Baboon Animation and GoKidGo Team Up on ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ Podcast
New project will acquaint preschoolers with the cuddly bear and his old pals and new ones from the Hundred Acre Wood, coming later this year.
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‘Princess Power’: Where ‘Princess’ is a Verb, not a Noun
Showrunner and Executive Producer Elise Allen discusses her new preschool series and its core messages of inclusivity, diversity, community, teamwork, and friendship; based on the New York Times Bestselling book series ‘Princesses Wear Pants’ by ‘Today’ anchor Savannah Guthrie and Allison Oppenheim, the show is now streaming on Netflix.
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Animated Characters: The Art of Babbitt – Part 2
Animator, director, character designer, teacher, and writer Nancy Beiman shares Part 2 of her extensive, 2-part, 1979 interview with famed animator Art Babbitt, whom she met as a 21-year-old Cal Arts student after visiting Richard Williams’ L.A. studio on a dare.
The Massive Creative Fellowship Behind ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’
For 2 years, Production Designer Ramsey Avery and his team never slept, generating 38,000 pieces of concept art – illustrations, digital models, videos, sketches, and paintings – to support 9,500 VFX shots produced by 20 vendors and their 1,500 artists on Prime Video’s hugely ambitious Middle-earth saga.
Guillermo Del Toro to Helm ‘The Buried Giant’ Animated Adaptation
The dark storyteller shares new stop-motion project; will co-write and direct new film based on Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro's novel about a memory challenged elderly British couple on a quest to find their long-lost son.
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Apple TV+ Drops ‘Pinecone & Pony’ Clip
Season 2 of the GLAAD Award-nominated series from DreamWorks Animation and First Generation Films debuts globally today.
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Exclusive: Netflix Shares ‘Princess Power’ Featurette
Drew Barrymore and authors Savannah Guthrie and Allison Oppenheimer reflect on their new animated preschool series’ core messages of inclusivity, diversity, community, teamwork, and friendship; the show is now streaming on Netflix.
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VFX is the ‘Thing’ for Tom Turnbull on Tim Burton’s ‘Wednesday’
The visual effects supervisor discusses creating the show’s iconic, disembodied hand, along with the demonic Hyde creature and spooky Nevermore Academy, on Netflix’s hit supernatural coming-of-age comedy, recently renewed for Season 2.
Bix Pix Brings Great ‘Form’ to Apple TV+’s ‘Shape Island’ Kids’ Series
The Emmy and Annie Award-winning animation studio behind 'Tumble Leaf' helps creators Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen embrace the charm and limitation of stop-motion on their ‘Shapes’ book trilogy adaptation; the show, now streaming, follows Serious Square, Intrepid Circle, and Tricky Triangle’s silly adventures as the trio searches for answers and builds on their friendship.
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Film Adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s ‘Hunter's Run’ in Development
Exile Content Studio secures film rights to the sci-fi novel, which follows Latino lead Ramón Espejo, a day laborer on a distant planet on the run for his survival.
Stephen Colbert Boards ‘The Chronicles of Amber’ Series Adaptation
The late-night host will serve as executive producer for the show, based on prolific sci-fi and fantasy author Roger Zelazny's 10 book series about a royal family with the ability to travel through different dimensions of reality, who rule over the one true world: Amber.
Gutsy Animation’s ‘Moominvalley’ Nabs Season 4 Greenlight
The award-winning animated series centers on a whimsical coming-of-age story inspired by the importance of sustainability and caring for the environment.
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Apple TV+ Drops ‘Shape Island’ Trailer
The stop-motion animated series teaches kids that people and friendships take many different shapes; based on the best-selling trilogy of ‘Shapes’ picture books by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, the show kicks off January 20.
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A Look at ‘My Year of Dicks’
Created and written by Pamela Ribon, and directed by Sara Gunnarsdóttir, the Annecy Cristal winner and Oscar-shortlisted animated short, a refreshing tale of a 15-year-old girl’s discovery of sexuality and her fearless rite of passage, is now a Staff Pick on Vimeo.
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The Grotesque Beauty of ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities’
VFX Supervisor Dennis Berardi dishes on the show’s signature production of ghouls, critters, an octopus, a blob monster, a six-foot long queen rat, and a lady made out of beauty lotion – 2,000 visual effects shots all totaled - in the horror anthology series now streaming on Netflix.
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Apple TV+ Announces ‘Shape Island’ Stop-Motion Kids’ Series
Coming January 20, the new animated show, based on the best-selling picture books by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, follows the silly adventures of Square, Circle, and Triangle; also announced, ‘Helpsters’ Season 3 returns this Friday with all-new episodes.
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‘Game of Thrones’ Projects Shelved in Wake of HBO Max Shakeup
According to the famed franchise’s creator, while crowd favorite ‘House of the Dragon’ will move forward to its second season, all other spinoffs not yet greenlit have been ‘shelved.’
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‘Paul Martin and the Magic Magnifying Glass’ Getting Animated
Creation Entertainment Media and Magic Frame Animation are teaming up to develop and produce and feature film adaptation of Georges Alexander Vagan’s detective adventure book series that follows young Paul Martin as he traverses a land of perpetual Christmas and snow.
‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’: An Animated Tale of Love, Friendship, and Kindness
The beautiful and compelling new hand-drawn Apple Original Film, based on the bestselling illustrated book by Charlie Mackesy, debuts on Apple TV+ December 25.
Holiday Gifts for Your Animator
Snow in the north, sunny and hot in the south? It must be time for gift giving! Here’s my 2022 indie animator gift-giving guide – this year, it’s about books!
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‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ Feature Film Prequel in the Works at Baboon Animation
The famed bear and pals from A. A. Milne’s classic book are headed to the big screen, with DreamWorks alum Mike de Seve directing and co-writing with fellow alum John Reynolds.
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‘The Amazing Maurice’ Debuts December 16 in the U.K.
Inspired by the award-winning novel by the late Sir Terry Pratchett, the animated feature tells the story of a talking cat who teams up with a clan of ‘educated rodents;’ making its U.S. premiere as a 2023 Sundance Film Festival selection in January, the film roles out theatrically across North America in February.
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Re-VIEW: ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ - A Fable for the Modern Age
The Oscar-winning director’s timely masterpiece about a father and son finally united in the simple knowledge, and unconditional acceptance, that each of them is who he is, reminds us that acceptance of diversity is vitally important, perhaps more now than ever before.
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Apple TV+ Shares ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse’ Trailer
Based on Charlie Mackesy’s book of the same name, the hand-drawn animated short tells a story of kindness, friendship, courage, and hope following a boy’s journey searching for home; coming to the streamer Christmas Day.
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‘Momolu’ Comes to YouTube Channel Wizz
The Finish preschool animated world of Momolu, including ‘Momolu & Friends’ and ‘Momolu Minis’ is designed to help children learn to problem-solve through art and design.
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