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Watch: Disney+ Unleashes Trailer and Images for New ‘X-Men ’97’

Ramin Zahed - February 15, 2024

Everyone's favorite Mutants are back and better than ever. Disney+ today released a new trailer and some exciting new images from its upcoming X-Men...

Technology

Apple is Working on a New AI Animation Tool Called Keyframer

Ramin Zahed - February 14, 2024

Apple has unveiled a new prototype generative AI animation tool called Keyframer which enables users to add motion to 2D images simply by describing...

Animated People

Annie-Nominated DreamWorks Animator Prashanth Cavale Shares His Globetrotting Creative Journey

Ramin Zahed - February 9, 2024

Many animation lovers and future members of the industry have a memory in common: The moment of emotion, the specific movement of an animated...

Shorts

Director Ross Stringer Shells Out the Secrets of his BAFTA-Nominated Short ‘Crab Day’

Ramin Zahed - February 7, 2024

Ross Stringer’s BAFTA-nominated short Crab Day centers on a young boy who is forced to kill a crab as part of a fishing community’s...

People

Industry Veteran Rob Davies Joins Vancouver’s Slap Happy Cartoons as Partner

Ramin Zahed - February 7, 2024

Animation industry veteran Rob Davies has joined Vancouver, Canada-based Slap Happy Cartoons as a partner along with studio founders Greg Sullivan, Kathy Antonsen and...

Features

Surprise: Disney’s ‘Moana’ Sequel to Set Sail in Theaters This November

Ramin Zahed - February 7, 2024

The Walt Disney Company Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger announced today that Moana 2, Disney Animation’s new feature-length sequel to 2016’s Oscar-nominated film, will be released in...

Anime

Toei Animation’s Ambitious New CG Feature ‘Hypergalactic’ to Blast Off at EFM

Ramin Zahed - February 6, 2024

Japan’s Toei Animation will launch its new animated feature Hypergalactic, which boasts story and characters co-created by noted artist Naoto Oshima (Sonic the Hedgehog)...

Animated People

‘El Americano’ Producer Gerry Cardoso Talks About His New Indie Movie ‘The Language of Birds’

Ramin Zahed - February 5, 2024

Animation producer Gerry Cardoso is best known for the 2016 animated feature El Americano, with Edward James Olmos, Phil Roman and director Ricardo Arnaiz....

Television

‘Rock Paper Scissors’ Creators Kyle Stegina & Josh Lehrman Discuss Their Competition-Fueled Nickelodeon Comedy

Ramin Zahed - February 5, 2024

Three familiar inanimate objects get fresh, animated lives in Rock Paper Scissors — the new Nickelodeon series created by Robot Chicken alums Kyle Stegina and Josh Lehrman. The show, which...

Television

‘Grimsburg’ Showrunner Chadd Gindin Clues Us in on FOX’s Defective Detective

Ramin Zahed - February 4, 2024

FOX’s popular Sunday night Animation Domination lineup gets a welcome addition this month, when the detective noir spoof Grimsburg settles into the regular 9:30...

Animated People

‘Our Uniform’ Director Yegane Moghaddam Discusses the Inventive Fabric of Her Oscar-Nominated Short

Ramin Zahed - February 2, 2024

Yegane Moghaddam’s innovative and subtle Our Uniform is the first Iranian animated short to be nominated for an Academy Award. An Iranian girl recalls...

Television

‘Lyla in the Loop’ Creator and Head Writer Introduce Us to PBS Kids’ New Problem-Solver Star

Ramin Zahed - February 2, 2024

Young PBS viewers will get to meet a clever and resourceful seven-year-old heroine this month in a new 2D-animated show called Lyla in the...

Passings

Oscar-winning ‘Pinocchio’ Co-Director Mark Gustafson Dies of a Heart Attack at 64

Ramin Zahed - February 2, 2024

The animation community is reeling from the news of the passing of Oscar-winning director Mark Gustafson of a heart attack on Thursday. The much-loved...

Streaming

‘Welcome Home, Franklin’: A Peanuts Trailblazer Gets His Own Special

Ramin Zahed - February 1, 2024

In 1968, a Los Angeles school teacher named Harriet Glickman wrote to Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, only a few days after the assassination...

Awards

‘Bug Diner,’ ‘Edith and the Tall Child’ Win Top Animation Prizes at Sundance and Slamdance Festivals

Ramin Zahed - January 26, 2024

Phoebe Jane Hart’s charming stop-motion short Bug Diner was the Winner of the Top Short Jury Award for Animation at this year’s just-wrapped Sundance...

Features

Mattel, ShadowMachine, Jennifer Lopez and Anthony Ramos Are Working on New ‘Bob the Builder’ Movie

Ramin Zahed - January 25, 2024

“Can they film it? Yes, they can!” Mattel Films, ShadowMachine, Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions and Anthony Ramos are working on a new animated feature...

Awards

Animation and VFX Nominees for the 96th Academy Awards Are Announced

Ramin Zahed - January 23, 2024

This morning, the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced at 5:30 in 24 categories. Here are this year’s animation and VFX nominees: Best...

Animated People

How Director Chris Jenkins Made Every Meowment Count in His New Sundance Movie, ‘10 Lives’

Ramin Zahed - January 18, 2024

It’s unusual for an animated movie to make its debut at Park City, Utah’s celebrated Sundance Festival. However, veteran animation director Chris Jenkin’s latest...

Awards

Animation Nominees for the Producers Guild of America Awards Are Revealed

Ramin Zahed - January 13, 2024

The nominations for the 2024 Producers Guild of America were announced on Friday, with five of the top animated features of the year making...

Streaming

Federation Kids & Family Embarks on TAT’s ‘Pil’s Adventures’

Ramin Zahed - January 12, 2024

Children’s content distributor Federation Kids & Family (part of Federation Studios) will handle worldwide sales of French producer and animation studio TAT Productions’ new...

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