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Animation Stars’ Quarantine Survival Tips!

Ramin Zahed - May 22, 2020

We have all experienced the challenges of being in shutdown over the past few months due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. So, we reached...

Animated People

Animated People: How Veronica Falconieri Hays Melds Art and Medicine

Ramin Zahed - May 8, 2020

Last month, biomedical illustrator and animator Veronica Falconieri Hays offered a special presentation during Maxon’s virtual NAB show, discussing her use of Cinema 4D...

Europe

Under the COVID Sun: Italy-Based Animator Pete List Takes on Trump in New Short

Ramin Zahed - May 6, 2020

Chances are, you are aware of the 45th POTUS' April 23 press conference in which he pondered some novel ideas about treating the novel...

Features

COVID-19 Chronicles: CMG President Ed Noeltner on Surviving an Unpredictable Animated Movie Landscape

Ramin Zahed - April 29, 2020

Beverly Hills-based Cinema Management Group has played an important role in bringing internationally produced animated features to fans around the world since it was...

Animated People

Animated People: Ivan Owen Pays Tribute to Lotte Reiniger

Ramin Zahed - April 27, 2020

Along with a bump in interest in breadmaking and TikTok dance performances, the new stay-at-home era has unleashed a lot of artistic creativity in...

Streaming

Extra Wild ETs: Justin Roiland & Mike McMahan’s ‘Solar Opposites’ Lands at Hulu

Ramin Zahed - April 27, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the May '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 300)*** Misfit aliens from space trying to adapt to life on Earth...

Streaming

‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’: HBO Max’s Wendezvous with the Wascally Wabbit

Ramin Zahed - April 27, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the May '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 300)*** A year after taking Annecy International Animated Film Festival by storm,...

Television

‘JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales’ Brings Happy, Twisted Endings to Adult Swim

Ramin Zahed - April 27, 2020

***An excerpt of this interview, edited for space, originally appeared in the May '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 300)*** JJ Villard has been making...

Streaming

Digging Apple TV+’s ‘Central Park’: A Musical Tonic for Trying Times

Ramin Zahed - April 27, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the May '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 300)*** If you are seeking respite from the dire reality around us...

Festivals & Events

SIGGRAPH Canceled, Moves to Virtual Space

Ramin Zahed - April 24, 2020

This summer’s SIGGRAPH CG confab, which was originally scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C in July is the latest event to move to...

Festivals & Events

Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola Reimagines SpongeBob for Charity Auction

Ramin Zahed - April 24, 2020

Hellboy creator Mike Mignola has delivered his one-of-a-kind take on Bikini Bottom’s beloved resident SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles and Sandy Cheeks. The...

North America

Disney and Pixar Director Rob Gibbs Passes Away at 55

Ramin Zahed - April 24, 2020

We’re saddened by the recent death of long-time Pixar and Disney director and storyboard artist Rob Gibbs at age 55. Details of his death...

Licensing

Toaster Pets CEO Talks About His Cartoon-Making Toy for Kids

Ramin Zahed - April 24, 2020

Pittsburgh-based startup company Toaster Pets recently introduced Toaster Pets Cartoon Studio, a new toon-making toy that allows kids to launch their own YouTube animation...

North America

Watch: Exclusive Clip From New ‘Duncanville’ with Judge Judy

Ramin Zahed - April 24, 2020

We have an exclusive clip from this Sundays’ (April 26) episode of FOX-TV’s popular freshman show Duncanville. The episode, which is called “Judge Annie”...

Festivals & Events

YouTube Dives into ‘Yellow Submarine’ Singalong Event

Ramin Zahed - April 24, 2020

YouTube Music is offering a singalong streaming event of The Beatles’ animated feature Yellow Submarine this Saturday (April 25). Scheduled for 9 a.m. PDT/12...

Festivals & Events

Rooster Teeth and Powerhouse Kickstart Austin’s Women in Animation Chapter

Ramin Zahed - April 24, 2020

Austin-based entertainment companies Rooster Teeth and Powerhouse Animation have joined forces alongside the Texas Film Commission to establish Austin’s first Women in Animation (WIA)...

Europe

Stuttgart Organizers Dish on the Inaugural OnlineFestival.ITFS.de

Ramin Zahed - April 22, 2020

As festivals, markets and conferences around the world are forced to cancel their physical gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, the potential of virtual events...

North America

COVID-19 Chronicles: Verité Entertainment Adjusts to New Work-From-Home Model

Ramin Zahed - April 21, 2020

Like many animation-related studios and services, L.A.-based post-production audio and creative house Verité Entertainment has had to adapt to the new COVID-19 era restrictions...

Europe