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Features

Critics Light Up Reviewing ‘Orion and the Dark’

Animation Magazine - January 31, 2024

Ahead of the movie's premiere on Netflix this Friday, Feb. 2, critics have been cozying up to Orion and the Dark-- the latest feature...

People

‘Harley Quinn’ EPs Justin Halpern & Patrick Shumacker Ink Exclusive Deal with WBTV Group

Animation Magazine - January 30, 2024

Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker, the co-developers and executive producers of Max's critically acclaimed adult animated series Harley Quinn as well as exec producers and...

Technology

Animation Guild Co-Commissioned Study on AI Jobs Impact “Demands Urgent Attention”

Animation Magazine - January 30, 2024

A new survey on the impact of generative AI (GenAI) on the entertainment industry reveals a dramatic shift in the story of film, television,...

Features

‘Yumi’s Cells’ First Feature Fires Up for EFM

Animation Magazine - January 30, 2024

The Naver Webtoon hit Yumi's Cells -- which dives into the internal, psychological world of a young woman and the brain cells that drive...

Television

Keenspot Comic ‘Toy’ in Development for Animated Series from Kate Micucci

Animation Magazine - January 30, 2024

Kate Micucci -- half of the popular parody musical duo Garfunkle & Oates and known to animation fans for voicing Webby in DuckTales, Scooby-Doo's...

Features

DreamWorks’ ‘Dog Man’ Animated Movie Fetches 2025 Release Date

Animation Magazine - January 29, 2024

Universal Pictures today announced that Dog Man, the upcoming feature from DreamWorks Animation adapted from the kids' graphic novels by Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants), will...

Features

Box Office for the Birds: ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Keeps Soaring, ‘Migration’ Wings Past $200M Global Mark

Animation Magazine - January 29, 2024

The latest films from two global hitmakers continue to hit milestones at the box office. As of this weekend, Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the...

Features

‘Rogue Trooper’ Production Advances with Cast Reveal

Animation Magazine - January 29, 2024

The 1980s British sci-fi/action comic Rogue Trooper will be coming to screens in a new animated adaptation helmed by Duncan Jones (Moon, Warcraft). Original publisher...

Features

‘Despicable Me 4’ Trailer Delivers a New Degenerate Generation!

Animation Magazine - January 28, 2024

On Sunday, Illumination and Universal Pictures debuted the official trailer for Despicable Me 4 -- the next installment of the highest-grossing animated franchise in history....

Passings

Emmy-Winning Animation Producer John Bush Dies, Age 69

Animation Magazine - January 27, 2024

Emmy-winning animation producer John Bush, who worked on The Simpsons, Family Guy and X-Men: Evolution has died at age 69. Bush passed away on...

Streaming

Vivienne Medrano’s ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Scores Top Global Animation Debut on Prime Video

Animation Magazine - January 26, 2024

Hazbin Hotel, the animated, musical, adult-targeted dark-comedy spawned by an indie pilot on YouTube (which racked up 90+ million views), is the biggest-ever global...

Features

New Europe Debuts ‘Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust’ Trailer

Animation Magazine - January 26, 2024

The international trailer has arrived for Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust, the feature film extrapolation of Indian filmmaker Ishan Shukla's award-winning animated short Schirkoa (2016)....

Awards

Awards & Events: ACE Eddie Nominees, AfroAnimation Returns, ‘Bluey’ Honored by PETA, SIGGRAPH Sets First Keynote

Animation Magazine - January 25, 2024

American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced today the nominations for the 74th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television...

Anime

Kyoto Animation Studio Arsonist Is Sentenced to Death

Animation Magazine - January 25, 2024

Shinji Aoba, the man who set fire to Kyoto Animation studio in 2019, which led to the death of 36 people, has been sentenced...

Awards

Exclusive: ‘Robot Dreams’ Director Pablo Berger & Team Share Their Joyous Oscars Reaction

Animation Magazine - January 24, 2024

In yet another year with many critically acclaimed animated features for the Academy to choose from, the non-dialog graphic novel adaptation Robot Dreams was...

Awards

César Nominations Honor Animated Features, Shorts & VFX Achievements

Animation Magazine - January 24, 2024

On Wednesday, the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma announced the nominees for the 49th César awards, sometimes known as "the French Oscars."...

Television

Choo Choo! ‘Sago Mini Friends’ Season 2 Is on Track for Friday Premiere (Exclusive Clip)

Animation Magazine - January 24, 2024

Here's something for kids and families to really dig: Season 2 of the Apple TV+ animated series Sago Mini Friends, based on the award-winning preschool...

Immersive

Ghibli & Alibaba Form Pact to for Immersive Miyazaki Exhibit, New Animated Projects

Animation Magazine - January 23, 2024

Oscar-winning Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli has forged a partnership with Chinese entertainment company Alibaba Pictures -- part of the multinational, diversified tech powerhouse...

Awards

Animation Oscars Nominees React to the Good News (Updating)

Animation Magazine - January 23, 2024

Following the nominations announcement for the 96th Academy Awards early this morning, reactions from this year's esteemed nominees for the best animated feature and...

Awards