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Dave Green to Direct New Warner Bros. Wile E. Coyote Pic

Warner Bros. has picked Dave Green to direct Wile E. Coyote’s upcoming live-action/CG hybrid feature. The movie, which is titled Coyote vs. Acme, will...

TV Tokyo to Launch New Animation Co. in China

Japanese broadcaster TV Tokyo has announced plans to launch a new animation company in China in February, per Nikkei Asian Review. The new studio...

Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Primal’ Sinks Teeth into Oscar Race

***This interview, updated Dec. 11, originally ran in the November ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 294)*** Animation enthusiasts and critics alike have been buzzing...

Golden Globes Animation Nominees React (Updating)

The filmmakers behind this year’s Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film nominees chime in on being included this select list chosen by the...

HFPA Reveals Conventional List of Golden Globe Animation Noms

The Hollywood Foreign Press came up with a more conventional list of nominees in the Best Animated Feature category this morning. Surprisingly enough, the...

Industry Watchers Predict a Rough Week for ‘Playmobil’

With an opening that was delayed several times this year, Playmobil: The Movie finally begins its run in U.S. theaters this weekend. The CG-animated...

Moonbug Kids Channel Launches on Apple TV

Children’s entertainment company Moonbug is now available to customers in the U.K., U.S., Canada and Australia, through Apple TV channels on the Apple TV...

Hopster Renews Two-Minute Tales

The educational and entertainment digital platform Hopster has commissioned a third series of its original animated series, Two-Minute Tales which will premiere next year....

Van Eaton Galleries Hosts Rare Disneyland Auction This Weekend

Van Eaton Galleries will host the largest Disneyland and Walt Disney World auction -  “A History of Disneyland & Walt Disney World” this weekend...

Eleven Arts to Bring ‘Wonderland’ to North America

Keiichi Hara’a latest animated feature The Wonderland will be get a theatrical release in the U.S. and Canada beginning January 31st, thanks to indie...

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Discusses Her Powerful Short ‘Sitara: Let Girls Dream’

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s animated short Sitara: Let Girls Dream tackles one of the most important issues facing young girls in many countries around the world:...

Wonder Media Launches Teen Suicide Prevention Series

Leading education technology (EdTech) animation studio Wonder Media has started production on a new project titled My Life Is Worthy Living: Prevent Teen Suicide....

‘Ne Zha’: Creating China’s Charming Demon Boy

***This article originally ran in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** In a year full of the usual animated sequels — talking...

Laughing with Daffy and Porky Again in ‘The Curse of the Monkey Bird’

***This article originally ran in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** When animation writer and director Peter Browngardt was in junior high,...

Tackling Tough Material Delicately: ‘Mind My Mind’ & ‘The Opposites Game’

***This article originally ran in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** It’s no secret that the booming animated short format has allowed...

Forever Young: ‘Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum’ Recasts Historical Figures as Kids

***This article originally ran in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** If you have young kids in your family or have visited...

Chiodo Brothers and Netflix to Deliver ‘Alien Xmas’ Holiday Special

Stop-motion artists Charles, Stephen and Edward Chiodo are working on a new half-hour holiday special titled Alien Xmas which will premiere on Netflix in...

Amazon Renews Acclaimed Animated Show ‘Undone’ for Second Season

Amazon can’t get enough of Kate Purdy. The streamer has renewed Purdy’s acclaimed rotoscope-animated series Undone for a second season and signed an overall...

Aardman Hatches Holiday Special ‘Robin Robin’ for Netflix

Bristol-based stop-motion animation studio Aardman Studios is working on its first project for Netflix— a new 30-minute special title Robin Robin, which will debut...

‘Klaus’: Santa Begins — in Glorious 2D!

***This article written for the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** Nine years ago, veteran animator Sergio Pablos had a great idea: The...
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