Looking Glass Holographic Displays Now Support iOS
Using Unity integration, the update allows artists to create, power and run real-time applications and 3D media using only an iPhone or iPad.
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‘Dan Da Dan’ Season 2 Debut Set
Teaser trailer released for new season of the hit sci-fi/horror anime series from animation studio Science SARU, based on the manga by Yukinobu Tatsu, which will premiere in July 2025.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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The Animation Guild Ratifies New AMPTP Contract
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.
Autodesk Reveals New Artist Tools and Workflows at AU 2024
At this year's Autodesk Univerisity, with the help of Mikros Animation, Digital Fish, and Wonder Studio, the tech giant demonstrated a slew of program feature updates and improvements across its product lineup, all designed to increase creative productivity and lower barriers for great storytelling.
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Ring In 2025 with ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood’
The 4 new episodes feature gentle life lessons about family, finding out how to be fair, learning to say sorry, and more when they premiere on PBS KIDS the week of January 6.
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.
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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.
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52nd Annual Annie Award Nominations Announced
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.
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From Miniatures to Machine Learning: Crafting the VFX of ‘Alien: Romulus’
Focusing on seamless integration of cutting-edge VFX with analog craftsmanship that included stop-motion, animatronics, and models, Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Eric Barba helped director Fede Alvarez ramp up the terror and suspense in his haunting deep space saga.
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
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.
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Disney, BBC Studios Announce ‘Bluey’ Feature
Company acquires global theatrical film rights to 'Bluey The Movie,' which will hit theaters in 2027, then stream on Disney+ and air on ABC iView and ABC Kids in Australia.
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Torill Kove Tells the Story Behind the Imagery in ‘Maybe Elephants’
Oscar-winning animator Torill Kove, known for her unique style of personal storytelling, now dives into the inspiration for the images in her award-winning short ‘Maybe Elephants’ and how they were crafted.
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Taking a Look at ‘Look Back’
Journalist and animation expert Andrew Osmond returns to AWN’s pages after almost 20 years, explaining his reshaped attitude - from skeptic to convert – towards anime while sharing his review of Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s newest film.
The Pokémon Company, Aardman Team on Mystery Project
Set for a 2027 release, the collaboration promises ‘brand-new adventures’ set in the Pokémon universe, presented in Aardman’s classic Claymation style.
DC Studios Drops ‘Superman’ Official Trailer
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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Rob Edwards to Adapt ‘Brown Sugar Fairies: Saroja’s Quest’ Children’s Book
The ‘Princess and the Frog’ screenwriter will write, direct, and produce the animated film; author Aiysha Sinclair produces alongside Stranger Comics president Sebastian A. Jones.
Minno Acquires ‘The Dead Sea Squirrels’ Exclusive Worldwide Rights
The animated series from Mike Nawrocki, co-creator of 'VeggieTales,' will debut on streaming service in early 2025.
Re-VIEW: ‘That Christmas’ – A Seasonal Film for Life
Set in a charming coastal town during Christmas, Simon Otto and Locksmith Animation’s new film explores themes of empathy, compassion, and human connection, weaving stories of love, resilience, and community through the perspectives of children and adults; now streaming on Netflix.
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Eve Chauvet and Bertrand Cabrol Join The Yard VFX
The CG supervisors bring a combined 30 years of international experience at leading studios, with credits on films such as ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Deadpool 2,’ ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ and more.
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It’s Much More Than Horseplay for DNEG on ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ VFX
The leading creative studio delivers 500 shots across 11 sequences on the final film of the Marvel and Sony ‘Venom’ trilogy, including a Symbiote dance sequence, a battle atop an airplane, and the first non-human takeover… of a horse.
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