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Tom Kenny & His Band, Honoree Chris Prynoski to Kick-Off LA Animation Fest
The LA Animation Festival (www.laafest.com) has revealed highlights the can’t-miss Opening Night Preview Party, which will kick off the 2018 event. Tickets are on...
Student Academy Awards Winners Display Remarkable Artistry and Diversity
When Student Academy Award winners accept their medals each year, you can see the future of animation reflected in their faces. These fledging artists...
Breaking the Glass Frame Spotlights Women’s Achievements and Challenges
On the morning of Saturday, October 6, as Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was being confirmed after facing sexual assault allegations in hearings that...
News Bytes: Where Do Yeti Come From?, ‘MHA’ Is Box Office Hero, Cartoon Controversies & More!
’Portlandia’s Jonathan Krisel to Direct ‘Sesame Street’ Movie at Warner Bros.
Deadline confirms the news that the three-time Emmy nominee will be helming the new...
USC, UCLA, CalArts & WIA Set Breaking the Glass Frame Program
USC, UCLA and CalArts, along with Women in Animation, have announced the final program for Breaking the Glass Frame: Woman & Animation, Past, Present,...
Watch: Academy Unveils Student Academy Award Finalists
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has unveiled the list of this year’s student animation nominees. Cal Arts, USC and Ringling College...
Mark Shoeman Named Director of Distribution for Genius Brands
Genius Brands International is expanding its global content distribution operation with the appointment of Mark Shoeman as the new Director of Distribution. The announcement...
Animator & Voice Actor Bud Luckey Dies Age 83
William "Bud" Luckey, a multitalented artist and performer who touched many facets of animation, has died at age 83. Among his many credits, Luckey...
2017 Student Academy Awards Finalists Revealed
The finalists for the 2017 Student Academy Awards have been announced, with this year’s awards ceremony set for October 12 at the Academy’s Samuel...
Tom Sito Joins Academy Board; Edlund Returns to VFX Branch
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the new electees to its 2017-18 Board of Governors. Among these esteemed industry veterans,...
‘SpongeBob,’ ‘Dory,’ ‘Pets’ Are Kids Choice Winners
Nickelodeon's 2017 Kids' Choice Awards were celebrated on Saturday, with host WWE Superstar John Cena bringing the slime in a big way to the...
Brandon Lake’s Jazz-Inspired Short ‘Tin’ Debuts
Marking the start of Black History Month in the US, African-American animator Brandon Lake's new stop-motion short Tin is having its exclusive online premiere...
2016 Student Academy Award Winners Announced
The Academy has voted 17 students winners of the 43rd Student Academy Awards competition, selected from a record number of entries (1,749 films from...
ASIFA Selects AEF Scholarship Recipients
ASIFA-Hollywood and the Animation Educators Forum has selected eight animation students to receive a total of $30,000 in scholarships for academic year 2016-17. The...
Jeremy Whitham Named Dev Director at Shout!
Shout! Factory has appointed industry vet Jeremy Whitham as Development Director, a newly created role that expands Shout!'s development and production team. The announcement...
Animator-Historian Tom Sito to Receive Dusty Alumni Award
School of Visual Arts BFA Film and BFA Animation chair Reeves Lehmann and Annie Flocco, producer-director of SVA’s 27th Dusty Awards, have announced this...
USC Presents Annual First Frame Showcase Friday
USC's School of Cinematic Arts will on Friday, April 15 present First Frame 2016, its annual showcase of animation achievements from students and alumni...
VIZ Names Brad Woods Chief Marketing Officer
VIZ Media has appointed Brad Woods to the role of Chief Marketing Officer. The seasoned entertainment exec will be responsible for developing a range...
USC Film School Opts for OptiTrack
The USC School of Cinematic Arts has installed state-of-the-art OptiTrack motion capture and tracking systems in three locations within the Robert Zemeckis Center for...
BYU Students’ ‘Owned’ Tops Student Academy Awards
Owned, an animated film by BYU students Daniel Clark and Wesley Tippetts, won the gold medal placement in the animation category at the 2014...
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