Hitting the High Notes: ‘Blue Giant’ Director Yuzuru Tachikawa Discusses His Anime Riff on Tokyo Jazz
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by Kambole Campbell
4h ago
In its explosive, almost impressionistic approach to musical sensation and its often-punishing viewpoint of the grit required of artistic success, you couldn’t call Blue Giant short on passion. Adapted from the manga by Shinichi Ishizuka, the high points of Yuzuru Tachikawa’s film elicit the euphoria of live music as it goes on a whirlwind tour ..read more
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Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman & Roman Griffin Davis to Star in ‘The King of Kings’ from Mofac Animation
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by Mercedes Milligan
4h ago
The core cast set to voice the featured members of the Dickens family in Mofac Animation’s family film The King of Kings have been announced: Academy Award winner Kenneth Branagh portrays Charles Dickens, Oscar nominee Uma Thurman plays Catherine Dickens and Golden Globe nominee Roman Griffin Davis voices Walter Dickens. The CG-animated feature is inspired by ..read more
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Big Dose of Adult Swim SMALLS to Air on the Channel This Friday
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by Mercedes Milligan
7h ago
This Friday, April 26, Adult Swim will launch a batch of shorts from its SMALLS program, kicking off at midnight. The initiative is dedicated to discovering up-and-coming animators, showcasing innovative artists and original stories. Popular shorts like Sucks to Be the Moon, which were previously only available on Adult Swim’s YouTube channel, will now get their time to ..read more
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Breaking: Annecy Festival Announces Features, Opening Film & More
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by Mercedes Milligan
9h ago
Organizers of the 2024 Annecy International Animated Film Festival presented their customary Paris press conference today, during which Artistic Director Marcel Jean some of the Festival and the Mifa program highlights, as well as the Official Selection of animated feature films in competition: Feature Films in the Official competition Feature Films in the Contrechamp competition ..read more
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GKIDS & Anime Ltd. Take Global Rights to ‘The Colors Within’ from Naoko Yamada
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by Mercedes Milligan
9h ago
GKIDS (U.S.) and Anime Ltd. (U.K.) have announced a multi-territory acquisition of The Colors Within (Kiminoiro), the new film from award-winning director Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice). The distributors along with animation studio Science SARU and producers Story inc. revealed the new film’s official English language title with the announcement. GKIDS has acquired the film ..read more
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Disney, Pixar, Disney TV and 20th TV Animation Sail to Annecy with Raft of Titles & Talents
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by Mercedes Milligan
9h ago
For this year’s ever-inspiring Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios and Disney Branded Television will unveil a handpicked selection of new releases that promise to bring fresh, captivating adventures to all the family: Walt Disney Animation Studios, which has been part of the festival since its inception, will be gracing ..read more
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Game-Based Mecha Anime ‘Megaton Musashi’ Launches on Crunchyroll
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by Mercedes Milligan
9h ago
A new model of giant robot anime makes its debut on Crunchyroll today with Megaton Musashi, adapted from the video game created by Level-5 (Professor Layton, Yo-kai Watch, Inazuma Eleven, Ni no Kuni). The first episode of the series, which was produced in 2021 for Japan, arrives timed to the launch of Megaton Musashi W: Wired on ..read more
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Ionart Studios Announces New Animated Originals ‘Ninja Cats’ & ‘poCats’
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by Mercedes Milligan
11h ago
As part of its ongoing growth and global expansion goals, award-winning Budapest-based animation and VFX producer Ionart Studios announced the launch of new original animated content, alongside the debut of its dedicated Animation page. The studios’ in-house original animation development team operates parallel to its service work for global clients across short films, commercials and ..read more
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The Creative Forces Behind ‘Knuckles’ Give Us the Scoop on the Paramount+ Series
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by Ryan Gaur
1d ago
1994 was a special year for Sega. The company solved the problem of their flagship game, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, far exceeding a reasonable file size by splitting it into two games, giving birth to Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles (later known as one game — Sonic 3 & Knuckles). Thirty years later, Paramount ..read more
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Disney+ Debuts ‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ Official Trailer
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by Mercedes Milligan
1d ago
Today, Disney+ released the official trailer for the upcoming documentary Jim Henson Idea Man. The original documentary will premiere May 31 on the streamer. Directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard, Jim Henson Idea Man chronicles the story of extraordinary artist and visionary Jim Henson. In his 36-year career, Henson created some of the world’s most ..read more
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