Animation

Toon Boom Animation announces the beta program for Ember, a suite of AI-powered tools designed to enhance creative workflows in Storyboard Pro and Harmony.

Toon Boom Ember is our new feature set for intelligently creating masks, upscaling and extending backgrounds, as well as aiding the time-consuming scene setup process.

For more information about Ember, visit Toon Boom Animation’s website: toonboom.com/ember

Roadkill Jamboree is a stop-motion/ 2D hybrid music video about how roads and drivers affect animals, featuring music from the ska-punk band Suburban Legends. This grim yet humorous story centers around a band of five undead animals encompassing various species along Interstate Highway 5. Each animal in the band represents a different type of creature native to California while embodying different reasons why roadkill happens.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1139058-roadkill-jamboree

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26441506

2025 animated movies include 'Zootopia 2,' 'Elio,' 'The Bad Guys 2' 'Dog Man,' 'The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol.'

• August 14: Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore
• August 15: Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam
• August 20: Philippines
• September 11: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, the Caribbean (Jamaica, Aruba, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Curacao), Central America, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland (Italian-speaking), Syria, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela
• September 12: Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Finland, India, Kenya, Latvia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Romania, Southern Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
• September 17: Belgium, France, French-speaking Africa, Luxembourg, Switzerland (French-speaking)
• September 18: Moldova
• September 25: Austria, Germany, Switzerland (German-speaking)

When the village druid forgets how to prepare their magic potion, Asterix, Obelix and the Gauls must find new ways to keep the Roman conquerors at bay. Available April 30, 2025

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We made this during the first Trump presidency. It seems pretty pertinent now too.

On Animation announced this afternoon on Linkedin that it was shutting down permanently. In a letter, the studio wrote: 

Amid the changes in our industry, ON Animation Studios is ceasing its activities.

It is sad to say goodbye to a team as incredible, talented, and skilled as ours. We will deeply miss the joy and excitement of creating outstanding films alongside such remarkable people and partners.

We are grateful to have had the opportunity to do what we love for so many years while remaining true to ourselves. The way we shared, learned, and grew together, and the respect and care we showed one another, were as essential as the stories we told and the values they embodied.

This is our commitment to a brighter future — not only for the children who cherish our films but for everyone who works in this extraordinary industry, along with their loved ones who have shared in this journey.

Though we cannot name each person who played a vital role in making this adventure possible, you know who you are, and for that, we thank you from the heart.

We leave behind a testament to our work and the promise that we still want to do more.

Keep on keeping on

In an ominous sign for visual effects artists, Technicolor, […] could begin shutting its doors as early as Monday, according to multiple sources.

On Friday, Technicolor began alerting customers and employees, sending U.S. employees a WARN notice as required by law for large companies that anticipate closings and mass layoffs. A total shutdown of MPC and Technicolor’s operations would affect thousands of visual effects workers.

[…] Despite exhaustive efforts — including restructuring initiatives, discussions with potential investors, and exploring acquisition opportunities — we have been unable to secure a viable path forward. Unfortunately, this leaves us with no alternative but to acknowledge that the Company may be forced to foreclose.” Another portion reads, “If no viable solution is found, we may be required to cease our U.S. operations as early as Monday, February 24, 2025.”

Technicolor — the iconic century-old film tech brand – has experienced several restructurings and management changes in recent years and following its filing for chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in 2020.

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The article covers a feature length film sequel to the original series, and a sequel series that takes place after The Legend of Korra.