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- Annecy 2024 Official Feature Film Selections Revealedby Dan Sarto on April 26, 2024 at 10:55 pm
12 animated features have been chosen to compete at this year’s festival, including ‘Memoir of a Snail’ by Adam Elliot, ‘Rock Bottom by María Trénor,’ and ‘Savages’ by Claude Barras; the 48th edition of the festival runs June 9-15.
- New GenAI Platform ‘Hypnovels’ Transforms Books into Animationby Laurén Alexa on April 26, 2024 at 5:24 pm
The platform, now in beta, allows authors to generate animated experiences in just a few hours, utilizing GPT4 for interpretation, Stable Diffusion for animation, Eleven Studios for voice, and multiple individually created artistic styles.
- Luke Arnold, Chris ‘Doc’ Wyatt Team for Graphic Novel ‘Essentials’by Laurén Alexa on April 26, 2024 at 5:01 pm
The ‘Black Sails’ actor and Emmy-nominated writer present an ambitious 140-page sci-fi epic from new graphic novel publisher The Lab Press, now live on Kickstarter.
- ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Officially in Development at Blumhouse and Universalby Laurén Alexa on April 26, 2024 at 3:21 pm
The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a theatrical franchise, with the second installment from the studio behind ‘M3GAN’ and ‘The Invisible Man’ set to hit theaters Fall 2025.
- BBC Three Greenlights ‘Galaxy Dance,’ First Animated Project in 20 Yearsby Laurén Alexa on April 26, 2024 at 2:24 pm
The upcoming one-off, which touts both animation and live-action elements, takes place during Eurovision 2989, with both alien and human contestants competing for a prize that may save Earth from extinction.
- Paramount+ Renews ‘Dora’ for Season 2by Laurén Alexa on April 25, 2024 at 4:29 pm
The original 3DCG animated preschool series, from Nickelodeon Animation, that marked the iconic Latina heroine’s return to the small screen, gets picked up for another season; Season 1 now streaming.
- Lionsgate, Park Chan-wook to Develop English-Language ‘Oldboy’ Seriesby Laurén Alexa on April 25, 2024 at 1:57 pm
The show is based on the Japanese manga, which follows a man’s pulse-pounding journey for answers after he is kidnapped and held in a room for 15 years.
- Netflix Drops ‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Teaserby Laurén Alexa on April 25, 2024 at 1:41 pm
The final season of the post-apocalyptic fairytale, based on Jeff Lemire’s groundbreaking DC comic, promises viewers a thrilling climax that will determine the fate of humanity; new episodes premiere globally June 6.
- Oscars Rule Change Allows New Consideration for International Animation Entriesby Laurén Alexa on April 25, 2024 at 1:10 pm
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled multiple rule changes for the 97th Annual Academy Awards; among them, international feature films can now also be considered in the animated feature film category if they meet eligibility requirements.
- Digital Domain Launches Masquerade3 Markerless Facial Mocap Systemby Debbie Diamond Sarto on April 25, 2024 at 12:47 pm
The company’s innovative technology promises faster results with reduced integration and per-shot rigging costs.