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Japanese Experts Join Forces to Create a Blockchain Model for Creator-Safe Generative AI

Artificial intelligence and blockchain experts in Japan have set up the Anime Chain Preparatory Committee -- a thinktank dedicated to building a generative AI...

Pixar Unveils First Stop-Motion SparkShort, ‘Self’

Pixar Animation Studios has announced the next release from its experimental storytelling program, SparkShorts, will also be the first stop-motion project from the in-house...

The Animation Showcase Stocks Up on Oscar-Shortlisted Shorts, Animated Feature Making-ofs

While members of the Academy have access to their own screening supply for the 96th Oscars-eligible films for nomination voting (Jan. 11-16), it can...

Crunchyroll Sets ‘Suzume’ U.K. Home Release for April 1

Global animation distributor Crunchyroll has announced that the latest feature film from director Makoto Shinkai (Your Name., Weathering With You) and studio CoMix Wave...

‘Trolls Band Together Sing-Along Edition’ to Make Music on Digital/Blu-Ray/DVD on Jan. 16

You can sing along with Poppy, Branch, Viva and Tiny Diamond and the BroZone gang on Jan. 16, when Universal Home Ent. releases DreamWorks'...

Kickstart Ent. Becomes Third Studio in IATSE’s Canadian Animation Guild

Animation workers at Kickstart Entertainment have become the third animation studio group to join The Canadian Animation Guild IATSE Local 938. An application for...

Partners from HyperObject, New Native Board ‘Wild Summon’ as Exec Producers

A fresh batch of executive producers have dipped their toes into the animated waters of Wild Summon, the Oscar- and BAFTA-shortlisted short film from spouses...

U.K. Government Ups Animation & Kids’ TV Tax Credit to 39%

A new, more generous tax credit package for British film, television and video game producers went into effect January 1, including an extra £42,500...

‘Migration’ Soars Past $150M as ‘Wish’ Enchants Its Way to $200M Worldwide

"Slow and steady" seems to be the mantra of latter 2023 animation releases. Two new original features from the centenary studio Disney and more...

‘The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XXXIII” Wins Creative Arts Emmy for Animated Program

This weekend, the Television Academy presented two ceremonies to honor the winners of the 75th Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE....

NEON Boots Up Official ‘Robot Dreams’ Teaser

The Spanish-French 2D animated feature Robot Dreams is one step closer to bringing its critically acclaimed, off-beat buddy tale to U.S. cinemas with the debut...

Animal Logic Merging into Parent Co. Netflix Animation, Toliver Takes the Reins

Nearing two years since its acquisition of the Australian animation and visual effects studio, Netflix will be integrating Animal Logic into its global animation...

Rising Sun Pictures Hoists the Manga-Inspired VFX Sails of ‘One Piece’

Australian studio Rising Sun Pictures delivered more than 170 VFX shots for the first season of One Piece, the Netflix adventure series about the...

WB Animation Prez Sam Register Says Industry Must “Protect the Artists” from AI

In a recent industry round table conducted by The Los Angeles Times, several Hollywood executives gathered to discuss the state of audiovisual entertainment as...

She Drew That Publishes 2023 U.K. Animation Salary Report

Back in 2022, She Drew That shared out the Animation & VFX Union rates guide to its community, only to hear back that many...

KyoAni Announces Multimedia Project from ‘Violet Evergarden’ Creatives

Acclaimed Japanese studio Kyoto Animation (KyoAni) has revealed a project that will apply the talents of its artists in a different direction. Titled Hagureboshi...

‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Drops First-Look Photo

The live-action/2D hybrid Looney Tunes movie Coyote vs. Acme is looking forward to a brighter future in the new year. Rescued from the brink of...

Mickey’s Welcome to the Public Domain Includes Rokit Revamp, Horror Flicks

With the earliest incarnation of Mickey Mouse now officially in the public domain, 95 years since the debut of Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks'...

‘The Super Mario Bros Movie,’ ‘Spider-Verse,’ ‘Elemental’ Are 2023’s Biggest Animated Box-Office Hits

The final box office numbers for 2023 are in and Universal, Illumination and Sony Pictures Animation have landed on top of the animation charts...

Three Animated ‘Game of Thrones’ Series Are in the Works, Per George R.R. Martin

Just in time for 2024, which is the “year of the dragon,” the acclaimed Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin has revealed...
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