Tag: Disney
VES Honors Rob Legato with Creative Excellence Award
The Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, named acclaimed visual effects supervisor, second unit director and director of photography Robert...
Passion Pics Taps David Park to Head Long-Form Production Expansion
Passion Pictures has hired Pixar veteran David Park as Head of Production for Long Form Animation, tasked with spearheading a dynamic expansion of Passion’s...
‘Avatar’ Reclaims Global BO Record; ‘Raya’ Leads Domestic Weekend
James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi epic Avatar has won its all-time global box office crown back from Avengers: Endgame, thanks to a hearty re-release in...
‘Pencilmation’ Creator Ross Bollinger Sharpens His Next Big Toon ‘Gil Next Door’
Those who’ve been following YouTube’s wild world of animation are familiar with Ross Bollinger and his hugely popular 2D animated series and channel Pencilmation....
Roller Derby Graphic Novel Adaptation ‘Slam!’ Skates to HBO Max
WarnerMedia’s Rooster Teeth Studios announced development on a new animated series for HBO Max: Slam!, based on the critically-acclaimed BOOM! Studios graphic novels created...
‘Raya’ Starts with a Slow Roll in $26.2M Global Debut
Disney's new warrior heroine has a tough fight on her hands, as Raya and the Last Dragon got a somewhat lukewarm welcome at the...
Trailer: ‘Super Sema’ Brings an African Super-Girl to YouTube Kids
YouTube Originals has released the official trailer for Super Sema, voiced by Academy Award-winning actress and author Lupita Nyong’o. The brand new animated series...
Forever Young: Director Zach Parrish Talks About His New Disney Short ‘Us Again’
If you have the chance to see Disney’s new release Raya and the Dragon in a theater this month, you will also get a...
Global TV & Streaming News Bytes
Portfolio Entertainment’s Distribution Division has secured a new round of global sales for its action-packed animated series Hero Elementary: Discovery Kids Latin America has...
‘Soul’ and ‘Wolfwalkers’ Dominate 48th Annie Awards Nominations
This morning, ASIFA-Hollywood announced the nominations for its 48th Annual Annie Awards, recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation across 36 categories.
“What...
News Bytes: ‘South ParQ’ Special,’ ‘Proud Family’ First Look, Sony’s Hybrid Fantasy and More
South Park is gearing up for a second coronavirus-inspired special. The irreverent toon is serving up an hour-long South ParQ The Vaccination Special on...
Disney+ Acquires All Five Seasons of ZAG/ON’s ‘Miraculous’
Disney+ has picked up all five season of ZAG and ON Kids & Family’s popular show Miraculous — Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir...
eOne Greenlights African Pre-K Superhero ‘Kiya’ to Save the Day
Entertainment One (eOne), Hasbro’s entertainment studio, has greenlit a new series for preschoolers set to launch in multiple markets globally in 2023: Kiya (52...
Steamroller, Pop Willy Partner on ‘Master’ with Exec Producer Peter Ramsey
The animation artists of Central Florida's Steamroller Studios have acquired the IP for a forthcoming feature film from Jamaal Bradley's Pop Willy Productions, with...
William Joyce Helming ‘Great Gatsby’ Adaptation from DNEG Feature Animation
Having entered the public domain at the turn of 2021, F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby will be getting the animated feature treatment...
YouTube Originals Sets Global Slate as Part of $100M Kids’ Content Commitment
YouTube Originals today announced the premiere of a new animated series, Super Sema” the pick-ups of eight new shows including Book Tube Jr., The...
Watch: AFI Movie Club Celebrates Honoree ‘Soul’ with Tina Fey & Pete Docter
AFI Awards celebrates Disney-Pixar's Soul today (Sunday, Feb. 21) with brand-new content featuring actress Tina Fey and director Pete Docter. Fey accepts the AFI...
Zoic Expands Vancouver Studio with Trio of Hires
Emmy Award-winning visual effects company Zoic Studios is expanding its Vancouver studio, bringing on Craig Wentworth as VFX Supervisor, Patricia Binga as Animation Supervisor...
‘Butterfly Academy’ Series Takes Wing with Pink Parrot
Montreal/Madrid-based international sales and distribution company Pink Parrot Media (PPM) has secured the acquisition of the new spin-off animated series based on Carpediem’s IP...
Lion Forge Animation Adds Creative Execs to Growing Studio
David Steward II’s Lion Forge Animation studio (Academy Award-winning Hair Love) is expanding its global creative, executive and production teams, announcing the addition of...
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