Tag: Disney
Disney Junior Premieres Two Originals in August
"Jump into Wow" this summer with the premieres of two new series on Disney Junior — Marvel's Spidey and his Amazing Friends and Mickey...
Anime Expo to Sneak Peek ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Anthology Series
Anime Expo announced that Lucasfilm will bring a galaxy far, far away to Anime Expo Lite this July with Star Wars: Visions - Sneak...
GKIDS Acquires NorAm Rights to Studio Chizu’s ‘Belle’
GKIDS has acquired all North American distribution rights for Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda's highly anticipated new animated feature, Belle, from Japan's Studio Chizu —...
Simon Otto to Make Feature Directorial Debut on Locksmith’s ‘That Christmas’
Simon Otto, the VES Award-winning Head of Character Animation, story artist, character designer and director best known for the How to Train Your Dragon...
Stuff We Love: Little Rays of Sunshine for Your June Shopping List
Raya and the Last Dragon
Ushering in a new era of heroic Disney Princesses, the studio's latest original fantasy-adventure is questing to disc with a...
Trailer: ‘Monsters at Work’ Moves Up Premiere to July 7 on Disney+
Disney+ announced its highly anticipated animated original series Monsters at Work will now begin streaming July 7, with new episodes dropping every Wednesday. Additionally,...
Annecy: Triggerfish Wins MIFA Industry Award
The Annecy International Animation Festival (kicking off Monday, June 14) has announced studio Triggerfish as the recipient of the 2021 Mifa Industry Award. The...
Antony Bluff Named Exec Producer at Cinesite London
Cinesite London has welcomed Antony Bluff to its leadership team, as Executive Producer. In his new role, Bluff will partner with the London production...
Emmy Watch 2021: A Good Year to Watch Toons
***An abridged version of this interview originally appeared in the June-July '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 311)***
Just in time for the 2021 Emmy...
Eddie Gamarra Assumes New Lit Optioning Role for Nickelodeon & Awesomeness
Nickelodeon's Eddie Gamarra has been appointed to a newly created position of Vice President, Literary Affairs, Nickelodeon and Awesomeness. Formerly Vice President of Studio...
Locksmith’s Debut ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Boots Up with Trailer, Cast Reveal
Disney's 20th Century Studios has uploaded the official trailer and downloaded the cast details for robot buddy comedy Ron's Gone Wrong -- the first...
OTTera Teams with Fantawild to Bring Chinese Animation Hits to Multiple Territories
White label OTT service OTTera has signed a deal with leading Chinese animation company Fantawild Animation, to partner on linear channel and VOD distribution...
Issa Rae Joins ‘Spider-Verse’ Sequel Cast
Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress, writer & producer Issa Rae (Insecure, Black Lady Sketch Show, The Hate U Give, Little) has been cast as...
The Center for Learning Unlimited Graduates 1st Class of Neurodiverse Animators, Launches Brainstorm Prod.
The Center for Learning Unlimited, a non-public, WASC accredited day school in Torrance, California, made two major announcements Thursday. On June 15, the inaugural...
Trailer: Enter the Virtual Dreamland of Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Belle’
Paris-based film sales agency Charades and anime maestro Mamoru Hosoda's Studio Chizu (Japan) have released the full international trailer for Belle, the director's latest...
Longtime Disney Animator Phil Young Has Died at Age 79
We're sorry to hear of the passing of longtime Disney animator Phil (Pillip) Young from cancer in early May at 79.
Young began his Disney...
Hungarian Animation Legend Marcell Jankovics Dies Age 79
Acclaimed animation director/writer/designer and illustrator Marcell Jankovics died early Saturday, May 29, in his lifelong hometown of Budapest, according to Daily News Hungary. The...
Lisa Hanawalt Gives Us a Bird’s-Eye View of ‘Tuca & Bertie’ S2
Fans of Lisa Hanawalt's acclaimed animated series Tuca & Bertie were delighted when Adult Swim picked up the show after it was inexplicably dropped...
Annecy Unveils Studio Spotlights, Demos, MIFA Partner Conferences
More details of the inspirational, innovating and enlightening programming awaiting attendees of this year's hybrid Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market (June 14-19)...
Jim Henson Co. Promotes Chris Lytton to President & COO
The Jim Henson Company has promoted Chris Lytton to the role of President and COO effective immediately. The announcement was made today by Lisa...
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