Tag: Kris Pearn
‘The Willoughbys’: A Most Peculiar Family Finds a Home on Netflix
***This article originally appeared in the April '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 299)***
The eccentric family at the center of Lois Lowry’s 2008 book...
Full Stream Ahead: The 2020 Animated Outlook from Top VOD Execs
***This article originally appeared in the March 2020 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 298)***
Big names, big budgets, big ideas: the last decade ushered in...
Early 2020 Visions!
Get ready for more razzle dazzle on the big screen in 2020. Here are 14 movies we are excited to see this year:
A Shaun...
Chiodo Brothers and Netflix to Deliver ‘Alien Xmas’ Holiday Special
Stop-motion artists Charles, Stephen and Edward Chiodo are working on a new half-hour holiday special titled Alien Xmas which will premiere on Netflix in...
Animation Transformations: CTNX Returns to Burbank
One of the highlights of the annual animation events calendar, CTN animation eXpo (www.ctnanimationexpo.com) will return to the heart of Toon Town for its...
Kris Pearn Gives Us the Scoop on His Netflix Pic ‘The Willoughbys’
This past week, writer-director Kris Pearn (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2) gave Annecy fans a sneak peek at his 2012 Netflix movie...
Jared & Jerusha Hess Adapting ‘Thelma the Unicorn’ into Netflix Musical
Husband-and-wife filmmaker team Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess are adapting the spunky fantasy novel Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey into a musical animated...
Netflix Unwraps ‘Klaus’ & More Animated Gifts at Annecy
With the Annecy International Animated Film Festival nearly upon us, streaming platform and original content powerhouse Netflix has announced some can’t-miss early look highlights...
Netflix Animation Creatives Put Their Own Spin on the Iconic “N”
Streaming giant Netflix continues to build steam for its original animation train, confirming a raft of original features and series this week. For a...
Netflix Details Event Animation Programming Slate from Top Creators
To meet the strong demand for kids & family content -- enjoyed by nearly 60% of Netflix members around the globe each month --...
How I Landed a Career in Animation
Blue Sky Studios' Head of Story Adam Cootes reflects on the roles that determination, hard work and a touch of random fate played in...
VIEW Conference Names First 2017 Speakers
Registration is now open for the 2017 VIEW Conference (www.viewconference.it) -- Italy's premiere computer graphics, digital media and games confab. The 18th edition will...
Bron Animation’s ‘Willoughbys’ Signs Major Star Power
Canada’s Bron Animation has enlisted the talents of comedy stars Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski and veteran voice actor Sean Cullen...
‘Office’ Creator Ricky Gervais Joins Bron’s ‘The Willoughbys’
Canadian studio Bron Animation has signed on Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning series creator, writer and actor Ricky Gervais (Special Correspondents, The Office, Derek) to...
Bron Scores Rights to ‘Willoughbys’
Bron Animation has picked up animated film rights to popular children's book The Willoughbys, from Newbery Award-winning author Lois Lowry. Published in 2010, the...
VIEW Presents ‘Making of Kung Fu Panda 3’
The organizers of VIEW Conference 2015, set for Turin, Italy Oct. 19-23 (viewconference.it), have announced that the 16th edition will feature a presentation on...
VIEW Conference Sets Animation, VFX Programs
The VIEW Conference has announced the program for its 2014 edition, set for Oct. 14-18 in Turin, Italy.
This year's event will feature the return...
Pixel Animation Offers Major Studio Master Classes
The Pixel Animation event taking place in Quebec City's TRYP Hotel Pur April 4-5 will offer two days of master classes and networking events...
‘Cloudy 2’ Storms Its Way to DVD, Blu-ray
The weather forecast is for hunger this week, with the Blu-ray and DVD release of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (Sony Pictures,...
Sony’s ‘Cloudy 2’ to Debut on Disc on Jan. 28
Sony has unveiled plans for the home entertainment debut of its popular hit Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. The movie, which has...
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