Animated People
Mind-Altering: French Animator Bruno Collet Discusses His Oscar-Nominated Short ‘Memorable’
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Licensing
WildBrain Leverages Brand Licensing & Distribution in New Initiative
January 6, 2020Global kids & family company WildBrain has appointed Steve Manners to drive a new business development...
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Television
‘Earth to Luna’ Orbits on Bilingual Kids Central U.S.
January 6, 2020U.S. Pay TV service Condista has acquired the first five seasons of preschool science animation series...
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Festivals and Events
Golden Globes: ‘Missing Link’ Wins Best Animated Feature
January 5, 2020The HFPA presented the 77th Golden Globe award ceremony on Sunday night, kicking the Hollywood awards...
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Features
‘Frozen II’ Snows Competition as Highest-Grossing Toon Ever
January 5, 2020Having rapidly skated past the $1 billion marker with its fourth weekend (the sixth Disney Studios...
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Passings
Canadian Animation Veteran Blair Kitchen Passes Away at 43
January 5, 2020We are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Canadian animation veteran Blair Kitchen at age...
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Archives
Animation Magazine – #296 January 2020
January 4, 2020January 2020 Issue No. 296 How director Sergio Pablos and his team of gifted artists at...
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Features
China’s iQIYI Sends First Original Animation ‘Spycies’ on Global Mission
January 3, 2020Leading Chinese online entertainment service iQIYI is ready to send its debut family-animated feature film Spycies...
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Passings
Patricia Alice Albrecht, Voice of ‘Jem’s Pizzazz, Has Died
January 3, 2020Actress, voice over artist and poet Patricia Alice Albrecht, known to a generation of fans as...
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Features
Oscar Watch: Tunes that Makes Toons Fly
January 3, 2020***This article originally appeared in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** Feature animation...
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Features
Two Studio Ghibli Movies in the Works in 2020
January 3, 2020Iconic Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli has announced that 2020 will be an extra productive year,...
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Top Stories
‘The Witcher’: Crafting All Creatures Great and Monstrous
January 3, 2020***This article originally ran in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** If you...
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Festivals and Events
Heritage Expands Weekly Comics, Animation & Art Auctions to 2 Days
January 3, 2020Steady growth and the opportunity to reach a wider audience have prompted Heritage Auctions to change...
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Festivals and Events
RR Auction Offers Rare Mary Blair, Eyvind Earle and Mickey Mouse Art
January 2, 2020Some rare and remarkable concept art from Disney classics such as Fantasia, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella,...
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Features
Box Office Winners of 2019
January 2, 2020The top 10 animated and VFX-fueled big screen blockbusters that closed out the decade with a...
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Features
News Bytes: Artios Awards Nominees, Disney+ 2020 First Look, KyoAni Attack In-Depth & More
January 2, 2020The Great Animation Strike Kristin Hunt for JSTOR Daily brings us back to the 1930s, when...
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Features
Trailer: Star-Powered ‘Swift’ Soars with Shout! Studios
January 2, 2020Next month, Shout! Studios will invite family audiences to take flight with an uplifting CG-animated journey...
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Television
Hasbro Completes $3.8B eOne Acquisition
January 2, 2020Hasbro, Inc. today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Entertainment One Ltd....
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Passings
Visionary Sci-Fi Concept Artist Syd Mead Dies Age 86
January 2, 2020Syd Mead, influential conceptual artist and designer whose works made up the aesthetic framework of iconic...
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Shorts
Something to Say About Danny Aiello
January 2, 2020On May 22, 2019, I had the honor of joining Danny Aiello at the Hoboken International...
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Television
Midwinter Heats Up with New & Returning TV Premieres
January 2, 2020A new year has officially dawned, and fans of animation and VFX jaw-droppers of all descriptions...
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Features
Early 2020 Visions!
January 1, 2020Get ready for more razzle dazzle on the big screen in 2020. Here are 14 movies...
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Passings
‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Producer Lee Mendelson Dies Age 86
January 1, 2020Multi-Emmy-winning producer, writer and director Lee Mendelson, who brought the iconic Peanuts gang to animation in...
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Features
News Bytes: New ‘Zog’ Special, ‘Moominvalley’ S2 Guest Stars, ‘Subway Surfers’ Decade’s Most-Downloaded Game
December 24, 2019Reservations Open for Pokémon Rooms at Apartment Hotel Mimaru Available in five locations across Tokyo and...
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Streaming
‘Go! Go! Cory Carson’: Little Wheels Keep Turning
December 24, 2019***This article originally ran in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** Cars have...
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Festivals and Events
Animation Magazine’s Best of 2019
December 24, 2019Congratulations to all our Animag’s Best of 2019 Award Winners. These year-end honors were determined by...
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Television
A Horse, Of Course! Ant Blades Talks His New Nick Show ‘It’s Pony’
December 24, 2019***This article originally ran in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** Who doesn’t...
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Television
Disney Channel’s ‘The Owl House’: It’s a Hoot!
December 24, 2019***This article originally ran in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** You would...
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Streaming
‘Fast & Furious: Spy Racers’: To Live and Ride in L.A.
December 24, 2019***This article originally ran in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** Almost two...
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Festivals and Events
Happy Holidays from Animation Magazine!
December 23, 2019Dear readers, We can hardly believe another year is coming to a close! After 12 months...
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Television
‘Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart’: Parker Simmons’ Loveable Trio Hits the Road
June 30, 2019***This story was written for the August ’19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 292)*** If you...
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Features
Watch: New English-Language Trailer for ‘Maquia’
August 16, 2018Eleven Arts Anime Studio has announced the English dub cast and English dubbed trailer for Maquia:...
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