The Paula Rosenthal-created preschool series makes Willa official in a special that hits Disney+ August 7, with 'Howl-O-Ween' and 'Friendsgiving' specials to follow; Ready to Su-Purr Roar music video
The VFX studio delivered roughly 1,000 shots across the 8-part NBC and Peacock miniseries, building 73 animal types and 55 variations, running 100 environments through an Unreal Engine finishing pipeline, and carrying a scar on a juvenile's forehead all the way into adulthood.
JJ starts kindergarten, loses his bear and lands in a kingdom where singing is outlawed - Moonbug Entertainment's nursery-rhyme juggernaut heads to theaters February 19, 2027, with DNEG Group handling animation and DreamWorks Animation producing.
‘Heavyweight’ talent to voice Cracktor in the upcoming original animated film that reimagines the roles of Cinderella’s supposedly ‘evil’ stepsisters in the classic fairytale; streams November 20.
Led by Chris McLaughlin and Greg Fisher, the studio handled 746 shots across 17 sequences, creating Eternia, Castle Grayskull, Cringer, Zoar, Roboto and Skeletor’s skull, balancing the campy, cartoon-inspired fantasy with believable, realistic characters and environments.
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.
The 6-day event runs August 18-23 at Portland’s OMSI with more than 170 films including 130+ animated films, 30+ stop-motion works, 30+ world premieres, and 3D short with Paul Reubens’ final on-screen performance.
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.
The animated adventure from Skydance Animation, directed by Nathan Greno, has generated 139.8 million views as of its 80th day in release.
The tech company has launched a rolling beta of its interactive previs tool, with new features including a 3D asset library, real-time compositing, Spark Atlas and direct USD file loading.
Spatial Storytelling, the Immersive Pavilion, the Art Gallery, Emerging Technologies and the in-person Hands-On Courses track spotlight boundary-pushing tools and interactive techniques; conference runs July 19-23.
Season 5 of the 3DCG kids and family series brings new stories rooted in mindfulness and gentle humor, featuring the wise panda helping Karl, Addy and Michael better understand their feelings and day-to-day challenges.
Actors to voice The Prince, Roderick, and Gef, respectively, in the upcoming original animated film that reimagines the roles of Cinderella’s supposedly ‘evil’ stepsisters in the classic fairytale; streams November 20.
Ric Comline joins as executive creative director, Thierry Levy as executive producer and Sean Cooper as creative director; the London-based trio to focus on expanding advertising and brand work while supporting global episodic, immersive and film projects.
Mmixed-media centerpiece of the ‘Fuck Cancer’ and VML Health’s awareness campaign blends 2D, cut-out, puppetry and live-action to explore 21 different expressions for ‘rubbing one out,’ earning major recognition at the recent New York Festivals Advertising Awards and Cannes Lions.
The company’s Research and Engineering leaders Neil Ashton, Ming-Yu Liu and Edward Liu will talk on advances in neural rendering, world models and AI-driven simulation next Monday, July 20; conference runs July 19-23 in Los Angeles.
After receiving a plaque in the new Annecy Hall of Fame, LAIKA’s CEO and director discussed the craft, technology, and production demands of the studio’s sixth and most ambitious stop-motion feature… and why it took so long.
The Pixar animator breaks down the Presto tools, crowd workflow, and character variations behind the film’s hive-minded Buzz Lightyear toy units, and how he balanced efficiency with the personality director Andrew Stanton wanted onscreen.
Mixing practical with partial and fully CG shots, the 4-part Netflix miniseries takes viewers back 235 million years to an Earth teeming with creatures big and small, feathered and scaled, all quite hungry.
The company is serving as the lead animation studio on the show, the first officially authorized animated TV series adaptation of the global book franchise, produced with Tencent Video and Coolabi Group for a planned 2028 debut.
New feature ‘Solo Leveling: Beyond the System’ and character first-look for ‘Ghost of Tsushima Legends’ among the release news, new trailers, premiere windows, and platform updates revealed at last Friday’s showcase.
‘Love, Death + Robots’ meets the I-Ching in the feature-length sci-fi anthology; 6 original animated visions of humanity’s future from 6 independent Taiwan animation studios explore fate, identity and choice in a future where technology collides with the fragile essence of humanity.
From riffing with a just met scene partner to a cut joke about donuts, the 11-year-old actor shares about recording ADR with director Andrew Stanton, improvising lines, and every part is important.
The new service-work group is focused on prime-time animated content for older audiences across comedy, horror, drama and action.
New Spike Lee short takes top prize; ‘Beyond Words’ and ‘18 Months’ also awarded; Production Sessions lineup to feature Wētā FX, Lightstorm, NASA, Pixar, ILM, and Google DeepMind.
