Animation Magazine

One of the most ambitious animated short productions of the year, Danse Macabre made a splash in the Annecy Festival official selection this summer. The five-minute film was inspired by the music of Shostakovich and animated from the director’s own oil paintings. Now, acclaimed filmmaker Hisko Hulsing has revealed a making-of featurette exploring its intensive production […]<...

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) — which includes The Animation Guild, Local 839 — has appointed Jillian Arnold as the union’s first-ever Labor & Technology Intelligence Officer, a new role focused on understanding emerging technologies and their impact on the crafts, jobs and working conditions of entertainment workers in the United States...

Following its successful pilot debut in May, animated video game adventure Gameoverse is gearing up to launch its officially greenlit first season with Glitch Productions (The Amazing Digital Circus, Knights of Guinevere). The pilot racked up 10 million views in its first three days of release, and now the show’s trailer has launched today. Created by Ross […]

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Good news! It is a new golden age of the animation creator economy. We have defeated the gatekeepers. Now, a person with an idea and drive can tell their own stories, build a huge following on YouTube, own a unique and valuable IP, monetize, buy a yacht and rule the world. OK, OK, so it’s […]

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The 12th edition of MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo, promoted by ANICA (National Association of Film, Audiovisual and Digital Industries), chaired by Alessandro Usai, and APA (Audiovisual Producers Association), chaired by Chiara Sbarigia, and directed by Gaia Tridente, came to a close in Rome today. MIA reaffirmed its role as a key gathering for the […]

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