Out Now! Coraline and Boxtrolls on Bluray DVD combo
Both boxsets are similarly styled and you get DVD and Bluray versions of the film along with a glossy booklet on each film. The extra features revisiting the puppets and their test footage are all new for home media. For students and fans, they are a…
Netflix Launches Animation Mentorship Program For Underrepresented Communities
Over four months, the mentees will receive “mentorship on the industry, career advice, and guidance with editing and curating professionally-styled portfolios, writing samples, or resumes.” The idea is to prepare them for a career in…
AJR x Daisy the Great “Record Player” Music Video by Yuval Haker
Label: S-Curve RecordsArtist: AJR Director/designer: Yuval HakerAnimator: Arthur Guttilla, Dana Roth, Noam Paul, Yuval HakerColor: Eyal Bau CohenProduction: Mika WenkertLive-action DOP: Jay Shetty, Rene Auguste / Saffron Pen Posted on Tuesday, August 31,…
HUSH Welcomes Joel Watkins as Senior Designer
“Since first coming on board, he’s been active and engaged in the broader culture of HUSH, contributing regularly to discussion threads and areas of personal interest. He has the attitude and character of a leader, the ability to articulate…
Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ Arrives August 31 on Digital
Source: Disney Bonus Features on 4k Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital: Disney’s hit summer adventure Jungle Cruise is coming to home entertainment, available on digital tomorrow, August 31, with 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD coming November 16.…
OKK Brand Animation by Yin Bai and Boyang Xu
“The main idea is ‘heal the world with creative’. Based on this, we tried to tell a story of when you face difficult situations, just remember everything will be fine and just be OK with it. Co-directors Yin Bai and Boyang Xu in…
The ‘Cryptozoo’ Interview: Dash Shaw & Jane Samborski Talk Beasts, Dreams, And Puppets
Dash Shaw’s Cryptozoo, a tale of humans fighting over the fates of mythical creatures come to life, is an emphatically indie, exuberantly experimental work of psychedelic animation. But it has more in common with Hollywood than meets the eye, says…
New Episodes of Apple Original ‘Stillwater’ Now Streaming
Apple TV+ has dropped five new episodes of the Apple Original 3D animated series, Stillwater. Recently recognized with a Peabody Award for excellence, the show for kids and families encourages mindfulness and perspective through tales of friendship. The…
Fox Renderfarm’s FGT3D Hunter Challenge Winners Revealed
Fox Renderfarm has announced the winners of its FGT3D Challenge; this year’s contest theme was “Hunter.” Hunters have played central characters in many movies and TV series, including Monster Hunter, the magic hunter in The Huntsman:…
‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Arrives on Digital September 3
Source: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Space Jam: A New Legacy is directed by Malcolm D. Lee from a screenplay by Juel Taylor; Tony Rettenmaier; Keenan Coogler; and Terence Nance. It stars James, Cheadle (the Avengers films, Hotel Rwanda), Khris Davis…
RIP Robert Stanton, Prominent Background Artist Of The Disney Renaissance
He said, “If you could see my progression over the years, it would give you hope.” Bob Stanton was an intuitive creative and had such a big heart. At work, I remember a few weeks prior, he was showing me some art he was creating for a project…
Nike “Naomi Osaka’s Multiverse” by Rudo and Psyop
Music/sound design: Puerto From the team at Rudo in Buenos Aires: “When Nike proposed us to work on this piece with three artists, we loved the idea – we were very lucky to work with Camille Brountin, Jesica Bianchi, and Soojin Chae. Client:…
Standard Chartered “Here for Good” Brand Film by Igor + Valentine
Music: Matt Stanfield “We refined, simplified, and refined again, with the hope of arriving at something that said exactly what was needed and not a bit more.” Agency: Six Toes Directors David Stanfield and Matt Smithson at Igor +…
‘The Deer King’ Delayed In Japan As Covid Cases Soar
The Deer King screened at Annecy and Fantasia International Film Festival, where it won the won the Bronze Audience Award for Best Animated Film. GKIDS is due to release it in North American theaters early next year. Japan’s Covid cases have risen…
Have Another Slice of ‘Cake’ on September 30
Cake is a handcrafted assortment of bite-sized shorts carefully curated and served up as a tasty treat for the mind. Featuring a diverse array of narratives from storytellers both new and established, featured films are equal parts thought-provoking,…
Director/Animator Renee Zhan Joins Blinkink Roster
The nomadic Texan wrote “Reneepoptosis”, the first film she made after graduating whilst on a travelling fellowship in Japan. Renee simply describes this as “a bunch of Renees who go on a quest to find God, who’s also me”.…
Don Jurwich, Hanna-Barbera And Marvel Veteran, Dies At 87
Born in L.A. on January 1, 1934, Jurwich studied at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He started out in the animation industry in the mid-1950s at Graphic Films, and soon racked up credits at Ray Patin Productions, Quartet Films, and Jay Ward…
The Cat’s Pajamas: ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Creators Celebrate Their Second Season
With respect to why they chose to use 3D/CG over 2D, Twomey said that, while they had some early conversations about 2D, CG seemed like the best way to bring a real dollhouse to life – especially in light of DreamWorks’ great facility in that…
Roland Tempelaar “Tenderly” Music Video by Matt Smithson
Engineer/mix: Chris SulitMastering: Dave Darlington Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 · Leave a Comment “The goal was to keep it abstract and non-narrative. There are undertones of feelings of leaving a place that means so much to…
Ted Mathot And Karen Disher Join Expanding Spire Animation Studios
Spire Animation Studios, the young studio founded by veteran producer Brad Lewis (Ratatouille) and entrepreneur P.J. Gunsagar, has hired more respected industry veterans to its growing creative team. Karen Disher The company is currently operating on a…
WarnerMedia Greenlights More ‘Titoo – Har Jawaab Ka Sawaal Hu’
WarnerMedia has greenlit more episodes and specials of the 2D animated comedy, Titoo – Har Jawaab Ka Sawaal Hu. The original series, produced by the India-based Cosmos-Maya animation studio for POGO – Warner’s kids’ entertainment…