For Second Year In A Row, Netflix Wins Critics Choice Award For Animated Feature With ‘Pinocchio’
Last year, Disney’s Encanto was the animated darling of much of the awards circuit, but it wasn’t the first choice of the Critics Choice Awards, which opted for Sony Pictures Animation’s The Mitchells vs. The Machines, which was…
Twitter Users Pick Their Favorite Animated Features That Aren’t Big-Budget American Films
Other picks included Tale of Tales and Alice: — Lovey Dovey Cassy🐻💕 (@cassyhoneybee) January 11, 2023 — Lucas (@realPhoenixFire) January 10, 2023 Way too many to name, but SON OF THE WHITE MARE (1981), ALLEGRO NON TROPPO…
Disney TV Renews ‘Firebuds,’ ‘SuperKitties’ and ‘Pupstruction’
Source: Disney Branded Television Following a team of young first responders and their talking vehicle sidekicks, Firebuds premiered in September 2022. According to the studio, since launch, the series has ranked #1 with Kids and Girls 2-5 on Disney…
‘Deducers’ Training Program for Producers Launches
Industry veteran Rebecca Olson and professor/lecturer Dr. Kacey Warren have announced the launch of Deducers, a professional training program with an interactive format designed to expand producers’ skills at leading their teams and providing…
Totally Nailing the Look for TotallyMoney
Agency: St. Luke’s Posted on Friday, January 13, 2023 “The 3D renders and corresponding paint-overs were then taken to Nuke, where a machine learning tool was used to interpolate between the hand-painted frames, creating a different set of…
Diptyque “DO SON” Brand Film by Werlen Meyer
Building on a track by English musician/producer James Blake, directors Gwenn Germain and Valentin Adiba at French animation studio Werlen Meyer build a hand-drawn fantasy world for the luxury brand Diptyque. Client: Diptyque “This film is…
‘Velma’ Celebrates ‘Scooby-Doo’ with an Adult Spin on a Classic Cartoon Character
“It all stemmed from Mindy coming to me saying that she wanted to do something animated,” explains Grady, who is also a co-creator and showrunner with Kaling. “She said she’d always identified with Velma, the character who does…
The Oscar Shortlist Interviews: How Each Film Founds Its Visual Style
Elizabeth Hobbs (The Debutante) I wanted to make a stop-motion film in a documentary style that felt slightly off the cuff and captured. Typically, when you show someone the reality of what happens to animals in cosmetic testing labs, instinctively they…
A Viral Animated Short Has Thousands Convinced That Babies Are Being Genetically Modified And Birthed In Factories
It could be argued that the claims in the video should be enough to convince viewers that the technology shown is not real. It could also be argued Al-Ghaili could have helped avoid some confusion if he had included a disclaimer stating as much when he…
JVG Drop Bounce Case Spot for Casetify
Client: Casetify Agency: Rapt. Department “This product is actually tested with 134 consecutive drops from multiple angles and heights to ensure the phone is protected in every single way, so that’s what we needed to showcase in a…
First Poster Revealed for ‘Agent Elvis’ Animated Series
Priscilla Presley and John Eddie will serve as co-creators and executive producers on the series, with Jerry Schilling acting as consultant. Mike Arnold (Archer) is showrunner, writer, and executive producer, while Fletcher Moules acts as…
Giant Ant Takes Off on a “Bunny Run” for Nike
The Giant Ant crew joins Nike to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a taste of animated fun and fantasy in this wide-eyed story featuring Chinese sprinting star Su Bingtian. Client: Nike Posted on Sunday, January 8, 2023 Agency: W+K Shanghai…
Why HBO Max Removed Hundreds Of Classic Looney Tunes Films From Its Service
On December 31, HBO Max removed over 250 Looney Tunes theatrical shorts from its service, cutting in half the number of classic Warner Bros. shorts available on the service. Are the films coming back? Per a report in Variety that quoted an insider with…
Chris Williams Is Developing Two New Features At Netflix, Including A ‘Sea Beast’ Sequel
The Sea Beast director Chris Williams signed an overall deal with Netflix in late 2022, and is now developing two feature projects for the streaming service. I felt so supported throughout the making of Sea Beast, even though it was a massively ambitious…
YouTube Originals Drops ‘Jam Van’ Trailer
Source: YouTube Originals Kids & Family Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network. From Believe Entertainment Group (Dear Basketball), composer/producer Bill Sherman (Hamilton, In the Heights, Sesame Street), and animation studio…
Make Explores “Procedural Light” in New Short Film
Director Danny Robashkin at Make in Minneapolis: “Procedural Light is an in-depth exploration of the sculptural quality of light, in the materials that generate, capture or reflect light and the unique gestures they create. Music: Isaac…
Superprod Dreams Big with Angoulême Studio Expansion
He continues, “That’s the great thing about building a company the way you want to shape it. You have great colleagues who are your friends, and you can do great stuff together and have fun doing it.” Fajner adds, “This way, we…
Sava Zivkovic and Hydra Studios Launch Solium Infernum for League of Geeks
Director/animator Sava Zivkovic, whose talents for sci-fi storytelling we’ve followed for a while, walks Stash fans thru the creation of his launch trailer for the political strategy game Solium Infernum. Posted on Wednesday, January 4, 2023…
Are DCU Stars Fleeing to the Safety of the MCU?
Do you think these rumors have merit? We hope James Gunn and Peter Safran’s grand plans are worth it! Cybersecurity specialist by day, investigative journalist by night. The future of the new DCU may still be cloudy, but we know…
Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Shorts, ‘Metropolis,’ ‘The Jazz Singer’ Headline 2023 Public Domain Arrivals
Musical compositions now free to use include some familiar standards such as “The Best Things in Life Are Free” from the musical Good News; Irving Berlin’s “Puttin’ on the Ritz”; and jazz classic “Ice Cream (I…
‘ARK: The Animated Series’ Gets First Trailer With Star-Studded Voice Cast
Video Game developer Studio Wildcard has dropped a trailer for ARK: The Animated Series, which will be released on a soon-to-be-announced platform sometime this year. [embedded content] Synopsis: The animated series is an adaptation of the hit video…