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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 20h
The Czech director joined us to discuss animating underwater movement, imagining a mantis shrimp’s extraordinary vision, and using projected sunlight to bring the seabed to life. Read our interview: www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/9-mil...
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2027 Oscars Shorts: '9 Million Colors' Director Bára Anna
A mantis shrimp befriends a blind fish in a stop-motion musical exploring female friendship and how we connect when we see the world differently.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 20h
Today's Oscar-qualified short is Bára Anna Stejskalová's '9 Million Colors,' a stop-motion musical about a mantis shrimp who befriends a blind fish that we've had our eye on for more than four years. www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/9-mil...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 20h
"When we expanded the program to include animated features, this was exactly the momentum we aimed to build. Having animators working on projects of every budget level claim these tax credits and anchor their productions in California keeps our creative workforce moving forward."
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 20h
Exclusive: "This round marks an exciting milestone as two independent animated features qualify for our expanded tax credit for the first time." California Film Commission Executive Director Colleen Bell confirms the news to Cartoon Brew in an update to our earlier story.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 22h
Anime accounts for at least half of what 82% of teen anime fans watch, according to a new NRG study commissioned by Crunchyroll. It also found that younger viewers are more drawn to experimentation and unfamiliar worlds. Here are five key takeaways. www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/anime-...
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Anime Fandom Study Shares Impressive Teen Viewing Habits And More
A Crunchyroll commissioned NRG survey explores younger viewers’ appetite for experimentation, anime’s appeal, and how fandom extends into music and comics.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 22h
Some early-look artwork shared by Paramount+ at NYCC.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 22h
Another new 'Avatar' series is on the way. Paramount+ has announced ‘Avatar Kuruk: Wave of Chaos,’ with Bryan Konietzko as showrunner. And riding high on stellar viewership, ‘Seven Havens’ was renewed for Books 3 and 4 on its premiere day. www.cartoonbrew.com/series/avata...
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'Avatar Kuruk' Series Announced, 'Seven Havens' Renewed
Bryan Konietzko will showrun the new series, following a rebellious teenage Avatar as he learns the four elements through globetrotting adventures.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
1/2 - Today's Oscar-qualified short is ‘The Scarlet Tamagochi,’ Francisco Visceral’s handmade Chilean schoolyard noir, where a missing virtual pet sparks a detective mystery and childhood rivalries take on life-or-death stakes. www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/oscar...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Juggling work and family is Hell.” ‘Belzebubs’ blends black metal and domestic chaos in a 13-episode animated mockumentary. Watch the new trailer and read what creator JP Ahonen had to say about taking his comic beyond the punchlines: www.cartoonbrew.com/series/belze...
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'Belzebubs' Trailer: Black Metal Meets Domestic Chaos
Creator JP Ahonen explains how he expanded his webcomic into 13 22-minute episodes, building emotional arcs and finding new laughs through music.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Skydance is off to a predictable start: layoff warnings, promised cost cuts, and uncertainty among workers. With more than $80 billion in debt and the infamous former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick joining the board, the road ahead looks like a bumpy one. www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-right...
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Skydance's New Era Begins With A Warning Of Imminent Layoffs
With more than $80 billion in debt and a target of $6 billion in annual savings, executives at the media giant warn of "difficult decisions" to come.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sony is expanding its anime ambitions with Crunchyroll Storyworks, a new division tasked with turning international stories into anime and Japanese anime into live-action productions. www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/sony-c...
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Sony Launches Anime Adaptation Division Crunchyroll Storyworks
Led by Sony veteran Tohru Iokibe, Storyworks will work with Japanese creators and develop projects for Crunchyroll and Aniplex’s HAYATE venture.
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JP Ahonen @jpahonen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hear ye, blaspheming infidels! ZeeKay Comedy is bringing three Belzebubs episodes in English to Youtube in November! 🤘 Make sure to check them out if interested, all views will help us in selling the show worldwide. 🙌 More about the series in Cartoon Brew’s interview.
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Belzebubs Is Coming To ZeeKay Comedy 🤘🎸 Official Trailer
YouTube video by ZeeKay Comedy Plus
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Independent animation appears to have landed its first California film tax credits. Baobab’s ‘Shine’ and Namethemachine’s ‘The Long Walk’ secured nearly $9 million combined. It's an encouraging sign that the program is starting to reach smaller producers. www.cartoonbrew.com/law/baobab-n...
