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Sony's Beyond Sports, ESPN Team for NBA Real-time Animated Altcast

The Disney-themed Christmas Day program continued the 2024 sports production trend of building immersive viewing events to enhance fan engagement and attract new audiences.

Bluey Heads to Sea Headline News

‘Bluey’ to Join Disney’s U.S. Theme Parks and Cruise Line

Beginning January 2025, voyages originating from Australia and New Zealand will feature interactions with Bluey and Bingo, from special meet-and-greets to an interactive and clue-filled game that ends in a dance party.

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HBO Renews ‘Dune: Prophecy’ for Season 2

The HBO Original drama, which follows two Harkonnen sisters as they establish the Bene Gesserit 10,000 years prior to the ascension of Paul Atreides, gets picked up for a second season; Season 1 streaming now on Max.

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BabyTV Unveils ‘Olly’ 3D Animation / Live-Action Hybrid Series

The early learning show, which features imaginative role-playing adventures inspired by rescue scenarios, premieres exclusively on BabyTV and the BabyTV App on January 6th, 2025.

Technology Headline News

Moho Animation Software Releases Moho 14.3 Mantis Shrimp

The update, which is free for all Moho 14 users, includes Color Drift and Opacity options for brushes, allowing artists to mix colors and create natural looking artwork while maintaining the flexibility of vectors.

By the Power of Grayskull! Headline News

Skeletor and Cronies Join ‘Masters of the Universe’ Feature

Jared Leto boards as Skeletor, with Sam C. Wilson coming on as Trap Jaw, Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops, and Hafthor Bjornsson as Goat Man, in the live-action feature from Mattel Films and Amazon MGM Studios that hits theaters June 5, 2026.

A Luxury Holiday Party Headline News

Blinkink, Partner Films Team for Prada's Holiday Campaign

In a series of videos, the London based production studio’s directing duo Jonny & Will stage a dinner party for brand ambassadors Kelvin Harrison Jr, Maya Hawke, KARINA, Louis Partridge and some special guests.

Do It in the Cloud Headline News

Blur Studio Leverages AWS Cloud Rendering for ‘Secret Level’

The studio collaborated with DIGIC Pictures, Axis Animation, Illusorium, Platige, and Goodbye Kansas on the animated anthology series, scaling render capacity while sharing files with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to alleviate rendering challenges.

Such a Buzz Headline News

Psyop, Supercell Team for ‘Brawl Stars’ ‘Toy Story’ Takeover Trailer

Animated cinematic introduces opportunity to play as Buzz Lightyear in Brawl Stars through February 5; the game takeover also features new skins, game modes, the Pizza Planet Arcade, and more.

Commanding a Second Season Headline News

Max Renews ‘Creature Commandos’ for Season 2

The Max Original adult animated series from James Gunn, produced by DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation, gets a second season pickup; show about a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions too dangerous for humans marks the first title in the new DC Universe.

Solidarity! Headline News

The Animation Guild Ratifies New AMPTP Contract

By Dan Sarto | Monday, December 23, 2024 at 10:10am

With a voter turnout even greater than the last cycle’s turnout, a supermajority of IATSE Local 839 members voted to ratify the 2024-2027 Animation Guild Master Agreement.

TV is Healing Headline News

TV Academy, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to Share Members

In a groundbreaking new partnership, the former rivals will now share members in the peer groups Children’s Animation, Children’s Live Action, Daytime, and Documentary.

Traveling the World of Animation Headline News

Animation Journalist Nancy Denney-Phelps Releases ‘On the Animation Trail’

The book, which features covers by Joanna Quinn, charts the last 20 years of animation festivals, from Annecy, the oldest animation festival in the world, to Beirut and the founding of the festival in Peja, Kosovo; pre-order is available now.

The Annies are Coming! Headline News

52nd Annual Annie Award Nominations Announced

By Dan Sarto | Friday, December 20, 2024 at 8:31am

Best Animated Feature nominees ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 4,’ ‘That Christmas,’ ‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘Ultraman: Rising,’ and ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ top the expansive list of category nominations; animation’s biggest awards ceremony is scheduled to return live on Saturday, February 8 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

A Panda Out of Water Story! Headline News

Shout! Studios Reveals ‘Panda Bear in Africa’ Digital Release

The animated feature from Shout! Studios and Shout! Kids in collaboration with Cinema Management Group will be available for rent or purchase on all major digital platforms on January 28, 2025.

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Proof Shares ‘Something in the Water’ Previs Reel

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 2:12pm

The leading visualization studio’s work involved animating and editing a number of sequences, including a boat crash and shark chase, for the StudioCanal film about a group of friends who meet up for a wedding in the Caribbean and become stranded at sea after their boat sinks.

5DX for the Holidays Headline News

DREAMBOX360º Launches ‘A Christmas Dream’ 5D Projection Experience

The immersive event aims to bring the magic of the holidays to life with 5DX experiences, such as cutting-edge projection visuals, sound, and special effects.

The Man of Steel Returns! Headline News

DC Studios Drops ‘Superman’ Official Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 9:09am

He’s finally here! After all the rumors, conjecture, peeks, teases and furtive glances, we finally get to see the new man of steel, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor… and superpup Krypto! Hitting theaters next summer.

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