Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Quibi announced today that it has greenlit Gloop World from Stoopid Buddy Stoodios. The show was created by Justin Roiland (Rick & Morty), who developed the project alongside John Harvatine IV (Crossing Swords) and Eric Towner (Buddy Thunderstruck). Harvatine will direct the project. Gloop World is a clay-based stop-motion series that chronicles the absurd, but […]
The Owl House is the new highly-anticipated animated adventure series premiering this Friday Jan. 10th at 8:45pm on Disney Channel. Creator Dana Terrace is excited for animation and fantasy fans to journey into an incredible world for a 19-episode first season. Dana Terrace: I’m a big fan of old, medieval art. So the general look […]
The infamous Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe winners tonight – and included in the mix was the winner for Best Animated Feature. Laika’s Missing Link won the top honor. Producer Arianne Sutner and director Chris Butler accepted the award and spoke – genuinely shocked and thanking everyone at Laika. The Golden Globes […]
CalArts graduate and Annie Awards nominee Siqi Song’s stop-motion “Sister” is one of the 10 finalists for this year’s Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Song is humbled by the honor for her moving, powerful film. Siqi Song: It’s definitely surreal to me. “Sister” is my first professional film. I could not imagine when I was […]
Pixar is back in the Best Animated Short Film Oscar race. Kitbull is one of the 10 finalists for the prize. The top 5, official nominees in the category will be announced on Jan. 13th. Writer/director Rosana Sullivan and producer Kathryn Hendrickson discuss the year-long attention the hand-drawn “Kitbull” has been receiving. Rosana Sullivan: It […]
Celebrating France’s rich tradition as a pioneer of animation, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) presents the 2020 Animation First Festival, showcasing the history, ingenuity and diversity of France’s renowned animation studios and schools. Benefitting from a burgeoning animation field poised to enter a historic awards season, this year’s schedule includes 15 premieres, award-winning features […]
If you have seen the trailer or commercials for Blue Sky Animation’s latest film, you know everything you need to know: A super-suave spy is turned into a pigeon by a nerdy kid who works for the same government agency. They team up to take down a bad guy and foil his nefarious plot. That’s […]
The “Fast and the Furious” franchise is getting animated with DreamWorks’ new series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, premiering Dec. 26th on Netflix. Executive Producers Tim Hedrick and Bret Haaland share insights on their family-friendly entry in this saga – and working with Vin Diesel. Jackson Murphy: Were you fans of the “Fast & Furious” saga […]
Recently Included on the 92nd Oscars Shortlist for Best Animated Short Film, Pixar’s “Sparkshorts” film Kitbull, directed by Rosana Sullivan and produced by Kathryn Hendrickson, is about an unlikely connection that sparks between two creatures: a fiercely independent stray kitten and a pit bull. Together, they experience friendship for the first time. It’s now online […]
Charles Solomon’s Animation Year End Review 2019
Although he wrote them in 1859, Charles Dickens might have been thinking of animation in 2019 when he penned the celebrated lines, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the […]