Lauren Ashton

Managing Editor

Lauren Ashton is a Los Angeles-based writer. She has also taught stop-motion animation and film history since 2020, and holds a BFA in Acting from The California Institute of the Arts. Lauren has previously worked with Walt Disney Imagineering, and since graduating from CalArts, she has worked at Spellbound Inc. (a YouTube Production Company), Gnomon School of Animation, and written plays and sketch comedy for various theaters.

Articles By Lauren Ashton

TRAILER: Disney Branded Television’s Emmy®-Nominated “Kiff” Renewed For Season 3

Disney Branded Television has announced that its Emmy®-nominated animated series, Kiff, is getting a third season. Fans can expect more wild and hilarious adventures with best friends Kiff and Barry. The show’s creators, Lucy Heavens and Nic Smal, are back as executive producers, with Kent Osborne as co-executive producer and Quinn Scott stepping in as […]

TRAILER: Aniventure and Viva Present HITPIG!

The upcoming animated feature film, HITPIG! is to be released exclusively in theaters in the United States on November 1st of this year. With animation by Cinesite (The Addams Family 2, Iwájú, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem), the film is produced by Aniventure (Animal Farm, Stitch Head) and distributed by Viva Pictures (2023 Sundance […]

TRAILER: Smurfs In Theaters July 18th, 2025

Paramount Animation has released a new trailer for SMURFS, which will make its debut in theaters this summer. Check out the new trailer with a special shoutout from Rihanna:

EVENT: Heritage Auctions Celebrates The Entirety Of Animation History

From August 16 through August 19th, Heritage Auctions will display the incredible progression of animation as a medium, from Gertie the Dinosaur to The Simpsons, and everything else throughout history. It’s not often that a single event will exhibit the entirety of a subject’s history, but Heritage will present an extraordinary opportunity for visitors to experience […]

MeTV Toons to Debut “House Of Hanna Barbera”

This February, MeTV Toons – the only TV network destination dedicated exclusively to classic animation – launches ‘The House of Hanna-Barbera,’ a new weekday and Sunday-afternoon programming block showcasing the enduringly popular cartoons of the legendary Hanna-Barbera animation studio. Featured characters include Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Secret Squirrel, Snagglepuss, Pixie and Dixie, Wally Gator, Touché […]

Lauren Ashton

Managing Editor

Articles By Lauren Ashton

TRAILER: Disney Branded Television’s Emmy®-Nominated “Kiff” Renewed For Season 3

TRAILER: Aniventure and Viva Present HITPIG!

TRAILER: Smurfs In Theaters July 18th, 2025

EVENT: Heritage Auctions Celebrates The Entirety Of Animation History

MeTV Toons to Debut “House Of Hanna Barbera”

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