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 acquired for …

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 (1976) and THE …

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 Junior. …

‘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 better service to clients. Developed by …

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 textures for …

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 entirely hand drawn on …

‘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 all the …

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 …

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 …