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Watch: New Trailer for Jorge Gutiérrez’s Hot Netflix Show ‘Maya and the Three’

Ramin Zahed - August 24, 2021

Over the past year, the animation world has been patiently awaiting the arrival of Jorge Gutiérrez's lavish new mini-series Maya and the Three, which...

Features

Former Pixar, Disney and DreamWorks Creatives Join Spire Animation Team

Ramin Zahed - August 23, 2021

Newly formed Spire Animation Studio has tapped former creatives from Pixar, Disney, DreamWorks, Blue Sky, and Warner Animation to join its team. According to...

Television

Love Resurrection: Alyson Levy & Alissa Nutting Reveal All About Their Show ‘Teenage Euthanasia’

Ramin Zahed - August 23, 2021

***This article will appear in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)*** The fall of 2021 might be the best time for Teenage...

People

Former Nick Exec Russell Hicks to Succeed Wayne Dearing at Top Draw Animation

Ramin Zahed - August 23, 2021

International animation veteran Wayne Dearing, who is best known as the founder of Manila-based Top Draw Animation, will step down in 2022. He has...

Features

‘Paw Patrol Movie’ Unleashes a $13 million U.S. Weekend

Ramin Zahed - August 22, 2021

Paramount/Nickelodeon/Spin Master's summer movie Paw Patrol: The Movie wagged its tale to the number two spot in the U.S. box office this weekend. Directed...

Animated People

Lord of the Louds: Dave Needham Talks Us Through His Directorial Debut ‘The Loud House Movie’

Ramin Zahed - August 20, 2021

In Nickelodeon Animation's upcoming Netflix Original The Loud House Movie, put-upon only brother Lincoln Loud discovers he is the sole heir to the Scottish...

Licensing

Cyber Group Studios’ ‘Gigantosaurus’ Is a Dino-Mite Licensing Bonanza

Ramin Zahed - August 19, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the Licensing Expo Virtual issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** When French studio Cyber Group introduced its hugely successful animated...

Television

Disney Junior’s Classic Pals Move into ‘Mickey Mouse Funhouse’

Ramin Zahed - August 18, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** No, you're not imagining things. Disney is unveiling yet another new...

Festivals & Events

VR at SIGGRAPH: Reliving Moments of Truth

Ramin Zahed - August 11, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** With the SIGGRAPH confab underway August 9-13, we thought it would...

Television

Salvador Simó Walks ‘Descendants’ Down the Animation Aisle for ‘The Royal Wedding’

Ramin Zahed - August 9, 2021

Spanish director Salvador Simó stepped into the global animation spotlight with his 2018 indie biopic Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, which won...

Festivals & Events

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Meet the Computer Animation Festival Winners

Ramin Zahed - August 6, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** Best of Show Award: Migrants Directed by Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin...

Festivals & Events

Interactive Immersion: SIGGRAPH Offers a Broad Showcase of CG Achievement

Ramin Zahed - August 6, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** What better way to escape the summer doldrums than by diving...

Television

‘Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends’ Spins New Tales for Younger Fans

Ramin Zahed - August 2, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** It's never too early to introduce young kids to the world...

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‘What If…?’: Drawn to the Animated Marvel Multi-verse with Bradley and Andrews

Ramin Zahed - July 30, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** The summer of 2021 is shaping up to be a great...

Features

‘Vivo’: Sony’s Cuban Rhapsody Is Ready to Shine on Netflix (New Trailer)

Ramin Zahed - July 29, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** It’s summertime, and few can resist a whirlwind tour of Havana,...

Features

‘Cryptozoo’: Dash Shaw & Jane Samborski Embark on a Magical, Mythical Tour

Ramin Zahed - July 28, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** If you like your animated features bold, hallucinogenic and packed with...

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