Animation

Renegade Animation Promotes Brittney Jorgensen

Wed, 11/01/2017 - 11:25 -- Nick Dager

Continuing to grow its original programming unit, Renegade Animation has promoted Brittney Jorgensen to the newly created post of head of marketing and development. Jorgensen will work with creators, writers and animators in developing concepts for animated television series and features, and serve as the studio’s chief liaison with studios, broadcasters and streaming services.

Irish Film Fest London Opens Nov. 29

Mon, 10/30/2017 - 11:49 -- Nick Dager

Back for their seventh year, from November 29 through December 3, the Irish Film Festival London will present Ireland’s latest mainstream and independent films over five days across London with exclusive previews, panel discussions and director’s Q&As. This year’s festival opens with The Drummer and the Keeper, directed by Nick Kelly, telling the touching story of an unlikely friendship that develops between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an institutionalized teen suffering from Asperger's syndrome.

Cartoons Comfort Children with Cancer

Wed, 10/18/2017 - 11:42 -- Nick Dager

Being by Yourself is one of 20 animated shorts produced by the Imaginary Friend Society, a joint project of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation and advertising agency RPA. Each short tackles a different cancer-related subject in a warm and child-friendly manner. In the animated shorts that were created by Renegade Animation, kids suffering from cancer get advice on dealing with the loneliness that accompanies long hospital stays.

The Real Secret of Pets

Tue, 09/19/2017 - 12:06 -- Nick Dager

With the astounding popularity of the animated feature films from Paris-based Illumination Mac Guff, it would seem the whole world already knows about the secret lives of pets and the villainous plots of Gru and his goggle-eyed minions. But few moviegoers—or even the studio’s own digital artists—would guess the inner workings of the production systems behind the stories.

Jellyfish Pictures Launches RenderWise VFX, Animation Technology Business

Thu, 07/27/2017 - 11:43 -- Nick Dager

Award-winning production studio Jellyfish Pictures today announced that it has launched a subsidiary business called RenderWise. Responding to the obstacles faced when met with time sensitive demands, RenderWise offers cloud hybrid rendering and virtual studio solutions for VFX and animation applications.

Customizing Cartoon Sounds

Wed, 07/26/2017 - 12:17 -- Nick Dager

The animated series Welcome to the Wayne recently debuted on Nickelodeon, becoming the network’s first original series to move from digital to broadcast. The series launched in 2014 as a series of shorts on Nick App and Nick.com. Created by Billy Lopez, the show centers on two 10-year-old boys living in a Manhattan high-rise, dubbed The Wayne, where they are involved in all manner of wild adventures.

Ancient Magus’ Bride Screens in July

Fri, 06/30/2017 - 11:28 -- Nick Dager

Coming off the heels of a successful inaugural Anime Movie Night screening event this spring, Crunchyroll, which calls itself the destination for anime and manga, working with Screenvision Media and Kaos Connect, will screen the first three episodes of The Ancient Magus’ Bride, a series adapted from the wildly popular manga of the same name.

Marc Chu Joins Atomic Fiction as Animation Department Supervisor

Tue, 06/20/2017 - 11:44 -- Nick Dager

Atomic Fiction has named Marc Chu to lead the studio's animation efforts across its Oakland and Montreal locations. Chu joins Atomic Fiction from ILM, where he most recently served as animation director, bringing more than 20 years of experience animating and supervising the creation of everything from aliens and spaceships to pirates and superheroes.

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