Cable 2.0? Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery will begin to bundle their streaming services together.

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Autodesk has unveiled Project Bernini, a new generative AI tool that creates functional 3D shapes. The project is strictly experimental at this stage and not available to the public, but has widespread ramifications for future 3D production.

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Dumb Animator Take :

Don’t crush an animation desk to sell me an iPad (that’ll ironically be recycled in 2 years). I could argue out of everything seen here, the least valuable things are the MacBook & the iPhone I took the photo with. Can’t they all work together?

China’s Tencent Video eyes global audience for its teen/YA animated series. The streaming service, which is adapting webnovels and video games into series, views animation as a “huge” growth opportunity.

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Disney and Pixar will ‘lean on sequels’ in near future, says CEO Bob Iger. The decision to swing back to sequels is part of the company’s decision to “reduce output and focus more on quality.” cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/d…

Calarts students are pushing in exciting and new directions. Can the commercial industry keep up? Here are 5 terrific student films from the 2024 Calarts Producers’ Show.
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‘The Garfield Movie’ is impressive overseas, ‘Mars Express’ and ‘Dragonkeeper’ are snubbed in U.S.

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So a friend of mine, Matthew Koh, went through the trouble of providing clean lines for my pencil test in Harmony so I went ahead and colored it. I also put it through a little compositing magic.

#releasecoyotevsacme voiced by Eric Bauza

Quite possibly the most exciting news in years for fans of classic American animation: MeTV has announced MeTV Toons, a free network dedicated to classic animation. They've licensed a major part of the Warner Bros. Discovery classic animation library.

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Looney Tunes is trending, so I'm taking the opportunity to plug this article I wrote recently about Looney Tunes references in live-action movies. Check it out to see lots of great clips! cartoonbrew.com/cartoon-study/…

Starting in a few minutes: On today's Cartoon Brew Livestream, filmmaker Patrick Smith and the importance of making your own work.

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Pictoplasma founders reflect on 20 years of running a character design conference. This year’s edition is currently taking place in Berlin.

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DNEG to lay off hundreds of VFX workers. Employees are bracing for layoffs to hit at the company's studios in the U.K. and Canada.

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Hey guys! Check out my article for cartoonbrew.com - Animation News about the great Laverne Harding, the first woman to hold the title of animator at a Hollywood studio. Lots of great clips! cartoonbrew.com/animator-spotl…