Apple TV+ Drops ‘Sago Mini Friends’ Season 3 Teaser Trailer
The animated preschool series returns November 22 with another season centered on Harvey the floppy-eared dog and his best friends, Jinja the cat, Jack the rabbit and Robin the bird, as they play, explore, and celebrate their joyful town of Sagoville.
Disney Drops Final Trailer for ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’
Barry Jenkins’ all-new film takes audiences back in time with a host of fan-favorite characters like Mufasa, Scar, Sarabi, Rafiki and Zazu before they called Pride Rock home; movie blends live-action filmmaking techniques with the latest photoreal CGI; coming to theaters December 20.
‘Totally Spies!’ Season 7 Heads to Cartoon Network in EMEA
In the new season, Sam, Clover and Alex leave Beverly Hills for Singapore, where they experience a new culture as well as a fresh crop of bizarre villains; the series now airing in the UK, Middle East, and North Africa.
Aldi, McCann, Psyop Team for Latest ‘Kevin the Carrot’ Holiday Ad
In the newest annual collaborative spot, Kevin and Katie face a broiler, precarious mince pies, and other cuisine-related boobie traps as they attempt to save the Festive Spirit from the nefarious thieves at Humbug Headquarters.
Emma Ríos’ Long Awaited ‘Anzuelo’ Graphic Novel Now Available
The all-new original work from the Eisner Award-winning cartoonist (‘Pretty Deadly,’ ‘Mirror,’ ‘I.D.’), tells a breathtaking, Dystopian story of an organic universe involving the Sea absorbing the world, pulling everything inside; now available at comic book shops, it hits bookstores November 19.
Take-Two Interactive Reveals Sale of Private Division Label
According to CEO Strauss Zelnick, the ‘Tales of the Shire’ developer was sold so that the company, ‘could focus our resources on growing our core businesses for the long term;’ the details of the deal were not disclosed.
Manchester Animation Festival Announces 2024 Program
The UK animation festival, which brings together the animation industry's top talent, leading professionals, and a program with fans of animation in mind, runs November 10-14.
Boat Rocker Greenlights ‘Dino Ranch: Island Explorers’ Animated Series
The upcoming ‘Dino Ranch’ preschool spin-off sees the Cassidy Clan head to Dino Island, which is teeming with brand new dinosaur species, humongous insects, and prehistoric amphibians.
Juston Gordon-Montgomery Talks ‘Invincible Fight Girl’
The EP and series creator shares the backstory and production challenges of his all-new, high-octane, elbow-dropping animated series, which follows a young girl who dreams of becoming the greatest professional wrestler of all time, now airing on Adult Swim’s Toonami block and Max.
Hulu Drops ‘The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland’ Official Trailer
Based on Carys Bexington’s bestselling book, the animated feature follows St. Nick as he goes down the rabbit hole and meets a host of familiar characters who help him save Christmas; the holiday flick hits Hulu on November 15.
Binocular Briefs – A Tribute to Emma Calder
AWN’s latest survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently making their way through the festival circuit or newly available for online viewing pays tribute to the talented British artist and collage master who passed away September 26 at age 65 from cancer.
‘Pinkfong & Hogi Mini Movie: The Tricky Three Cars’ Hits Netflix
The hit series ‘Pinkfong Wonderstar’ expands with its first spin-off special focusing on Hogi, now streaming globally.
Oscar Winner Torill Kove Honored at Spark Animation
‘The Danish Poet’ director received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Canadian Film Prize for her new Mikrofilm/NFB short, ‘Maybe Elephants.’
Autodesk’s Wonder Dynamics Debuts New Wonder Studio AI Tool
Powered by Video to 3D Scene technology, the Wonder Animation tool turns any video sequence into a 3D-animated scene via AI reconstruction; the beta is available now to Wonder Studio users.
Call for Entries Animafest Zagreb 2025
World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb invites you to submit your film for the 35th edition of the Festival, taking place 02 - 07 June 2025 in Zagreb.
Ready, Steady, Pitch & Network! CEE Animation Forum Set to Kick Off in Pilsen
The CEE Animation Forum is about to kick off on Tuesday, November 12.
Disney Establishes AI Oversight Unit for ‘Responsible’ Tech Research, Advancement
A newly-created Office of Technological Enablement will be headed by previous Walt Disney Studios CTO Jamie Voris, and will explore opportunities and risks associated with AI, mixed reality, and other current and emerging tech.
Animated Feature ‘A Greyhound of a Girl’ Now Available On-Demand
The film, based on Roddy Doyle's acclaimed book about an 11-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a great chef, stars Brendan Gleeson and Sharon Horgan.
‘Apex Legends’ Facing ‘Systematic Change’ After Failing Monetization Goals
Despite announcing strong earnings during the fiscal Q2 2025 earnings report, EA CEO Andrew Wilson claimed the battle royale shooter, ‘did not see the lift in monetization we had expected’ after changing the Battle Pass structure, but they have, ‘adjusted the rest of FY25 to reflect lower engagement than expected.’
Elizabeth Cox Confronts the Weird, Wacky, and Wild of STEM in ‘Ada’
The new 2D/3D series explores implications of new technology with humor and curiosity, wrestling with topics ranging from AI to kidney donors; screens November 6 at the Bilbao Seriesland Web Festival.
‘Girls Band Cry’ Coming to Crunchyroll
All 13 episodes of Toei Animation's original series, which follows high school dropout Nina Iseri as she moves to Tokyo and starts a band, will be released on November 6.
Disney Reveals ‘RoboGobo’ Character Images
The 3DCG animated series, which features five adopted pets who are given super-powered Robo-Suits, is headed to Disney Jr. and Disney+ in early 2025.
IATSE Voices Support for U.S. Federal Film and TV Tax Incentives
In the wake of challenges faced by the U.S. entertainment industry, the union affirms U.S. Representative Adam Schiff’s recent push to evaluate how competitive tax incentives could protect the domestic film and television production jobs from overseas competition.
Chaos Releases V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max
New Gaussian Splat support lets users quickly create 3D environments from photos or videos; 20+ new features and improvements range from creative scatter options to firefly removal.
A Successful Writing Workshop at 31st ETIUDA & ANIMA 23 & 24 October 2024 Krakow, Poland
My writing workshop participants wrote very nice reviews and I want to share them with you.
