‘The Tiny Chef Show’ stop-motion studio Factory Transmedia declares bankruptcy. The company said its closure was due to a lack of greenlights from broadcasters and a change in audience behaviors.

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Qvisten Animation builds future-proof pipeline with Z by HP Workstations. A closer look at how Norway's Qvisten Animation is powering their animation productions with HP technology.

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Couple major topics coming up on today's Friday livestream at 11AM Pacific: An update on 'Coyote vs Acme' and new details on the unionization effort at Icon Studio in Vancouver. Watch here: youtube.com/user/cartoonbr…

Crunchyroll is bringing Japanese hit ‘Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle’ to U.S. theaters. The volleyball drama is Japan's highest-grossing theatrical release of 2024 to date.

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Today's Animator Spotlight is Bobe Cannon. Better known for directing graphically groundbreaking shorts like ‘Gerald McBoing Boing,’ his incredible work as an animator on the Warner Bros. and MGM films is sometimes overlooked. cartoonbrew.com/animator-spotl…

Apple is rebooting ‘Yo Gabba Gabba!’ with a new series, ‘Yo Gabba GabbaLand!’ The new 10-episode series will premiere in August.
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Workers at Vancouver’s Icon Creative Studio announce plans to unionize. With nearly 800 workers, Icon is one of Vancouver's largest animation studios. cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/…

Viva Pictures is offering 2-for-1 movie tickets to children for its upcoming theatrical releases. The program, called Kiddo Kompanion Pass, aims to make the theatrical experience more affordable for families.

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160 production workers have unionized at Dreamworks Animation. The workers will be covered under the Animation Guild and the Motion Picture Editors Guild.

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An interactive version of Cartoon Network’s iconic artist stairwell is now online. The effort to digitally preserve the former Burbank studio's stairwell was led by artist and producer Calvin Wong.

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After just five days of release, China has become the biggest theatrical market for Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron.'
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Fittingly, the Pink Floyd music video contest, which started as a disaster (cartoonbrew.com/bad-ideas/pink…), ends as a disaster too with this vapid pit of AI nothingness.

I recently got the chance to write about one of my favorite animators, Ben Washam. You can check out my cartoonbrew.com - Animation News article here for some great scenes and tips on identifying his work: cartoonbrew.com/cartoon-study/…

‘The Donn of Tiki’: How 2D and stop-motion animation elevate this documentary about Donn Beach, the creator of tiki culture.

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The secret to identifying a classic Bugs Bunny scene animated by Ben Washam? Look at the teeth.

Learn more about Washam's animation in today's animator spotlight:
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You know what I realized about Ai images in your marketing? It sends out the message that you've got no budget. It's the digital equivalent of wearing an obviously fake Chanel bag. Your whole brand immediately appears feeble and impoverished

If Aardman made ‘The Office,’ it would probably look a lot like Michael Please and Dan Ojari’s latest short, ‘Alan the Infinite,’ which is our Short Pick of the Day. Watch it and read our interview with the filmmakers.

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Disney has defeated a billionaire’s attempt to take over its board seats. CEO Bob Iger says Disney can now return to its main priorities: “[G]rowth and value creation for our shareholders and creative excellence for our consumers.”

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