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A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life: Travis Willingham

Animation Magazine - November 4, 2024

Travis Willingham, one of the brilliant writers and voices (the goliath barbarian, Grog Strongjaw) behind Prime Video’s hugely successful show The Legend of Vox...

Shorts

Aardman Celebrates ‘Over the Garden Wall’ 10th Anniversary with Stop-Mo Short for Cartoon Network

Animation Magazine - November 3, 2024

It's hard to believe a decade has passed since Patrick McHale's animated essence of Fall, Over the Garden Wall, first graced television screens. Based on...

Features

‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Hatches 100% on Rotten Tomatoes from Early Reviews

Animation Magazine - November 1, 2024

Aardman's latest stop-motion marvel is proving a cracking success with critics, with early reviews earning Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl a perfect 100%...

Features

French-Cambodian Indie ‘The Khmer Smile’ Launches Kickstarter to Finish Production

Animation Magazine - November 1, 2024

Independent animated feature The Khmer Smile (Le Sourire Khmer), which began work in 2019 before production was stymied by the COVID-19 pandemic, has launched a...

Features

Michel Gondry’s Animated Movie ‘Maya, Give Me a Title’ Is Picked Up by Indie Sales

Animation Magazine - October 31, 2024

Academy Award-winning French filmmaker Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be Kind Rewind, The Green Hornet) is venturing into longform animation with...

Archives Animation Magazine – #345 December 2024

Animation Magazine - October 31, 2024

Shrek director Vicky Jenson returns to the land of animated fairy tales with Skydance/Netflix’s new movie Spellbound. Director Naoko Yamada expands on the meaning and inspirations behind her acclaimed new movie, The...

Television

‘The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror Intro by ‘Maya and the Three’ Creator Jorge Gutierrez to Create Mucho Miedo

Animation Magazine - October 31, 2024

This Sunday, November 3, the annual The Simpsons Halloween event rises from the grave once more in "Treehouse of Horror XXXV." This year's anthology of...

People

The Voiceover Gallery Launches Kids’ Talent Agency

Animation Magazine - October 31, 2024

Audio production company The Voiceover Gallery today announces the launch of its kids’ division, The Voiceover Gallery Kids (TVG Kids). TVG Kids will spotlight young talent...

People

Animation Guild Continues AMPTP Negotiations, More Bargaining Dates Scheduled

Animation Magazine - October 30, 2024

On October 28 and 29, members of the The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) Negotiations Committee met with the Alliance of Motion Picture and...

Features

Netflix and Universal Renew Animated Features Deal

Animation Magazine - October 29, 2024

Netflix has renewed its deal to carry Universal Pictures' raft of animated feature hits, which includes releases from powerhouse studios DreamWorks Animation (Shrek, Kung...

Features

‘Wings of Freedom’ Animated Feature Signs Evan Longoria & Nicholas Galitzine to Voice Star

Animation Magazine - October 28, 2024

StudioCanal's upcoming animated feature Wings of Freedom, which pits some bird brains against a global artificial intelligence menace, is soaring to the American Film Market...

Awards

Oscar Watch: The Long List of the 2024 Animated Short Award Contenders

Animation Magazine - October 25, 2024

Figuring out the very long list of many shorts that will qualify to land on the shortlist for the Best Animated Short Film Academy Award each...

Awards

Awards Updates: Chris Meledandri Honored by PGA, ‘Moana 2’ Crew in CCA AAPI Celebration, Disney Submits Two Songs from Sequel to Oscars

Animation Magazine - October 24, 2024

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that Chris Meledandri, Founder & CEO of Illumination, will be honored with the 2025 David O....

Television

Three Companies Make Offers to Buy Financially Troubled French Studio, TeamTO

Animation Magazine - October 23, 2024

Three offers are on the table to buy Paris-based CG animation studio TeamTO, which declared insolvency las month. TransPerfect, Hildegarde and Gabriel Finance have...

Technology

Epic Launches “Fab” Unified Content Market

Animation Magazine - October 22, 2024

Epic Games, the creators of Unreal Engine, today launched Fab — unified content marketplace bringing together the Unreal Engine Marketplace, Sketchfab Store and Quixel...

Netflix Shuts Down AAA Video Game Studio Before First Release

Animation Magazine - October 22, 2024

Netflix has reportedly closed its AAA video game studio in Southern California, one of several smaller outfits added to its corporate catalog in recent...

Television

New Entertainment Franchise Co. Victura Media Launches at MIPCOM

Animation Magazine - October 21, 2024

Victura Media, a new entertainment franchise company based in the U.K. and Canada, is launching at MIPCOM 2024 with a slate of IP that...

People

‘Invincible’ Studio Skybound Animation Taps Disney Alum Alex Teslik as VP of Production Tech & Post

Animation Magazine - October 21, 2024

Skybound Animation, a division of Skybound Entertainment and studio behind Prime Video's adult animated series Invincible, 100% “Certified Fresh” by Rotten Tomatoes, today announced...

Television