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Features

‘Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ First Look Wows Annecy; Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh Named EPs

Animation Magazine - June 11, 2024

The prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival was host to another warmly received first-look reveal today, as Warner Bros. Animation and New Line Cinema...

Technology

All Aboard: Toon Boom’s Storyboard Pro 24 & Harmony 24 Are Ready to Embark on 2D/3D Productions

Animation Magazine - June 11, 2024

Toon Boom Animation officially announced the highly anticipated release of Storyboard Pro 24 and Harmony 24 during the opening day of the 2024 International...

Features

‘Abominable’ Director Jill Culton Joins Jon M. Chu at the Helm of ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’ Animated Feature

Animation Magazine - June 10, 2024

Jill Culton, an animation features veteran who has worked with DreamWorks Animation, Sony Pictures Animation, Industrial Light & Magic and Pixar Animation Studios, has...

Features

Annecy: Paramount Animation Announces 5 New Movies in Development

Animation Magazine - June 10, 2024

Paramount Animation kicked off the Annecy Festival with a bang, announcing five new feature film projects in development with top bill talent. Ramsey Naito,...

People

Rezolution Pictures Taps Industry Veteran Delna Bhesania to Launch Animation Division

Animation Magazine - June 7, 2024

Animation veteran Delna Bhesania has joined Montreal-based Rezolution Pictures as head of its newly launched animation division. The news was announced today by Rezolution...

People

WIA Announces Stories X Women Teams, EXCELerator Candidates

Animation Magazine - June 7, 2024

Today, WIA (Women in Animation | womeninanimation.org) announced the five delegates selected for the 2024 cohort for Stories x Women, a program aimed at increasing...

Television

Canada’s Corus Entertainment Announces 2024/25 Slate

Animation Magazine - June 5, 2024

Today, Corus Entertainment announced its 2024/25 lineup of premium specialty programming, spotlighting new and returning scripted series, reality and factual titles, and kids' and...

Features

Oscar-Winning Chilean Studio Punkrobot Teases First Feature ‘Brave Cat’

Animation Magazine - June 5, 2024

Santiago-based animation studio Punkrobot is ready to pounce on the theatrical feature film market, debuting the teaser for its first-ever full-length movie, Brave Cat. The...

Festivals & Events

Cartoon Forum Selects 75 TV Projects for 2024 Event in Toulouse

Animation Magazine - June 5, 2024

The lineup of projects to be pitched at Cartoon Forum 2024 has been announced, comprising 75 animated TV series or specials. The confab will be...

Television

BLKFAM Gasses Up Whoopi Goldberg’s ‘Poof!’ as First Animated Original

Animation Magazine - June 4, 2024

Ad-supported streamer BLKFAM, billed as "the first and only Black-owned, Black-focused family streaming platform," will launch its first original animated series with Poof!, a 2D...

Festivals & Events

KEPYR Launches 8th Annual Kindred Spirits Campaign with Matt Groening, Dave Johnson & More

Animation Magazine - June 3, 2024

Commencing on June 1 and continuing all month long, Kids Entertainment Professionals for Young Refugees (KEPYR), the award-winning children's media charity, will host its...

Features

‘Spider-Verse’ Studio SPA Plans NBA Collab Movie ‘Goat’ for 2026

Animation Magazine - May 30, 2024

Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and the smash-hit Hotel Transylvania film series, has announced an animated feature collaboration with...

Streaming

‘Bad Friends’ Podcast Gets Toon Treatment with Hulu

Animation Magazine - May 29, 2024

Another popular podcast is heading down the animated series development pipeline, as Hulu has landed a deal to develop Bad Friends, from comedians and...

Home Entertainment

Anime Ltd. Brings ‘Macross Plus’ Ultimate Edition to U.S. thru Crunchyroll Store

Animation Magazine - May 28, 2024

Anime Limited, licensee of BigWest Co., Ltd., in partnership with Crunchyroll, announced plans for the release of the Macross Plus Ultimate Edition, bringing this...

Toons & Pop-Culture Titans Collide in WB Games’ ‘MultiVersus’

Animation Magazine - May 28, 2024

Warner Bros. Games today announced that MultiVersus, the free-to-play platform fighter videogame, has officially launched on PlayStation 5 (PS5) and PlayStation 4 consoles, Xbox Series...

Anime

MyAnimeList, Animoca Brands Japan, San FranTokyo Partner for ‘Anime Foundation’

Animation Magazine - May 28, 2024

Animoca Brands, Animoca Brands Japan, San FranTokyo and MyAnimeList announced today that they are launch partners of Anime Foundation, a community-owned cultural protocol for...

Features

‘The Garfield Movie’ Purrs Its Way to No. 2 with a $31.1 Million Long-Weekend B.O.

Animation Magazine - May 27, 2024

The famous tubby tabby had a great long weekend at the U.S. box office with an estimated $31.1 million during its first four days...

Passings

Disney Legend, ‘Mary Poppins’ Composer-Lyricist Richard Sherman Dies at 95

Animation Magazine - May 25, 2024

Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman, half of the Oscar-winning songwriting team of the Sherman Brothers (with his late brother, Disney Legend Robert B. Sherman),...

Festivals & Events