VIZ Media Signs with Gotham Group to Develop 'RWBY' for Film and TV
2 years after Warner Bros. closed Rooster Teeth and sold the franchise, Monty Oum's series is being packaged for film and TV alongside the publisher's original graphic novel line.
2 years after Warner Bros. closed Rooster Teeth and sold the franchise, Monty Oum's series is being packaged for film and TV alongside the publisher's...
Toronto company is built around original IP, with 'The Little Cloud Thief' in development for both feature and episodic; Gaudette's 8-minute short took...
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Toronto company is built around original IP, with 'The Little Cloud Thief' in development for both feature and episodic; Gaudette's 8-minute short took the $50K Grand Prix at this year's Runway AI...
Written by Jaydeep Hasrajani and Jake Goldman with Nitya Mehra attached, feature follows an Indian American teenager from New Jersey suddenly dropped into a Bollywood musical.
Bob Gaudette and Kirk Hipkiss Launch AI Film and TV Production Studio Nolia
Toronto company is built around original IP, with 'The Little Cloud Thief' in development for both feature and episodic; Gaudette's 8-minute short took the $50K Grand Prix at this year's Runway AI Festival.
Reel FX and Paramount Animation Team on Bollywood-Set Musical 'Diya'
Written by Jaydeep Hasrajani and Jake Goldman with Nitya Mehra attached, feature follows an Indian American teenager from New Jersey suddenly dropped into a Bollywood musical.
ILM and Pixar Named in Disney's AI Push as Cost Cuts Continue
SEC filing shows company has put money behind machine learning at Disney Research Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering, promising a creative process that stays 'human-centered' - pledge lands after job reductions at Pixar earlier this year, and follows the company's creation of an internal oversight unit for the technology.
ASIFA-Hollywood Names Frank Gladstone President, Michael Paxton Annies Producer
Jerry Beck, J.J. Blumenkranz and Tom Caulfield join as vice presidents, Bill Turner as treasurer and Erica Pinto as secretary, while the Oscar-nominated documentarian who started at Disney on 'The Little Mermaid' inherits the industry's awards show.
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DNEG Moves Its Editorial Pipeline onto Foundry's Hiero
The leading VFX house is already running the tool on episodic, film and experience-based projects in production, and expects to finish migrating by the end of the year.
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'Warhammer 40,000' Animated Series in Development at Blur Studio
Games Workshop confirmed the Amazon MGM Studios project, being created and directed by Dave Wilson and executive produced by Tim Miller and noted 'Warhammer' fan Henry Cavill.
Untold Studios Names Adrianna 'AJ' Cohen President of Film and Episodic VFX
The industry veteran will take charge of strategy, operations and creative production across the growing company’s 5 studios and for client relationships internationally.
UK's First Go-to-Market Accelerator for Feature Animation Launches
Launched by the Manchester Animation Festival, the initiative will select 6 projects for a 7-month, BFI-backed program built to get UK animated features to market; submissions open through August 16.
OIAF Names 8 Pitch THIS! Semifinalists for 50th Anniversary Edition
Selected from more than 100 applications, the teams present to a live industry audience and jury on September 23, with two advancing to the September 24 final; festival runs September 23-27 in Ottawa.
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British Film Commission Names West Midlands UK’s Eighth Production Hub
Studio space, a skilled local crew base, and a production record that includes ‘Peaky Blinders,’ ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man,’ and an untitled sequel helped secure the designation; inward investment accounted for £5.8 billion of UK film and high-end TV spend in 2025.
Marvel and WEBTOON Unveil First Original Webcomic Slate
Vertical-scroll originals revealed at SDCC 2026 include a young Tony Stark romance, a Deadpool portal story and a Korea-set X-Men series about a newly awakened mutant; launch details have not yet been announced.
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Hasbro Wins Copyright Battle Over ‘Peppa Pig’ Audio Used in ‘Wolfoo’
A London High Court judge found that Vietnamese company SConnect used copyrighted audio clips and ordered all videos featuring the young wolf character removed from online platforms, including YouTube.
Lemonade Talent Adds LOBO to UK Roster
The award-winning creative studio has spent more than 3 decades working in live-action, animation, mixed media, visual effects and emerging technologies for brands including Coca-Cola, Apple, Microsoft, Disney/Pixar and Mastercard.
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’Star Wars’ Visual Effects Workers Join IATSE for Collective Bargaining
A group of U.S. VFX workers engaged directly by Lucasfilm’s franchise productions has joined the union and will begin negotiations for a first contract.
‘The Normal MFer’ Posts First-Season YouTube Audience Growth
Viewership increased dramatically after CC0 Studios and The Hive Studio partnered with AI audience simulation platform Chronicle Media to expand the series’ organic reach.
Flying Bark and Lightfold Partner on Original Animated Project
With a release video proclaiming a new show / comic / game on the way, the companies have announced a collaboration focused on creator-led storytelling, premium animation and stronger connections between artists and audiences.
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All-Star Cast Boards ‘Stewie’
Kenan Thompson, Vanessa Bayer, Mike Henry, Jessica Lowe, Melissa O’Neil and Aaron Lee have joined Seth MacFarlane on the ‘Family Guy’ spinoff ordered by FOX.
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Chaos Releases V-Ray 7 Update 4
Latest version of the leading rendering system adds final-frame, real-time rendering in supported DCC viewports, Gaussian Splat relighting, expanded Chaos Arena tools for virtual production, faster CPU and GPU rendering, and broader hardware and platform support.
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Utopai Studios Developing ‘The Most Serious Fart’ Animated Feature
Best-selling author Mike Bender will write and direct the film about a fart frustrated about always being treated as a joke, with Russell Hollander producing.
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‘My Little Pony: Forever Friendship’ YouTube Series in the Works at Hasbro
Bi-weekly 9-minute animated episodes to launch in early 2027; company unveils new voice cast and an accompanying theme-song cover now streaming.
Adult Swim Renews ‘President Curtis’ for Season 2 Ahead of Series Premiere
Pickup announced during San Diego Comic-Con panel; animated comedy set in the ‘Rick and Morty’ universe and starring Keith David debuts July 26.
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Pixar Hit with Layoffs as it Refocuses on Theatrical Features
Studio confirms the job losses to AWN as part of Disney’s staff cuts earlier this week that include ESPN and National Geographic.
‘Swapped’ Enters Netflix’s Most Popular Movies List at No. 10
The animated adventure from Skydance Animation, directed by Nathan Greno, has generated 139.8 million views as of its 80th day in release.
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Autodesk Adds Maya, 3ds Max, Flow Production Tracking and Arnold Tools
Tech giant’s SIGGRAPH 2026 announcements of new animation and VFX workflow capabilities include MotionMaker Bring Your Own Data in Maya, 3D Gaussian Splats in 3ds Max, Review in Flow Production Tracking and real-time Arnold viewport rendering in Maya.
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