Tag: COVID-19
Daily Madness Debuts Play-At-Home Series ‘Pins and Nettie’ Friday
Dublin-based animation studio Daily Madness Productions is bringing two new sweet and prickly playmates into the lives of young viewers with Pins and Nettie,...
COVID-19 Chronicles: Chris Prynoski Talks Titmouse Adjustment to ‘Work From Home’
Titmouse, Inc. is one of the several super-busy animation houses that has been able to make a smooth transition to this new COVID-19 “work-from-home”...
Universal’s ‘Trolls’ Sing to Record Digital Opening
With numbers still coming in, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is seeing record weekend and opening day numbers for the digital rental debut of DreamWorks...
COVID-19 Chronicles: Toonz’ Jayakumar Offers Tips on Keeping Productions Going
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been in touch with many of our friends in the animation community to find out how they...
The One Club Launches Online Student Portfolio Reviews
An overlooked aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic is the effect it’s having on the next generation of creative talent: graduating students at colleges and...
‘Metabarons’ Artist Juan Giménez Dies of COVID-19 Complications
Legendary artist Juan Giménez, known notably for his work with Alejandro Jodorowsky on The Metabarons (1992), died April 2 in his home province of...
French Studio TeamTO Shares ‘Working From Home’ Video
We recently asked animation studios around the world to tell us how they are coping with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their...
TokyoPop Offers Free Digital Manga in Covid-19 Community Program
In an act of stuck-at-home solidarity, publisher TokyoPop has pulled together the Covid-19 Community Free Manga Program, offering a special selection of digital download...
News Bytes: Toon Productions Keep Trucking, Bento Box Hiring, Stewie & Brian’s Podcast & More
2020 SXSW Film Festival Announces Jury & Special Awards
Despite cancelling the physical edition, the Austin event still wanted to celebrate an amazing lineup of...
Channel 5 Serves Up More Free Kids Content on Milkshake!
Channel 5 (U.K.) announced Thursday that it is ramping up the amount of free kids’ content available on its multiplatform preschool brand Milkshake!, in...
Global Animation & VFX Community Responds to COVID-19 Crisis
Over the past few weeks, the animation and VFX industries have banded together to face the challenges we are all confronting in these difficult...
Titmouse 5 Second Day Twitch Livestream Set for Friday
Emmy Award-winning animation production company Titmouse announced Monday it will broadcast the 90-minute-long 5 Second Day in-house shorts compilation for the first time on...
VES Statement Urges VFX Artists Work Remotely
Monday, the Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, issued the following statement and resources in light of the ongoing COVID-19...
IATSE Donates $2.5M Amid COVID-19 Shutdowns, GLAS Opens Grant Applications
With a reported 120,000 entertainment union members out of work as a result of social distancing measures to stem the spread of the COVID-19...
Animation in the Time of Corona!
We are putting together an overview of how our friends in the animation and vfx communities are coping in this challenging and most unusual...
PBS KIDS Offers Free Resources During COVID-19 School Closures
With schools closing across the U.S. to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, PBS KIDS is launching a daily email newsletter to provide free resources...
Cartoon Network Scrubs Up Global Health PSAs Featuring Fave Characters
Cartoon Network has launched global PSAs focused on the importance of good hygiene practices, in support of worldwide efforts to prevent the spread of...
Universal Plans Same Day Home & Theatrical Open for ‘Trolls World Tour’
With the global and domestic box office far from humming a happy tune amid the COVID-19 crisis, Universal Pictures has announced plans to make...
Coronavirus Fears & Theater Closures Batter Box Office
It was a bleak weekend at the box office both at home and overseas, as cinemas continue to shutter and social distancing leads to...
‘Frozen II’ Debuts on Disney+ Three Months Early
As more folks of all ages stay home to help curb COVID-19, The Walt Disney Company has added Frozen II to the Disney+ lineup...
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