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TRAILER: Pixar’s “Inside Out 2”

A new trailer and poster for Disney and Pixar’s upcoming theatrical release, Inside Out 2, dropped today. The new film welcomes new Emotions to now-teenager Riley’s mind. Joining Joy (voice of Amy Poehler), Anger (voice of Lewis Black), Sadness (voice of Phyllis Smith), Fear (voice of Tony Hale) and Disgust (voice of Liza Lapira) is […]

Annie Awards Go To “Spider-Man” and “Robot Dreams”

Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse won Best Feature honors at the 51st Annie Awards celebration Saturday night on the campus of UCLA. Spider-Man also took home an Annie for Best FX- Feature (Pav Grochola, Filippo Maccari, Naoki Kato, Nicola Finizio, Edmond Boulet-Gilly), Best Character Design – Feature (Jesus Alonso Iglesias) Best Direction – […]

TRAILER: Netflix “Hot Wheels Lets Race”

Netflix has debut the official trailer, and announcing the release date, for the new animated kids series Hot Wheels Let’s Race. They are also announcing that Patrick Stump, musician, singer-songwriter, and lead vocalist for Fall Out Boy, composed, recorded, and produced the theme song for the series in addition to leading the composition of the […]

Animation Educators Forum Selects 2024 Hall of Fame Recipients

The Animation Educators’ Forum (AEF), a nonprofit association of teachers and scholars whose focus is the art of animated film, announce the selection of its 2023 Hall of Fame recipients. The AEF will announce a new group of recipients each January. It you wish to suggest a worthy candidate, please visit: https://animationeducatorsforum.org and send your […]

Studio Ponoc and Netflix have Partnered

Studio Ponoc and Netflix have created a multi-film partnership to bring animated features from Studio Ponoc to Netflix members around the world, with Netflix becoming the exclusive streaming home of upcoming Studio Ponoc films. First up out of this partnership is Studio Ponoc’s new animated feature film, The Imaginary, to be released worldwide later this […]

Academy Award Nominations 2024

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that nominations for its 96th Annual Academy Awards. The 5 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their directors: Best Animated Feature nominees are: ● The Boy and The Heron – Hayao Miyazaki • Elemental – Peter Sohn • Nimona – Nick […]

Heritage Offering Mammoth “Collecting The Simpsons” Auction

On February 17, Heritage will offer some of the rarest and most sought-after Simpsons art and collectibles ever assembled in its Collecting the Simpsons Animation Art Showcase Auction. The first of its kind, the online auction includes original animation art from some of The Simpsons’ funniest episodes, including early appearances on The Tracey Ullman Show, “Treehouse of […]

AWARDS WATCH 2023

A Handy-Dandy Checklist of the Animated Features Scheduled For Release in the U.S. in 2023 (This list is a constant year-long work-in-progress. More titles will be added. Release dates below may change.) 1. NEW GODS: YANG JIAN (1/20/23) D: Ji Zhao (GKids) 2. THE AMAZING MAURICE (2/3/23) D: Toby Genke. (Viva) 3. THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT […]

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ASIFA-Hollywood Nominations for 51st Annie Awards

ASIFA-Hollywood announced nominations today for its 51st Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. For a complete list of nominations, please visit www.annieawards.org/nominations.  The 51st Annie Awards will return to UCLA’s Royce Hall on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Pre-reception and Red Carpet will begin at 4:30 p.m., followed by the ceremony […]

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Voice Director Andrea Romano Inducted into the Children’s & Family Emmy’s Silver Circle

Eight-time Emmy Award winner Andrea Romano further cemented her reputation as the greatest voiceover director in animation history on Sunday night when she was inducted into the prestigious Children’s & Family Emmys’ inaugural Silver Circle during a ceremony at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel. The Silver Circle recognizes those professionals who have performed distinguished service within […]

TEASER: Paramount’s “The Tiger’s Apprentice”

Paramount+ today announced that the service’s next original movie – the star-studded animated family film The Tiger’s Apprentice – will premiere on the service Friday, February 2, in the U.S. The film’s availability in additional international Paramount+ markets will be announced at a later date. The service also unveiled a teaser trailer for the upcoming […]

Celebrating 100 Years of Disney: PART II Signature Auction

The long-range impact of Walt Disney’s vision has shaped history. From technological breakthroughs in sight and sound to how we tell and understand stories, from care in the smallest detail to the pleasure of grand spectacle, one of the most popular and enduring of all American institutions is responsible for the modern world’s relationship with […]

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