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California Tax Credits: Indies Get $9M, Pixar Gets $40M
Baobab’s 'Shine' and Namethemachine’s 'The Long Walk' appear to be the first independent animated features backed by the expanded program.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
2/2 - “I was a weird kid. I'm a weird adult now.” Visceral discusses taking children’s fears seriously, embracing the character of handmade materials, and finding the courage to make a film with little time or money. Read our interview: www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/oscar...
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2027 Oscars Short: 'The Scarlet Tamagochi's' Francisco Visceral
Visceral discusses the childhood fears, schoolyard politics, and handmade animation behind his Oscar-qualified Chilean short.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
1/2 - Today's Oscar-qualified short is ‘The Scarlet Tamagochi,’ Francisco Visceral’s handmade Chilean schoolyard noir, where a missing virtual pet sparks a detective mystery and childhood rivalries take on life-or-death stakes. www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/oscar...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Juggling work and family is Hell.” ‘Belzebubs’ blends black metal and domestic chaos in a 13-episode animated mockumentary. Watch the new trailer and read what creator JP Ahonen had to say about taking his comic beyond the punchlines: www.cartoonbrew.com/series/belze...
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'Belzebubs' Trailer: Black Metal Meets Domestic Chaos
Creator JP Ahonen explains how he expanded his webcomic into 13 22-minute episodes, building emotional arcs and finding new laughs through music.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Skydance is off to a predictable start: layoff warnings, promised cost cuts, and uncertainty among workers. With more than $80 billion in debt and the infamous former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick joining the board, the road ahead looks like a bumpy one. www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-right...
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Skydance's New Era Begins With A Warning Of Imminent Layoffs
With more than $80 billion in debt and a target of $6 billion in annual savings, executives at the media giant warn of "difficult decisions" to come.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
'RuneScape' is getting an animated series from Lyrical Animation, MoistCr1TiKaL, and Jagex. Announced at RuneFest, the project is in early development, with more details coming in 2027. Here's what we know so far: www.cartoonbrew.com/series/runes...
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'RuneScape' Series In Development With Lyrical Animation, Jagex
The project re-teams Charlie White and Lyrical Animation after the two recently announced a 'Godslap' comic animated series adaptation.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sony is expanding its anime ambitions with Crunchyroll Storyworks, a new division tasked with turning international stories into anime and Japanese anime into live-action productions. www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/sony-c...
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Sony Launches Anime Adaptation Division Crunchyroll Storyworks
Led by Sony veteran Tohru Iokibe, Storyworks will work with Japanese creators and develop projects for Crunchyroll and Aniplex’s HAYATE venture.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Manchester Animation Festival has selected seven projects for the inaugural Animation Featured lab, a BFI-backed initiative designed to strengthen the UK’s animated feature pipeline. Here’s a look at the seven films: www.cartoonbrew.com/festivals/ma...
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Manchester Animation Festival Picks 7 Features For New Lab
The BFI-backed program will give seven UK animated features seven months of development support, mentorship, and industry training.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The BBC has unveiled the first look at 'Doctor Who: TARDIS Crew,' a new 52-episode animated preschool series produced by Blue Zoo Animation Studio. www.cartoonbrew.com/series/docto...
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CBeebies's ‘Doctor Who: TARDIS Crew’ Series First Look
Blue Zoo is producing the 11-minute adventures, which will introduce younger viewers to the Doctor, new companions, and familiar villains.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Good news for voice actors. SAG-AFTRA’s new TV animation deal includes wage hikes, AI protections, and better residuals. Imagine if the artists responsible for characters’ entire physical performances got residuals, too. www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-right...
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SAG-AFTRA TV Animation Deal Boosts Wages, AI Protections
SAG-AFTRA members will vote on a new TV animation deal featuring annual wage increases, expanded AI protections, better residuals, and benefit gains.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
2/2 - 'The Night Bus' director’s Taiwan-Hong Kong production uses pencil-drawn animation and 2D computer techniques to explore motherhood, desperation, and dark family secrets through horror and suspense. www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/pr...
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2027 Oscars Short: 'Praying Mantis' Director Joe Hsieh
A mutant mother seduces and devours men to save her child in the 'Night Bus' director’s macabre exploration of motherhood and desperation.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
1/2 - Today’s Oscar-qualified short is Joe Hsieh’s 'Praying Mantis,' a hand-drawn horror film about a mutant mother who seduces and devours men in a desperate attempt to save her child. www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/pr...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Psyop Group is expanding its U.S. footprint through a new strategic representation deal with talent agency Free Agents, bringing together two companies with ties stretching back to Psyop’s earliest days. www.cartoonbrew.com/business/psy...
