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Funko Unveils Simpsons, Castlevania, SpongeBob Figures at Toy Fair

If you happen to be in New York for Toy Fair, which takes place Feb. 16-18 at the Jarvitz Center you’ll need to check...

Live-Action ‘Your Name’ to be Directed by Marc Webb

The big steam engine of movies based on popular animated titles is showing no signs of slowing down. Deadline just announced that Marc Webb,...

Holly Edwards Promoted to President at Skydance Animation

Deadline.com is reporting that Holly Edwards has been promoted to position of president at Skydance Animation. She will be reporting to John Lasseter, Head...

Kidscreen Awards: PBS, Nick and DreamWorks TV Win Big

SpongeBob SquarePants, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and The Dragon Prince were some of the big animated winners at this week’s Kidscreen Summit...

Nick Interested in Kurtzman’s Animated ‘Star Trek’ Show

Nickelodeon is getting ready to beam down a new animated Star Trek series. The kids’ cabler is in negotiations with Alex Kurtzman and CBS...

Reeling in the New Live-Action ‘Kim Possible’ Movie

The creative team behind Disney Channel’s new movie discuss transforming the popular toon to a live-action heroine. It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost...

TAT Prods.’ ‘Terra Willy’ Captures New Territories

French sci-fi animated movie Terra Willy has been the subject of much interest at the European Film Market this week. Directed by Eric Tosti...

‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Soars to New Heights

***This article originally appeared in the March ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 288)*** It’s been nine years since DreamWorks Animation’s epic adaptation of Cressida...

Danish Devil Doll: A.Film’s ‘Checkered Ninja’ Readies Global Attack

***This article originally appeared in the March '19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 288)*** About 15 years ago, Danish studio A.Film and popular comic Anders...

Cartoon Movie 2019: A New European Renaissance

***This article originally appeared in the March '19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 288)*** The 21st Edition of Cartoon Movie puts 66 new animated features...

Netflix to Premiere Acclaimed French Pic ‘Pachamama’ in June

Netflix will premiere writer-director Juan Antin’s (Mercano the Martian) Cesar Award-nominated animated film Pachamama in June of this year. The film, which is produced...

Animation Guild Hosts Festive Member Party at Clifton’s

One of the big social highlights of this past month was the festive, well-attended Annual Member Party thrown by the good folks at the...

Yeun and Simmons to Voice Amazon’s ‘Invincible’ Series

Amazon has announced more voice casting for its upcoming animated adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s comic-book series, Invincible. Steven Yeun and J.K. Simmons have joined...

Pearl Studio Donates $100,000 in scholarships to UCLA in Memory of Audrey Wells

Pearl Studio has gifted $100,000 in scholarships to UCLA School of Theater, Film and TV in memory of screenwriter, director and producer Audrey Wells...

LightWave 3D Introduces New Unreal Integration Tools

NewTek has announced the release of the new edition of its popular LightWave 3D graphics and animation package. The 2019 edition offers new integration...

Netflix’s CG-Animated Series ‘The Liberator’ Casts Bradley James

The Liberator, Netflix’s upcoming hybrid CG-live-action series about WW II has cast Bradley James (Merlin, Damien, Medicis) as its lead. Based on the book...

Animation Oscar Nominees React to Good News

Here are some of the reactions of today’s Oscar nominees the Animation and VFX-related categories: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman, directors, Spider-Man: Into...

Claire Finn Tapped to Lead Canada’s Lighthouse Studios

Lighthouse Studios, the joint venture formed in February 2017 by Canada’s Mercury Filmworks and Kilkenny-based animation studio Cartoon Saloon, has announced the appointment of...

Watch: ‘True and The Rainbow Kingdom’ Valentine’s Special

Guru Studio’s popular Netflix series True and the Rainbow Kingdom is returning on February 1st with a brand new Valentine’s Day special episode, titled True: Happy...

Showtime Elects Second Season of ‘Our Cartoon President’

A second season of Showtime’s animated satire Our Cartoon President has been ordered by the cabler. The 10-episode sophomore season will debut later this...
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