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Brad Bird: Lasseter Misconduct Not “Black and White”
In an interview with Kevin Fallon for The Daily Beast’s Oscar Talk coverage published Sunday, Incredibles 2 director Brad Bird spoke up on the...
‘Coco,’ ‘Toy Story 3’ Director Lee Unkrich Trading Pixar for Personal Life
After a quarter century serving as part of the creative core of Pixar Animation Studios, director Lee Unkrich has announced he is leaving the...
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Takes 2019 Producers Guild Award
The 30th annual Producers Guild Awards, presented by Cadillac, were held Saturday in Los Angeles, celebrating the finest producing work in film and television...
Bradley Bolke, Voice of Chumley the Walrus, Dies Age 93
Voice actor Bradley Bolke, whose most memorable roles includes Chumley the walrus in the 1960s Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales on CBS and Jangle...
GKIDS Serves Up ‘This Magnificent Cake!’ in LA March 1
GKIDS has taken a slice of distribution rights to the internationally acclaimed stop-motion mid-length feature This Magnificent Cake!, which will receive a special theatrical...
New Clips: ‘A Silent Voice’ Echoes Back in US Cinemas
ELEVEN Arts and Fathom Events are bringing Naoko Yamada’s acclaimed coming-of-age anime drama A Silent Voice back to U.S. theaters at the end of...
‘Two Minute Tales’ S2 Challenges Gender Roles and Champions Diversity
U.K.-based preschool learning and entertainment app Hopster is launching a second season of its hit animated original series Two Minute Tales in February. The...
Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri to Receive VES Lifetime Achievement Award
The Visual Effects Society has named Chris Meledandri, acclaimed Oscar-nominated producer and founder and CEO of Illumination, as the forthcoming recipient of the VES...
2018’s Animated Feature Composers Strike a Universal Chord
With the checkered flag about to be waved on the 2019 Academy Award race, the list of likelies for the Best Animated Feature category...
MPSE Announces 66th Golden Reel Award Nominees
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) today announces nominees for the 66th Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards. Nominees represent the work of the world’s...
10 Questions for Michaela Olsen, Writer/Director of ‘Under Covers’
Brooklyn-based animator Michaela Olson’s stunning stop-motion animated short Under Covers was one of the biggest discoveries at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. We caught...
An Indie Studio and Game Engines: Exploring an Open Relationship
***This article originally appeared in the February ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)***
The gaming and animation industries have been flirting with each other...
News Bytes: International Teasers, Toons Writers’ Dilemma, Pixar in Prague & More
VOID Festival Spotlights Iranian Animation
The Copenhagen animation fest (January 24-Feb. 2) will screen a program of “New Iranian Shorts” as well as playing Ashkan...
Fantawild’s ‘Boonie Bears’ Head to South Korea
Animation studio Fantawild has sealed a deal with Media to Media in South Korea to bring its popular Boonie Bears series to Korean audiences....
Shout! Dates ‘Tito and the Birds’ US Theater Flight
The strikingly artistic, internationally acclaimed Brazilian animated feature Tito and the Birds will be sharing its powerful, timely message in select theaters in several...
42nd Japan Academy Prize Animation Nominees Announced
The animated feature nominees for the 42nd Japan Academy Prize, being held in Tokyo on March 1, were announced Tuesday. The five contending films...
Andy Yeatman Joins Moonbug as Head of Americas
Global kids’ entertainment company Moonbug has brought on Andy Yeatman, formerly Netflix kids & family director, as its Head of the Americas. Yeatman will...
‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’ Sets New B.O. Record with $7M Opening
A hotly anticipated anime release went Super Saiyan on the North American box office this week. Dragon Ball Super: Broly, from Funimation Films (the...
‘Detective Pikachu’ Merchandise No Longer a Mystery
The Pokémon Company International has unveiled an extensive line of products inspired by the brand’s highly-anticipated first live-action hybrid movie POKÉMON Detective Pikachu, from...
‘Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty’ Sparkles on Nick Jan. 27
A whimsical new animated series is ready to enchant Nickelodeon viewers as Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty, created and produced by Funrise, is set to...
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