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It’s Anime-zing! Headline News

Multiple Anime Series Coming to Crunchyroll in Early 2025

Announced during SOFA 2024, the new projects, including ‘Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun’ Season 2, ‘The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You’ Season 2, ‘Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!,’ and ‘Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms,’ will hit the streaming platform January 2025.

Who Doesn’t Love a Parade? Headline News

DreamWorks’ ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Balloon Set for 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Gabby and her best friend Pandy Paws are set to soar through the streets of New York City, with festivities to air November 28 on NBC and stream on Peacock.

What a Pickle! ANIMATIONWorld

‘Hitpig!’: Berkeley Breathed’s Zany ‘Pete & Pickles’ Adaptation Arrives

Jason Sudeikis and Lilly Singh star alongside Rainn Wilson in the fun, colorful 3DCG animated comedy about a clever bounty hunting pig on a global adventure to return a dancing elephant Pickles to a maniacal Vegas showman… for a million bucks; in theaters November 1.

Business Headline News

Increase in UK VFX Tax Incentive Confirmed

According to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, beginning January 1, the tax incentive will attract a net rebate of 29.25%; claims for the rebate can be made from April 1.

Splinter Me This VFXWorld

Getting It Right: The Carefully Calibrated VFX that Makes ‘The Boys’ ‘The Boys’

As Visual Effects Supervisor Stephan Fleet makes clear, there’s more to the visual stylings of the acclaimed Prime Video series than exploding heads and flesh-eating flying sheep.

What a Pickle! Headline News

Exclusive: Isabella ‘The Machine’ Summers ‘Orion’ Track from ‘Hitpig!’

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 10:23am

Watch and listen to the new clip… alongside the November 1 release of Aniventure’s all-new animated comedy, Lakeshore Records is releasing the film’s soundtrack featuring music by the Emmy-nominated composer and architect of the sound of Grammy-nominated Florence and the Machine.

Solidarity! Headline News

The Animation Guild, AMPTP Talks Continue, Additional Bargaining Dates Set

The two groups will reconvene the week of November 18 for a series of negotiation sessions; TAG also voted to extend the current contract through December 2.

Strange Business Headline News

Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Animation Team For ‘Emily the Strange’ Feature

‘Nimona’ writer Pamela Ribon will pen the screenplay for the new film about the beloved pop culture icon, known for her striking aesthetic and witty observations about society.

Business Headline News

Roland Emmerich to Develop Live-Action ‘Space Nation’ Series

The series builds on the recently launched Web3 video game ‘Space Nation Online’ and animated shorts featuring the game character Zoey, which were executive-produced by Emmerich and Marco Weber, with creative direction by Martin Weisz.

Monstrous Family Fun Headline News

Netflix Drops ‘Spellbound’ Official Trailer, Key Art, New Images

Get swept away on a monstrous adventure when the animated feature from Skydance Animation and director Vicky Jenson debuts November 22.

The Illusion of Life ANIMATIONWorld

The Pixar ‘Toy Story’ 3D Zoetrope Returns to the Academy Museum

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 4:22pm

On display through July 2025, back by popular demand, the unique, large scale zoetrope features characters from animation studio’s famed franchise, giving visitors a birds-eye view of the optical illusion that makes all moving pictures possible.

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Submissions now being accepted for the 2025 Festival of Cinema NYC

Begins: August 1, 2025

Entering its 9th year, Festival of Cinema NYC will be taking place from August 1st - 10th, 2025. The festival welcomes filmmakers and attendees to the legendary Regal UA Midway theater in Forest Hills Queens, New York, with additional programming that includes workshops, seminars and panels at the Queens Library in Forest Hills, Queens Center in Rego Park, and Yant Tattoo Studios

Gnarly New Shorts from Tim Miller Headline News

Prime Video Announces ‘Secret Level’ Adult-Animated Anthology Ensemble Cast

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 12:58pm

The all-new series from Tim Miller, which features original stories set within the worlds of some of the most beloved video games, premieres December 10.

