Bill Plympton’s Feature Library Coming to Main Digital Platforms October 15
New HD transfers of ‘Hair High,’ ‘Mutant Aliens,’ and ‘I Married a Strange Person!’ among films Shout! Factory is making available for purchase or rental.
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Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy’s ‘Undone’ Debuts on Amazon Prime
Mixing rotoscoped animation with oil painted backgrounds, the new series from Submarine and ‘BoJack HorseMan’ producer Tornante, about the elastic nature of reality, stars Rose Salazar and Bob Odenkirk.
The Future of Animation
Interactive, Immersive, Intelligent.
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SHIPPING + HANDLING Adds Jerry Spivack, Michael Pethel and Matthew Schwab
Three veteran creatives join West Coast office of post-production company specializing in VFX, animation and coloring.
‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ Coming to Digital August 13 and Blu-Ray August 27
Watch Titans brawl in the comfort of your own home as Godzilla, King Ghidorah and a host of gigantic beasts collide on multiple platforms: 4K UHD combo pack, Blu-ray combo pack, DVD special edition and digital.
AWS Thinkbox Showcases Complete Cloud-Based Studio Workflow at SIGGRAPH 2019
System integrates virtual workstations, rendering and storage solutions that creative studios can quickly scale up or down with and pay for based only on usage.
Nina Bargiel: My World Refugee Day Story
June 20th is the United Nations’ World Refugee Day; the noted animation writer and story editor shares her thoughts on why ’50 million children need more than my words.’
Funimation Acquires UK Anime Distributor Manga Entertainment
Acquisition sets the stage for Sony Pictures Television subsidiary’s anime distribution dominance in the UK and Ireland.
Barnstorm VFX Creates Chilling Alternate Post-War Reality in ‘Man in the High Castle’
Boutique visual effects studio produces photoreal dystopian world where the U.S. is split between Japanese and Nazi control in Amazon Studio’s original series based on Philip K. Dick’s 1962 novel.
Twitch Prime Rolling Out Crunchyroll Premium Loot
World’s biggest anime brand expanding collaboration with leading gamer fan platform in first ever non-gaming loot offer.
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Boabab Studios’ ‘Crow: The Legend’ Scores Four Daytime Emmys
Nickelodeon’s ‘The Loud House,’ Netflix’s ‘Ask the Storybots,’ Amazon’s ‘Tumble Leaf’ and Disney Channel’s ‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventures’ each take home two at Friday’s gala ceremony.
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Amazon Prime Now Streaming Popular Series & Specials from The Henson Company
Massive collection of critically acclaimed productions including award-winning specials and beloved preschool and fantasy series from The Jim Henson Company’s catalog now available on Amazon Prime Video.
JAM Media, Amazon Studios Co-Producing Hybrid Series ‘Jessy & Nessy’
New mixed-media preschool series is set to launch on Amazon Prime Video at the end of 2019, with new episodes into 2020 & 2021.
TV Academy Announces 2019 Honorees for Individual Achievement In Animation
Baobab Studios’ ‘Crow: The Legend,’ Disney Channel’s ‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventures,’ Netflix’s ‘Spirit Riding Free’ and Amazon’s ‘Tumble Leaf’ among the honorees for outstanding achievement in animation.
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TV Academy Announces Nominees for 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Gala to be held on Friday, May 3; Daytime Emmy Awards to be held on Sunday, May 5.
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TRAILER: Frederator’s ‘Costume Quest’ Launches on Amazon Prime March 8
New animated series based on the popular video games from Double Fine Productions is executive produced by Will McRobb, Fred Seibert, Kevin Kolde and Eric Homan.
Meet the AIs
Chinese TV hosts introduce their virtual replacements.
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Lighthouse Studios Names Claire Finn Managing Director
Experienced media creative combines decades of content development and advertising experience in driving expansion for full-service animation studio formed by Canada’s Mercury Filmworks and Ireland’s Cartoon Saloon.
Directing Duo Launches Bullpen Design and Animation Studio
Elliot Lim and Aaron Kemnitzer join forces in new bi-coastal partnership, providing their clients flexible, hands-on creative services.
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TRAILER: Season 2 of ‘The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle’ Debuts Jan 11
Brad Norman, Mark Hamill, Mario Lopez, Weird Al Yankovic and Lil Rel Howery line up as guest talent in Season 2 of DreamWorks Animation Television’s Annie Award-nominated series.
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Review: ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’
AWN’s “Miscweant” shares his take on brand names, Disney Princesses and a refreshing break from clichéd buddy movies.
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SAG-AFTRA Approves Two New TV Animation Agreements
New agreements, ratified by over 95% of union voters, run through June 30, 2020.
Breaking the Rules: Phil Johnston and Rich Moore Return for 'Wreck-It Ralph 2'
Re-teaming as co-directors, Johnston and Moore push every boundary they can in ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet,’ the long-awaited sequel to Disney’s 2012 hit animated comedy adventure.
DHX Media Sheds Halifax Animation Studio
Deal to sell production facility is part of company effort to streamline operations and cut costs.
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Visualizing and Building the World of ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’
Disney’s environments team had their hands full turning the net’s abstract vastness into a relatable and appealing digital world.
