Tag: The Simpsons
‘Simpsons’ Producer Al Jean Tackles Apu Issue
Addressing the growing controversies surrounding what many see as the stereotypical character of The Simpsons’ Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu, show runner Al Jean took to...
Daily News Bytes: ‘Simpsons’ Snubs Apu Doc, ‘The Meg’ Trailer’s Got Bite, Animating ‘Moss’ VR & More
’The Simpsons’ to ‘The Problem with Apu’: Drop Dead
Comedian Hari Kondabolu’s insightful documentary on the representation of marginalized groups in media The Problem with...
Daily News Bytes: GLAS Grants Open, Anim’est Call for Entries, Facebook VR Gets an Avatar Makeover & More
Applications Open for GLAS Animation Grant Program
Launched at the 3rd GLAS Animation Festival, the program will fund independent animators living and able to work...
‘Craig of the Creek’: Kids Gone Wild!
***This article originally appeared in the April 2018 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 279)***
Animation writers Matt Burnett and Ben Levin both have fond childhood...
Annecy Announces 2018 TV & Commissioned Selections
Following the announcements of the short film competition selections, organizers of the Annecy International Festival of Animated Film have revealed that 23 TV projects...
FMX Adds ‘Jim Button,’ ‘The Rain’ and More to 2018 Lineup
The 2018 FMX conference continues to build its well-rounded programming slate, with visual effects presentations on German fantasy flick Jim Button and Luke the...
Animated People: Olan Rogers Blasts Off into ‘Final Space’
This week, we catch up with YouTube star and indie filmmaker Olan Rogers, who created the original TBS/Conan O’Brien/Conaco animated series Final Space along...
China Lion & HB Wink Team with Cinesite for David Silverman’s ‘Extinct’
China Lion Film and HB Wink Animation have given the greenlight to their first CG animated family feature, Extinct, being directed by David Silverman...
Daily News Bytes: ‘The Simpsons’ Meets ‘Reservoir Dogs,’ ‘Moss’ Q&A, NFB Progresses to Gender Parity & More
GDC Speaker Q&A: Polyarc’s Brendan Walker Discusse the Intersection of Art and Engineering in ‘Moss’
The recently released VR game is one of many intriguing...
Animated People: Dave Filoni, EP & Supervising Director, ‘Star Wars Rebels’
Dave Filoni has been a staple of the extended Star Wars animated universe since 2008. Writer Cameron Koller checked in with the executive producer...
TV Sales Bytes: Toons on the Move!
9 Story Distribution International licensed its new animated series Luo Bao Bei (52 x 11’) to ABC KIDS in Australia, which has picked up...
Nick Kids’ Choice Awards: 8 Animated Features, 6 TV Toons Nominated
Nickelodeon has announced the nominees who will vie for the coveted orange blimps at the 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards, with eight animated features and...
Stoner Streamer 420TV Launches with Toons on Deck
On Thursday at 4:20 p.m. PT (appropriately), the world gets its first dose of 420TV -- a new VOD channel dedicated to all things...
Fox Orders Kevin Hart Toon Pilot ‘Lil Kev’
Fox TV network has picked up an animated series pilot inspired by the comedy stylings of comic, actor and producer Kevin Hart, titled Lil...
Katie Krentz Signs On to Build CBS Animation Pipeline
Industry vet Katie Krentz has inked an overall deal with CBS Television Studios to lead the outlet in developing a strong animation slate, Variety...
Building the Happy, Shiny World of ‘Trolls: The Beat Goes On’
Fans who couldn’t get enough of the colorful adventures of Poppy, Branch and the other memorable characters of DreamWorks’ 2016 movie Trolls are in...
James L. Brooks to Receive Writers Guild 2018 Laurel Award
Screenwriter, director and producer James L. Brooks -- who has crafted iconic feature films Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News and As Good as It...
Dentsu, DreamWorks Bringing Medicom’s Be@rbrick to Screens
Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and NBCUniversal's DreamWorks Animation Television have inked an agreement to produce and develop a new animated television project inspired by...
2018 Writers Guild Awards: TV, New Media Nominees
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new...
Writers Guild to Honor Animation Writer Len Wein
Late comic book co-creator of Marvel’s Wolverine and DC’s Swamp Thing and animation writer Len Wein will receive the Writers Guild of America West’s...
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