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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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Bruce Anderson Named Head of Production at Skydance Animation
Skydance Animation today announced that Bruce
Anderson (Spellbound, Ferdinand, Rio 2) has been named Head of Production. In this newly created role, Anderson will oversee...
Animated Favorites & More Pack Freeform’s ’30 Days of Disney’
Summer is going to be chock a block with nostalgic favorites on Freeform, which celebrates 30 Days of Disney throughout the month of June. Viewers...
WildBrain Completes Acquisition of House of Cool
Kids’ and family entertainment company WildBrain Ltd. (wildbrain.com) has closed its previously announced acquisition of House of Cool, a pre-production company serving the global...
WildBrain to Acquire Animation Pre-Production Co. House of Cool
Kids' & family entertainment company WildBrain Ltd. has signed an agreement to acquire animation pre-production outfit House of Cool. The acquisition significantly expands and...
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...
‘Lucas the Spider’: Spinning a Loving Web
***This article was written for the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)***
Back in November of 2017, animator Joshua Slice’s charming Lucas the...
Rob Edwards Making Directorial Debut with ‘Sneaks’ from Lengi, Laurence Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy
Television and feature film screenwriter and producer Rob Edwards has written the script and is making his directorial debut with indie animated feature Sneaks....
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...
Marc Anthony Joins Tropical Comedy ‘Koati’ as Exec & Musical Producer
Globally popular Grammy-winning artist Marc Anthony and his Magnus Studios continue their ingress into animation, partnering on the new animated feature comedy Koati, starring...
Disney Shutting Down ‘Ice Age’ Studio Blue Sky
The chips have fallen: The Walt Disney Co., which acquired Blue Sky Studios as part of its $71.3 billion buy up of 20th Century...
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,...
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...
Canadian Animation Veteran Blair Kitchen Passes Away at 43
We are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Canadian animation veteran Blair Kitchen at age 43, early Sunday morning. The much-loved and respected...
The World Animation and VFX Summit Returns Nov. 3
We at Animation Magazine are excited about our 7th World Animation and VFX Summit, which takes place November. 3-5 at its new venue, The...
Sony’s Karen Rupert Toliver Promoted to EVP Creative
Karen Rupert Toliver is moving up the ranks at Sony Pictures Animation. After serving as Senior Vice President of Creative Development since joining the...
Andrea Miloro Exits Fox Animation Co-President Post
Andrea Miloro is resigning the role of Co-President of Fox Animation, Variety reports. Co-President Robert Braid, with whom Miloro oversaw Fox’s Blue Sky Studios(Ice...
Production Begins on Disney+ Super-Squirrel Movie ‘Flora & Ulysses’
Production started this week in Vancouver on Walt Disney Pictures’ Flora & Ulysses, directed by Lena Khan and based on the Newberry Award-winning children’s...
Disney Sets Film Exec Lineup in Wake of Fox Layoffs
Following the first round of layoffs of senior 20th Century Fox executives, new owner The Walt Disney Co. has announced the leaders who will...
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