Tag: Disney
Animation Is Film Festival Announces 2021 Slate
Animation Is Film (AIF) announced today the competition line-up and other special events for its fourth edition, which takes place in-person October 22-24 and...
New Olaf Series, Shorts, Asia Launches Slated for ‘Disney+ Day’; Disney TV Sets More Halloween Fun
On Friday, November 12, The Walt Disney Company will host Disney+ Day, a global celebration that will come to life across all dimensions of...
People on the Move: Gary Marsh Exits Disney, Victoria Alonso Promoted at Marvel, Trio of WildBrain Execs & More
After 33 years in creative and leadership roles at Disney, Gary Marsh announced he will be stepping down as President and Chief Creative Officer...
Seth MacFarlane & ‘Family Guy’ Team Unveil COVID-19 Vaccination Short
Seth MacFarlane and the producers of Family Guy have created an original three-minute comedic short designed to educate, entertain and encourage the millions of...
Trailer: ‘A Spark Story’ Documentary Follows the Next Generation of Pixar Filmmakers
Disney+ and Pixar Animation Studios shared a trailer today for the upcoming feature-length documentary A Spark Story — a co-production of Pixar and Supper...
Full ‘Family Guy’ Catalog Hits FXX This Month; ‘Futurama’ Coming Soon
The full back catalog of Seth MacFarlane's nine-time Emmy-winning animated primetime comedy Family Guy will have a new home on the FXX network starting...
People on the Move: Exec Appointments at DNEG, Média-Participations, pocket.watch, ARTFX, Xencelabs
DNEG, a leading VFX and animation studio for feature film, television and multiplatform content, has appointed Kara Oropallo as Vice President, Training, Outreach and...
Licensing Awards 2021 Winners Announced
The Licensing Awards have announced their winners for 2021, revealed in a ceremony held September 14. More than 200 retail buyers formed a judging...
‘Lucas the Spider’: Spinning a Loving Web
***This article was written for the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)***
Back in November of 2017, animator Joshua Slice’s charming Lucas the...
‘Nona’ SparkShorts Director Louis Gonzales & Producer Courtney Casper Kent on Grandmas, Wrestling and Animation
Arriving only a week after the debut of Aphton Corbin's Twenty Something on Disney+, the tenth project in Pixar's Sparkshorts program, Nona is also...
Watch: Lizzo, Tiffany Haddish, Lil Nas X & Many More Join ‘Proud Family: Louder & Prouder’ Guest Stars
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder will bring high-voltage star power when the eagerly-awaited revival of the groundbreaking hit animated series, The Proud Family,...
Jez Hall to Helm Planeta Junior & Fourth Wall’s ‘Superpigs’
Leading European children's and family entertainment company Planeta Junior and emerging indie producer Fourth Wall Animation have named Jez Hall as director of their...
Disney TV Slates Toon Halloween Treats for October
Disney Channel and Disney Junior will celebrate Halloween with a spooky and fun swath of themed movies, episodes and specials premiering all October long!
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People on the Move: Exec Appointments at 9 Story, BBC, Konami, Nickelodeon, Pink Parrot, Toonz
9 Story Media Group (www.9story.com) announced the appointment of Farrell Hall to the newly created position of Chief Inclusion Officer. Working with internal and...
How Aphton Corbin Brought Her Life Experiences to the Pixar Short ‘Twenty Something’
Last Friday, Disney+ premiered the latest SparkShorts film Twenty Something, which is penned and directed by Aphton Corbin. This is the ninth project in...
Hayley Atwell Cast as Lara Croft in Netflix’s ‘Tomb Raider’ Anime Series
Netflix and Legendary Television announce Hayley Atwell (Captain America, Mission Impossible 7) as the voice of videogame adventurer Lara Croft in the upcoming anime...
2021 Creative Arts Emmys: ‘Primal,’ ‘Love, Death + Robots’ Take Top Animation Awards
The Television Academy held a trio of ceremonies to present the 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards this weekend, honoring an array of television production...
Fall Streaming Updates: First-Looks and New Trailers
The week is off to a busy start after the holiday weekend, with a flurry of new trailers and image reveals for streaming titles...
Disney Taps Cinesite to Deliver CGI for ‘Iwájú’
Cinesite has been awarded CGI animation work for the highly-anticipated series Iwájú — a Disney+ original set in a futuristic version of Lagos, Nigeria....
‘The Ghost and Molly McGee’: A Spirited Friendship
***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)***
It’s been almost 30 years since Emmy-winning writing partners Bill Motz...
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