Fantoons Drops Animated Music Video for Brenda Lee's ‘Noche Buena y Navidad’
The new Spanish language adaptation of Lee’s holiday hit ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ was created with the singer’s full authorization via ‘responsibly sourced’ AI.
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Of Love, Loss and Music: How Scot Stafford’s Daughter Influenced ‘Ultraman: Rising’s Score
The Emmy Award-winning composer shares for the first time how his daughter’s serious accident, in the middle of production, brought him even closer to his role as a parent while influencing his work writing music for a film with so many uncomfortable parallels about trying – and sometimes failing - to protect one’s family.
Chaos Drops ‘Butch Cassidy’-Inspired ‘Ray Tracing FTW’ Short
The film, made as part of the company’s ‘Project Arena’ deep dive into ICVFX (in-camera VFX), highlights the state of visual effects and filmmaking – from the artist’s point of view; new innovative virtual production tools integrate virtual shoots into overall production pipeline, enabling direct use of film production assets without any preprocessing.
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‘Kindergarten: The Musical’ Turns First-Day Jitters into Joyful Song
Executive producer and supervising director Tom Warburton talks about his new animated musical kids’ series that follows 5-year-old Berti and her friends as they navigate the challenges of starting school for the very first time, debuting today on Disney Jr. and Disney Channel, tomorrow on Disney+.
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Lil Thrashers Drops ‘Lizzie Wilding: Heavy Metal Werewolf’ Trailer
From the creators of the award-winning short ‘No Weenies Allowed’ the new heavy metal animated series follows a headbanging were-pup as she navigates the challenges of a new town, a new school, and some serious rage issues; pilot episode ‘Welcome to Grimstone!’ is now streaming.
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‘Hanna-Barbera, the Recorded History: From Modern Stone Age to Meddling Kids’ Now Available
New book from Greg Ehrbar features the first extensive Hanna-Barbera discography ever published, revealing unexplored aspects of its artistry, with over 140 photos and illustrations.
Exclusive Clip: ‘The Last Unicorn’ Bonus Feature
Shout! Studios brings Peter S. Beagle’s beloved film, a poetic tale of a brave unicorn’s journey through a mystic land, seeking others of her kind, to 4K UHD as a 4K UHD +Blu-ray combo pack tomorrow, August 20.
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Watch: Maren Morris’ ‘The Wild Robot’ Featurette
Grammy winning singer-songwriter contributes 2 original songs ‘Kiss the Sky’ and ‘Even When I’m Not’ to DreamWorks Animation’s new animated feature; full soundtrack drops the same day the film hits theaters - September 27.
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Crunchyroll Surpasses 15M Subscribers
Streaming service boasts 50,000 episodes and over 25,000 hours of anime series, music, and films with content dubs in 12 languages; new bold brand identity reflects genre’s dynamic nature and popularity.
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‘Ultraman: Rising’: Music for the Baby Monster in All of Us
Composer Scot Stafford talks about his highly collaborative experience providing the music for Shannon Tindle’s thrilling hit animated film about an egotistical baseball star turned superhero and reluctant parent to a young kaiju, now streaming on Netflix.
Ed Sheeran Records ‘Under the Tree’ for Netflix’s Upcoming ‘That Christmas’
The award-winning singer/songwriter’s new song is featured in Locksmith Animation’s animated film, coming December 6, directed by Simon Otto, based on the beloved children’s book series by BAFTA winning, Oscar nominated writer/director Richard Curtis.
Disney Jr. Shares ‘Kindergarten: The Musical’ Trailer
The new animated series features big theatrical songs and dance numbers while following 5-year-old Berti and her friends as they encounter their first school experiences; coming to Disney platforms in September.
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Music to Our Ears: Composer PT Walkley Talks ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Season 10
The musician and songwriter shares the collaborative processes and joys of composing for the new season of DreamWorks’ hit hybrid live-action/animated preschool series about a cat-loving young girl who gets swept into various adventures within her dollhouse; new episodes debut August 5 on Netflix.
Bumbershoot 2024 Gets Animated
Begins: August 31, 2024
The iconic arts and music festival returns to the Seattle Center this Labor Day Weekend, August 31 – September 1, with an all-new Animation District, featuring presentations, installations, and screenings.
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Elmo Gets a 2D Minimalist Makeover for YouTube
Racking up more than two million views and counting, Boston studio Hero4Hire Creative gives the iconic character a makeover for the “Sesame Street Animated Songs” series.
VIDEO: Andreas Deja Releases ‘Mushka’s Lullaby’
Orchestral song from the soundtrack of the award-winning hand-drawn short film ‘Mushka’ is one of the final compositions by legendary Disney songwriter Richard M. Sherman.
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7 Animated Features to Compete at OIAF 2024
The Ottawa Animation Festival releases its official list of feature films in competition that includes Annecy 2024 Cristal Award winner ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ Jury Award winner ‘Flow,’ and the Contrechamp Grand Prix winner ‘El sueño de la Sultana;’ the event runs September 25-29.
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Augenblick Studios Celebrates 25 Years with a Musically Charged ‘City Island’ Season 2
The Brooklyn-based studio’s founder and his talented team of artists, musicians, and songwriters channel all that was memorable from the cartoons they watched as kids along with the creative skills they’ve developed on adult animated projects over the last 2+ decades for a new season of the hit PBS KIDS series, which launches today, July 5.
Ataboy’s ‘Parenting the Planet’ Scores Red Dot Design Award
Design-led studio creates animated spot to exemplify baby lifestyle company Munchkin’s commitment to saving the planet; watch the visual symphony created with Dennis Quiñones’ illustrations and brought to life by the studio’s animation team.
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‘Hazbin Hotel’: Blood, Violence and Decadent Sex You Can Dance To
Creator Vivienne Medrano talks about her wildly popular and hellishly funny animated adult musical comedy series – from her storytelling style to her use of the c-word – now streaming on Prime Video.
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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.
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Call for Entries: Big Fake Deep Foot Competition
The mythical Bigfoot and AI-enabled deep fake technology take center stage in the inaugural competition, part of the all-new Animation District at the upcoming 51st Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival, set for August 31-September 1 in Seattle.
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Seattle’s Bumbershoot Returns with New Animation District
Now in its 51st year, the iconic arts and music festival adds a stellar lineup of animated fare for 2024 that includes in-person presentations by ‘Nimona’ director Troy Quane, ‘Ultraman: Rising’ director Shannon Tindle, ‘Across the Spider-Verse’ VFX supervisor Mike Lasker and production designer Patrick O’Keefe, a Big Fake Deep Foot competition, and a host of installations and screenings as part of a robust Visual Arts program happening around the Seattle Center Campus.
Designing the Anime-Style Animation of ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’
Bryan Lee O’Malley, BenDavid Grabinski, Abel Góngora and Masamichi Ishiyama discuss their decision-making on everything from line width and hair color to backgrounds and minimal 3D use on Netflix’s 8-episode series, now streaming, based on the ‘Scott Pilgrim’ graphic novels, feature film and video game.
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‘Disney Jr. Live on Tour: Let’s Play’ Kicks off Fall 2024
'Disney Jr.’s Ariel' debuts alongside popular Disney Jr. characters from ‘Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends’ and ‘SuperKitties;’ starts September 17 in Costa Mesa, California with shows slated across 60 U.S. cities.
