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Illumination’s ‘Migration’ Flocks to Peacock in April

Flap along with the Mallard family from the comfort of your own nest next month when Illumination's Migration makes its streaming debut on Peacock....

Exclusive Clip: Meet ‘Migration’s Flock of Artists

Just as the latest original family feature from animation hitmaker studio Illumination (Despicable Me, Sing) has flapped to new heights at the box office, Animation...

Illumination’s ‘Migration’ Spreads Its Wings with a $17.5 Million Four-Day Weekend at the U.S. Box Office

Illumination’s ducks enjoyed a slow and steady flight at the number-three spot on the Christmas weekend box office. The studio’s 14th movie, Migration, which...

‘Migration’ Reviews Give a Warm Welcome to Illumination’s Web-Footed Family

Are the hitmakers at Illumination ready to take a quack at another global blockbuster? The Despicable Me and Sing studio, which scored the year's biggest...

‘Migration’ Flies to New Heights with Panoramic ScreenX Release

Premium film format producer / cinema tech outfit CJ 4DPLEX and animation studio Illumination (The Super Mario Bros. Movie; Minions, Despicable Me, Sing franchises) announced...

‘Migration’ Director & Production Designer Invite Us to Soar with Their Magnificent Mallards

There’s a good reason for the low human character quotient in Universal and Illumination’s sparkling new holiday release Migration. The film depicts the misadventures...

‘Migration’ Trailer Previews Illumination’s Avian Misadventure

This holiday season, blockbuster animation studio Illumination (Minions, Despicable Me, Sing, The Secret Life of Pets) invites audiences to take flight into the unknown on a...

Illumination Founder Chris Meledandri Honored with Lifetime Golden Ticket Honor at Annecy

Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri received the Annecy Int. Film Festival’s “Golden Ticket” Lifetime award in a surprise session at the festival on...

Annecy Unveils Feature Film Competition, First-Looks & Screening Events

The Annecy Festival revealed today more details of another packed program for 2023, including the selections for the feature film and Contrechamp competitions. Running...

Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Danny DeVito Flock to Illumination’s ‘Migration’

Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri revealed the full voice cast of his studio’s upcoming holiday movie Migration during an energetic presentation at CinemaCon in Las...

Illumination Sets Up Its Next Quacking Success with ‘Migration’ Announcement

Just as its latest pic, The Super Mario Bros. Movie hits theaters, the animation hitmakers Illumination are ready to let their next squad of CG...

Coming Soon! 20 Movies to Track in 2023

***This feature originally appeared in the December '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 325)*** Interest in animated feature projects continues to grow, so it’s never...

News Bytes: Marcel the Shell’s Movie Etiquette, Universal Bumps ‘Migration’, New ‘Paws of Fury’ Clips & More

Cinema's most adorable mollusk is lending an extra special touch to Alamo Drafthouse screenings of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On , with the Jenny Slate...

Illumination/Universal Set Dates for ‘Migration’ and ‘Despicable 4’

Illumination and Universal have announced their release dates for their upcoming animated movies Migration (June 30, 2023) and Despicable Me 4 (July 23, 2024). Migration...

Tubi Teams with GKIDS to Offer Acclaimed Animated Indies for Free

FOX Entertainment's free VOD service Tubi has entered into a content partnership deal with GKIDS, producer-distributor of acclaimed animated movies from around the world....

Peak Performance: Patrick Imbert Scales New Heights with ‘The Summit of the Gods’

***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)*** Treacherous and historic alpinism has fascinated both documentary filmmakers and fiction...

Cartoon Movie Wraps a Successful Virtual Edition

Organizers of the 2021 Cartoon Movie Online report that despite its late pivot to a digital-only event, the pitching confab went on like "a...

Hilda’s Second Act! The Acclaimed Series Returns for a Sophomore Run on Netflix

***This interview originally appeared in the January '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 306)*** When Silvergate Media and Mercury Filmworks’ animated series Hilda premiered on...

Stuttgart Organizers Dish on the Inaugural OnlineFestival.ITFS.de

As festivals, markets and conferences around the world are forced to cancel their physical gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, the potential of virtual events...

‘Hand Drawn’ Documentary Crowdfunds Final Round

Hand Drawn, an upcoming, feature-length documentary about the past, present and potential future of hand-drawn animation as told by the animators keeping it alive,...
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