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People
Spire Animation Attracts Pedigreed Talent to Studio Team
October 20, 2020Spire Animation Studios, the newly formed feature animation studio co-founded by award-winning producer Brad Lewis and...
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Features
Haruo Sotozaki’s ‘Demon Slayer’ Tops Global BO with $44M Japan Debut
October 19, 2020As cinemas struggle back to life, Japanese anime feature Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba –...
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Features
Michael B. Jordan Boards ‘Static Shock’ Movie as Producer
October 19, 2020Actor & producer Michael B. Jordan (gen:LOCK, Raising Dion, Creed II) is powering up with Warner...
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Streaming
Disney+ Live-Action ‘Rescue Rangers’ Production Kicks Off
October 19, 2020Disney Animation’s intrepid chipmunk brothers are the next beloved cartoons to get the “live-action” feature treatment,...
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Television
Global TV & Streaming News Bytes
October 19, 2020Bejuba! Entertainment has acquired global distribution rights for The Curious World of Linda, created by South...
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Streaming
Xilam Teams with Alibaba’s Youku for Animated Original ‘Lupin’s Tales’
October 19, 2020Academy Award-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation is partnering with Alibaba Group’s video streaming platform, Youku,...
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Streaming
Apple TV+ Expands ‘Peanuts’ Pact with WildBrain for New Shows, Specials
October 19, 2020Apple TV+ has teamed up with WildBrain, along with Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions,...
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Festivals and Events
24 HOURS Student Competition Results Promise Bright Future for Animation
October 19, 2020The challenging, creative 24 HOURS Animation Competition for Students ran young artists from around the world...
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Television
Finnish Studio Haruworks Finds New Investor in Indie Rabbit Films
October 19, 2020Finnish animation production company Haruworks has welcomed Rabbit Films as a new investor into its development...
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Anime
WonderfulSubs Launching Anime Social Network, Support Initiatives
October 18, 2020WonderfulSubs LLC — the blog and entertainment co. catering to fans of anime, manga and Japanese...
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Festivals and Events
Adult Swim Festival Goes Virtual with ‘Rick and Morty’, Toonami, Comedy & Music Streams
October 18, 2020That’s right: Adult Swim Festival is back! This year, the celebration of comedy, music and animation...
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Features
Autonomous Animator: Pitch-Perfect
October 16, 2020How to be prepared for your next Zoom meeting with a development exec. Think you have...
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Technology
Tech Reviews: PolyCloth ClothBrush and Atoms Crowd
October 16, 2020PolyCloth ClothBrush for 3ds Max Sometimes, it’s not the big pieces of software that bring me...
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Television
Studio Spotlight: Mercury Filmworks
October 16, 2020Ever since it was founded in 1997, Canadian animation house Mercury Filmworks has been a hotbed...
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Television
A Spellbinding Adventure: Federation’s ‘Presto! School of Magic’
October 16, 2020***This article originally appeared in the November ’20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 304)*** A few...
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Streaming
Disney Stories Matter Initiative Flags Classic Toons for Racist Imagery
October 16, 2020Disney+ will be adding warnings to several classic films from the Walt Disney Animation and live-action...
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Internet
Positive Influence: YouTuber Jaiden Animations Gives Back
October 16, 2020A decade ago, you mightn’t have thought that one day “social media influencer” would be a...
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Streaming
Woo-hoo! Disney+ Celebrates ‘Simpsons Forever’
October 16, 2020Disney+, which gave The Simpsons a new streaming home when it launched in November, is now...
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Festivals and Events
Cartoon Forum Reveals Most-Viewed Projects
October 16, 2020This year’s virtual edition of European animated series co-production event Cartoon Forum — which offered extended...
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People
10 Things I Love About China
October 16, 2020***This article originally appeared in the November ’20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 304)*** I create...
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Internet
Sanrio Celebrates 60 Kawaii Years with New ‘Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures’
October 16, 2020Sanrio, the global lifestyle brand best known for pop icon Hello Kitty, has launched a new...
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Festivals and Events
48th Annie Awards Goes Virtual for April Ceremony
October 15, 2020ASIFA-Hollywood announced that its 48th Annie Awards ceremony will be a virtual event, to be held...
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Features
‘Hair Love’ Helmer Matthew A. Cherry Making Feature Animation Debut ‘Tut’ at Sony
October 15, 2020Matthew A. Cherry, director of the widely acclaimed, Oscar-winning short Hair Love, will be making his...
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Streaming
Kelly Marie Tran, Billy Dee Williams & Anthony Daniels Click into ‘LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special’
October 15, 2020Disney+ is bringing together some of the brightest stars in the Star Wars galaxy for the...
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Television
‘Santiago of the Seas’ Sets Ratings Record on Nickelodeon
October 15, 2020Nickelodeon is ending National Hispanic Heritage Month on a high note, as the debut of its...
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Streaming
Chris Nee Unveils First Slate of Netflix Pre-K Series
October 15, 2020Following the recent announcement of new Netflix series Ada Twist, Scientist, Peabody, Emmy, NAACP and Humanitas...
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Features
‘PAW Patrol’ Movie Sets Star-Studded Voice Cast
October 15, 2020Spin Master Corp., a leading global children’s entertainment company, in association with Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount...
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Television
Clip: Danny Trejo Has the Recipe for Tough Love in ‘Victor and Valentino’
October 15, 2020Sometimes a salty attitude requires a sweet solution — and that’s what Hollywood tough guy Danny...
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Streaming
Sneak-Peek: ‘Mistfall’ Short-Form Series Saddles Up with Star Stable & Ferly
October 15, 2020Animation, publishing and licensing studio Ferly (Momolu & Friends, Angry Birds Blues) along with Star Stable...
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Television
Splash & ViacomCBS’s Ananey Studios Roll with ‘Family Rocks’
October 14, 2020Splash Entertainment, the U.S.-based, multi-award-winning children’s entertainment studio, and ViacomCBS’s Ananey Studios, one of the leading,...
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