We wanted to spotlight one of our amazing artists who we’ve been working with over the last few months. Please allow us to introduce you to Martina Rosazza B. She is creating fun, beautiful and imaginative worlds through concept design and illustrations for us. Martina grew up in Tanzania and spent her childhood in Italy. She always loved creating art but never quite thought it could become a job. Fascinated by the art of storytelling she earned her first bachelor´s degree in literature from an Italian university, and started working as a part-time children´s book writer for a small publis ..read more

Training simulations have been an important application of animation technology for years. Virtual reality programs help pilots, doctors, and corporate workers sharpen their skills by keeping the “error” part of trial-and-error learning out of the real world. But what if it could expand into other areas, like helping kids develop social skills? Assuming you read the title of this article, you already know the answer. SiLAS (Socially Interactive Learning Avatar Software) is a company founded by Chris Dudick. He worked in entertainment for a couple years, acting on the production crew for both ..read more

In 2010, Netflix decided to expand from its DVD mail rental business into a new medium, digital streaming. That move ended up triggering a tsunami’s worth of ripple effects across the entertainment industry, putting pressure on producers, cinemas, and television networks. This pressure only intensified a few years later, when Netflix went from being merely a media distributor to an actual producer of content. At the time the idea was like Blockbuster producing its own original shows and movies - and yet, the first season of House of Cards earned nine Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe for act ..read more

About a week ago, Deadline reported that Emily Dean would be director on the upcoming Sony Animation feature Tao. While the plot is still hidden and the project is in early development, the movie is described as a “female-driven sci-fi adventure story that is set in China”. Tonya Kong is attached to write the script.Sony Animation has taken some unusual steps lately. For years they’ve followed the trend of many animation studios by appealing to family audiences, with franchises like Open Season, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and Hotel Transylvania. Recently though, Sony Pictures Animat ..read more

Hasbro was founded in 1923, and has since risen to be the largest toy company in the world. With names like Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers, and Kenner under its belt, Hasbro boasts a wide variety of trademarks and intellectual properties. And, if you look at a few of these properties - Transformers, My Little Pony, etc. - you will find a good number of names that you’ll recognize from films and television. Hasbro’s involvement with animation dates back decades, and has been a crucial part of the industry - and vice versa, animation has played a large role at Hasbro as well.Hasbro cartoons s ..read more

There’s been news this past week of Genndy Tartakovsky signing a deal with Adult Swim to produce a new series titled Primal. It’s an exciting headline from a big name in the animation field, and it’s worth digging into his career to see just what he’s accomplished.Genndy Tartakovsky was born in 1970 in the Soviet Union. At the age of seven his Jewish family emigrated to Chicago over concerns of anti-Semitism in Russia. At the time he spoke little English, but learned from Warner Bros. cartoons and Marvel comics. He later attended the California Institute of the Arts, and landed work on the Han ..read more

Last month, a new report dropped on Research and Markets about animation in Russia. In recent days we’ve also seen some activity and buzz surrounding the industry within the country, so it’s worth taking a closer look at how animation has evolved within Russia through the past up until today. Russia’s history with animation dates back all the way to the Soviet Union. Perhaps their most prominent studio is Soyuzmultfilm, which can be translated into Union Cartoon. Soyuzmultfilm was founded in 1936 when the government merge ..read more