Lauren Ashton

Managing Editor

Lauren Ashton is a Los Angeles-based writer. She has also taught stop-motion animation and film history since 2020, and holds a BFA in Acting from The California Institute of the Arts. Lauren has previously worked with Walt Disney Imagineering, and since graduating from CalArts, she has worked at Spellbound Inc. (a YouTube Production Company), Gnomon School of Animation, and written plays and sketch comedy for various theaters.

Articles By Lauren Ashton

PREMIERE: Animation+ to debut original feature film “The Full Fungus”

Streaming Ink Media and celebrated indie animator Jim Lujan are gearing up for the premiere of The Full Fungus, a highly anticipated, genre-bending animated feature. The film debuts exclusively on Animation+ on March 21, 2025, at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST, marking a major milestone as the platform’s first-ever original independent animated feature.

TRAILER: Disney Branded Television’s Emmy®-Nominated “Kiff” Renewed For Season 3

Disney Branded Television has announced that its Emmy®-nominated animated series, Kiff, is getting a third season. Fans can expect more wild and hilarious adventures with best friends Kiff and Barry. The show’s creators, Lucy Heavens and Nic Smal, are back as executive producers, with Kent Osborne as co-executive producer and Quinn Scott stepping in as […]

TRAILER: Smurfs In Theaters July 18th, 2025

Paramount Animation has released a new trailer for SMURFS, which will make its debut in theaters this summer. Check out the new trailer with a special shoutout from Rihanna:

MeTV Toons to Debut “House Of Hanna Barbera”

This February, MeTV Toons – the only TV network destination dedicated exclusively to classic animation – launches ‘The House of Hanna-Barbera,’ a new weekday and Sunday-afternoon programming block showcasing the enduringly popular cartoons of the legendary Hanna-Barbera animation studio. Featured characters include Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Secret Squirrel, Snagglepuss, Pixie and Dixie, Wally Gator, Touché […]

Locksmith Animation Announces WED WABBIT: 2025 EFM

Today in London, Locksmith Animation, the studio that created Ron’s Gone Wrong and That Christmas, announced of their upcoming project, which will be their first independent animated feature: WED WABBIT. This was announced at the European Film Market (EFM). Timeless Films will be handling the worldwide sales while the feature is produced in association with […]

Lauren Ashton

Managing Editor

Articles By Lauren Ashton

PREMIERE: Animation+ to debut original feature film “The Full Fungus”

TRAILER: Disney Branded Television’s Emmy®-Nominated “Kiff” Renewed For Season 3

TRAILER: Smurfs In Theaters July 18th, 2025

MeTV Toons to Debut “House Of Hanna Barbera”

Locksmith Animation Announces WED WABBIT: 2025 EFM

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