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Streaming
‘Soul’ Disney+ Debut Sets New Nielsen Streaming Record
January 22, 2021Pixar’s latest animated feature Soul received a heavenly reaction from critics and fans when it premiered...
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Streaming
New Clips Break Out as More ‘Camp Cretaceous’ Hits Netflix
January 22, 2021Fans of animated dino-action will have something to sink their teeth into this weekend, as Netflix...
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Television
Clip: Amy Hill & Keone Young Come to Town in ‘Big City Greens’
January 22, 2021In a brand new episode of Disney Channel’s Big City Greens premiering Saturday, Amy Hill (Magnum...
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Features
Enderby Ent. Taps Kirk Wise to Direct Debut Animated Feature ‘Sunny’
January 21, 2021Kirk Wise, the director of Disney animation classics Beauty and the Beast and The Hunchback of...
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People
VES Elects Lisa Cooke as First Woman Board Chair, Announces 2021 Officers
January 21, 2021The Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s global professional honorary society, announced its 2021 Board of...
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Television
Mondo TV Forecasts Second Season of ‘MeteoHeroes’
January 21, 2021Mondo TV, one of the largest European producers and distributors of animated content, has announced plans...
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Anime
‘Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House’ Premieres on NHK WORLD Feb. 25
January 21, 2021New animated series steeped in Japanese cultural tradition, Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House, will...
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Anime
Russian Court Bans ‘Death Note,’ ‘Tokyo Ghoul’ & ‘Inuyashiki’ for Violence
January 21, 2021State prosecutors successfully petitioned the court in St. Petersburg, Russia to stop distribution of several popular...
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Streaming
A Real Wind-Up! Daffy & Porky Hit the Diamond in Exclusive ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’ Clip
January 21, 2021It’s a beautiful day for classic characters, as a new batch of Looney Tunes Cartoons episodes...
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Television
A New Season of Brawling Begins in ‘Bakugan: Geogan Rising’
January 21, 2021Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, Spin Master Ltd. and TMS Entertainment welcome back the Awesome Brawlers as hit...
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Features
Netflix Boots Up Sony’s ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ for Global Release
January 21, 2021Netflix has acquired worldwide rights (excluding China) to The Mitchells vs. The Machines (formerly Connected) from...
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Top Stories
Playing the Monster Game: VFX Supe Dennis Berardi Talks ‘Monster Hunter’
January 20, 2021***This article originally appeared in the February ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** Filmmaker Paul...
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Festivals and Events
Anima Shifts to Fully Online 40th Edition
January 20, 2021Anima, the Brussels Animation Film Festival, has announced its 40th edition will take place as a...
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People
Sparky Animation Taps Kids Ent. Vet Kerry Novick as SVP of Co-Productions
January 20, 2021Singapore-based Sparky Animation, a leading Asian producer of globally recognized animation for preschoolers and tweens, has...
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Streaming
ViacomCBS to Launch Paramount+ on March 4
January 20, 2021ViacomCBS will begin rolling out the rebrand of its CBS All Access streaming platform as Paramount+...
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People
Award-Winning CG Artist Thomas Connors Joins ArsenalCreative
January 20, 2021Seasoned 3D artist Thomas Connors has been named VFX Supervisor/CG Generalist at ArsenalCreative. Founder Mark Leiss...
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Immersive
Wallace & Gromit Make AR Debut in ‘The Big Fix Up’, Out Now
January 20, 2021Iconic animation studio Aardman and Fictioneers have launched The Big Fix Up — the first-ever AR...
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Festivals and Events
Toei Marks ‘World Trigger’ S2 Premiere with First Global Fan Event
January 20, 2021On the heels of last week’s worldwide premiere of Season 2, Toei Animation Inc. has unveiled...
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Internet
First Dedicated Spanish-Language Nick Jr. Channel Launches on YouTube
January 20, 2021Nickelodeon International announced today the launch of a new YouTube Channel, Nick Jr. en Español. The...
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Television
February Highlights: Disney’s Animated TV & Streaming Debuts
January 19, 2021Jim Henson fans will rejoice as classic seasons of The Muppet Show finally arrive in the...
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Festivals and Events
Aurel’s Debut Feature ‘Josep’ Wins Two Lumières Awards
January 19, 2021The 25th edition of the Lumières Awards, which traditionally kicks off the French cinema awards season,...
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Streaming
Moonbug Teams with Future Today to Launch 5 New Kids Channels
January 19, 2021Future Today, the only full-stack streaming solution that packages branded channels and delivers audiences to watch...
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Home Entertainment
Trailer: ‘Jiang Ziya’ Comes Home Feb. 9 with New English Dub
January 19, 2021Jiang Ziya — the acclaimed follow-up to the international blockbuster Ne Zha and the second chapter...
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Passings
‘The Simpsons’ and “F Is for Family’ Writer-Producer David Richardson Dies Age 65
January 19, 2021Television comedy veteran David Richardson, who contributed to the world of animation through his work on...
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Animated People
Camrus Johnson Pens an Emotional Message with ‘Grab My Hand’
January 19, 2021After a successful run on the animation festival circuit last year, Camrus Johnson and Pedro Piccinini’s...
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People
Millimages Marks 30-Year Milestone with New GM Marina Narishkin
January 19, 2021Iconic independant French animation studio and Emmy nominee Millimages is celebrating its 30th birthday in 2021....
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Streaming
Trailer: ‘Pixar Popcorn’ Mini-Shorts Get Popping on Disney+
January 19, 2021In honor of National Popcorn Day, Disney+ shared the trailer for “Pixar Popcorn,” which premieres Friday,...
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People
Pixar Veteran Quaroni Joins Adobe as Senior Director of Engineering
January 18, 2021Guido Quaroni has joined Adobe’s 3D & Immersive team as senior director of engineering, following 20 years...
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Features
China’s First Virtual Idol Fantasy Film Debuts on Bilibili
January 18, 2021China’s animation, gaming and comics video-sharing site Bilibili and Shanghai Media Tech have joined forces to...
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Features
News Bytes: ‘Soul’s Whitewashed Dubs, ‘Among Us’ Series, Mohawk Language Learning & More
January 18, 2021Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Has a Black Hero. In Denmark, a White Actor Dubs the Voice The New...
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