Leading up to Oscar Sunday on February 24th, catch up on AWN’s coverage of the films and creative teams nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards. By Jennifer Wolfe | Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 5:32pm Each year here at Animation World Network we put a spotlight on the five animated features — and[…..] […]
James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s long-awaited epic sci-fi thriller opens in theaters February 14. By Dan Sarto | Friday, January 25, 2019 at 10:46am With yesterday’s release of the Alita: Battle Angel “Mirror Punch” clip, we’re beginning to glean a bit more about the central figure, a rescued cyborg with the heart and soul of a young woman, in[…..] […]
From concept art to finished frames, production designer Pierre-Olivier Vincent brings a singular touch to the final film in the blockbuster ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ trilogy. By Jennifer Wolfe | Friday, January 25, 2019 at 4:04pm Already spreading its wings abroad, DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World flies into U.S. theaters from distributor Universal[…..] […]
‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ and ‘Jump Street 22’ writer Oren Uziel tapped to write the screenplay. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, January 28, 2019 at 4:25pm Warner Bros. is reportedly developing a sequel to Legendary Entertainment’s hybrid live-action-CG movie, Detective Pikachu. Variety reports that Oren Uziel has been hired to write the screenplay for the sequel. Uziel most recently worked on[…..] […]
Annie Potts returns as the voice of the ‘modern, independent, capable and confident’ Bo Peep in Disney·Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 4’ in theaters June 21. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, January 28, 2019 at 3:52pm Bo Peep is back! Disney·Pixar has unveiled a first look at Toy Story 4’s Bo Peep with a new character poster and video. This[…..] […]
Open-source, high-performance render manager based on Sony’s in-house queuing system, Cue 3, is purpose-built for the needs of the visual effects and animation industry. By Jennifer Wolfe | Friday, January 25, 2019 at 11:30am Google Cloud, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Imageworks, has announced OpenCue, an open-source, high-performance render manager specifically built for the needs of the[…..] […]
After five years of rapid development, in 2018 China’s online variety market entered a period of fierce competition. In the past year, the number of newly-launched domestic nets was 162, down about 2%. At the same time, the net investment scale reached 6.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of over 58%. In the policy tightening regulation,[…..] […]
On January 22, local time, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially announced the 91st Oscar nomination list. The “Break the Sky” from Wuhan Taihao animation production was shortlisted for the final five short films of Oscar’s best animated shorts. The other four films that will compete with Skyrim include “The Afternoon Time”[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | January 25, 2019 The Mystery Inc. gang is off on another puzzling adventure in the all-new, full-length animated movie Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost, coming to Digital and DVD on February 5 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment ($19.98 SRP). Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the latest action-packed film starring the loveable[…..] […]
By AWN Staff Editor | Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 10:31am Construction to begin later this year on first-ever Disney park ‘land’ based on 2016 Oscar-winning animated feature. The first-ever Zootopia-themed land at any Disney park is coming to Shanghai Disneyland, with construction slated to begin later in 2019, the company announced yesterday. Based on Disney’s 2016 Oscar-winning[…..] […]
