Tag: Blue Sky Studios
How ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ Director Carlos Saldanha & VFX Team Found the Colors of Imagination
'When I read the script, I immediately connected with the promise of bringing imagination to life, which is the essence of my animation background.'
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‘Nimona’ Directors Discuss Their Celebration of Shape-Shifters and Rule-Breakers (New Trailer)
Rescued from the perilous halls of abandoned animation projects by those shining knights at Netflix, the queer-coded fantasy-adventure feature Nimona will ride onto the streaming...
Remembering Three Fathers of the CG Revolution
As we embark on the first quarter of 2023, we must note the passing of three pivotal figures in the CGI Revolution over the...
Annapurna Launches Animation Division with ‘Nimona’ Leading Slate
Annapurna, the entertainment company spanning film, TV, games, and theater, is establishing an Animation division co-led by former Disney animation executives Robert Baird and...
News Bytes: Blue Sky’s Farewell to Scrat, ‘Prince of Tennis’ Tix, ‘King of Atlantis’ Redated & More
In a fitting animated adieu, the runaway slapstick star of the Ice Age franchise finally tastes victory. In the half-minute short, appropriately titled The...
#DisneySayGay Updates: ‘Lightyear’ Same-Sex Kiss Reinstated, Blue Sky Staff Reveals ‘Nimona’ Pushback
The contention around The Walt Disney Company's response to the passage of Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill — which has seen the Mouse...
Lori Forte & John Donkin Take Us Behind the Scenes of ‘The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild’
Almost 20 years after director Chris Wedge and the team at Blue Sky Studios brought the first Ice Age movie to audiences around the...
People on the Move: Ramsey Naito Takes on Paramount Animation Leadership, WarnerMedia Kids & Music Appointments & More
Paramount Pictures today announced that Ramsey Naito will be leading its animation division as President, Animation & Development, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation. Mireille...
Tonko House Reveals First Look at ‘Oni,’ Taps Screenwriter Mari Okada
Academy Award-nominated animation studio Tonko House (The Dam Keeper) has joined forces with Japanese anime writer powerhouse and award-winning filmmaker Mari Okada (Maquia: When...
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...
Technicolor Animation Services Unite Under Mikros Brand; Adrianna Cohen Named Global Head of Production
Technicolor has announced that its CGI animation companies – Technicolor Animation Productions, Technicolor Animation and Mikros Animation – will integrate their operations. By joining...
Andrea Miloro Named President of Mikros Animation
Technicolor announces that Andrea Miloro has joined as President of Mikros Animation. Her appointment reinforces Technicolor's commitment to expand the company's global feature and...
Off into the Wild Blue Sky: Reflecting on the ‘Ice Age’ Studio’s Legacy
***This article originally appeared in the May '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 310)***
The building was the size of a city block, plunked down...
Blue Sky Took Nearly $50M in Excess Tax Credits, Say State Auditors
Connecticut auditors revealed in a report released Wednesday that Greenwich animation landmark Blue Sky Studios -- owned by Walt Disney Co. since its takeover...
Autodesk Accelerates Workflows Across Maya, 3ds Max & MotionBuilder 22
Autodesk unveiled updates to Maya, 3ds Max and MotionBuilder today, bringing artists throughout the creative pipeline powerful new tools that accelerate and streamline their...
Nickelodeon Taps Brian Keane as EVP Production in Animation Expansion
Animation industry vet Brian Keane will be joining Nickelodeon Animation Studios as Executive Vice President of Production and Operations, a newly created position. Keane,...
SIGGRAPH 2020 Digs in to CG Trends with Tech Papers Program
SIGGRAPH 2020 announces 163 selected research projects from 24 countries as part of its world-renowned Technical Papers program. Throughout its now 47-year history, the...
Animated People: Van Phan, Director of Tribeca VR Premiere ‘Upstander’
Animation director Van Phan won two Student Emmys for his first two animated shorts: Wild Card and Values, which were made when he was...
Disney Taps Animation Vet Vanessa Morrison to Lead Streaming Production
Family feature films veteran Vanessa Morrison has been named President, Streaming for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production, tasked with overseeing development and production...
Clip: Storyboarding ‘Spies in Disguise’ on Digital & Disc March 10
A very different sort of secret-agent caper comes home next week when 20th Century Home Entertainment sends Spies in Disguise on its home video...
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