Tag: DreamWorks Animation
Hulu Announces Major DreamWorks Deal, 20M+ Subscriber Milestone
Streaming platform Hulu revealed the news that it has surpassed 20 million subscribers in the US during its 2018 upfront event in New York...
Annecy Full Program, WIA Summit Lineup Revealed
It’s official: the full program for the 2018 Annecy Festival was announced Monday at a press conference held by Patrick Eveno, Mickaël Marin and...
‘Weekends’, ‘Icebergs’, ‘Bird Karma’ Win Golden Gate Awards at SFFILM
After 14 days of films, conversations and celebrity guests, the 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival wrapped up another successful edition in the City...
Guillermo del Toro Inks Exclusive DreamWorks Animation Feature Deal
Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has signed a multi-year exclusive deal with DreamWorks Animation to write, produce and direct animated family films, and has...
DreamWorks Animation Unveils Annecy 2018 Line-Up
Attendees of the 42nd Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 11-16) will be given a glimpse into the workings of DreamWorks Animation with presentations...
Ramsey Naito Is Paramount Animation’s New Exec VP
The Boss Baby producer is now the new boss at Paramount Animation. Ramsey Naito has joined the studio’s animation division as exec VP, according...
Tomasz Sulej Named CEE Manager for Planeta Junior
Planeta Junior, part of the Grupo Planeta/De Agostini group and one of Europe’s leading kids & family entertainment companies, has hired on Tomasz Sulej...
Animation Guild Reports Over 25% of LA Area Employees Are Women
Toon town continues to trudge along toward gender equity according to a survey posted by The Animation Guild, Local 839 IATSE on its blog....
FMX Adds ‘Jim Button,’ ‘The Rain’ and More to 2018 Lineup
The 2018 FMX conference continues to build its well-rounded programming slate, with visual effects presentations on German fantasy flick Jim Button and Luke the...
Disney Director John Musker Retires After Four Decades
Writer and director John Musker, a Disney Animation icon whose neary 40-year career saw him at the helm for major titles from the 1980s...
DreamWorks Options ‘The Bad Guys’ by Aaron Blabey; Etan Cohen Adapting
DreamWorks Animation has optioned rights to turn best-selling kids’ graphic novel series The Bad Guys into an animated feature. The Scholastic titles are written...
Skydance Media Names Leadership for Growing Animation Studio
Having recently announced that Nathan Greno has been tapped to direct its upcoming animated feature Powerless, Skydance Media has now named several key additions...
Kelly Betz Named CFO of DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation has named Kelly Betz Chief Financial Officer. The appointment, effective immediately, was jointly announced by Margie Cohn, President of DreamWorks Animation Television...
Binge Bros. Options C.W. Moss’ Humorous ‘Unicorn’ Cartoon Books
Vancouver-based Binge Bros. Productions has optioned the darkly humorous, irreverent cartoon collections Unicorn Being a Jerk and Why Unicorn Drinks by author-illustrator C.W. Moss....
Blue Sky Announces First Female-Directed Movie ‘Foster’
Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios (Ferdinand, Ice Age, Rio) have announced their 15th animated movie, working titled Foster, being co-directed by Karen Disher...
Cape Town Animation Fest Lines Up Local & International Speakers
Celebrated creative minds and experienced executives from the global industry will be assembling in South Africa next month, when Animation SA presents the seventh...
China’s CMC Buys Out Oriental DreamWorks, Now Pearl Studio
CMC Capital Partners (previously China Media Capital), China’s leading investor in media/entertainment and additional sectors, has announced it is leading its existing China consortium...
Nora Twomey, Floyd Norman, ‘Coco’ Star Among Annie Presenters
ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the presenters for Saturday's 45th Annie Awards at UCLA's Royce Hall. These include actress Wendie Malick, Coco star Anthony Gonzalez (voice...
‘Emoji Movie,’ ‘Captain Underpants’ Break Saudi Arabia’s 35-Year Cinema Fast
A key moment in international movie history took place last month when officials in Saudi Arabia announced December 11 that the country would be...
Warner Animation Group Names Abbate EVP, Leahy SVP
Warner Animation Group has appointed two senior-level creative executives to shepherd its upcoming feature animation and live-action hybrid production and development slate. Veteran producer...
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