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FESTIVUS’s FSTVS Platform Takes the Animation Stage by Storm – Launched six months ago, FSTVS, the online hub by FESTIVUS, has garnered a whopping 2,400 members from the animation community. – 20 leading global animation studios now fraternize this platform, many already advertising their job openings. – The brainchild of Rob Doherty, the FSTVS platform […]

– BBC Studios Kids & Family has signed a ‘first look’ deal with Blink Industries. – This is the first such deal for BBC Studios Kids & Family since it joined BBC Studios in 2022. – The creative partnership gives them exclusive rights to new content. BBC Studios Puts on Blinkers for 3D Animation Future

Andarta Pictures Gets Animated – In the realm of ‘cool bits’ from the interwebz, Andarta Pictures has announced its new animated series: an adaptation of the literary saga, ‘5 Worlds.’ – They’ve managed to snatch up the rights for adapting Mark and Alexis Siegel’s five graphic novels into cartoon magic… presumably after a wild bidding

Get Your Animated Aspirations Up for the 2024 WIA World Summit at Annecy! WIA announces its lineup for WIA WORLD SUMMIT at the Annecy International Animation Festival and Mifa 2024. Making a pun with the theme “Stronger Together: The Equitable Future of Animation,” WIA is ready to put community and inclusivity in the spotlight. In

* French animation company, Dandelooo, gears up for Annecy Festival 2024 with trio of animation events. * The Upside Down River, one of Dandelooo’s projects, is selected for the Work In Progress session. * The reveal of all projects will occur at 4:30 pm on June 10th, 2024. Dandelooo Ready to Dazzle with Triple Threat

Bear With Me Distribution: New Kids on the Animation Block – Birth of a New Animation Agency – Bear With Me Distribution, a new boutique distribution agency, is set to launch at this year’s Annecy Festival. – The agency focuses exclusively on animated films for children because the kids might stage a revolution if they

– Annecy Festival claims the title for the world’s largest animation event. – Devotees of indie shorts, potential buyers of next-wave TV series, and earlybirds of blockbuster animation news will find their haven here. – The Skwigly Annecy Survival Guide serves as an animated lifeline to help navigate through the festival. Hot Take The Annecy

Key Points: – Aniboxx Studios collaborated with Channel 4 to premiere their latest short film, UNCLE, on Channel 4OD. – The script for the film was written by Jake Wiafe with the assistance of Jide Johnson and Nelson Nkhata. Hot Take: Aniboxx and Channel 4 teaming up for UNCLE is like the perfect blend of

# Key Points from the Article: – Milk, an award-winning VFX studio, is bolstering its leadership team with a key appointment. – Jorge Oliva Ruiz de Leon, previously the 2D Supervisor at Milk’s Barcelona office, has been promoted to Creative Head of Studio. – This move follows Milk’s expansion with the launch of their Barcelona

Minecraft Hooks Up With Netflix For Animated Series Adventure Key Takeaways: Minecraft’s creators, Mojang Studios, have made a pact with Netflix. They’re combining their superpowers to produce an animated series based on the game that’s basically digital LEGO on steroids. The announcement came out of the virtual hat during the game’s 15-year anniversary celebration. I