Hair Love is a heartfelt animated short film that centers around the relationship between an African-American father, his daughter Zuri, and the most daunting task a father could ever come across – doing his daughter’s hair. The short, a passion project from Matthew A. Cherry, will be making its theatrical debut in North America on August […]
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‘Call For Entries’ For the 47th Annie Awards Opens Today
August 5th, 2019 Jerry Beck The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 47th Annual Annie Awards™ to begin today, August 5. Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the Annie Awards™ will be presented in 10 Production categories (Best Feature, Broadcast Production, Short Film, Virtual Reality, etc.) and 22 Achievement categories (Best Animation, Direction, Production Design, […]
Women In Animation Summit at Siggraph 2019
July 26th, 2019 Jerry Beck Women in Animation (WIA) is pleased to announce the program lineup and speakers for its upcoming WOMEN IN ANIMATION SUMMIT AT SIGGRAPH to be held at this week’s SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference. This condensed, half-day version of WIA’s Summit series will take place at SIGGRAPH 2019 from 2:00-5:00pm on Monday, July 29th at the Los […]
TRAILER: “Playmobil The Movie”
July 24th, 2019 Jerry Beck In Lino DiSalvo’s Playmobil’s animated action adventure, a top secret organization has caused citizens from different lands to vanish from thin air. The dashing and charismatic secret agent Rex Dasher (Daniel Radcliffe) must partner with smooth-talking food truck driver Del (Jim Gaffigan) and Marla (Anya Taylor-Joy) a smart, savvy civilian with her own secret agenda, […]
Netflix and Nickelodeon Date “Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus” August 16
July 23rd, 2019 Jerry Beck At long last: Netflix and Nickelodeon’s Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus, from creator Jhonen Vasquez, will release globally on August 16th, 2019. The original series, Invader Zim, made its debut on Nickelodeon in 2001, chronicling the efforts of an extraterrestrial named Zim on a mission to conquer Earth and enslave the human race. It has […]
Primetime Emmy Animation Nominees
July 16th, 2019 Jerry Beck The 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations have been announced. Here are the key animation category highlights: Outstanding Animated Program – “Big Mouth”, Netflix – “Bob’s Burgers”, Fox – “BoJack Horseman”, Netflix – “Come Along with Me (Adventure Time)”, Cartoon Network – “The Simpsons”, Fox Outstanding Short Form Animated Program – “Love, Death & Robots”, […]
TRAILER: Netflix and Nickelodeon’s “Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling”
July 16th, 2019 Jerry Beck The fans have been waiting – and here it comes: Netflix and Nickelodeon’s Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling, from creator Joe Murray, will release globally on Netflix on August 9th, 2019. Originally airing from 1993-1996, the Nickelodeon animated series Rocko’s Modern Life follows the adventures of an Australian wallaby named Rocko and his two companions, […]
Shout! Factory Announces Acquisition of Bill Plympton Library
July 10th, 2019 Jerry Beck Shout! Factory has acquired the library of acclaimed animator and cartoonist Bill Plympton. The deal encompasses all seven of the Plympton feature films (The Tune, I Married a Strange Person!, Mutant Aliens, Hair High, Idiots and Angels, Cheatin’, and his latest feature, Revengeance) as well as over 50 of his shorts, including the Academy Award-nominated […]
Glas Animation to Theatrically Release it’s First Compilation Program “Animation Next”
July 8th, 2019 Jerry Beck GLAS Animation continues its mission to showcase the newest groundbreaking independent animation with the announcement of a new theatrical venture: Animation Next; a collection of animated short films that will be released all over the United States in theaters this fall. It’s a best-of-the-best compilation from the annual GLAS Animation Festival in Berkeley, CA. Showcasing […]
Katsuhiro Otomo Announces New Film “Orbital Era” and New Anime Adaptation of “Akira”
July 4th, 2019 Jerry Beck Sunrise Inc. has announced plans to produce a new animated sci-fi feature film entitled Orbital Era. The film will be directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, one of the most celebrated and influential Japanese creators in the world. The joint announcement by Director Katsuhiro Otomo, Makoto Asanuma (president of Sunrise Inc.) and Yasumasa Tsuchiya (producer at Sunrise […]
TRAILER #2: “Farmageddon: A Shaun The Sheep Movie”
July 3rd, 2019 Jerry Beck Dropping today – Independence Day appropriately – check out the new, official Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Trailer. Aardman’s 2nd feature featuring the lamb character, opening in the US December 13th via Studiocanal, is directed by Will Becher and Richard Phelan. Synopsis: When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the […]
TRAILER: “Arctic Dogs”
June 22nd, 2019 Jerry Beck Swifty the arctic fox works in the mail room of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service but dreams of one day becoming a Top Dog. That’s the premise behind Aaron Woodley’s (Spark: A Space Tail) new film Arctic Dogs. Produced in Canada by many behind The Nut Job and its sequels, this new film boasts an […]
TRAILER: Dreamworks “Trolls World Tour”
June 20th, 2019 Jerry Beck Dreamworks today dropped the trailer for their forthcoming sequel to Trolls – which won’t appear until next year, on April 17th, 2020. Trolls World Tour has a story that sounds like a combination of Disney’s Music Land, and Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom mixed with Avengers Infinity War and psychedelic imagery to top The Three […]
Gkids Acquires Studio Trigger’s “Promare”
June 13th, 2019 Jerry Beck GKIDS announced today it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the animated feature Promare. GKIDS will release the film theatrically in both Japanese and an all new English language version starting in September. This marks the first feature film from Studio TRIGGER, founded by former studio Gainax animator and director Hiroyuki Imaishi, whose […]
DreamWorks Animation Revs Up “Fast & Furious: Spy Racers” and “Kipo & the Age of Wonderbeasts”
June 13th, 2019 Jerry Beck Today, as part of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, DreamWorks Animation released the following: A first look teaser and title reveal of its highly anticipated Netflix original series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers (see below) – and an all new Netflix original series Kipo & the Age of Wonderbeasts from executive producers Radford Sechrist […]
