‘Moana’ Director John Musker Talks Story with the ‘Kapaemahu’ Team
Watch Disney’s legendary Oscar-nominated director as he and the Oscar-shortlisted film’s producers discuss bringing Pacific stories alive through animation.
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Noggin’s ‘Rhymes Through Times’ Musical Series Celebrates the Black Experience
Using popular Nickelodeon characters, the newly launched animated show teaches kids about the contributions of Black people to American culture and features iconic figures such as Ruby Bridges, Thurgood Marshall, Katherine Johnson, and Guion Steward Bluford Jr.
Disney Announces ‘Us Again’ Animated Short
Studio’s first new theatrical short in five years will front upcoming ‘Raya and the Last Dragon,’ which debuts worldwide March 5, before hitting Disney+ in June.
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Frank Abney III’s ‘Canvas’ Paints a Story of Grief and Healing
Premiering tomorrow on Netflix, the poignant and moving animated short draws directly from the director’s childhood loss; he hopes his film encourages storytellers in the Black community to get their voices heard.
Cinesite Adds Hank Driskill, Promotes 3 Others to Senior Production Roles
Former Blue Sky and Disney veteran named Group Head of CG for Feature Animation; Holger Voss upped to Group Head of CG for Visual Effects, Alexander Savenko to Group Head of Production Technology, and Danny Smith to Group Head of Infrastructure Technology.
ILM’s Dennis Muren to Receive VIEW 2020 Visionary Award
Legendary nine-time Oscar-winning senior VFX supervisor to be honored at this week’s conference; ‘Tenet’ VFX supervisor Andrew Jackson to deliver closing keynote Friday, October 23.
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VIEW 2020: Excellence in Animation, VFX and Visual Storytelling Now Free to Attend
Though we’ll miss out annual trip to Turin, Italy, we’ll pretend our stale pop tart is a pistachio biscotti as we sit back and gush over the stellar roster of talent set to teach, talk, and share over the next seven days; starting tomorrow, VIEW 2020 runs through October 23.
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Upcoming VIEW 2020 Conference Now Free with Registration
Star-studded 21st edition of Italy’s premier digital media conference, with 125 planned talks, workshops, and panels, as well as special Business Innovation Summit, will be presented free of charge, coming October 18-23, online and on-site in Torino, Italy.
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Osnat Shurer to Present Disney’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ at VIEW 2020
The Oscar-nominated ‘Moana’ producer will discuss Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada’s upcoming animated feature at the 21st edition of annual conference, being held October 18-23, online and on-site in Torino, Italy.
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Ron Clements and John Musker’s Annecy 2020 Masterclass Set for June 19
Live-streamed presentation by famed directors of ‘The Little Mermaid,’ ‘Aladdin,’ and ‘Moana’ will feature their Disney history and views on animation, past, present and future; event presented by ASIFA-Hollywood.
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Short Circuit Revealed: 14 Diverse New Animated Shorts Now Playing on Disney+
Disney’s innovative experimental short film program that began in 2016 has just premiered its inaugural set of distinctly different films from 14 first-time directors.
Chris Williams to Write and Direct ‘Jacob and the Sea Beast’ for Netflix
Streaming giant will produce CG feature from Oscar-winning co-director of Disney's ‘Big Hero 6.’
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Pixar Co-Founder Ed Catmull Retiring After 40 Years
Catmull transitioning to an advisory role to end in summer 2019; Pixar president Jim Morris and Walt Disney Animation Studios president Andrew Millstein to continue in Catmull’s place.
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Osnat Shurer and Adele Lim Developing Animated Feature for Disney
New film from ‘Moana’ producer and ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ writer reported to include Asian story elements and female lead.
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Disney Developing Digital Docuseries, ‘Ink & Paint’
Disney’s Alternative Division to produce eight-episode documentary mini-series based on animation historian Mindy Johnson’s book, ‘Ink & Paint: The Women of Walt Disney's Animation.’
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CAKE Launching Stop-Motion ‘Kiri and Lou’ at MIPCOM
New preschool series will use animated paper and clay to tell humorous stories that teach kids about kindness.
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Disney Animation Unveils Technological Innovations at SIGGRAPH 2018
Disney Animation to bring the world debut of its first-ever VR short, ‘Cycles,’ a behind-the-scenes look at ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ and share a complete data set from ‘Moana.’
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Disney May Soon Avert Bad Hair Days with New Simulation Method
Research group releases paper detailing a new way to art direct hair animation and provide greater artistic control.
New Global Disney Project to Support 21 Young Women Making Inspirational Digital Shorts
Oscar-winning ‘Frozen’ writer-director Jennifer Lee is one of the talented women being featured in #DreamBigPrincess film series, part of UN Foundation Girl Up initiative.
DreamWorks Buys Two Projects from Leo Matsuda
Studio lands ‘Sputnik’ and ‘Yokai Samba’ pitches from the Oscar-nominated director of the Disney short ‘Inner Workings.’
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John Musker Retires After More Than 40 Years at Disney
Acclaimed animator co-directed with partner Ron Clements seven features for the studio, including ‘The Little Mermaid,’ ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Moana.’
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ON Taps Hyrum Osmond to Direct 'Little Nemo' Feature
The former Disney animator and his colleagues will base the feature on Winsor McCay’s classic newspaper comic strip.
Review: ‘The Girl Without Hands’ and ‘My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea’
Two recent GKIDS releases, both U.S. produced, show how 2D animated features are not just alive, but thriving.
Luc Besson’s ‘Valerian’ in the Spotlight at FMX 2017
Production sessions at Germany’s international conference on animation, visual effects, VR, games and transmedia also to include ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ and Kraftwerk 3D.
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Ireland’s Animation Dingle Festival Kicks off March 24
Speakers at Animation Dingle’s fifth edition include ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ director Dean DeBlois, Cartoon Saloon’s Nora Twomey, former Nickelodeon exec Russel Hicks, Brown Bag Films’ Bronagh O’Hanlon and Darragh O'Connell, Lupus Films’ Camilla Deakin, Amazon Studios’ Tara Sorensen, and more.
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