Animation Magazine

2150 POSTS0 COMMENTS

Features

Blue Water Seeks Animation Partners for Documentary Feature ‘Kohola’

Animation Magazine - June 13, 2022

Sundance alum filmmaker Greg Reitman (Fuel, Rooted in Peace) of Blue Water Entertainment is looking to collaborate with a state-of-the-art animation company for his...

Features

News Bytes: ‘Spider-Verse’ Villain Unveiled, UAE Bans ‘Lightyear’, VIEW Conference Speakers & More

Animation Magazine - June 13, 2022

Annecy Festival attendees were today treated to a first look at The Spot, a new villain in Sony Pictures Animation's two-part sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,...

Festivals & Events

First Look: Netflix Animation Spotlights Upcoming Shows at Annecy

Animation Magazine - June 13, 2022

***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321)*** Among the many studios from around the world gathering in France...

Europe

Miyu, Modern Magic Team for YA Fantasy ‘The Long Night’

Animation Magazine - June 13, 2022

Miyu Productions (France) is joining forces with Modern Magic — the new Los Angeles animation studio set up by Oscar-winning writer-director-producer Rodney Rothman (Spider-Man:...

Features

Dougal Wilson Tapped to Direct Third ‘Paddington’ Movie

Animation Magazine - June 13, 2022

The darling, duffle-coated bear created by Michael Bond is returning to the big screen for more live-action/animation hybrid adventures with the Brown family! The...

Festivals & Events

Netflix Geeked Week Animation Showcase: ‘Entergalactic,’ ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunner,’ New ‘Dragon Prince,’ Junji Ito & So Much More!

Animation Magazine - June 8, 2022

Building on this morning's announcement that Netflix was teaming up with Ghost Corps for a brand-new Ghostbusters animated series, the streamer's Geeked Week Anination Showcase has...

Europe

Disney to Bypass Theatrical Release Windows for ‘Strange World’ in France

Animation Magazine - June 8, 2022

The tension between studios and cinema operators accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to send aftershocks through the industry. Having set an emergency...

Digital Media

News Bytes: The Music of ‘Arcane,’ ‘Lady Nikuko’ on Disc, WIA ACE Candidates & More

Animation Magazine - June 7, 2022

When it came time to record the season-finale song of the multi-Annie-winning animated series Arcane, composer Alexander Seaver and show co-creator Christian Linke wanted...

Streaming

‘The Midnight Gospel’ Will Not Return for S2 on Netflix

Animation Magazine - June 5, 2022

Pendleton Ward and Duncan Trussell's cand-colored, inter-dimensional existentialist trip has come to an end: Netflix has cancelled adult animated series The Midnight Gospel, despite largely...

Features

How Digital Domain Built and Destroyed Two Universes for ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’

Animation Magazine - June 3, 2022

In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Marvel Studios pushes the boundaries of reality – and then keeps going. With broken universes, environments wrapped...

Festivals & Events

Licensing Expo 2022 Wraps, License This! Winners Announced

Animation Magazine - June 3, 2022

Last week’s Licensing Expo, organized in partnership with industry trade association Licensing International, drew thousands of attendees from the world’s most reputable retailers and licensees. The...

North America

HBO Max & CN Set a Rocking June Starring ‘Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed’

Animation Magazine - June 3, 2022

Lights, Camera, Action! Mo Willems' Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience takes center stage Thursday, June 30 on Cartoonito on HBO Max. Based on Willems’ New York...

Anime

Trailer: ‘NADIA: The Secret of Blue Water’ Flows to Home Release

Animation Magazine - June 2, 2022

Fans have a new release for a landmark animated series to look foreward to this summer, as NADIA: The Secret of Blue Water - The...

Animated People

Exclusive: Roi Fabito Details the Flavorful World of ‘The Guava Juice Show’

Animation Magazine - June 1, 2022

This summer just got a little sweeter with the news that YouTube Kids & Family toon The Guava Juice Show is set to blast off...

Europe

Pixar’s Mary Coleman Joins Locksmith Animation as CCO

Animation Magazine - June 1, 2022

Former Pixar creative development head Mary Coleman has been named Chief Creative Officer of London-based Locksmith Animation (Ron’s Gone Wrong). Locksmith CEO Natalie Fischer...

Features

Sylvain Chomet’s ‘The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol’ Gets Rolling with Sony Pictures Classics

Animation Magazine - May 25, 2022

Reported from the Cannes Film Festival & Market, Sony Pictures Classics has picked up multiple territory rights to The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol, the...

Features

Samuel L. Jackson to Voice Iconic Tabby’s Daddy in ‘Garfield’ Movie

Animation Magazine - May 24, 2022

Hollywood legend Samuel L. Jackson is adding another animated cat to his credits list: Having wrapped up his recordings for the feline samurai Jimbo...

North America

Leslie Jones Starring in New WB Adult Comedy

Animation Magazine - May 24, 2022

Emmy-nominated Saturday Night Live performer and writer Leslie Jones (Our Flag Means Death, Ghostbusters 2016) is reportedly starring in and executive producing a new adult...

Features

SC Films Snags ‘Girl in the Clouds’ Sales Rights

Animation Magazine - May 18, 2022

U.K.-based SC Films International has acquired world sales rights (excluding France and Belgium) to the animated feature Girl in the Clouds. The $15 million...

Features

Tubi Snags Three Exclusive Movies from ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Studio Bento Box

Animation Magazine - May 17, 2022

In Monday's Upfronts, Fox announced that its ad-supported streamer Tubi is getting a trio of exclusive animated movies from its Bento Box Entertainment studio...

1...757677...108 Page 76 of 108