Tag: Los Angeles
Creative Artists Agency to Rep Tapas Webcomics for Adaptation
Leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has signed Tapas Media Inc., the leading digital publisher of webcomics and novels and a...
Fear of a Deadly Virus: Bill Plympton & Danny Leonard Profile Pandemic Life in ‘Demi’s Panic’
***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)***
At the start of the pandemic, Danny Leonard and Lorena Hernández...
Global Collab CGI Short ‘Mila’ Under Oscar Consideration
Ten years in the making and completed with the help of 350 volunteers across 35 countries, Mila, a powerful CG short about a young...
People on the Move: Appointments at DNEG, Outpost, PBS & More
Leading VFX and animation studio DNEG (dneg.com) announced Josh Jaggars as its new Group President, VFX and Stereo. Based out of the Los Angeles...
Confidential Creative & NC Labs Venture into NFT Animation with ‘Blockchain Buddies’
Confidential Creative has partnered with NC Labs to produce an animated NFT project called Blockchain Buddies, the first in a line of original intellectual...
Funimation Slates LA Release for Coming-of-Age Romance ‘Josee, the Tiger and the Fish’
Funimation, the market leader in anime serving fans worldwide, announced they are opening the heart-warming animated film Josee, the Tiger and the Fish in...
Wizart Makes More Animated Magic for AFM with ‘The Warrior Princess’
***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)***
Russian animation powerhouse Wizart will be spotlighting its 2022 family movie...
‘Fairfax’ Creators Ink First-Look Deals with Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios announced today it has signed first-look deals with producers Matt Hausfater, Teddy Riley and Aaron Buchsbaum, on the eve of the premiere...
‘Transformers’ Voice Actor Jack Angel Dies Age 90
Prolific voice actor Jack Angel, known for his work in Voltron and Transformers among many TV, feature film and video game credits, has died...
Trailer: Patrick Imbert’s ‘Summit of the Gods’ Ascends Nov. 30
Netflix has unpacked the official trailer and key art for The Summit of the Gods, the critically acclaimed 2D animated feature from César Award-winning...
Fall Festival & Event Updates
Bug Therapy, the new comedy feature from 88 Pictures and Citronella Stories, powered by Epic MegaGrants, will make its world premiere at the Austin...
Animation Educators Forum Selects 2021-22 Student Scholarships
ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) announced its scholarship recipients for the academic year 2021-22. This year’s scholarships totaled $39,730 and will be distributed to...
Shion Takeuchi’s ‘Inside Job’ Welcomes Viewers to Conspiracy Central
***This article originally appeared in the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)***
The United States as depicted in Netflix’s new 2D-animated series Inside...
Trailer: ‘Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires’ Blasts into Cinemas
Animortal Studios announces that its British-made stop-motion animated feature Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires will bring its outrageous, horror-tinged, action-comedy mayhem into U.K....
Sean Pecknold’s Love of Hand-Crafted Animation Takes Flight in Fleet Foxes’ ‘Featherweight’
For the Fleet Foxes’ latest single “Featherweight,” Los Angeles-based director Sean Pecknold crafted a world of struggle and hope brought to life using stop-motion...
People on the Move: Exec Appointments at DNEG, Média-Participations, pocket.watch, ARTFX, Xencelabs
DNEG, a leading VFX and animation studio for feature film, television and multiplatform content, has appointed Kara Oropallo as Vice President, Training, Outreach and...
Frank Zhu Joins Riot Games as MD of China Entertainment
Riot Games, the developer and publisher known for global hit PC games including League of Legends and VALORANT as well as the upcoming animated...
Patrick Osborne Creates an Animated Noir Version of Billie Eilish
Animation fans know Patrick Osborne as the brilliant director of the Oscar-winning short Feast (2014), and his Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated VR short Pearl (2017)....
Sony May Shift ‘Hotel Transylvania 4’ to Streaming
The fourth and final installment of Sony Pictures Animation's monster hit movie franchise Hotel Transylvania may be heading to a streaming release, Deadline reports...
Hanna-Barbera, Marvel Animation Vet Don Jurwich Dies Age 87
Animation writer, director and producer Don Jurwich who worked at some of the top studios and contributed to hit cartoon legacies from The Smurfs...
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