New York Children’s Film Fest Announces 2019 Feature Slate

By Mercedes Milligan | January 16, 2019 The Oscar-qualifying New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival has unveiled the complete feature film slate for its 2019 edition, taking place February 22 through March 17. Now in its 22nd year, the world-leading Festival will present four weekends of shorts and features, panels with filmmakers, interactive experiences and more —[…..] […]

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With the Trailer “What is Peppa Pig” Arousing Heated Discussion, will the Most Popular Child IP Become the next Mickey Mouse?

Click the Link to Watch the Trailer:What is Peppa Pig On January 17th, the words “What is Peppa Pig” were like a sudden tornado, swept the entire circle of friends, and the Internet was instantly swept by “pink steel pigs”. It turned out that yesterday, “Pig Peggy Grand Year” released a promotional film “啥 is[…..] […]

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CLIPS: There’s Glitter Galore in New Season of DreamWorks Television’s ‘Trolls: The Beat Goes On!’

Season 5 of ‘DreamWorks Trolls: The Beat Goes On!’ launches exclusively on Netflix on January 18. By AWN Staff Editor | Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 9:00am Season 5 of DreamWorks Trolls: The Beat Goes On! launches on Netflix later this month with all-new hair-raising adventures featuring Poppy, Branch and all of Troll Village. To[…..] […]

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GKIDS Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights to Denis Do’s ‘Funan’

Winner of the top prizes at last year’s Annecy and the Animation Is Film festivals, filmmaker Denis Do’s emotionally searing debut set in Cambodia slated for theatrical release later this spring. By Jennifer Wolfe | Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 2:37pm     NEW YORK — Independent animation distributor and producer GKIDS has acquired the[…..] […]

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Automated Anime and VR at SIGGRAPH Asia 2018

Exhibition hall highlights included algorithms driving increased 2D character animation production speed and more immersive virtual reality experiences. By James Brusuelas | Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 3:10pm For AWN, I had the pleasure of attending SIGGRAPH Asia, 2018, held at the Tokyo International Forum in early December. My specific task was to check out the exhibition[…..] […]

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Recipe for Success: How Three Directors Cooked Up Phil Lord’s Vision for ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’

It took the combined efforts of directors Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman to channel Phil Lord’s ground-breaking animated comic book vision into a film that captures audiences’ hearts and imaginations. By Dan Sarto | Friday, January 11, 2019 at 1:05pm Many discussions about Sony Pictures Animation’s smash animated hit, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, as[…..] […]

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‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘Incredibles 2’ Lead VES Awards Nominations

By Mercedes Milligan | January 15, 2019 The Visual Effects Society has announced the nominees for the 17th Annual VES Awards, taking place February 5, 2019 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The nominees in 24 categories were selected by VES members, and announced at events hosted by 11 of the society’s[…..] […]

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Autodesk Introduces Maya 2019

By Animation Magazine | January 15, 2019 Autodesk has launched Maya 2019, the latest version of its popular 3D animation, modeling, simulation and rendering software, featuring significant updates to help artists achieve their creative vision within a faster, more interactive and visually engaging working environment. Maya 2019 addresses the key challenges artists face throughout production,[…..] […]

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News Bytes: Lasseter’s Mea Culpa, ‘Dragon 3’ Early Screenings, ‘Game of Thrones’ Teaser & More

By Mercedes Milligan | January 14, 2019 DC Comics’ Newest Superhero Is a Black Girl from Oregon Now in pre-sale for issue No. 1, Naomi centers on a young woman who is inspired to do some sleuthing when Superman and Mongul duke it out in a small town near Portland, and investigate her own connection to the[…..] […]

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Clip: ‘The Little Mermaid’ 30th Anniversary Set Swims Home in February

By Mercedes Milligan | January 11, 2019 Classic animation The Little Mermaid is marking its 30th anniversary with a new Walt Disney Signature Collection release, featuring all-new bonus features and a sing-along mode. The two-time Oscar nominated film (Best Original Score and Best Original Song, “Under the Sea”) will make a splash for the first time on[…..] […]

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