January’s Biggest Stories From The World Of Animation
2024 with a bang as awards season kicked into high gear, Mickey Mouse hit the public domain, and several new features were announced.
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IATSE Will Begin Pension And Health Negotiations In March In First Step Towards Animation Guild Negotiations Later This Year
IATSE and Hollywood Basic Crafts will jointly negotiate with the AMPTP on a new Motion Picture Pension and Health Plan .
TVPaint Animation 12 Is Here And Packed With Incredible New Features
Learn all the details about the latest version of TVPaint.
‘Orion And The Dark’ Reviews Roundup: A Charming Studio Feature With The Heart Of An Indie Flick
‘Orion’ is directed by Sean Charmatz from a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman. Animation was handled by Mikros in India and Jungler in France.
Netflix Announces New Hybrid ‘Woody Woodpecker’ Feature, Coming April 12
The streamer also shared new images for upcoming films ‘The Imaginary,’ ‘Thelma the Unicorn,’ and ‘Ultraman: Rising.’
New Report Confirms Worst Fears: AI Will Disrupt Countless Animation Jobs Over Next 3 Years
The startling report makes one thing clear: generative AI is here today and wreaking havoc right now.
Five Streaming Animation Debuts We’re Looking Forward To In February 2024
With the first month of 2024 nearly behind us, we take a closer look at some of the exciting animation releases coming our way in February.
Animated Features Lift Japanese Box Office To New Post-Pandemic Heights
Japanese box office numbers rose from 2022 to 2023, although there is still a long way to go before the country hits its pre-pandemic figures.
The 7 Most-Streamed Films Last Year Were All Animated
Notably, all seven of the films also had theatrical releases, making a strong argument that a theatrical run can pay dividends for years after a film has left cinemas.
Lumiere, Google’s New AI Model, Creates Fully-Animated Video From Text And Photo Prompts
Lumiere advances the tech industry’s push to generate animation through artificial intelligence.
Bring On The Night: A Detailed Look At The Stunning Lighting And VFX Work In Dreamwork’s ‘Orion And The Dark’
Visual effects supervisor M. Scott McKee shares insights and artwork from behind the scenes of Netflix’s upcoming feature.
Embracer Layoffs Continue As Eidos Montreal Lets Go 97 Employees, Cancels ‘Deus Ex’ Sequel
Gaming giant Embracer continues a restructuring made necessary by the collapse of a $2b investment deal in mid-2023.
Artists Can Now Use Nightshade, A Tool That Corrupts Image-Generating AI Models, To Fight Theft
Developed by computer scientists at the University of Chicago, Nightshade confuses AI training models with bad data.
Indian Dystopian Sci-Fi Feature ‘Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust’ Gets An International Trailer For Its Rotterdam World Premiere
‘In Lies We Trust’ is the feature adaptation of Ishan Shukla’s 2016 Oscar-qualified animated short.
‘Despicable Me 4’ Trailer: Our First Look At The Return Of Animation’s Most Lucrative Box Office Franchise
Universal will bring ‘Despicable Me’ back to theaters on July 3.
John Bush, Veteran TV Animation Producer, Dies At 69
Bush’s 30-plus year career included stops at Film Roman, Disney TV Animation, WB Animation, and Jim Henson Company.
Watch The Trailer For Busifan’s Chinese Epic ‘The Storm,’ Touching Down In English-Language Territories This Weekend
The supernatural feature is the latest from ‘The Guardian’ director Zhigang Yang, popularly referred to as Busifan.
Pharrell Williams Is Getting An Animated Lego Biopic Directed By Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Morgan Neville
‘Piece by Piece’ is produced by Focus Features and will hit U.S. theaters on October 11.
Robert Morgan’s Hybrid Thriller ‘Stopmotion’ Gets A Stomach-Turning Trailer Ahead Of Its February 23 Theatrical Release
After its theatrical run, ‘Stopmotion’ will head to the Shudder streaming platform on May 31.
Tribeca Launches Distribution Unit To Get More Festival Films On Streaming Platforms
Tribeca is teaming with Giant Pictures to distribute independent films across streaming platforms and generate revenue for filmmakers.
Netflix Signs Exclusive Streaming Deal With Studio Ponoc, Will Debut ‘The Imaginary’ Later This Year
Ponoc, founded by former Studio Ghibli producer Yoshiaki Nishimura, previously produced ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ and ‘Modest Heroes.’
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