Submissions Open: OIAF TAC Pitch THIS! 2024
Annual competition offers Canadian creators a unique opportunity to refine their craft and reach an audience of peers, studio executives, and potential buyers; semi-finals and finals take place during TAC, which run September 25-27.
DailyWire+ Drops New Trailer for Animated Series ‘Mr. Birchum’
The media company’s first animated comedy, created by and starring Adam Carolla, follows the titular character as he navigates life as a Junior High teacher and father with the help of multiple fantasy mentors like the ghost of his gym teacher, Coach Murphy (Jay Mohr) and childhood frozen dinner icon Burly Man (Patrick Warburton).
BFI National Lottery Short Form Animation Fund Now Open for Applications
Up to £120k per project is available for standalone short form animation projects up to 15 minutes in length.
Thai-Chinese Feature ‘Out of the Nest’ Nabs ‘Annecy Presents’ Spot at 2024 Festival
The animated film collaboration from Thailand’s T&B Media Global and Dr. Jwanwat Ahriyavraromp tells a 'heartwarming story celebrating the power of self-belief and inner strength.'
‘Inside Out 2’ and ‘Transformers One’ Directors Heading to VIEW 2024
Kelsey Mann and Josh Cooley will present their upcoming animated features in-person at the special, 25th Anniversary Edition of the conference that’s taking place October 14-19, 2024, in Turin, Italy.
Abano Producións, Letrario Team for Animated Feature ‘Mu-Ki-Ra’
The ‘Unicorn Wars’ producer and Colombian production studio have revealed their upcoming 2D animated feature co-production, set to be spotlighted at the 2024 Cannes’ Marché du Film Animation Day.
‘LEGO DREAMZzz’ Returns with ‘Night of the Never Witch’ Season 2 Episodes
Check out the trailer and images... 10 new episodes that introduce a new villain who brings chaos to the dream world will hit the LEGO YouTube Channel on May 17, with another 10 coming this September.
Rovio and Amazon Kids+ Release ‘Angry Birds Mystery Island’ Trailer
Three new hatchlings – Mia, Rosie, and Buddy – along with a foreign-exchange piglet named Hamylton get stranded on a deserted island but are thwarted by twists and turns every time they try to escape; series debuts 8 of 24 Season 1 episodes on May 21.
Sony Pictures Television, Adam and Craig Malamut Sign Overall Deal
The sibling duo, known for their work as writers, producers, and animators of the hit web series ‘Game of Zones,’ and creators of the upcoming FOX comedy ‘Universal Basic Guys,’ will focus on developing animated series across streaming, cable, and network.
Illumination Drops New ‘Despicable Me 4’ Trailer and Poster
Let the silliness begin! The first ‘Despicable Me’ film in 7 years, starring Steve Carrell and Kristen Wiig alongside franchise newcomers Will Ferrell, Sofia Vergara, Joey King, and Stephen Colbert, hits theaters July 3.
Podcast EP 252: ‘Celeste’ Art Director Pedro Medeiros & How to Become a Professional Pixel Artist
In Terry Ibele’s final Animation Industry Podcast, for now, the Brazilian artist discusses how got into game dev and how he creates from scratch a different art style for each game he works on.
Film Adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s ‘The Christmas Pig’ in the Works
First published in 2021, the book follows Jack, a boy who loses his childhood toy Dur Pig and is gifted another, called Christmas Pig, who joins him on an adventure to rescue the wayward toy.
First Dominican Animated Production ‘Capitan Avispa’ Expands Global Rollout
Directed by famed Dominican Merengue and Bachata singer Jean Gabriel Guerra, the film follows Capitán Avispa, hero of Avispatrópolis and the Honey Kingdom, as he puts to test his nobility, justice, and innocence against the evil wasp Jacques Poison.
KABOOM ANIMATION FESTIVAL - 5 – 14 April 2024 in Utrecht, Amsterdam, and Online
This year Kaboom’s theme was Welcome Home.
Podcast EP 251: Ole Tillmann - Creating the StopMo for ‘Harold Halibut’
The German game studio art director discusses his indie video game and its unique style, combining stop-motion animation with 3D scanning and CG compositing.
Animation Students Create Music Video for The River
Students at the Incubatorul de Animatie Summer School created a...
Autodesk Launches Droid Design Contest with Disney and Lucasfilm
To celebrate Star Wars Day, the tech leader has announced its May the Fourth campaign, a month-long contest for superfans to design their own droid using Maya, 3ds Max, or Fusion.
Trailer Drops for Usman Riaz’s ‘The Glassworker’
Set to compete in Annecy’s Contrechamp and screen at the Cannes Film Market, the hand-drawn 2D Pakistani feature follows the relationship of a father and son in the face of war.
Watch: Studio AKA's ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ Animated Garraka Sequence
The animation, created with innovative 2D and 3D techniques, portrays realistic textures mimicking rock surfaces and cracks as if carved from real stone while revealing the movie’s formidable antagonist’s origins.
‘Wittgenstein’s Poker’ Kickstarter Launched
Starring Richard E. Grant, Brian Cox, and Karl Markovics, the animated short brings to life the ‘Cambridge Poker Incident,’ the notorious dispute between philosophers Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper.
Digital, Blu-ray Release Dates Announced for ‘The Boy and the Heron’
Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning animated feature will be available to rent and purchase digitally in 4K Ultra HD on Prime Video and Apple TV starting June 25, while physical copies to hit stores July 9.
Weigel Broadcasting Launches ‘MeTV Toons’ Network
In collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery, the new national TV network will feature classic animated cartoon franchises, including ‘Bugs Bunny,’ ‘Daffy Duck,’ ‘Scooby Doo’ and ‘Tom & Jerry;’ coming in June 2024.
Prime Video Reveals ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ Premiere Date
Feast your eyes, as Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz and Edward Norton reprise their ‘Sausage Party’ roles in the outrageous animated comedy series from Annapurna Television, Sony Pictures Television, and Amazon MGM Studios that hits the streamer July 11.
Disney+ Drops ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Empire’ Clip
The 2nd installment of the ‘Tales’ series journeys into the Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths set during different eras; debuts May 4 - ‘Star Wars Day.’
Nickelodeon Drops ‘The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish’ Trailer
Coming to Nickelodeon on May 20, the all-new series features the return of the Emmy Award-winning original series’ lovable Wanda and Cosmos, a recently retired fairy couple, and introduces their new neighbor, 10-year-old Hazel.
