped more…
“Call Me by Fire” TV Series Promo by MixCode
Production: MixCode Posted on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 · Leave a Comment Client: Mango TV Taiwan design and motion studio MixCode channel the action and aesthetics of comic book art in this promo for Call Me By Fire, a Chinese…
The Best Animation Instagrams Of The Week: Lightbox Expo Edition
Dom Qwek is a sculptor and digital artist who has worked for game companies like Blizzard Entertainment and Guerrilla Games. He will explain how he created his recent digital work Monolith. Breana Williams is a designer and story artist, and co-founder…
Aardman and Catsnake Create RSPB Legacy Spot
Catsnake developed the creative to target the charity’s audience, which through brand research was found to have an inherent connection to nature and an appreciation of its importance to our collective future. The metaphor of a lost baby bluebird…