Animation Magazine

The Pink Panther Comes to Life in New Interactive Bounce Game

Ramin Zahed - August 25, 2022

How does it feel to look for a precious stolen diamond with the legendary Pink Panther and Inspector Clouseau? Players of a new interactive...

Acclaimed VR Works ‘On the Morning You Wake’ and ‘Paper Birds’ Take Bold, Artistic Chances

Ramin Zahed - August 18, 2022

The cool animated VR projects on display at SIGGRAPH often steal the show at the CG animation and technology confab, which was held in...

Trailer: ‘We Met in Virtual Reality’ All-VR Doc Logs On to HBO

Mercedes Milligan - July 11, 2022

HBO Documentary Films’ We Met in Virtual Reality, from director Joe Hunting, debuts Wednesday, July 27 (9-10:35 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be...

Exclusive: Annecy’s Eclectic VR Program Delivers the World of Tomorrow, Today

Ellen Wolff - June 10, 2022

***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321)*** The Annecy International Animation Film Festival has long strived...

First Look: Telescope Animation Rides a Pioneering Current with ‘The Last Whale Singer’

Mercedes Milligan - June 8, 2022

Transmedia content creator Telescope Animation today announces the release of the first proof-of-concept trailer for its upcoming animated film, The Last Whale Singer, giving...

Pixar Co-Founder Ed Catmull Joins Baobab’s Board of Directors

Ramin Zahed - May 31, 2022

Pixar co-founder and former Disney president Ed Catmull has joined the board of directors and creative advisory board of Baobab Studios. He joins Twitch...

Step into the World of Wallace & Gromit in ‘The Grand Getaway’ VR

Mercedes Milligan - April 28, 2022

Multi-award-winning independent animation studio Aardman, Meta Quest and immersive storytelling experts Atlas V have today announced an interactive, narrative-led, single player VR experience for...

Woodblock Carves Out ‘Woodies’ NFT Animated Short

Mercedes Milligan - April 25, 2022

Berlin-based animation and content studio Woodblock and UltraDAO Studios have teamed up to create movie-quality animated storytelling based on UltraDAO’s "Woodies" NFT project. This...

‘My Little Pony’ & Other Hasbro Brands Enter a New Dimension with Quantum Storey XR

Mercedes Milligan - March 29, 2022

Mass-market extended reality (XR) storytelling company Quantum Storey has secured a multi-year collaboration with Hasbro to bring immersive storytelling and experiential entertainment to children,...

Erick Oh’s ‘Namoo’ Heads to Planetarium & Fulldome Theaters

Mercedes Milligan - March 1, 2022

Cosm Studios announced an exclusive agreement with Baobab Studios to distribute Erick Oh’s acclaimed animated short, Namoo, to planetariums and fulldome theaters around the...

PGA Innovation Award Nominees Announced

Mercedes Milligan - February 24, 2022

Today, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced nominees for The PGA Innovation Award ahead of the 33rd Annual Producers Guild Awards. This Award...