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Cartoon Forum: A Multitude of Ideas and Characters!

Ramin Zahed - September 15, 2022

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 323)*** European animation professionals know the summer season is officially over then...

Streaming

Happy, Shiny and Grateful!: ‘Sago Mini Friends’ Exec Producer Tone Thyne Introduces Us to Apple’s Colorful New World

Ramin Zahed - September 15, 2022

***This article was written for the November '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 324)*** This week, young viewers tuning in to Apple TV+ will discover...

Passings

Award-Winning Israeli Animator Gil Alkabetz Has Died at 64

Ramin Zahed - September 15, 2022

Award-winning Israeli-born indie animator and teacher Gil Alkabetz has died, age 64. His friends confirmed the sad news on social media earlier today (Sept....

Features

Pixar Spotlights ‘Elemental,’ ‘Elio,’ ‘Win or Lose’ & ‘Inside Out 2’ at D23

Ramin Zahed - September 10, 2022

Pixar’s CCO Pete Docter several new looks and lots of juicy details about the acclaimed Emeryville-based studio’s upcoming slate at the D23 Expo in...

Features

Disney Grants Auds Early Look at Upcoming Pic ‘Wish’ at D23

Ramin Zahed - September 10, 2022

Disney revealed new info about and a first look at Wish, its Nov. 2023 animated musical at the D23 confab on Friday. Oscar-winner Ariana...

Features

Watch: Netflix Unleashes Spooky Trailer for Selick’s ‘Wendell & Wild’

Ramin Zahed - September 6, 2022

Halloween may be a couple of months away, but Netflix has just unwrapped an eerie teaser for Oscar-nominated director Henry Selick’s stop-motion animated feature...

Festivals & Events

¡Aquí Te Encuentras! The 11th Pixelatl Festival Offers Something for Every Animation Fan & Industry Player

Ramin Zahed - September 5, 2022

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 323)*** There is no better way to kick off your animation career...

Festivals & Events

‘Arcane;’ ‘Love, Death + Robots’ Are the Big Winners at Creative Emmy Awards

Ramin Zahed - September 4, 2022

Netflix was the big animation winner at last night’s Creative Emmy Awards. The streamers acclaimed shows Arcane, and Love, Death + Robots (“Jibaro”) won...

Animated People

Portia Scott, Director of Voiceover at Coast To Coast Talent Group, Shares Her Behind-the-Mic Secrets

Ramin Zahed - September 2, 2022

Portia Scott, the director of voiceover at Coast To Coast Talent Group, is responsible for leading the division representing both adult and youth talent...

Features

Spirits of the Forest: Alê Abreu Returns to the Big Screen with ‘Perlimps’

Ramin Zahed - September 1, 2022

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 323)*** It’s been 24 years since Brazilian director Alê Abreu's first animated...

Animated People

Exec Producer Brooke Patterson Introduces Us to ‘The Great Wolf Pack’

Ramin Zahed - September 1, 2022

Great Wolf Entertainment’s charming new animated project The Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure centers on five woodland friends (Wiley Wolf, Violet Wolf,...

Animated People

Lizzie & Wendy Molyneux Sneak Peek the Lone Moose Magic of ‘The Great North’ S3

Ramin Zahed - August 31, 2022

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 323)*** The wonderfully talented and hilarious sisters Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin...

Streaming

Apple TV+ Polishes New and Returning Animated Family Slate for the Fall

Ramin Zahed - August 29, 2022

Animation is alive and faring well on Apple TV+ this fall as the streamer announces a healthy slate of new and returning shows today....

Streaming

Sci-Fi Epic ‘Pantheon’ Updates AMC+ as a Cool New Animation Destination

Ramin Zahed - August 26, 2022

***This article was written for the Sept./Oct. '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 323)*** AMC Networks dives beautifully in the animation pool this month with its...

Digital Media

Snoop Dogg Wags His New ‘Doggyland’ YouTube Venture

Ramin Zahed - August 25, 2022

We all knew it was bound to happen. Iconic hip hop star and media entrepreneur Snoop Dogg (real name Calvin Brodus) has embarked on...

Immersive

The Pink Panther Comes to Life in New Interactive Bounce Game

Ramin Zahed - August 25, 2022

How does it feel to look for a precious stolen diamond with the legendary Pink Panther and Inspector Clouseau? Players of a new interactive...

Features

‘The Amazing Maurice’ Will Paw Its Way to U.S. Theaters in January

Ramin Zahed - August 25, 2022

Terry Pratchett’s famous orange cat The Amazing Maurice has booked his official U.S. theatrical engagement. Viva Kids Distribution (Around the World in 80 Days,...

Television