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Rodeo FX Integrates Mikros Animation Into Its Paris Studio
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (434+ words) By Jamie Lang | 04/03/2026 7:14 am | Be the First to Comment! Two years after planting its flag in France, and just months after saving Mikros Animation following the collapse of its previous parent company, Technicolor Group, Rodeo FX is strengthening its European…...
‘Wizard of Id’ Feature Set At New Label, Underneath The Umbrella
11+ hour, 18+ min ago (235+ words) By Jamie Lang | 04/03/2026 6:22 am | 2 A new independent animation banner is betting on legacy newspaper comics to stake out space in an ever-shifting animation landscape. Goodman Pictures has teamed with director Tim Johnson to launch Underneath the Umbrella Productions and develop…...
Takashi Ohashi’s 'Wildest Flower' Explores Time In Motion
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (185+ words) By Jamie Lang | 04/03/2026 7:45 am | Be the First to Comment! Takashi Ohashi, a longtime favorite at Cartoon Brew, is back with the animated music video for "Wildest Flower," a track from the Japanese social game Gakuen iDOLM@STER, also directed by…...
WildBrain Addresses AI Use On 'Mario Bros. Show' Restoration
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (219+ words) By Jamie Lang | 04/02/2026 11:50 am | Be the First to Comment! Following backlash to AI-updated episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! currently airing on MeTV, distributor WildBrain has clarified its use of technology in the restorations. Viewers recently noticed that…...
'KPop Demon Hunters' Gets McDonald’s Tie-In Meal Deals
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (250+ words) By Jamie Lang | 04/01/2026 11:18 am | Be the First to Comment! KPop Demon Hunters may have caught Netflix's marketing and merch teams off guard on its release, but the film's overwhelming success has since been capitalized on extensively, and now the grown-ups…...
WildBrain's Mario 'Super Show' Revival Sparks AI Backlash
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (311+ words) By Jamie Lang | 04/02/2026 7:08 am | Be the First to Comment! The return of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! to broadcast TV via MeTV Toons should have been a legacy brand PR slam dunk with this week's release of the Super…...
'Swapped' Trailer: Skydance And Netflix's Body-Swap Comedy
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (253+ words) By Jamie Lang | 04/02/2026 6:03 am | Be the First to Comment! Skydance Animation and Netflix have released the official trailer and new artwork for Swapped (FKA Pookoo), a body-switch buddy comedy directed by Nathan Greno, set to debut May 1. The film pairs…...
Kidscreen Summit Shutdown Represents Shift In Kids Media Market
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (368+ words) By Jamie Lang | 04/01/2026 6:59 am | Be the First to Comment! The kids" entertainment business was hit with shocking, if not entirely unsurprising, news this week that marks both the end of a major industry event and may signal the end of…...
Barry Caldwell, ‘Animaniacs’ Storyboard Artist, Dies At 68
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (441+ words) By Jamie Lang | 03/31/2026 8:42 am | Be the First to Comment! Barry Caldwell, a veteran storyboard artist, writer, and director whose credits spanned Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Tiny Toon Adventures, and the feature Osmosis Jones, died this month at 68. Born in…...
Yoshitoshi Shinomiya On Crafting His Debut 'A New Dawn"
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (699+ words) By Blake Simons | 03/31/2026 11:40 am | Be the First to Comment! Shinomiya brings much of his experience and ethos as a painter to his filmmaking. Color is applied in a painterly, watercolor fashion, and A New Dawn's pastel palette is far from…...