Tag: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Documentary on Animator Ron Husband Kicks Off PBS SoCal’s Black History Month Slate
PBS SoCal, Southern California’s flagship PBS station, announced its curated Black History Month programming slate will feature the premiere of Huz: Drawn to Life,...
You’re Fired! Now What? A Few Tips to Get Your Animation Career Back on Track
“Consider short-term or freelance gigs to fill gaps. If you’ve been in leadership, be open to artist work. It’s helpful to be versatile for...
Influential Effects Animator Joseph Gilland Has Died, Age 64
Joseph Gilland — an animation director, special effects animator, journalist, painter, author and musician — died due to cancer on Monday (November 17) at...
‘Mortal Kombat’ Producer Larry Kasanoff Leads New Global Venture The Cartoon Coalition
A group of international animation experts whose collective credits include animation projects for Batman, Spiderman, Lego, Star Wars, Mortal Kombat, Smurfs, Beauty and the...
Freeform Celebrates ‘31 Nights of Halloween’ with Tim Burton Marathon
Grab your pumpkin spice lattes, because Freeform’s “31 Nights of Halloween” returns for a frightfully delightful lineup of Halloween favorites that will keep viewers...
Animated Favorites & More Pack Freeform’s ’30 Days of Disney’
Summer is going to be chock a block with nostalgic favorites on Freeform, which celebrates 30 Days of Disney throughout the month of June. Viewers...
Disney and Laika Character Sculptor Kent Melton Dies at Age 68
Kent Melton, a master animation sculptor who is best known for making clay maquettes for features such as Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan, The...
A Man of Characters: Glen Keane on Artist Peter de Sève (Book Excerpt)
The beautiful new book Local Fauna: The Art of Peter de Sève (Abrams Books’ Cernunos imprint, $40) offers a rich collection of some of...
Tracey Dispensa’s Cloud 10 Launches Originals Division with Gary Trousdale Onboard
Cloud 10 Studios, a woman-owned creative group seeking to empower diverse entrepreneurship in the film and animation industry, today announced the launch of Cloud...
Animator & Producer Randy Fullmer Dies Age 73
Disney animator and producer Randy Fullmer, whose credits over nearly 20 years at the studio included The Emperor's New Groove and The Little Mermaid (1989),...
Disney Legend Burny Mattinson Dies on Cusp of 70th Anniversary with Studio
Burny Mattinson, a Disney Legend who spent an unprecedented 70 years adding to the artistic and storytelling magic of Walt Disney Animation Studios, died...
Ruh-Roh! Director Michael Kurinsky Talks about the Shelving of ‘Scoob! Holiday Haunt’
***This article originally appeared in the February '23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 327)***
We interrupt your mid-winter malaise to offer up a melancholy fireside...
Carl Bell, Animator Who Touched All Corners of the Industry, Has Died
News is circulating in the Hollywood animation community that animator Carl Angus Bell — a prolific artist whose 41-year career carried him across diverse...
Animation Veteran Jamie Kezlarian Bolio Passes Away
We are sad to report the recent passing of animation veteran Jamie Kezlarian Bolio. She died on Sunday after a brief illness. Her brother...
Former Pixar, Disney and DreamWorks Creatives Join Spire Animation Team
Newly formed Spire Animation Studio has tapped former creatives from Pixar, Disney, DreamWorks, Blue Sky, and Warner Animation to join its team. According to...
Longtime Disney Animator Phil Young Has Died at Age 79
We're sorry to hear of the passing of longtime Disney animator Phil (Pillip) Young from cancer in early May at 79.
Young began his Disney...
KingstOOn Prepares Cutting-Edge Edition, Floyd Norman to Keynote
KingstOOn Animation Conference and Film Festival 2021, taking place April 21-25, will be utilizing cutting edge technology for its first ever virtual staging. Organizers...
Enderby Ent. Taps Kirk Wise to Direct Debut Animated Feature ‘Sunny’
Kirk Wise, the director of Disney animation classics Beauty and the Beast and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (both with Gary Trousdale), has been...
Sue Nichols, Influential Disney Story Artist, Dies Age 55
Influential animation visual development and story artist Sue Nichols Maciorowski died on September 1 in East Longmeadow, MA, at just 55 years old. A...
Oscar Winner Alan Menken to Make Music Magic for Skydance’s ‘Spellbound’
Skydance Animation announced Wednesday that legendary composer Alan Menken, known for his award-winning work on animated favorites The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast,...
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