All posts tagged "John Lasseter"
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Animated People
Close Encounters: ‘Blush’ Director Joe Mateo Shares His Real-Life Inspiration
June 18, 2021Filmmaker Joe Mateo’s beautifully crafted and emotionally powerful new short Blush is set to premiere at...
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Features
Whoopi Goldberg Tapped for Lead Role in Apple/Skydance’s ‘Luck’
June 10, 2021Legendary performer and EGOT Winner Whoopi Goldberg is set to voice a lead role in the...
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North America
Apple & Skydance Partner on Debut Animated Short ‘Blush’
April 14, 2021Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation have come together to create Blush, a CG-animated spacefaring tale...
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North America
Apple in Talks for Skydance’s ‘Luck’ & ‘Spellbound’
December 18, 2020Insiders say that Apple is looking to build on the success of its animated feature acquisition...
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North America
Skydance Animation Appoints Shane Prigmore SVP Development
July 31, 2020Skydance Animation has named Shane Prigmore to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of...
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Features
Skydance Media Acquires Ilion Studios’ Animation Unit
April 6, 2020Skydance Media, the diversified global media company founded by CEO David Ellison in 2010, has acquired...
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Festivals and Events
‘Frozen II,’ ‘Klaus’ and ‘Toy Story 4’ Nab Humanitas Noms
November 15, 2019The finalists for the 2020 Humanitas Prize were announced on Friday. The award honors film and...
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Features
Meet the New Playthings of ‘Toy Story 4’
May 28, 2019***This story originally appeared in the June/July ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 291)*** In the...
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People
Emma Thompson’s Exit Letter to Skydance Shows What Solidarity Looks Like
February 26, 2019In the latest ripple in the ongoing John Lasseter controversy — which began when the ousted...
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Features
News Bytes: Emma Thompson Quits ‘Luck’ Over Lasseter, Animation Block Party ‘19, ‘UglyDolls’ Dance Moves Moxy & More
February 19, 2019WATCH: ‘Yarn Zoetrope’ Need something sweet to brighten your day? We love this hand-crafted, 4 x...
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North America
Holly Edwards Promoted to President at Skydance Animation
February 14, 2019Deadline.com is reporting that Holly Edwards has been promoted to position of president at Skydance Animation....
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North America
Brad Bird: Lasseter Misconduct Not “Black and White”
January 21, 2019In an interview with Kevin Fallon for The Daily Beast’s Oscar Talk coverage published Sunday, Incredibles...
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North America
Paramount Animation’s Soria: We Won’t Work with Lasseter’s Skydance
January 15, 2019Mireille Soria, President of Paramount Animation since 2017, has told her team that they will not...
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Features
News Bytes: Lasseter’s Mea Culpa, ‘Dragon 3’ Early Screenings, ‘Game of Thrones’ Teaser & More
January 14, 2019DC Comics’ Newest Superhero Is a Black Girl from Oregon Now in pre-sale for issue No....
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North America
WIA President Marge Dean Addresses Lasseter Controversy
January 13, 2019On Sunday, Women in Animation sent out a letter from President Marge Dean addressing the outrage...
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Features
News Bytes: Lassetergate Town Hall, New Clips for ‘Modest Heroes’ & ‘gen:LOCK’ & More
January 10, 2019John Lasseter Hire Prompts Tough Questions at Skydance Town Hall; David Ellison Asks Staff for Time...
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Features
Skydance Distributor Paramount Blindsided by Lasseter Hire
January 10, 2019Following yesterday’s explosive announcement that John Lasseter has been named Head of Animation for Skydance Media...
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North America
Skydance Names Ousted Disney-Pixar Chief John Lasseter Head of Animation
January 9, 2019John Lasseter has been named Head of Skydance Animation, per an announcement Wednesday by Skydance Media...
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Features
16 Things to Look Forward to in 2019!
December 26, 2018A new year means lots of brand new animated TV shows, movies and events are awaiting...
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North America
Disney-Pixar President Ed Catmull Retiring
October 23, 2018Pixar co-founder and animation pioneer Ed Catmull is retiring from his post as President of Walt...
Recent Posts
Silvergate Media has announced the promotion of Shelli Rottman to the dual executive position of ...
After a record-breaking submissions period, the Fredrikstad Animation Festival has announced the competition program selections ...
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