Bob Iger Doesn’t Think Audiences Will Return To Movie Theaters In The Same Numbers Post-Pandemic
For theaters, Covid was “severe injury that maybe doesn’t heal,” says Iger.
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Continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on the animation industry.
Annie Awards Cancel Live Edition, Postpone Virtual Event Until March 12
The ceremony was due to take place at UCLA’s Royce Hall on February 26. Omicron upended those plans.
Events In Europe Cancel Onsite Editions As Covid Surges, Omicron Spreads
The European Film Awards has canceled its ceremony in Berlin next week, and will go virtual.
New York Anime Convention Linked To Second U.S. Omicron Case
The 50,000 attendees of the convention are being urged to get tested for coronavirus.
Disney Reportedly Planning To Close Most North American Disney Stores
The Disney Store will soon be nothing but a memory.
Exclusive Short Film Premiere: ‘Cupcake Quarantine’ Is An Independent Film Made By Four Disney Animators Under Lockdown
Amid the delirium of remote working, four Disney animators found a way to bring their toilet paper to life.
Is Work From Home The Future? California’s Animation Artists Discuss Their Hopes For Post-Pandemic Working Practices
On Twitter, filmmaker Jorge Gutierrez asked why artists should ever return to studios. Here’s what others replied…
Disney Unlikely To Return To Full Theatrical Windows, Hints CEO Bob Chapek
“The consumer is probably more impatient than they’ve ever been before,” says Chapek.
San Diego Comic-Con Goes Virtual This Summer; E3 And Anime Expo Set To Follow
Vaccines or no vaccines, Covid is far from done with wrecking the events calendar.
‘Things Will Never Be The Same Again’: Why Blue Zoo Will Let Staff Keep Working Remotely
Post-pandemic, the British studio will adopt a new flexible work model. Co-founder Tom Box tells us how it will work.
Due To Covid, Goya Awards Nominate Just One Animated Feature: ‘Turu, The Wacky Hen’
The winners at Spain’s equivalent of the Oscars will be announced on March 6.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘All Jerk, No Work’ by Chris Lambourne
The story of a young man who got in touch with himself over lockdown.
SIGGRAPH Cancels In-Person Conference For Second Year In A Row, Shifting To Virtual Format
Organizers say it’s impossible to hold the event in person given “continued uncertainty surrounding the future of COVID-19 and worldwide travel precautions.”
Hiroshima Int’l Animation Festival Closes After 35 Years, To Be Replaced By General Arts Event
The new event will still feature an animation element, but the festival’s co-founder and director Sayoko Kinoshita will not be involved.
Malaysia’s New Tactic In The Fight Against Covid: Turning Health Experts Into CG Superheroes
Noor Hisham Abdullah, Malaysia’s director general of health, has taken an unorthodox approach to public health campaigning.
As Pandemic Rages, Annie Awards, Kidscreen, And GLAS Go Virtual In 2021
Forget about live animation events in the U.S. in the first half of next year.
After Broadcasters Pull Out Of In-Person Event, Cartoon Forum Pivots To Online
Hundreds of would-be attendees cancelled their participation in the past week leading the event to move online.
Animated Horror ‘Beauty Water’ Release Delayed In South Korea, But There’s A New Trailer
Suffering from low self-esteem, Yaeji uses an elixir to lose weight and beautify herself. Then come the side effects.
2021 Annie Awards May Go Virtual, Ceremony Date Delayed
The Los Angeles animation industry’s highest-profile award will be in April, and the ceremony may go virtual.
How Nathan Love Created The Animation For Katy Perry’s ‘Smile’ Video In Six Weeks (Interview)
“In some ways, being remote on a large production has probably protected me by having fewer daily interactions and distractions,” says Nathan Love’s Joe Burrascano.
