Top news of the week: 18.03.2023.
“Animation Is Ready to Be Taken to the Next Step,” Says Guillermo del Toro as ‘Pinocchio’ Wins Animated Feature Oscar
Del Toro becomes the first filmmaker to win Oscars for best picture, director and animated feature, while the achievement delivers Netflix its first Oscar in feature animation.
UK BUDGET: 25% Tax Relief for Animation to be Replaced with 39% Expenditure Credit
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today announced a change to the current tax relief system in the Budget. The old system (ATR) saw animation productions
‘Pinocchio’ Director Mark Gustafson Re-Teams with ShadowMachine for ‘Milepost 88’ Series
Mark Gustafson, who directed the Oscar-winning Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio with the titular filmmaker, is working on a new project with the film's animat
Dreamworks’ Rendering Software Moonray, Used On ‘Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ And ‘The Bad Guys,’ Is Now Available Open Source
After being announced last year, Moonray was made available to the public today as open source for general access.
Switch Animation Debuts ‘The Perfect Project’ for World Autism Day
Award-winning boutique studio Switch Animation (ZipZaps) is celebrating World Autism Day (April 2) with the global online release of The Perfect Project, an ani
Apple Wins First Animated Short Oscar for Heartwarming ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’
Apple took home its first animated short Oscar for “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,” a magical fable featuring a star-studded voice cast and luxurious hand-drawn animation. Th…
Cartoon Movie Taps Zeitgeist for Marquee 25th Edition
Cartoon Movie, the European animation sector’s flagship co-production and pitch forum, closed out its 25th edition besting pre-pandemic attendance numbers, welcoming just below 900 industry ...
A New Kind of Heroine
Beauty and the Beast made history when it was the first animation feature film to be nominated for an Academy Award in 1992.