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Festivals & Events

Former Annecy Director Serge Bromberg Faces Prison Term for Involvement in Film Reel Fire

Animation Magazine - November 25, 2022

Former artistic director of Annecy Intl. Animation Festival Serge Bromberg is facing a four-year sentence (three of them suspended) for involuntary manslaughter. The well-respected...

Features

Disney’s ‘Strange World’ Underperforms During Thanksgiving Weekend (Sunday Update)

Animation Magazine - November 25, 2022

Family audiences haven’t been too eager to visit Disney’s Strange World this holiday weekend so far. According to industry trades, the sci-fi fantasy only...

Features

Watch: DreamWorks Introduces New “Moonchild” Logo Opener

Animation Magazine - November 25, 2022

DreamWorks Animation is introducing an all new 32-second logo sequence that will first be seen on the upcoming feature film Puss in Boots: The Last...

Features

Coming Soon! 20 Movies to Track in 2023

Animation Magazine - November 23, 2022

***This feature originally appeared in the December '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 325)*** Interest in animated feature projects continues to grow, so it’s never...

Features

Early Critics Categorize Disney’s ‘Strange World’ as Familiar Territory

Animation Magazine - November 21, 2022

Just in time for the big Thanksgiving weekend, Disney is releasing its 61st animated feature in theaters. Audiences have been curious about director Don...

People

Bob Iger Returns to the Disney Table, Tagging Out Bob Chapek as CEO

Animation Magazine - November 21, 2022

Bob Iger has come out of retirement after less than a year to retake the reins of The Walt Disney Company. Iger is relieving...

Anime

Tom and Jerry Get a Kawaii Makeover for New Made-in-Japan Series

Animation Magazine - November 16, 2022

Two of toondom's most beloved characters are embarking on a very different type of neku and nezumi game in the first-ever Tom and Jerry anime. Announced...

Anime

‘Suzume’ Opens as Shinkai’s Strongest Title Yet at Japan BO

Animation Magazine - November 15, 2022

Makoto Shinkai's newest animated feature Suzume is opening the doors to another global hit, if the Japanese box office opening is any measure. Having opened...

Features

New ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ Trailer Promises a Cattastic Comeback

Animation Magazine - November 15, 2022

Universal has let a third official trailer for DreamWorks Animation's Puss in Boots: The Last Wish out of the bag, and this new spot really ramps...

A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life – #325 December 2022

Animation Magazine - November 11, 2022

This month, we spend an eventful day with the amazing Alissa Nutting, author (Made for Love) and co-creator of Adult Swim’s hilarious series Teenage...

Features

Oscar-Winning Director Brandon Oldenburg Adapting ‘The Cat Who Lived with Anne Frank’

Animation Magazine - November 11, 2022

Brandon Oldenburg, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning director of animated shorts The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, Taking Flight and The Scarecrow, will make his feature...

Features

Nickelodeon/Paramount Date New ‘SpongeBob,’ ‘Avatar’ Movies for 2025

Animation Magazine - November 10, 2022

Are ya ready, kids? Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount Animation have set theatrical release dates for the big screen return of the Bikini Bottom game...

Festivals & Events

‘Marcel the Shell’, ‘Apollo 10 1/2’, ‘Eternal Spring’ Officially Animated Enough for the Oscars

Animation Magazine - November 10, 2022

The Best Animated Feature Oscar race will certainly have a broad pool of techniques represented this year! Having reviewed background materials provided by the filmmakers,...

Features

Studio Ghibli Teases Mystery Lucasfilm Collab

Animation Magazine - November 10, 2022

Japan's iconic animation house Studio Ghibli appears to be teaming up with powerhouse American studio Lucasfilm (part of the Disney family), as hinted at...

Features

Casting News: Daniel Kaluuya Joins ‘Spider-Verse,’ Brett Goldstein & Bowen Yang Board ‘Garfield’

Animation Magazine - November 8, 2022

Another web slinger has joined the cast of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Sony Pictures Animation's highly-anticipated sequel to Oscar-, Golden Globe-, BAFTA- and Annie-winning...

Passings

Disney Legend Alice Davis, Costumer for Classic Rides, Dies Age 93

Animation Magazine - November 6, 2022

Alice Davis, a costume designer who dressed some of Disney Parks' most recognizable animatronics, died Thursday, November 3 at age 93. The news was...

Features

Viva Kids Adds TAT’s ‘Argonuts’ to Animation Menagerie

Animation Magazine - November 4, 2022

Viva Kids has picked up U.S. distribution rights to Argonuts, the latest CG-animated feature from Toulouse, France-based TAT Productions. Titled Pattie et la colère de Poséidon in...

Features

Indie Sales Launches ‘Richard the Stork 2’ at AFM with Flock of Pre-Sales

Animation Magazine - November 3, 2022

The new animated feature Richard the Stork 2 is ready to leave the nest at the American Film Market, with global distributor Indie Sales unveiling...

Animated People

Animating with a Smile! The Happy Producers are on a mission to make well-being the talk of Toon Town

Animation Magazine - November 1, 2022

Viriginie Lavallée & Louis-Philippe Vermette The animation industry is known for creating fun and innovative content while implementing new state-of-the-art technologies. Our productions make worldwide...