U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media veteran Rod Henwood as CEO, effective immediately. Henwood has been a board director at the company since 2009 and replaces fellow investor Richard Watney, who will continue to be involved in the business while pursuing entrepreneurial interests. “I am [...]

Oscar-winning vfx veteran John Knoll has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Industrial Light & Magic. Knoll, who joined ILM In 1986, has been a vfx supervisor for the house since 1991. He will serve alongside ILM president, Lynwen Brennan. “In John I see a keen eye and an [...]

New arrival Vertical Entertainment has picked up the U.S. distribution rights to Russian studio Wizart’s 3D animated feature The Snow Queen. Loosely based on the Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, the movie centers on a brave girl who embarks on a journey to save her brother from the clutches of [...]

Global distributor and brand management company PGS has announced the sale of Method Animation and DQ Entertainment’s new CG-animated series Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood, to Tele-Quebec in Quebec, VRT in Belgium, Canal Panda in Portugal, RTVE in Spain and MTV3 in Finland. The 52 X 11 series was commissioned [...]

Any discussion of the different styles of animation invariably cover traditional, digital, stop-motion, paper cut-out, sometimes even puppetry. But there is one style that is rarely mentioned, maybe because only a handful of brave souls have ever tried it: paint-on-glass animation. Interestingly, virtually all of those brave souls are either [...]