Guru Studio Bolsters Leadership Team
The kids and family entertainment company adds Jasmine Gard as VP of Finance while promoting Daniel Rattner to VP of Brand Strategy & Growth and Jennifer Oppenheimer to Senior Manager of International Sales & Licensing.
GKIDS Acquires Global Video, Transactional Rights to ‘Arcane’
First season of the Emmy Award-winning series from Riot Games to be released on videogram and home entertainment platforms worldwide in 2024.
Chalkdust Animation Studios Launches in Atlanta, Announces New TV Series
Former Paramount Exec Jared Mass launches real-time virtual production studio, partners with Noble Road Media to produce and finance C.S. Lewis animated series ‘Boxen.’
‘Ha Ha, You Clowns’ and More ‘Smiling Friends’ Coming to Adult Swim
At its ‘Defying Expectations’ Annecy 2024 panel, the network also reveals a new series order for ‘Oh My God, Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances’ produced by Six Point Harness.
Netflix Drops Final ‘Exploding Kitties’ Trailer & Character Posters
When God gets fired, he gets sent to earth — how better to reconnect with humanity then as a chubby house cat? Based on the popular card game, the adult animated comedy streams July 12.
Jellyfish Pictures Expands VFX Operations to Toronto
Canadian move supports regional client demand and offers access to local talent, coming on the heels of company’s 2023 Mumbai studio launch.
Woody Allen-Narrated Animated Short ‘Mr. Fischer’s Chair’ in Production
The four-studio co-production centers on the face-off between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky during the 1972 World Chess Championship; release set for August 2025.
Mark Andrews to Showrun Animated Dinosaur Series ‘Kyōryū’
The show, in development with animation and VFX studio Floating Rock, follows a genetically-engineered samurai dinosaurs in a postapocalyptic Japan.
Netflix Debuts Studio Ponoc’s ‘The Imaginary’ Trailer
Based on the award-winning novel of the same name by A.F. Harrold, the 2D animated film follows a young girl and her imaginary companion sharing make-believe adventures; coming to theaters June 28 and streaming July 5.
Crunchyroll Reveals 2024 Anime Expo Lineup
Animation destination hosting more than 20 panels and premieres runs July 4-7 with early looks at the next wave of anime.
Epic Games' Free ‘Game Animation Sample Project’ Now Available
Animation database features over 500 AAA-quality animations and a fully functional character and animation Blueprint, everything needed to get a character up and running using the new Motion Matching toolset.
MPC Shares ‘Halo’ Season 2 VFX Breakdown Reel, Concept Art
The company delivered 97 shots for the popular action-adventure sci-fi series’ second season, including futuristic set extensions, full CG city environments, hologram inserts, and destruction FX simulations for battle scenes, vehicles, and crowds.
Warner’s Studio Family Unveils Greenlights, Development Slate at Annecy
Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe reveal lots of new programming, including new shows and spin-offs of popular animated series, including ‘Fosters Funtime for Imaginary Friends, 2 new ‘Adventure Time’ properties, the return of ‘Regular Show,’ and the first ‘Scooby-Doo’ anime series.
Netflix Presents Sneak Peeks of Upcoming Films, Series at Annecy
The streamer showcases upcoming animated films and series in an event packed with top-tier talent, works-in-progress and exciting first looks.
Netflix Sets ‘Twilight of The Gods’ Premiere
Zack Snyder’s spectacular vision of ancient Norse mythology comes to life in the 2D animated series, streaming September 19.
‘Gumby’ Animated Kids, Adult Series in Development at Fox’s Bento Box
The first series, ‘Gumby Kids,’ aimed at children aged eight-12, will be showrun, penned, and executive produced by Deeki Deke; focus will shift to the adult primetime series once first series is up and running.
Smurfs Rights Holder Announces Rebrand to Peyo Company
Plans for two new TV series inspired by the original comic books by Peyo, ‘The Tales of Johan & Peewit’ and ‘Benny Breakiron,’ were revealed at Annecy.
Alexi Wheeler Teams with Superprod To Launch Wheel In Motion
Former Netflix EMEA head launches U.K.-based production company to develop a range of new animated and live-action series and films targeting diverse audiences.
Montreal’s Rezolution Pictures Launches New Animation Division
Bardel Entertainment founder and former CEO Delna Bhesania joins Rezolution Pictures to develop dynamic global brands with engaging stories for international audiences.
Disney Branded Television Reveals Greenlights, First Looks at Annecy
Panel celebrates DBT’s 40 years of kids’ animation with highlights of past shows along with sneak peeks at upcoming seasons and new projects, including a ‘Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Moon Girl’s Lab’ animated shorts series and ‘Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol’ special.
CLIP: Adult Swim Sets U.S. Premiere for Supernational Animated Comedy ‘Psi Cops’
Fifteen-minute animated comedy created by and starring Bart Batchelor and Chris Nielsen makes its U.S. debut on Sunday, July 7 at midnight ET/PT.
KEPYR Kicks Off 8th Annual ‘Kindred Spirits’ Campaign
In support of UNICEF, NY in-person get together and on-line art auction featuring work by ‘The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening, ‘Ben Ten’ co-creator Dave Johnson, and others will raise funds for Rohingya Muslim children living in the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Remastered 3D ‘Coraline’ Heads to Theaters to Celebrate 15th Anniversary
Henry Selick and LAIKA’s Annie Award-winning/Oscar-nominated 2009 stop-motion classic returns to cinemas worldwide in all its stereoscopic splendor on August 15; tickets available June 21.
DreamWorks Drops ‘The Wild Robot’ Trailer #2
From Oscar-nominated writer/director Chris Sanders comes a beautifully animated gem about the bond between a domestic robot - ROZZUM unit 7134, ‘Roz’ for short - that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and becomes the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling while protecting the animals 'she' encounters; coming to theaters September 27.
‘Gremlins’ Animated Prequel Season 2 to Unleash on Max this Fall
The second season, titled ‘Gremlins: The Wild Batch,’ will feature returning voice cast Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong, Izaac Wang, AJ LoCascio, and Gabrielle Nevaeh, with guest stars to be announced.
