Friday, September 22, 2017
‘It’ Helmer Andy Muschietti Suits Up for ‘Robotech’
Sony’s upcoming feature adaptation of popular 1980s cartoon Robotech has a new squad leader: Andy Muschietti, director of Stephen King’s It (Sept. 8), has been brought on ... Continue Reading →
Legend 3D Bolsters Exec Team with Multiple Hires
Leading 3D conversion, VFX and VR studio Legend 3D has brought onboard several new hires to its executive leadership team as the company strengthens its resources and looks to expand ... Continue Reading →
Annecy Details 2017 Highlights, People and Participants
France’s Annecy animation festival (June 12-17) and MIFA market (June 13-16) is just around the corner, and this year’s event highlights are jelling nicely. 2017 will welcome ... Continue Reading →
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Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2017: Interview with the Feature Animation Competition Preliminary Selector, Tomoyuki Saito
The industry vet shares views on this year’s competition (read ... Continue Reading →
Annecy ‘17 Full Program: 23 Features, 31 TV Titles & More
One of the glittering highlights of the animation events calendar is drawing near, with the 2017 Annecy Festival & Market kicking off in the French Alps from June 12-17. Having ... Continue Reading →
Daytime Emmys: DreamWorks’ 21 Nominations Tops Animation Competition
The nominations are in for the 2017 Daytime Emmy Awards, and DreamWorks Animation has emerged as the top toon producer with 21 nods. This includes seven for Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters ... Continue Reading →
Cinesite Acquires Vancouver Animation Studio Nitrogen
Cinesite Studios has acquired full-service animation facility Nitrogen Studios Canada, Inc., based in Vancouver. The studio employs 70 creative and production staff, and is best known ... Continue Reading →
LIVE! Oscars go to ‘Zootopia,’ ‘Piper,’ ‘The Jungle Book’
Disney’s Zootopia won the best animated feature award at the 89th annual Academy Awards. Disney-Pixar’s Piper won the best animated short film category. Another Disney project, ... Continue Reading →
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Anima2017 Cordoba Int’l Animation Festival
Submit your work in any animation genre, technique or screening media — from feature films to mobile videos — ... Continue Reading →
‘Moana’ Wins MPSE Golden Reel for Animation
The 64th Golden Reel Awards, presented by the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE), took place Sunday to celebrate the best in cinema and television soundcraft from 2016.
The feature ... Continue Reading →