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Psyop Group Signs U.S. Representation Deal With Free Agents
The partnership reunites longtime collaborators and gives Free Agents access to talent across Psyop’s animation, design, live-action, and IP studios.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
2/2 - Made using pixilation, mountains of newspaper, and other analog techniques, 'The Gazelle Gazette' began as a 48-hour filmmaking experiment before its directors spent another year pushing its strange paper universe further. More info here: www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/gazel...
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'The Gazelle Gazette' Trailer Builds A Newspaper Nightmare
Simón Bucher and Cote Ramírez's experimental short will screen in Valdivia’s Animamundi section after evolving from a film made in just 48 hours.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
1/1 - Exclusive: Simón Bucher and Cote Ramírez’s Chilean experimental short 'The Gazelle Gazette' builds a sports-media nightmare out of newspaper, as a rising athlete is gradually swallowed by the public persona created around her. www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/gazel...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The creators of ‘Get Jiro!’ wanted to push the limits of what they could pull off in animation. That included an ambitious one-take action sequence that required mapping every camera move before animating a single frame. Here's how they did it: www.cartoonbrew.com/series/get-j...
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'Get Jiro' Creators On The Show’s Ambitious Animated Action Scene
The Adult Swim series draws on yakuza films, samurai cinema, and cooking anime while channeling Anthony Bourdain’s appetite for audacious ideas.
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Smo - Screaming for vengeance @smomotion.tv · 06/10/2026
The guild didn't fight that fight in the 80's. But no reason we can't take it up now.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
End of an era: Skydance has finalized its historic merger, bringing Warner Bros. and Paramount under the same corporate roof for the first time and consolidating two of Hollywood’s most significant animation legacies. www.cartoonbrew.com/business/sky...
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Skydance Completes Warner Bros. And Paramount Merger
Two of Hollywood’s most significant animation legacies are now part of the same company, marking the end of a long chapter in the industry’s history.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Good news for voice actors. SAG-AFTRA’s new TV animation deal includes wage hikes, AI protections, and better residuals. Imagine if the artists responsible for characters’ entire physical performances got residuals, too. www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-right...
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SAG-AFTRA TV Animation Deal Boosts Wages, AI Protections
SAG-AFTRA members will vote on a new TV animation deal featuring annual wage increases, expanded AI protections, better residuals, and benefit gains.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
1/2 - Today's Oscar-qualified short is 'Acid City,' a surreal sci-fi film that combines lo-fi game-engine animation, mocap, and real interviews recorded across New York City in an unforgettable climate change story that's half fable, half documentary. www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/acid-...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
1/2 - Exclusive: Thumbprints, dried glue, air pockets, and clay textures, all created in CG. Director Noel Cleary tells us how Flying Bark gave Australia’s acclaimed 'Tales From Outer Suburbia' the imperfections of handmade stop-motion. www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/ta...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
‘Forgotten Island’ came into its second weekend with strong word of mouth, but it wasn’t enough to spark a comeback after a rough opening the week before. The DreamWorks film fell 44.6% and has earned $38.5M worldwide after two weeks. www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-r...
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'Forgotten Island' Box Office Drops 45% In Second Weekend
The DreamWorks feature earned $7.2 million domestically in its second frame and has now grossed $38.5 million worldwide.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Spirited Away’ is returning to U.S. theaters for five days this month to celebrate the Studio Ghibli classic’s 25th anniversary. Info here: www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
2/2 - “Climate change is often discussed through temperature curves, emissions targets, and sea-level projections, but it is lived through much smaller things.” Wedge and Freudenheim on the making of 'Acid City': www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/acid-...
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2027 Oscars Short: 'Acid City's' Jack Wedge And Will Freudenheim
Acid City blends real New York voices with a surreal sci-fi world to explore climate change, extreme heat, and our relationship with water.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
1/2 - Today's Oscar-qualified short is 'Acid City,' a surreal sci-fi film that combines lo-fi game-engine animation, mocap, and real interviews recorded across New York City in an unforgettable climate change story that's half fable, half documentary. www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/acid-...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Cartoon Saloon will receive an Honorary Award at this year's Seville European Film Festival, where animation has a major presence, with the locally set 'Viva Carmen' opening the event and 'The Violinist,' 'Blaise,' and 'Julian' set to screen. www.cartoonbrew.com/festivals/ca...
