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SpongeBob Movie Kicks Off ‘Day of Positivity’

Listen to SpongeBob: Today may be Monday, but it's also been declared "The Day of Positivity!" The event, presented by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies...

Cancer Claims Hungarian Animator Andras Erkel

Animator Andras Erkel, founder of Hungary-based Studio Baestarts, died Dec. 29 from brain cancer. He was 52. Erkel started his animation career in the 1980s,...

6 Point Harness Ups Rooney; Releases 3 We the Economy Shorts

6 Point Harness is just full of news today, announcing the promotion of Deanna Rooney to director of development and the release of three...

Hulu Extends Viacom Partnership

Hulu's SVP, Head of Content Craig Erwich has announced that the streaming service has extended its partnership with Viacom, building the relationship began in...

Animating the Active Mind of ‘Kirby Buckets’

Animation and live action haven't always gotten along terribly well together in the same frame — Who Framed Roger Rabbit? excepted. But with the...

Ask A Baboon – Issue #244

Birth of a Baboon Joe Vitale turns the tables on Mike de Seve and interviews him about his career in animation and how collective became...

Fox TV Names Grant Gish VP Animation

20th Century Fox Television executive Grant Gish has been promoted to Vice President of Animation at the studio. The title is awarded after years...

DTLA Gallery Sets ‘Secret Art of Animators’

The Hive Gallery & Studios in downtown Los Angeles has announced an upcoming exhibit titled The Secret Art of Animators, which will showcase personal...

‘Peg,’ ‘Panda,’ ‘Clone’ Top Daytime Creative Emmys

The PBS series Peg+Cat won three awards at the Daytime Emmy Creative Arts Awards, including the award for Outstanding Preschool Animated Series. Meanwhile, DreamWorks/Nickelodeon's Kung...

Portland-Based BENT Takes Manhattan

Internationally award-winning animation and vfx company BENT Image Lab has opened a new office in New York City. Coming on the heels of its...

‘Liquid Television’ Returns on MTV Other

Animation fans who remember the late 1980s and early 1990s no doubt recall MTV was a real hub for animation, and its flagship show...

Animation Block Presents: The Frederator Retrospective

Back when the Animation Block Party film festival was a curly haired infant, I had a day job managing the School of Visual Arts...

‘The Boondocks’ Back With Bite for Season 4

After a four-year hiatus, Adult Swim's comedy series The Boondocks returns April 21 with the first episode of its fourth season. Airing on the channel...

New Talent for ‘Monster Trucks,’ ‘Masters of the Universe’

+ Thomas Lennon, best known for his role as Lieutenant Jim Dangle on Comedy Central's mockumentary Reno 911! (which he co-created with Robert Ben...

Marvel Dishes First ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Clip

MTV.com had the honor of launching the first Guardians of the Galaxy clip into the webosphere today. The space epic -- due out August...

Dustys Add SVA Alumni Awards

The School of Visual Arts will present at the 25th annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival the inaugural Dusty Alumni Awards to animation director...

‘Boondocks’ Returns to Adult Swim

Peabody Award-winning animated series The Boondocks is set to return to Adult Swim for a fourth -- and final -- season, premiering April 21...

Comedy Central Greenlights ‘Legends’

Comedy Central has given the OK to Bento Box Entertainment's animated comedy Legends, according to Deadline.com. This is the first original series pick-up since...

Animation Block Plans L.A. Valentine’s Spotlight

This past summer, I had the exciting opportunity to produce a rock show for Animation Block Party. It featured memorable performances from some of...

An Animated Conversation with Bill Plympton

In 1960, when Bill Plympton was 14, he mailed some cartoons he'd drawn to Disney in the hope of being hired. Not surprisingly, Disney...
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