The 30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film came to an end after six days full of highlights from the world of animation. The festival culminated April 30 with the ITFS awards ceremony and the announcement of winners of the competition program, which was preceded by the Animated Games Award Germany,[…]
Netflix has shared new details, first-look images, and casting reveals for nine animated films slated for release over the next 18 months. Capacity seems high – remember, last summer, the streamer announced its acquisition of the award-winning independent animation studio Animal Logic. Just saying… Highlights include two new feature films[…]
It’s official. The newest installment in the Monsterverse is Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, and Legendary has dropped a title reveal trailer for the occasion. Godzilla Vs. Kong director Adam Wingard is back for the sequel project, with a script by Terry Rossio and Jeremy Slater from a story[…]
Scream queen Mia Goth is headed to the MCU! The Pearl and X actress has joined the upcoming Blade reboot in an undisclosed role; the film stars Mahershala Ali as the eponymous vampire slayer. Yann Demange (Lovecraft Country, White Boy Rick) has taken the helm of the wayward film, which lost[…]
Award-winning Marvel Studios EVP Victoria Alonso, executive producer on many high profile MCU projects beginning with Iron Man, has shocked the industry with her exit last Friday from the company. The reasons for her departure are currently unknown, though there is speculation that recent Disney cutbacks in Marvel Studios’ content[…]
Over the past several years, leaders in the entertainment industry have spearheaded efforts to promote diversity and inclusion to develop the landscape of concept and visual development artists while meeting the demand from audiences for stories that authentically reflect the truth and complexity of their varied experiences. Just how far[…]
Back to Middle-earth we go! On a recent earnings call, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav revealed studio leaders Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy have closed a deal to develop “multiple” upcoming films based on the books by J. R. R. Tolkien through the WB label New Line Cinema.[…]
The Puffin gang is back! Based on the Kidscreen Awards and Royal Television Award-winning Netflix preschool series Puffin Rock, Puffin Rock and the New Friends is the first animated feature film of the franchise. Song of the Sea and The Breadwinner collaborators WestEnd Films, Cartoon Saloon, and Dog Ears are[…]
The pixel magicians of the visual effects community gathered tonight at the Beverly Hilton Hotel as the Visual Effects Society held its 21st Annual VES Awards, the organizations yearly celebration of outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, video games and special venues. Awards were handed[…]
Today, The Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards awarded 23 statuettes for distinguished creative and technical achievement. This year’s theme, “Behind the Legend,” celebrated the creative teams behind the scenes who are creating legendary stories and characters for audiences. The awards are voted for by members of the Hollywood creative and[…]
