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“Generation” Short Film by Riccardo Fusetti
London director/editor Riccardo Fusetti describes his newest personal short film Generation (a visceral mix of live-action, rotoscoping, stock footage, and AI) as “A brief journey through the human experience as seen by the eyes of an Artificial…
Leah Nelson to Helm Alzheimer’s Themed Animated Film ‘Tangles’
UTA Independent Film Group and CAA are co-repping domestic rights. “When we founded Monarch Media two years ago, it was exactly with this kind of project in mind,” Patel said. “To be able to address a topic that’s so personal to…
Takashi Miike To Oversee ‘Onimusha’ Anime Series Adaptation At Netflix
Series details: At last weekend’s Tudum fan event, Netflix unveiled a new anime based on Capcom’s Onimusha horror video game series. Animation studio Sublimation will produce the series, with Shinya Sugai (Dragon’s Dogma) directing.…
Illumination Enlists Artist-Executive Mike Moon To Launch Adult Animation Label Moonlight
Illumination is teaming with veteran artist and former Netflix head of adult animation Mike Moon to launch Moonlight, a new adult animation label of its own. Details of the appointment: Moonlight is being set up under the Illumination umbrella and will…
Giant Ant Announces Animated Feature Based on “Tangles” Graphic Novel
Posted on Friday, September 23, 2022 LYLAS Pictures was founded by filmmaker Lauren Miller Rogen and producer and manager Jen Ray to tell female-driven stories. Their credits include Focus Features’ For A Good Time, Call… and Netflix’s…
Warner Bros. Discovery Shoot Themselves in the Foot and Act Like Everything’s Fine
So is animation a root cause or merely collatoral damage? I’d say it’s a mixture of both seeing as animation is expensive to produce but also tends to deliver greater long-term value; emphasis on the tends to. One could argue that both Warner…
Native American Animation Lab now Accepting Applications
The 2022 Native American Animation Lab accepts applications from Native Americans who have a film, script, comic book, or visual materials they can develop and pitch as an animation series or feature film. The application deadlines are: early…
Lil Nas X is “Star Walkin’” in Music Video for League of Legends Worlds 2022
Set in San Francisco (the location of the finals), the film features a track by Lil Nas X with references to the game’s top players, including Fnatic’s Humanoid and T1 mid-laner Faker. Posted on Friday, September 23, 2022 Music: Lil Nas…
DreamWorks and Sony Pictures Animation Executive Jennifer Kuo Baxter Dies at 62
She first joined the entertainment industry in the legal affairs group at Columbia Pictures (now Sony Pictures Entertainment) in the fall of 1986, in support of production and distribution of feature films and motion pictures. Throughout her career of…
Giant Ant To Adapt Graphic Novel ‘Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s’ As Animated Feature
Film details: Sarah Leavitt’s graphic novel Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mother and Me, is being adapted as an animated feature from Monarch Media, Point Grey Pictures, Lylas Pictures, and Giant Ant. Giant Ant’s Leah Nelson…
Anthropomorphized Fonts Grow A Garden In Nata Metlukh’s ‘Regular’
Throughout the film, the rules of physics shift, creating a playful atmosphere that pays off several times with enjoyable sight gags. Sometimes shots are cut in half with the same action represented out of sync in each part, other times objects interact…
Not To Scale signs Taiwanese Animation Artist Cheng-Hsu Chung
His playful style takes us on a unique journey through vibrant color and human connections with a strong focus on storytelling, all through his quirky and very original lens. His short films focus on using surreal images and character performances…
Animated Holiday Special ‘Reindeer in Here’ Coming to CBS
The special is produced by CBS’ Eye Animation Productions and CBS Studios’ animation arm. Erb and Oremland serve as executive producers and writers. Jonathan Koch, Sander Schwartz, and Reed executive producer. Animation production is by…
Gusto “Sleepy Planet” Brand Film by Giant Ant
Posted on Monday, September 19, 2022 Music/Sound Design: PlaydateVO Artist: Matt Ellis From the team at Giant Ant in Vancouver: “The first of two spots with our newest, bestest pals at Gusto. The brief was to show how teams of all sizes use…
Wes Cockx Explores Material You With Google Design
Wes Cockx: “Material You introduced to the world the idea of an adaptive OS, which enabled people to bring more of their personality and identity onto Google experiences through colors. Client: Google DesignDirector of Google Design Outreach:…
Despite Layoffs, Warner’s ‘Bye Bye Bunny’ Is Still ‘Very Much Alive’ At Studio
While the reports of layoffs are accurate, we are happy to report that the project hasn’t been cancelled. A Warner Bros. Animation executive, speaking on background to Cartoon Brew, says that the project is, in fact, “very much alive.”…
Award-Winning Independent Animator Gil Alkabetz Dies at 65
In addition to his best-known films, 2005’s Morir de Amor, which won awards at numerous international festivals, and Rubicon (1997), which screened in competition at Cannes, Alkabetz’s animated shorts include Swamp (1992 – Special Jury…
David Harbour and Orlando Bloom Board ‘Gran Turismo’ Feature
Cybersecurity specialist by day, investigative journalist by night. The film pays homage to the best-selling racing game and is based on the true story of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills translated directly into real…
40 Years After Its Release, Frank Zappa’s ‘Valley Girl’ Gets A ‘Totally Bitchin’ Animated Video
Fuentes added, “Zappa’s work is really interesting and I think the uniqueness of his work finds in animation a good pair… However, during the whole video my heart was scared being my first time in the director’s chair. A really…
Arnaud Bresson and The Mill Explore How to be “Popular” With M.I.A.
Working with deep fake specialist French Faker, Division director Arnaud Bresson and The Mill layer live-action, CG, Flame work, and motion design into a reasonably disturbing music video for British rapper M.I.A and her latest single…
Netflix Lays Off 30 Support Staff As Animation Restructure Continues
In May, shortly after a disastrous Q1 earnings call which saw the streamer’s stock value plummet, Netflix laid off 70 contractors working in animation, although sources inside the company confirmed to Cartoon Brew that those 70 were not full-time…
