Ben Whishaw returns as beloved voice of Paddington in new CG-animated preschool series set to air in 2020. By Jennifer Wolfe | Friday, February 15, 2019 at 11:03am PARIS/LONDON — STUDIOCANAL, Nickelodeon and award-winning producer David Heyman have announced a global deal and released a first look for a brand-new Paddington (working title) television series for preschoolers. Actor Ben[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | February 15, 2019 Turner Asia Pacific and Chinese animation company UYoung have formalized their official partnership with an MOU, announced at Kidscreen Summit in Miami. The team-up will see the development of a new IP by UYoung (TBA), backed by Turner’s production and international distribution experience. Ricky Ow, Turner Asia Pacific President,[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | February 16, 2019 Super-popular anime brand Crunchyroll has crowned the winners of the third annual Anime Awards, presented by Devil May Cry 5. The event celebrates the year’s best in Japanese animation, with categories spotlighting fan-favorite series, characters, moments, and more. Surrealist dark comedy maestro Masaaki Yuasa came out on top, with his Science[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | February 15, 2019 Netflix and Hasbro have teamed up with Rooster Teeth to bring the original series War for Cybertron to viewers around the world in 2020. With a fresh animation style, the show will present the popular Transformers property in a totally new way and reveal the origins of these robots in disguise. Rooster[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | February 14, 2019 After kicking off in 2017 and returning for an even more successful 2018, GKIDS and Fathom Events are continuing their collaboration to bring Studio Ghibli Fest back for 2019. A new and expanded selection of nine celebrated animated films will screen in U.S. cinemas throughout the year. The series[…..] […]
By Ramin Zahed | February 15, 2019 The big steam engine of movies based on popular animated titles is showing no signs of slowing down. Deadline just announced that Marc Webb, the director fo two Amazing Spider-Man Movies and the rom-com 500 Days of Summer has been hired by producers J.J. Abrams, Bad Robot and Paramount to[…..] […]
Upcoming one-hour movie, ‘#SweetJustice,’ kicks off new animated series from Warner Bros. Animation and Emmy Award-winning producer Lauren Faust. By AWN Staff Editor | Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 5:38pm When six ordinary girls meet and discover that they each have extraordinary powers, they decide to join forces to take on one of Metropolis’s most sinister villains. DC Super[…..] […]
Entries now being accepted for 16th annual edition, set to run September 20-22, 2019. By AWN Staff Editor | Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 6:04pm Organizers of New York’s Animation Block Party 2019 have announced that they are now accepting submissions for this year’s 16th annual edition, which will run September 20-22. This summer’s fest will feature the[…..] […]
WIA Vice President Jinko Gotoh announces and honors recipients at the 2019 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit. By Jennifer Wolfe | Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 12:00pm LOS ANGELES — This past Saturday, at the 2019 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit, Women in Animation vice president Jinko Gotoh announced the recipients of this year’s WIA Scholarship — April Apodaca, Mariyah Rahman[…..] […]
Oscar-nominated director Domee Shi details her journey taking an aging Chinese mother suffering from empty-nest syndrome from early sketches to the screen. By Jennifer Wolfe | Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 5:40pm Disney•Pixar has released a new featurette for Bao, the Oscar-nominated CG-animated short film directed by Domee Shi and produced by Becky Neiman. Released last year in[…..] […]
