Tag: Lucasfilm
Jellyfish Pictures Grows Northern Reach with New Sheffield Studio
Multi-award-winning animation and VFX studio and creators of original kids’ content Jellyfish Pictures have announced the opening of a new facility in Sheffield, U.K....
VES 2020 Board of Directors, Mike Chambers Re-Elected as Chair
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced its 2020 Board of Directors officers. The officers, who comprise the VES Board Executive Committee, were elected at...
News Bytes: ‘Castlevania’ S3, ‘Clone War’ S7, Kelly Day Leaves Viacom & More
CROWDFUND: Rally for Blair Kitchen Family
Friends and colleagues of the Canadian animator and comic-book artist, who died unexpectedly on Sunday at just 43 years...
News Bytes: Disney+ Grabs 10 Mil Subscribers, Bieber Previews ‘Cupid’ and More
Disney +’s first day on the market has been a smashing success. The Mouse House’s stocks rose to more than 6% to an all-time...
Global Blockbuster ‘Avatar’ on Board Disney+ Launch
Global box office phenomenon Avatar will be available on Disney+ when the highly-anticipated streaming service launches in the U.S., Canada and The Netherlands on...
‘Mandalorian’ Official Trailer: A Bounty Hunter Blowout
With two weeks until Disney+ launches in the U.S. and Canada, the streaming service has released a new blaster-shooting, alien-wrangling, interstellar trailer and character...
Saturn Awards: ‘Spider-Verse,’ ‘Star Wars Resistance’ Win Animation Honors
Winners for the 45th annual Saturn Awards, honoring motion picture, television, home entertainment and live stage productions, were announced Friday at an exciting ceremony...
Survey Shows Disney+ Subscriptions May Double Company Forecast
New research by consumer habits watchdog UBS Evidence Lab has found that 43% of 1,000 U.S. consumers surveyed this month plan to subscribe to...
D23: Disney Studios Presentation Reveals ‘Raya,’ ‘Cruella’ & More
Saturday morning at D23 Expo, The Walt Disney Studios co-chairman and chief creative officer Alan Horn — joined by Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy, Marvel Studios'...
D23: Disney+ Sets New Toons, Movies, Marvel, Star Wars and Muppets!
D23 Expo got the weekend off to a strong start on Friday with the first-ever showcase presentation for upcoming streaming service Disney+, during which...
Mouse House Announces Intl. Disney+ Launch Dates, Prices
Disney announced the first global launch dates and prices for its upcoming streaming service Disney+: The streamer will arrive in Canada and the Netherlands...
News Bytes: Fox Under Fire from Disney, Remembering KyoAni Victims, Local Resources Boost ‘Ne Zha’ & More
Ottawa Pitch This! Contest Deadline Extended
TAC’s signature showcase opportunity for new projects is seeking 10 worthy pitches from Canadian creators. The deadline has been...
It’s Official: CBS and Viacom Reach Merger Deal
CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. are going ahead on their long-frustrated merger, combining forces for a stronger foothold in a rapidly evolving market. If...
WEBTOON Names Taylor Grant SVP IP Development
WEBTOON, the world’s leading digital publisher of sequential storytelling, has promoted Taylor Grant to Senior Vice President, IP Development. Grant, who has been contributing...
Disney Appoints Andrew Millstein Blue Sky Co-Prez, Clark Spencer Upped to Disney Animation Prez
With the recent addition of Blue Sky Studios to Disney’s portfolio of film studios, The Walt Disney Studios’ Chief Creative Officer and Co-Chairman Alan...
Netflix Crowns ‘Game of Thrones’ Creators with $200M Overall Deal
David Benioff and Dan Weiss, who turned author George R.R. Martin’s fantasy epic Game of Thrones into a staggering success for HBO, have closed...
D23 Expo Adds Star Power, Panels and Celebrations to Program
More fan-favorite performers, classics and exciting new projects have joined the lineup for D23 Expo, taking place August 23-25 at the Anaheim Convention Center...
Crowdfund Campaign Seeks to Bring Johnny Hart’s ‘B.C.’ to the Big Screen
Parallax Media Ventures, an independent animation production company, has launched an Indiegogo campaign to crowdfund the development of Johnny Hart’s comic strip B.C. into...
Jellyfish Pictures Expands Senior Team with Matthew Bristowe
Multi-award-winning VFX and animation studio Jellyfish Pictures has appointed Matthew Bristowe as Director of Operations. With both a creative and commercial background working for...
Academy Software Foundation Marks 1st Anniversary with Major Announcements
The Academy Software Foundation is celebrating its one year anniversary at SIGGRAPH this week, with plenty to be proud of. The Foundation has accomplished...
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