Canadian Generative AI Animation Start-Up Viggle AI Raises $19 Million
The company’s aim is to redefine the possibilities in AI-driven character animation with a video-3D foundation model that’s built with an understanding of physics.
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‘The Wild Robot’ To World Premiere At TIFF
In recent years, TIFF has increasingly served as a launchpad for high-profile animated features.
Watch The Trailer For ‘(S)KiDS,’ A Punk Rock Musical (EXCLUSIVE)
The Canadian feature premieres at Annecy this week.
Daria Kashcheeva’s ‘Electra’ Wins Best Short At Toronto
Renee Zhan’s short ‘Snake’ won the Share Her Journey Award, and ‘The Boy And The Heron’ was second runner-up among features.
Studio Ghibli VP Says ‘The Boy And The Heron’ Won’t Be Miyazaki’s Final Film
According to Ghibli VP Junichi Nishioka, the director is still at the studio every day working on ideas for his next film.
Familiar Faces Feature Among Animated Films Selected For TIFF’s 2023 Short Cuts Lineup
Standouts from this year’s lineup include Annecy titles ’27,’ ‘Electra,’ ‘La Perra,’ ‘Nun or Never!’ and ‘Baigal Nuur – Lake Baikal.’
Venue Operator Of Immersive Disney Animation Exhibit Files For Bankruptcy In U.S.
The Toronto-based company cancelled or prematurely closed the touring Disney exhibit in a number of cities last month.
Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy And The Heron’ Will Open This Year’s Toronto International Film Festival
The September 7 opening night screening will mark the film’s international debut.
Wildbrain Acquires Canadian Pre-Production Studio House Of Cool
House of Cool co-founders Wes Lui and Ricardo Curtis will join Wildbrain’s senior management as co-general managers of House of Cool.
Disney Is Developing An ‘Immersive Experience’ That Will Tour Globally
The touring experience will launch in Toronto later this year, followed by many other cities in 2023.
Stellar Creative Lab Expands With New CG Studio In Toronto
The new location, set up as a hybrid in-person/work-from-home facility, is currently staffing up.
TIFF Selects 7 Animated Shorts For Its Short Film Competition
Two animated features will also screen at the prestigious Toronto film festival.
Kidscreen Summit Is Temporarily Banning Russian Nationals From Its Conference
The conference’s organizer says that it is “immediately suspending business relations with Russian-based companies.”
Tangent Animation Ordered To Pay Workers Who Were Abruptly Laid Off
Multiple Canadian government agencies have ordered the studio to pay what it owes to its former workers.
DNEG Plans To Expand To Toronto And Create Up To 500 Canadian Jobs
The new Toronto base will work on vfx for film and episodic projects, feature animation, and technology.
Mainframe Studios Opens Toronto Studio, Virtually At First
The Vancouver-based studio is capitalizing on rapid growth in the pandemic.
Tangent Animation Shuts Down Production. As Many As 400 People Laid Off
The studio was working on multiple feature animation projects for Netflix at the time of shutdown.
ECAS, A Free Eight-Month Animation Course In France, Is Expanding
France’s TeamTO is partnering with Toronto’s House of Cool to teach storyboard classes.
Nelvana At 50: Mapping Out The Studio’s Future With President Pam Westman
In today’s animation industry, which is growing and evolving at warp speed, 50 years seems like a geological age. When Nelvana …
Relish Interactive Hires Luke Carroll As Its First Ever SVP Of Animation
Carroll joins the company as it rapidly grows its production capacity and develops its slate of original content.
Toronto’s Swaggering Animation Scene Is In A Golden Age, But Faces Challenges Old And New
So the Toronto scene continues to blossom — but does it have the same lure it once did for aspiring animators?
How The Creators Of Hulu’s ‘Animaniacs’ Reboot Subtly Updated The Look Of The Series
“[It’s] kind of like the designs you remember them looking like, not so much what they actually look like,” says “Animaniacs” co-executive producer Gabe Swarr.
Exclusive Short Film Premiere: ‘Oh Say Can You See?’ by Noam Sussman
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Citing Coronavirus Impact, Technicolor Is Shutting Down Mill Film Brand, Merging Studio With Mr. X
An official statement says: “Covid-19 is changing the entertainment industry … The merger is a direct and necessary response.”
Quarantine Chronicles: How Guru’s New ‘Sesame Street’ Robot Series Is Entering Production Mid-Lockdown
Toronto’s Guru Studio is crewing up an additional 80 people for “Mecha Builders” — without any face-to-face contact.
HBO Max Releases Free Full Episode Of ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’
Eighty episodes will launch on HBO Max next week.
Guru Studio And Sesame Workshop Team Up For ‘Sesame Street’ Mecha Spin-Off
The robot-themed show will air on the forthcoming streaming service HBO Max.
Wow! Plans To Double Size Of Animation Team In Vancouver Through Remote Working
The company sees a big opportunity in the current crisis.
For The Animation Industry, The Coronavirus Crisis Has Created A Big Opportunity
In a guest piece, industry executive Aaron Simpson explains how the animation industry had been preparing for this disaster for decades without even knowing it.
Canadian Screen Awards 2020: All The Animation Nominees
The winners of the awards, which range across film, tv, and digital media, will be announced on March 23-29.
You Can Now Watch Nelvana’s Cult Sci-Fi Musical ‘Rock & Rule’ For Free On Youtube
Mutants, dark magicians, inter-dimensional demons, Debbie Harry, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop… What’s not to love?