Solidarity! Headline News

'SNL' VFX Workers Unionize, Win Recognition with Unanimous Support

The group includes 16 artists and leads who unanimously supported unionization with IATSE; the workers, ‘look forward to celebrating Season 50 by joining in SNL's decades-long tradition of supporting union labor, and to helping negotiate a contract that reflects the substantial value we add.’

Calling All Kids of the Realm ANIMATIONWorld

Max & the Midknights: Imitating Stop-Motion to Spark Imagination

Nickelodeon’s all-new 3DCG series adaptation of Lincoln Peirce’s best-selling book series, about an adventurous 10-year-old named Max and her friends on their quest to save Byjovia, uses highly textured sets, practical-looking effects, and stylized character movements to convey the wonderfully imperfect world of stopmo storytelling; debuts today, October 30.

Business Headline News

RIVA Studios Makes Bid to Acquire TeamTO

The proposed sale, subject to approval from the Commercial Court of Paris on October 30, follows the French animation studio's September announcement of insolvency, attributed to market challenges in the animation industry over the past two years.

From Game to Screen Headline News

Ronald D. Moore to Showrun ‘God of War’ Game Adaptation at Prime Video

Based on the critically acclaimed PlayStation videogame franchise, the live-action series follows God-in-exile Kratos, who stumbles into an epic adventure as he attempts to spread the ashes of his diseased wife with his estranged son.

It’s Anime-zing! Headline News

Azuki’s ‘Enter the Garden’ Anthology’s Episode 2 Creative Team Announced

Yukio Takatsu, Taku Kishimoto, and Kazuto Nakazawa join ‘Fractured Reflections,’ the second installment of the 3-part anime series, as director, series composition (writing), and character designer.

Ooooh Slow Motion Headline News

Disney+, ESPN to Stream Live Animated NFL Game Set in ‘The Simpsons’ World

Bart joins the Bengals while Homer teams with the Cowboys in ‘The Simpsons Funday Football’ live altcast, with animated versions of Mina Kimes, Dan Orlovsky and Drew Carter, streaming December 9 at 8 PM.

Celebrating Starfleet's Less Than Finest ANIMATIONWorld

Mike McMahan Reflects on ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Fifth and Final Voyage

As he has done with AWN for each of his storied animated sci-fi comedy’s previous seasons, the show’s Emmy Award-winning creator and passionate leader riffs on his newest set of Starfleet adventures, the show’s legacy within the iconic ‘Star Trek’ franchise, and how there’s ample room for at least 50 more episodes, if not more, to ‘boldly, but not too boldly’ go where no one has gone before; now streaming on Paramount+.  

People Headline News

Paul Franklin Joins BeloFX as Creative Director

The Oscar winning VFX supervisor and filmmaker, known for his work on ‘Interstellar’ and ‘Inception,’ as well as co-founding DNEG in 1998, follows fellow co-founders Matt Holben and Alex Hope to the Canada, UK and India-based studio.

10 Years of Excellence Headline News

Cinesite Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation and Growth in Montreal

In honor of its 10th anniversary, the leading animation and VFX studio has released a retrospective showreel celebrating the innovation and artistry delivered in Quebec.

Business Headline News

The Wiggles, Sinking Ship Team for Animated Series

The project, announced at MIPCOM, is an original concept built upon the group’s core themes, delivering a new adventure for young audiences and families.

‘Tis the Season Headline News

Eoin Colfer’s ‘Juniper’s Christmas’ to Get Feature Adaptation

Bonnie Arnold and Louise Goodsill are teaming up on the film, which follows 11-year-old Juniper Lane as she’s thrown into a Christmas adventure after a mysterious woodsman exposes her to North Pole magic; could the man be Santa in disguise?

Bat-Tastic Packaging Headline News

Awesome Inc Creates ‘What We Do In the Shadows’ Promotional Campaign

Aiming to reflect the chaos and comedy of the hit Hulu show’s infamous vampire roommates, the studio ‘landed on an epic bat swarm using hand drawn cel animation, sneaking in bat cameos of feature characters Nadja, Laszlo and Nandor;’ show’s sixth and final season now streaming.

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