Tag: COVID-19
Seth MacFarlane & ‘Family Guy’ Team Unveil COVID-19 Vaccination Short
Seth MacFarlane and the producers of Family Guy have created an original three-minute comedic short designed to educate, entertain and encourage the millions of...
2020 Report Shows Japanese Animation Sales’ First Drop in Decades
Despite the record-breaking success of certain animated features produced in the country last year, a report from credit research firm Teikoku Databank shows that...
German Toon ‘Dragon Rider’ Wings Worldwide as ‘Firedrake’ on Netflix
Netflix has scooped up another European animated feature for global streaming, announcing that Drachenreiter (Dragon Rider) from Germany's Constantin Film, RISE FX South Studios...
‘Black Widow’: Capturing Natasha Romanoff in Action
***This article was written for the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)***
Amazing action and VFX wizardry is expected in any movie that...
LeBron Gets a New Dream Team in ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
***This article was written for the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)***
There’s a lot more going on in Warner Bros. Pictures' Space...
‘Stillwater,’ ‘Owl House’ & ‘Cops and Robbers’ Vie for Peabody Awards
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has selected 60 nominees that represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media...
Serbia’s Cash Rebate Boosts CGI, VFX & Post Production
The visual effects industry in Serbia has been developing in parallel to the country's efforts to attract international crews to filming locations. An ecosystem...
Watch: ‘Family Guy’ Shares Pro-Vax Message with Insistent Stewie
In a new PSA clip that will also air with Sunday's episode of FOX primetime toon Family Guy, the show's breakout diaper-clad star Stewie...
‘Drawn Closer’: Patrick Osborne, Nexus & Cox Put on a COVID-Safe School Play
When the pandemic took away Thurman White Academy of the Performing Arts Middle School’s stage, Cox wanted to use technology to bring it back....
ShortsTV 16th Annual Oscar Nominee Screenings Start April 2
ShortsTV, the first and only global channel and network dedicated to short films, announced today the 16th annual Oscar Nominated Short Films theatrical releases....
First Look: ‘Birdgirl’ Takes Flight on Adult Swim April 4
It’s a bird … It’s a girl … It’s just Birdgirl! Kicking off SXSW day one, WarnerMedia revealed the new half-hour animated comedy series...
Animation Writer & Voice Actor Marc Wilmore Dies of COVID-19
Emmy-winning comedy and animation writer, director, performer and producer Marc Edward Wilmore -- known in animation circles for his work on The Simpsons and...
Cartoon Movie 2021 Reverts to Digital Edition
Despite best laid plans for a return to Bordeaux for this year's confab, organizers of the 2021 Cartoon Movie animated feature pitching event have...
Animation Newsmakers: Our Top Stories of 2020
In a year that has delivered so many momentous headlines, it has been an interesting perspective from over here at Animation Magazine HQ (i.e.,...
A Visit to Montreal’s Magic Shop: L’Atelier Animation
***This article originally appeared in the December '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 305)***
About six years ago, Montreal's L'Atelier Animation studio was formed as...
Mark Zavadskiy on the Evolution of Riki Group: ‘Our Universe Is Expanding’
Founded in St. Petersburg in 2003, Riki Group has grown into one of the leading lights of Russian animation, and built an international presence...
Nick Partners with Baby2Baby on ‘Blue Friday’ for Families in Need
Nickelodeon is partnering with national nonprofit organization Baby2Baby this holiday season for the first-ever Blue’s Clues & You! “Blue Friday,” dedicated to celebrating families,...
Mobile-First Streamer Quibi Shutting Down, Leaving Toons in the Lurch
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman's $2 billion short-form mobile content streaming experiment Quibi will be closing out after running for a little over six...
Winsing Introduces ‘Team S.T.E.A.M.!’ to Market at MIPCOM
Winsing Animation will be promoting its hit shows and new properties at MIPCOM Online+ from October 12-16 this year. Out of a varied and...
Ragdoll Announces New CBeebies Series ‘B.O.T. and the Beasties’
In spite of the challenges of COVID-19 lockdown in the U.K., award-winning studio Ragdoll Productions is putting the finishing touches on its new animated...
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