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Corus Ent. Sells Toon Boom Animation to Integrated Media Company for $147.5 Million

Animation Magazine - July 14, 2023

Canadian mass media company Corus Entertainment has sold its Montreal-based animation software subsidiary Toon Boom Animation to New York-based private equity firm Integrated Media...

Passings

Jimmy Weldon, Voice of Yakky Doodle, Dies Age 99

Animation Magazine - July 11, 2023

Ventriloquist, radio/TV host and actor Jimmy Weldon, creator of the popular mid-century puppet character Webster Webfoot and the original voice of Hanna-Barbera's perennially imperiled...

Animated People

Book Excerpt: On Storytelling, Transformation and the Power of Narrative

Animation Magazine - July 4, 2023

By Dominick Domingo The following is an excerpt from Dominick Domingo’s new book Language of the Soul: How Story Became the Means by Which We...

Features

Watch: Netflix Releases New Featurette on the Making of Acclaimed Shapeshifter Movie, ‘Nimona’

Animation Magazine - June 30, 2023

Nimona, Netflix’s acclaimed new movie about a rebellious, shapeshifting antihero and a gay knight has already won the hearts of numerous critics around the...

Features

Critics: ‘Ruby Gillman’ Is a Colorful, Sweet and Fun Family-Pleaser

Animation Magazine - June 29, 2023

The next contender entering the the summer animation box office ring is ready to dive in, as Universal Pictures unleashes the new DreamWorks Animation...

People

Motion Picture Academy Invites 37 Members to Shorts & Animation Branch

Animation Magazine - June 28, 2023

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued its list of new member invitees, including dozens of talented filmmakers across animated short...

Television

‘Infinity Train’ Creator Tapped for ‘Among Us’ Animated Series

Animation Magazine - June 27, 2023

Nothing sus here: CBS Studios is reportedly developing viral hit game Among Us into an animated series through its CBS Eye Animation Productions division, producing...

Streaming

Nickelodeon Kids’ & Pre-K Toons Scrapped from Paramount+

Animation Magazine - June 27, 2023

The latest streaming platform content purge, this time unfolding across Paramount+'s catalog of brands, continues this week with some more quiet removals. After announcing...

Features

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Swings Ahead of ‘Elemental’ in Weekend BO Race

Animation Magazine - June 26, 2023

Sony regained its footing at the top of the domestic box-office charts this weekend, as the critically acclaimed sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse caught a...

Features

The Best Animated Movies of the 21st Century (So Far): A Very Subjective List!

Animation Magazine - June 25, 2023

Some of our favorite animation superstars and critics pick their favorite features of the past 23 years. Selecting the best movies of a year, a...

Features

Weekend Animated Box-Office Battle: It’s Sony’s ‘Spider-Verse’ versus Pixar’s ‘Elemental’

Animation Magazine - June 23, 2023

Two animated movies will be fighting for the top box office spot on this final weekend of June. Disney/Pixar’s Elemental and Sony Picture Animation’s blockbuster...

Festivals & Events

AMPAS Elects a New Board of Governors

Animation Magazine - June 22, 2023

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has a new Board of Governors. announced its newly elected Board of Governors. The governors will...

Features

Disney’s ‘Wish’ Is Expected to Have Longer Theatrical Release Window

Animation Magazine - June 22, 2023

Disney’s holiday 2023 feature Wish is expected to have a longer theatrical release window, according to Disney CCO Jennifer Lee, who presented the movie...

Festivals & Events

Academy Will Require Longer Theatrical Runs for Best Picture Oscar Eligibility

Animation Magazine - June 21, 2023

The Board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has approved a major change in eligibility rules for Best Picture beginning with...

Market Showcase

Ottawa-based Studio Mercury Filmworks Celebrates 25 Years of Artistry and Animation Craftsmanship

Animation Magazine - June 21, 2023

It’s been 25 years since veteran animation producer Clint Eland founded the acclaimed studio Mercury Filmworks in Canada. The studio, which was born during...

Streaming

‘Secret Invasion’s’ A.I.-Generated Opening Credits Create Controversy

Animation Magazine - June 21, 2023

The opening credits of Marvel’s new series Secret Invasion has been the subject of some controversy on social media today after director Ali Selim...

Streaming

Dan Stevens Replaces Justin Roiland as Voice of Korvo in ‘Solar Opposites’

Animation Magazine - June 20, 2023

There’s a new Korvo in town. British actor Dan Stevens has taken over the role of the grouchy alien in Hulu’s adult animated series...

Streaming

Rewarded.TV to Stream Five Seasons of Konami’s ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ Series

Animation Magazine - June 19, 2023

The Yi-Go-Oh! cards are shuffling their way to the Web3 streaming service Rewarded.TV, according to Deadline. Five seasons of Konami’s show will be available...

Festivals & Events

Watch: Woman in Animation Summit at Annecy Spotlights Diversity and New Opportunities and Challenges

Animation Magazine - June 19, 2023

The seventh annual WIA World Summit at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival proved to be a resounding success last week. The day-long symposium...

Shorts

E.D. Films Plants ‘Three Trees,’ a New Animated Short Directed in Real Time

Animation Magazine - June 19, 2023

Award-winning animation studio E.D. Films today announces its next project, Three Trees, a short film built and directed in real time within Unreal Engine. Using...

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