Tag: Heavy Metal
‘Heavy Metal’ Director Gerald Potterton Dies at Age 91
The National Flim Board of Canada (NFB) today shared the news that animator, director and producer Gerald Potterton died Tuesday evening (August 23) at...
May Animation Must-Haves
A Rockin' Ride: Buckle up and get ready to blow your mind all over again as Sony unleashes Heavy Metal (1981) on 4K UHD...
‘Space Jam,’ ‘Heavy Metal’ Producer Ivan Reitman Dies Age 75
Writer, director and producer Ivan Reitman, who grew from a maverick horror helmer to one of the great comedy mavens of the past five...
Sony Resurrects ‘Heavy Metal’ on 4K UHD
One of the landmark titles of '80s indie animation, Heavy Metal (1981) is returning to shelves in its first-ever 4K Ultra HD set as...
Heavy Metal Teams with Dan Fogler & Daniel Powell on ‘Moon Lake’ Toon
Heavy Metal Entertainment's studio division, Heavy Metal Studios, is teaming up with award-winning actor-writer Dan Fogler to produce an animated TV adaptation of his...
Hanna-Barbera, Marvel Animation Vet Don Jurwich Dies Age 87
Animation writer, director and producer Don Jurwich who worked at some of the top studios and contributed to hit cartoon legacies from The Smurfs...
Nelvana Inks First-Look Deal with Award-Winning Indigenous Artist Kyle Charles
International kids' content producer, distributor and licensor Nelvana announced today a first-look deal with award-winning Indigenous writer and illustrator, Kyle Charles. Marking the company's...
Global Events News: Award Winners, Festival Selections & More
And to think, this time last year we were worried there would be no festivals to look forward to!
SXSW 2021 Film Festival Winners
Animated...
Dalibor Baric on His Animated Experiment ‘Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus’
***This article originally appeared in the April '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 309)***
Croatian director Dalibor Baric can’t believe how much attention his innovative...
Kevin Smith Joins Forces with WildBrain for Green Hornet Animated Series
Global kids & family entertainment leader WildBrain has teamed up with renowned filmmaker, screenwriter and actor Kevin Smith to develop an original animated series...
In Memoriam: Animation & VFX Greats We Lost in 2019
These past 12 months, we had to say goodbye to many talented men and women who made our favorite art form, and our world...
Jennifer Yuh Nelson Helms Season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Love, Death + Robots’
Netflix has renewed its popular animation anthology series Love, Death + Robots for a second season. In addition, it was announced via twitter than...
Animation Artist Milton Knight Victim of Hate Crime Assault
Content warning: Racism, racist language and physical violence.
Cartoonist and artist Milton Knight, who has contributed his vintage 1930s-influenced style to popular animated series The...
Danish Animator Børge Ring Dies at 97
Beloved Danish animator, comic artist and musician Børge Ring has passed away at age 97. Best known for directing the Oscar-winning short Anna and...
‘Tales of Arcadia: 3Below’ Reveals Aliens Among Us
***This article was written for the February ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)***
If you’re going to launch an animated series trilogy, it helps...
CMG Will Haunt AFM with Stephen Fry ‘Canterville Ghost’ Adaptation
Cinema Management Group will be launching worldwide sales for the animated adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost at AFM. The hails from Robert...
Roger Mainwood, ‘Ethel & Ernest’ Director, Dies at 65
Roger Mainwood, an admired and respected figure in animation whose works include some of the best-known and most enduring titles produced in the U.K.,...
‘Yellow Submarine’ Animation Director Robert Balser Dies
Robert Balser, best known for serving as animation director on The Beatles’ psychedelic Yellow Submarine, succumbed to respiratory failure and died on Monday, January...
Montreal’s Animaze Opens with X-Rated Toon
Animaze, the Montreal International Animation Film Festival (http://lemiaff.com/), kicks off Thursday, April 16 in the bilingual metropolis. The event offers up four days of...
‘Batman vs. Robin’ Brings Gritty Action to Disc
It's a fairly quiet week on the home entertainment front, with one notable exception. The latest entry into the DC Universe Animated Original Movie...
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