Tag: Walt Disney Animation
‘Iwájú’ Director Olufikayo Ziki Adeola Guides Us Through a Future Lagos Full of High-Tech and Tradition
The place where you spent your childhood and called home can keep a magical hold on you throughout your life. Nigeria is the foundation...
51st Annie Awards Nominees: ‘Nimona’ Scores 10 Nods; Several Major Studios Shut Out of the Best Feature Race
Today, ASIFA-Hollywood announced the nominations for the 51st Annie Awards -- celebrating the past year's achievements in animated storytelling and craft across movies, television, streaming and more....
Producer, Storyboard Artist & Filmmaker Ken Mundie Dies at 97
Animation producer and storyboard artist Kenneth Douglas Mundie died on April 3 from natural causes. He was 97. The prolific artist was best known...
Animation Is Film: ‘Wendell & Wild’ Opens 2022 Festival Edition
Animation Is Film (AIF), whose mission is to champion animation as a cinematic artform on par with live action, has unveiled its competition line-up, special...
Global TV & Streaming News Bytes
This week, FOX Entertainment's free streaming service Tubi treats its viewers to three full seasons of the globally popular Pokémon animated series – comprising...
Animation Is Film Festival Announces 2021 Slate
Animation Is Film (AIF) announced today the competition line-up and other special events for its fourth edition, which takes place in-person October 22-24 and...
DNEG Feature Animation Appoints Ted Ty, Archie Donato to Creative Team
DNEG Feature Animation has announced the appointment of two new senior creative hires to bolster its leadership team. Ted Ty joins as Global Head...
Disney Shutting Down ‘Ice Age’ Studio Blue Sky
The chips have fallen: The Walt Disney Co., which acquired Blue Sky Studios as part of its $71.3 billion buy up of 20th Century...
Jasmine Johnson Appointed Head of Studio at Stoopid Buddy
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, the studio founded by Seth Green, John Harvatine IV, Matthew Senreich and Eric Towner, announced that Jasmine Johnson has been appointed...
Disney Pivots to Streaming Focus, Unifying Media Unit Under Kareem Daniel. Wall Street Approves.
In case you need reminding: 2020 has been a wild, unpredictable ride. With COVID-19 lockdown orders and precautions keeping movie audiences at home, the...
Animation Transformations: CTNX Returns to Burbank
One of the highlights of the annual animation events calendar, CTN animation eXpo (www.ctnanimationexpo.com) will return to the heart of Toon Town for its...
‘Frozen II’: The Return of Elsa and Anna
***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)***
The numbers don’t lie: $400 million in North America; $890 million...
CTN Animation eXpo Spotlights Inclusion with Exceptional Minds
The Creative Talent Network will be shining a very bright spotlight on Exceptional Minds during its annual CTN animation eXpo in support of diversity...
‘Frozen 2’ Will Get Sámi Language Version
Walt Disney Animation is working with the Sámi Parliamentary Council and The Saami Council to create a Sámi language version of Frozen 2. The...
Inaugural BRIC Summit Supports Next Gen Creative Leaders
A new event aimed at uplifting a new generation of diverse talents, BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit will hold its inaugural edition on Saturday,...
2018’s Animated Feature Composers Strike a Universal Chord
With the checkered flag about to be waved on the 2019 Academy Award race, the list of likelies for the Best Animated Feature category...
Disney-Pixar President Ed Catmull Retiring
Pixar co-founder and animation pioneer Ed Catmull is retiring from his post as President of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios after five decades...
ABC Alternative Division Sets ‘Ink & Paint’ Docuseries for Disney OTT
ABC Studios has launched a new Alternative Division to deliver unscripted content, led by former head of Universal Television Alternative Studios Fernando Hernandez. One...
Lasseter Will Not Return to Disney
It’s official: Disney says John Lasseter, the Chief Creative Officer of Pixar and Disney Animation Studio, will not return to the company. Lasseter has...
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Toasts First Animation & Game Grads
The small city of Lancaster, PA -- known for its Amish heritage -- is celebrating a high-tech milestone as the first graduating class of...
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