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Blue Ant Media Finalizes Its Takeover Of Thunderbird Entertainment, Including Atomic Cartoons

Atomic’s leadership will remain in place to lead Blue Ant’s animation division, expanding the company’s production scale and global reach.

CGI

Netflix Becomes Maximum-Level Patron Of Blender’s Development Fund

The streamer pledged at least €240,000/year, reinforcing Blender’s position as a professional, open-source tool for high-end animation pipelines.

Feature Film

Animation Dominates 2025 Streaming: ‘Bluey’ Repeats As Nielsen’s Most-Watched Title

‘Bluey’ was the year’s most watched anything, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ took the top film prize, and Seth MacFarlane won Streaming Icon of the Year.

Distribution

Former Paramount Co-CEO Brian Robbins Goes Digital First With His New Label, Big Shot Pictures, Acquires ‘Eloise’ Rights

The former Paramount and Nickelodeon executive has launched a digital-first kids and family studio, blending YouTube incubation with a Sony theatrical deal.

Feature Film

‘Here’s The Plan’ Director Fernanda Frick Returns To Animation With ‘Last Journey’ Teaser (EXCLUSIVE)

After taking time to finish her graphic novel ‘Raise the Bar,’ formerly a series project at Netflix, Frick returns to animation with the stop-motion teaser.

Feature Film

Better Late Than Never? ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Finally Gets A Major Toy Rollout

Mattel and Hasbro unveil expansive toy lines tied to Netflix and Sony’s animated hit in a merchandise push that arrived long after the film broke out.

Executives

Zack Olin Named SVP Of Development And Current Series At Disney TV Animation

Olin will work to shape creative strategies and supporting ongoing productions behind series such as ‘Big City Greens’ and ‘Phineas and Ferb.’

Anime

New ‘JoJo,’ Period Dramas, And Steampunk Adventures: Netflix Outlines Its 2026 Anime Lineup

Classic

Looney Tunes Returns To TV With Prestige Treatment At Turner Classic Movies

TCM will showcase classic theatrical shorts in curated programming, restoring visibility and providing historical context to Warner Bros.’ iconic cartoons.

Series

After 11 Years In Development, Ross O’Donovan’s ‘Gameoverse’ Heads To Full Series At Glitch Productions

The Aussie super-indie made its third major announcement in less than a year, after boarding ‘Lackadaisy’ and launching ‘Knights of Guinevere.’

Anime

Dragon Ball Celebrates 40 Years With New Anime Series, Remastered ‘Dragon Ball Super’ Revival

Toei Animation marks Dragon Ball’s 40th anniversary with a new ‘Galactic Patrol’ anime and an enhanced ‘Dragon Ball Super: Beerus’ revival.

Awards

Social Experiment Or Hoax? – The Curious Case Of ‘The Three Sisters’ According To Director Konstantin Bronzit

Konstantin Bronzit explains why ‘The Three Sisters’ was submitted under a false name and country, turning his Oscar-nominated short into a test of bias.

Events

From ‘Fortnite’ To ‘Fallout’: Checking In From London’s Beyond Games: Transmedia Summit

Anime

Netflix Strengthens Its Anime Push With Expanded MAPPA Partnership

Under the new deal, the two companies will co-develop a slate of projects which will be exclusively distributed by Netflix globally.

Festivals

Inside ‘Acid City,’ A Cyberpunk Speculative Documentary Anchored In Real Voices And Real Science

Premiering next week at Rotterdam, the CG short pseudo-doc marks the debut original short from Laser Days filmmakers Jack Wedge and Will Freudenheim.

Feature Film

‘Documentary Can Be More’: Director William David Caballero On Sundance Player ‘TheyDream’ (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)

Caballero discusses hybrid animation, miniature sets, and rotoscoped performance in a deeply personal documentary shaped by family memory and grief.

Animators

Stains On Silence – Ryo Orikasa’s Animation Word Plays

Ryo Orikasa discusses how he transforms literature, poetry, and written language into animated form through text, sound, and silence.

Events

San Diego Comic-Con Updates Its Art Show Regulations To Ban AI

Awards

No Surprises Among This Year’s Animated Feature Nominees As Predictable Front-Runners Dominate

Oscar nominations revealed a risk-averse animated feature lineup, an unpredictable shorts race, and animation again ignored outside its own categories.

Animators

Women In Animation Launches Online Portfolio Review Program, Applications Now Open

The program offers live, virtual feedback from industry professionals to early-career women and nonbinary artists across animation, VFX, and games.

Bonne Animation Launches As A Human-Focused, CalArts-Bred Studio With A Global Footprint (EXCLUSIVE)

Catherine O’Hara, Sally In ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ And Comedy Royalty, Dies At 71

Genndy Tartakovsky Has Been Linked To An HBO ‘Game Of Thrones’ Animated Spinoff

Stitched Into Motion: Bea Lema Brings Embroidery To Animation In ‘El Cuerpo De Cristo’

‘The Ghost in the Shell’ Returns To Its Classic Aesthetic In New Trailer: Series To Debut In July

Adult Swim Promotes Cameron Tang To SVP Role

Expanded ‘Disney Afternoon Collection’ Of ’80s And ’90s Console Favorites Is Heading To Switch And Switch 2

Latest

Blue Ant Media Finalizes Its Takeover Of Thunderbird Entertainment, Including Atomic Cartoons

Netflix Becomes Maximum-Level Patron Of Blender’s Development Fund

Animation Dominates 2025 Streaming: ‘Bluey’ Repeats As Nielsen’s Most-Watched Title

Former Paramount Co-CEO Brian Robbins Goes Digital First With His New Label, Big Shot Pictures, Acquires ‘Eloise’ Rights

‘Here’s The Plan’ Director Fernanda Frick Returns To Animation With ‘Last Journey’ Teaser (EXCLUSIVE)

Better Late Than Never? ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Finally Gets A Major Toy Rollout

Zack Olin Named SVP Of Development And Current Series At Disney TV Animation

New ‘JoJo,’ Period Dramas, And Steampunk Adventures: Netflix Outlines Its 2026 Anime Lineup

Looney Tunes Returns To TV With Prestige Treatment At Turner Classic Movies

After 11 Years In Development, Ross O’Donovan’s ‘Gameoverse’ Heads To Full Series At Glitch Productions

Dragon Ball Celebrates 40 Years With New Anime Series, Remastered ‘Dragon Ball Super’ Revival

Social Experiment Or Hoax? – The Curious Case Of ‘The Three Sisters’ According To Director Konstantin Bronzit

From ‘Fortnite’ To ‘Fallout’: Checking In From London’s Beyond Games: Transmedia Summit

Netflix Strengthens Its Anime Push With Expanded MAPPA Partnership

Inside ‘Acid City,’ A Cyberpunk Speculative Documentary Anchored In Real Voices And Real Science

‘Documentary Can Be More’: Director William David Caballero On Sundance Player ‘TheyDream’ (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)

Stains On Silence – Ryo Orikasa’s Animation Word Plays

San Diego Comic-Con Updates Its Art Show Regulations To Ban AI

No Surprises Among This Year’s Animated Feature Nominees As Predictable Front-Runners Dominate

Women In Animation Launches Online Portfolio Review Program, Applications Now Open

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