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The 20-episode 2D animated show, from Mattel Studios, launches June 19 on the Mattel Adventures YouTube channel, with weekly releases planned through November 20.

Programming includes four days of workshops, assemblies, and cross-border forums spanning funding, AI, sustainability, co-production export, sales, and regional pitching, with a new Annecy European Animation Summit anchoring the week as professionals look for shared answers to industry change.

The award-winning comedian and actress boards the upcoming original animated film, starring Ali Wong, Amada Seyfried, Stephanie Hsu, and Bette Midler, that reimagines the roles of Cinderella’s supposedly ‘evil’ stepsisters in the classic fairytale.

The AI and language solutions company’s 2 divisions will now operate as The Mill, bringing together film and series VFX, brand content production, localization, and AI-enabled production services under one organization.

Production VFX Supervisor Hnedel Maximore and Production VFX Producer Brook Noska discuss the noir-first philosophy, dual black-and-white and color workflow, invisible visual effects, and 1930s New York worldbuilding behind Prime Video’s hit series starring Nicolas Cage.

Julien Bisaro and Claire Paoletti’s animated family feature follows a young blue penguin who unexpectedly becomes guardian of an echidna egg; release planned for 2028.

The Animation Branch welcomes back Jinko Gotoh and Bonnie Arnold, with Paul Debevec returning to the Visual Effects Branch and Guillermo del Toro joining the Directors Branch for the first time. 

The survival thriller follows a grieving diver swallowed by a massive cetacean with only an hour of oxygen left; directed by Brian Duffield and based on Daniel Kraus’ book, it hits theaters October 16.

The studio delivered 365 shots for Prime Video’s feature-length continuation of the hit series, including the glass floor collapse, Dubai tower finale, CG environments, vehicles, explosions and boat chase enhancements.

November 15 ceremony will recognize the trailblazing artist, Disney’s first black animator, whose career spanned ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Toy Story 2’ and ‘Monsters, Inc.,’ alongside the legendary actress, director, and producing duo.