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Animated People

David H. Brooks Takes Us Behind the Scenes of His Spooktacular ‘Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats’ Special

Ramin Zahed - October 3, 2023

We may be a few weeks away from Halloween, but the fun new stop-motion special Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats has already begun...

Streaming

DreamWorks’ NoLo Horror Series ‘Fright Krewe’ Lets the Spooky Times Roll!

Ramin Zahed - October 2, 2023

Just in time for Halloween, Hulu and Peacock are serving up a perfect show for viewers who like their animation spiked with some blood-red,...

Animated People

Fika Ent.’s Principals Talk about their New Real-Time ‘Teletubbies’ Series and the Shift in the Animation & VFX Business

Ramin Zahed - October 2, 2023

Brisbane-based studio Fika Entertainment has produced over 260 hours of animated digital-first content, which includes Teletubbies Let’s Go! and two digital first series for...

Television

Nickelodeon Picks Up Season 15 of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’

Ramin Zahed - September 29, 2023

Nothing can stop that yellow, absorbent and super-optimistic sponge! Nickelodeon announced today that it has greenlit the season 15 pickup of its number-one animated...

Streaming

Prime Video Checks into Vivienne Medrano’s ‘Hazbin Hotel’ for Two Seasons

Ramin Zahed - September 28, 2023

Prime Video announced today that it has greenlit a two-season order of the new adult animated musical comedy series Hazbin Hotel from Vivienne Medrano, A24...

People

Oscar-Nominated ‘Moana’ Producer Osnat Shurer Joins Baobab as co-CCO

Ramin Zahed - September 27, 2023

Oscar-nominated Moana producer Osnat Shurer has joined the team at acclaimed Baobab Studios as Co-Chief Creative Officer alongside CCO Eric Darnell (Madagascar). Shurer brings...

Festivals & Events

‘Miserable Miracle’ and ‘When Adam Changes’ Win Top Prizes at Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival

Ramin Zahed - September 23, 2023

Ryo Orikasa's Miserable Miracle was the winner of the Grand Prize for Short Animation and director Joel Vaudreuil's Adam change lentement (When Adam Changes)...

Animated People

True Colors: Director Alex Ross Introduces Us to His ‘Social Chameleon’

Ramin Zahed - September 22, 2023

A chameleon learns to live by his own rules and be true to his own colors in writer-director’s Alex Ross’s charming new short The...

Streaming

Sharing the Love: Matthew A. Cherry Opens Up About His New Max Series ‘Young Love’

Ramin Zahed - September 22, 2023

In 2019, Matthew A. Cherry’s Oscar-winning animated short Hair Love offered a beautiful snapshot of a Black father learning to fix his young daughter’s...

Festivals & Events

OIAF: Panel Discusses How to Thrive During Downturns in the Animation Business

Ramin Zahed - September 21, 2023

How do you say resilient and productive during a tough period in the animation industry? That was the timely topic of a panel discussion...

Festivals & Events

Studio Ghibli to Become Subsidiary of Japan’s Nippon TV

Ramin Zahed - September 21, 2023

Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli is set to become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network both companies have announced. In a joint statement both companies...

Festivals & Events

Experts Discuss What Content Creators Need to Know About Kids Viewing Habits Today

Ramin Zahed - September 20, 2023

An insightful look at the changing viewing habits of young audiences and how the interact with animated content was part of the opening day...

Animated People

Animation Hitmaker Keith Chapman Discusses the State of the Biz and His New Series ‘Jonny Jetboy’

Ramin Zahed - September 20, 2023

Among the hot new shows premiering at the MIPCOM market this fall is Jonny Jetboy, an original animated children’s action series, created by kids' entertainment icon Keith...

Home Entertainment

Criterion to Serve Up 4K Digital Edition of ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ in Dec.

Ramin Zahed - September 20, 2023

The good folks at Criterion home video will be carving up a 4K digital master of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio on Dec. 12, just...

Animated People

Exclusive Clip: Michel Gagné Crafts an Epic Fox Tale in ‘The Saga of Rex’

Ramin Zahed - September 18, 2023

Acclaimed Canadian animator Michel Gagné has been working on his solo feature effort The Saga of Rex since 2017. Gagné, whose recent credits include...

Director Ethan Barrett Discusses His Poignant Short About Fatherhood, ‘Rosemary A.D.’

Ramin Zahed - September 15, 2023

In Ethan Barrett’s effective and emotional animated short Rosemary A.D. (After Dad), a father wonders if his daughter would be better off without him...

Television

Cyber Group Studios’ ‘Erica & Trevor vs. Spooky Monsters’ Unleashes Fun Frights at Cartoon Forum

Ramin Zahed - September 14, 2023

Strange things are happening in Sycamore Dale! Fluorescent tentacles are crawling through sewers, werewolves are spotted on rollerblades, and a giant rat has been...

Television

Funny Farm: Millimages Introduces ‘Camp Farmcreek’ at Cartoon Forum

Ramin Zahed - September 12, 2023

Indie French studio Millimages, which is best known for popular shows such as Molang, Mouk and Pirata & Capitano, is one of many global...

Schools

The Gobelins Grads Behind ‘The Search for the Human’ Discusses Their Prize-Winning Short

Ramin Zahed - September 12, 2023

Paris-based school Gobelins often ranks among the top animation programs worldwide. The graduation films made by the students often dazzle the audiences at Annecy...

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