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Rising Stars of Animation 2023

Animation Magazine - March 1, 2023

They’re gifted, articulate and smart and their animation careers are on fire. Yes, we are talking about this year’s brilliant Rising Stars of Animation....

Features

‘Super Mario Bros. Movie,’ ‘PAW Patrol’ Race to Earlier Release Dates

Animation Magazine - February 28, 2023

Universal Pictures is sending Illumination's eagerly awaited video game adaptation The Super Mario Bros. Movie down the pipes a little early this spring, bumping the...

Passings

Disney Legend Burny Mattinson Dies on Cusp of 70th Anniversary with Studio

Animation Magazine - February 27, 2023

Burny Mattinson, a Disney Legend who spent an unprecedented 70 years adding to the artistic and storytelling magic of Walt Disney Animation Studios, died...

PETA Offers “Beary Best” Award to Elizabeth Banks and Her ‘Cocaine Bear’ for Using CG Effects

Animation Magazine - February 24, 2023

As Elizabeth Banks’ Cocaine Bear goes head to head with Disney-Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania this weekend, the movie has already picked up...

Streaming

Warner Bros. Discovery Files Lawsuit Against Paramount Global over ‘South Park’ Licensing Dispute

Animation Magazine - February 24, 2023

The streaming wars are getting quite serious now! HBO Max’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery has filed a lawsuit against Paramount Global accusing it...

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People on the Move: Xilam Senior Promotions, DNEG Ups Denis to CD, Oni Press Execs & More

Animation Magazine - February 23, 2023

Following the departure of the subsidiary's founders Lionel Fages and Majid Loukil, Xilam Animation has upped Cécile Hergaux-Essame to the position of General Manager...

Features

Gorillaz Animated Feature Out at Netflix, Says Co-Creator

Animation Magazine - February 22, 2023

An animated feature adventure starring groundbreaking virtual band Gorillaz is not going forward at Netflix, co-creator Damon Albarn revealed in an interview with Belgian...

Features

Miyu Harmonizes with Grammy Winner Cécile McLorin Salvant & Animator Lia Bartels for ‘Ogresse’

Animation Magazine - February 22, 2023

An artistic new animated drama is in the works at French studio Miyu Productions in Ogresse, described as a "wry and irreverent fairytale" as...

Passings

In Memoriam: Manga-ka Leiji Matsumoto, Animator Will Ruzicka, Toei CEO Osamu Tezuka & Actor Jansen Panettiere

Animation Magazine - February 21, 2023

Legendary manga creator Leiji Matsumoto (né Akira Matsumoto), creator of thrilling sci-fi worlds adapted to anime, including Captain Harlock, Starzingers, Space Battleship Yamato, Star Blazers...

Festivals & Events

BAFTA Awards: Del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio,’ Apple’s ‘The Boy, The Mole’ Short & ‘Avatar 2’ Win Animation, VFX Honors

Animation Magazine - February 20, 2023

The winners of the 2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards were announced Sunday night in a ceremony hosted by Richard E. Grant and Alison Hammond...

Festivals & Events

Team Behind ‘A Calling. From the Desert. To the Sea’ Details the Making of VES Award-Winning Student Short

Animation Magazine - February 20, 2023

The 21st Visual Effects Society Awards, held last week at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA, marked a night of celebration as artists...

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Special Disney 100th Anniv. Editions of the Studio’s Favorites to Be Released in 2023

Animation Magazine - February 17, 2023

As part of Disney’s 100th anniversary celebration, the studio will be releasing a special series of steelbook re-releases of some of the most beloved...

Shorts

Oscar-Nominated Short ‘My Year of Dicks’ Heads to Hulu Friday

Animation Magazine - February 16, 2023

Academy voters and all lovers of coming-of-age comedy in adult animated short form will have a new way to check out one of the...

Festivals & Events

‘Avatar,’ ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Rings of Power’ Sweep 21st VES Awards

Animation Magazine - February 16, 2023

James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio and Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power were the...

Commercials

‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Spot Spoofs Local Ads, Complete with Hip Hop Jingle

Animation Magazine - February 14, 2023

Amid the flurry of live-action blockbuster trailers and tweetable commercials debuted during Sunday's Big Game, Universal dropped a delightfully retro-style promo for Illumination's fully-animated The...

Features

‘Puffin Rock’ Movie Takes Flight at EFM, Starring Chris O’Dowd & Amy Huberman

Animation Magazine - February 13, 2023

Cartoon Saloon and Dog Ears' new animated feature film project Puffin Rock and the New Friends, based on the Irish studios' International Emmy-nominated preschool...

Streaming

Horror Comic ‘Wytches’ Gets Animated for Prime Video

Animation Magazine - February 12, 2023

Amazon is bringing another adult-targeted comic-book adaptation to Prime Video — this time venturing into the world of the supernatural vs. the super-heroic. The...

People

Bill Damaschke in Talks to Head Warner Animation Group

Animation Magazine - February 9, 2023

Bill Damaschke, a veteran animation executive who has held top positions at DreamWorks Animation and Skydance Animation, is reportedly in final talks to become...

Features

Trailer: Oscar Isaac Leads English Voice Cast for Painted Epic ‘Legend of Destruction’

Animation Magazine - February 9, 2023

The English dub cast for Gidi Dar's still-painting animated feature Legend of Destruction has been announced, starring acclaimed actors Oscar Isaac, Evangeline Lilly, Elliot Gould...

A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life – #328 March 2023

Animation Magazine - February 8, 2023

This month, we had the great pleasure of checking in with Bradley Zweig, the talented exec producer/writer of the Nickelodeon’s new PAW Patrol spinoff...

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