The 2D animated comedy series, greenlit from the network’s Intergalactic Shorts Program, follows the daily life of a blended multigenerational Korean American family, inspired by the lives of co-creators and executive producers Paul Watling and Kyle Marshall.
With campaign support from Iron Circus’ Spike Trotman, the pair are bringing on backers for their animated horror comedy pilot about Sesamoid, a fictional band of misfit musicians, ready for untold fame and fortune… until monsters and mayhem get in the way.
Lily Ki 'Lilypichu' and Stephen Fu lead the voice cast as Nico Wakatsuki and Morhito Otogi in Mainichi Broadcasting System’s upcoming magical rom-com, which begins streaming April 6.
Crowdfunding company releases free Creative Download report that includes Film and Animation projects, with new data spotlighting trends and data from the vertical, including the top-funded projects of the year.
The European and Indonesian companies will partner on production of 26 five-minute episodes of the 2D animated preschool comedy series.
New animated series from Australian creator Millie Holten and producer Nicolas Colla follows the exploits of a damaged, sad hunter trying to bag elusive and often mythological big game before his rival does.
Out of a record 103 submissions, 50 works are chosen, including 28 TV series, 10 feature films, 4 TV specials, and 8 cross-media projects; conference runs May 6-8 in Stuttgart.
Director Dave Needham, writer and voice of Plankton, Mr. Lawrence, and voice of Karen, Jill Talley talk about their upcoming animated comedy, which follows the world’s smallest megalomaniacal villain as his world flips upside down when his plan for world domination is thwarted; hits Netflix March 7.
AWN’s anime columnist Andrew Osmond looks at a new film streaming on Crunchyroll about a plucky group of female singers that tells a familiar enough story… with an intriguing twist.
The 10-episode series from visionary director Takashi Sano, set in the world of ‘Rick and Morty,’ follows Rick as he relaxes in a pseudo-world between multiverses; releasing on April 29.
The new animated preschool series, based on the books by Guy Parker-Rees, debuts March 6.
The hardcover art book contains behind-the-scenes, character, and production artwork from the popular Disney show, with a forward by Brenda Song and insights from series creator and showrunner Matt Braly; out March 25.
From indie animator Jim Lujan, the LA noir film follows private eye Chino Diamond on a search for a missing piece of music; debuts March 21.
Shorts born from the studio’s annual 5 Second Day will be shown for industry leaders and insiders, animation enthusiasts, and the public in Los Angeles, New York, and Vancouver.
Series is the first casualty of the studios’ recent decision to abandon all original longform content for streaming, which may also result in layoffs at Vancouver studio.
All 8 episodes of Ramy Youssef and A24’s adult animated series, which follows the definitely not suspicious Hussein family, premieres April 17.
CTN and the CTN Foundation have announced 11 discipline-focused awards named for industry luminaries and 4 awards offered through a new International Creative Exchange Program (ICEP).
The project, produced and hosted by company CEO and MediaOCD founder Justin Sevakis, features interviews with North American anime industry luminaries; Episode 1 available now on YouTube.
The global Web3 team introduced fans to the animated adventures of 4 penguin roommates who live inside an iceberg; made in collaboration with the studio behind ‘5-Minute Crafts’ and ‘Avocado Couple.’
Italy’s premiere animation and visual effects event runs in-person October 12-17 in Torino, Italy with a focus on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming and VFX.
Also revealed was the new series ‘Blippi’s Job Show,’ launching April 7; the trailer for ‘Astérix & Obélix: The Big Fight,’ and a new song from ‘Plankton: The Movie.’
The 4-day event returns to Stuttgart, kicking off May 6; on-demand presentations are available May 10 – June 10.
Victoria Vincent (aka @vewn), known for her previous ‘Mask Dog’ and ‘Bobo the Monkey’ SMALLS shorts as well as her work on ‘We the People’ and ‘Lazor Wulf,’ drops new film about a terribly sleepless night and getting roped into a sniper revenge plot.
Described by James Gunn as ‘fun and goofy,’ the set of four shorts aimed at drawing kids’ interest in the budding new DCU will begin with a first drop around September.
AWN’s anime columnist Andrew Osmond looks at 2 intricate mystery-thriller anime serials on Netflix: the real-world drama ‘Monster,’ inspired by ‘The Fugitive,’ and the sci-fi ‘Pluto,’ about the humanity of robots.
