Anime fans dressed up as their fave anime and superhero characters with a festive holiday Christmas themes at the return of the Holiday Matsuri con December 17-19, 2021 Marriott World Center Orlando. HolMat features vendor floor, signings, arcade, holiday ball, Hottest Men in Anime … Continued
The Macy’s Parade returned with full crowds in the streets of New York City on a blue-sky day. Shout out to our top fave character floats, especially digital characters from movies, TV, streaming, games, and YouTube: Baby Yoda / Grogu … Continued
Animation studio executives from Disney, Nickelodeon, etc., and filmmakers on Raya, Encanto, Vivo features and Oscar-contending shorts discussed trends in animation at the World Animation and VFX Summit Nov. 7-10 in-person event at the Garland Hotel in North Hollywood. Studio executives and … Continued
Belle and Flee won top awards at the Animation is Film Festival, which returned to in-person with Raya, Encanto, Vivo, and more animated films and filmmaker Q&As on Oct 22-24 at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Award Winners: Grand Jury Award: … Continued
The much-awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened with animation exhibits featuring Pixar and Miyazaki, Oscars history, theatre, and more on September 30. The Academy Museum curators wanted to ensure the museum represented diversity for all aspects of film, from … Continued
Walt Disney Animation Studios announced today that its newest theatrical short, “Far From the Tree,” will make its world premiere at the 2021 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The premiere screening will cap off the Festival’s 60th anniversary celebration program … Continued
Congrats digital winners at the Oscars including Netflix, Soul, Tenet and more. The 93rd Oscars was held in-person April 25 at Union Station in downtown LA, making the Academy Awards one of the only in-person events NOT cancelled by pandemic. … Continued
Our Digital LA – Black Tech Leaders is a series of panels featuring Black experts in tech fields from startups to esports. Each panel has been an industry first for featuring all Black panelists for the topic, both for the LA … Continued
The industry’s first panel featured black speakers from DreamWorks, Hulu, and more, discussed their career paths, black representation, tech tools, and adapting to pandemic at our inspiring Digital LA – Black VFX / Animators panel via Zoom. Watch the video. … Continued
Disney Animation’s culture of collaboration and creativity combined with cutting-edge VFX helped make Frozen 2 a sequel success, said filmmakers in a virtual press event for the ‘Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2’ documentary series debuting on Disney+ this Friday … Continued