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Cartoon Saloon To Receive Honorary Award At Seville Film Fest
Seville’s expanded animation lineup includes Annecy winners 'The Violinist' and 'Blaise, along with opening film 'Viva Carmen.'
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
2/2 - We also have an exclusive behind-the-scenes video tracing the development of several of the show’s characters, from early designs to the finished CG puppets: www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/ta...
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'Tales From Outer Suburbia': Stop-Motion Aesthetic, CG Pipeline
Director Noel Cleary shares an exclusive look at the handmade CG techniques that brought Shaun Tan’s acclaimed ‘Tales From Outer Suburbia’ to life.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
1/2 - Exclusive: Thumbprints, dried glue, air pockets, and clay textures, all created in CG. Director Noel Cleary tells us how Flying Bark gave Australia’s acclaimed 'Tales From Outer Suburbia' the imperfections of handmade stop-motion. www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/ta...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
‘Forgotten Island’ came into its second weekend with strong word of mouth, but it wasn’t enough to spark a comeback after a rough opening the week before. The DreamWorks film fell 44.6% and has earned $38.5M worldwide after two weeks. www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-r...
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'Forgotten Island' Box Office Drops 45% In Second Weekend
The DreamWorks feature earned $7.2 million domestically in its second frame and has now grossed $38.5 million worldwide.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1/2 - Exclusive: The season two premiere of Adventure Time: Side Quests was animated largely in-house, with the team completing the episode in 20 weeks. Showrunner Nate Cash and supervising director Victor Courtright tell us how they did it. www.cartoonbrew.com/series/adven...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The combined Paramount-Warner Bros. parent company will be called Skydance, placing a 20-year-old corporate name above two Hollywood institutions, each with more than a century of history. www.cartoonbrew.com/opinion/skyd...
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Parent Company To Be Named Skydance
David Ellison is putting his 20-year-old brand atop two studios with more than a century of Hollywood history each as the $111B deal nears closing.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
2/2 - The experiment could lead to more Side Quests episodes being produced in-house. Cash says five would be ideal if the series gets another pickup. Courtright is more ambitious: “Let's do 20!”: www.cartoonbrew.com/series/adven...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1/2 - Exclusive: The season two premiere of Adventure Time: Side Quests was animated largely in-house, with the team completing the episode in 20 weeks. Showrunner Nate Cash and supervising director Victor Courtright tell us how they did it. www.cartoonbrew.com/series/adven...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The combined Paramount-Warner Bros. parent company will be called Skydance, placing a 20-year-old corporate name above two Hollywood institutions, each with more than a century of history. www.cartoonbrew.com/opinion/skyd...
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Parent Company To Be Named Skydance
David Ellison is putting his 20-year-old brand atop two studios with more than a century of Hollywood history each as the $111B deal nears closing.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lionel Messi’s animated Disney+ series, 'Messi and the Giants,' has its first teaser. The series, about a 12-year-old battling giants in a soccer-inspired fantasy world, will debut globally on the platform in summer 2027. www.cartoonbrew.com/series/lione...
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Lionel Messi’s Disney+ Show ‘Messi And The Giants’: First Teaser
Lionel Messi’s animated sports-fantasy series Messi and the Giants has debuted its first teaser ahead of its summer 2027 premiere on Disney+ and Disney Channel.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s October 1, marking the start of a new year for Cartoon Brew’s Oscar-qualified animated shorts series. Over the coming months, we’ll spotlight many of the films that have qualified for the 2027 Academy Awards and speak with the filmmakers behind them. www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/2027-...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A judge has cleared the final hurdle for Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. One fewer major studio. One fewer buyer for creators. One fewer employer for workers. www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/pa...
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Paramount-WBD Merger Clears Final Hurdle, Hollywood Gets Smaller
The states have settled their antitrust challenge, leaving one fewer major employer, buyer, and competitor in an already shrinking industry.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pixar and Disney veteran Christian Roman is teaming with Black N Animated for a two-part feature animation storyboarding workshop, offering aspiring artists a chance to learn from his three decades in the industry. www.cartoonbrew.com/events/black...
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Pixar, Disney Vet Christian Roman to Lead Story Workshop
Black N Animated’s two-session course will cover story structure, visual storytelling, cinematography, composition, acting, and storyboard critique.
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