AI animation studio Toonstar will turn books into digital shows for HarperCollins

HarperCollins is tapping into AI to bring some of its book franchises to life. Specifically, the publisher is teaming up with ...
Cartoon Brew

From Book To Animation: What It Took To Adapt Roald Dahl’s ‘Revolting Rhymes’

Revolting Rhymes was recently short-listed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the animated shorts category for the 90th Academy Awards. Originally broadcast as two episodes on the ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Gaumont Animation, Studio 100 Greenlight New ‘Jungle Book’ Animated Series

The series, which the companies will be shopping to buyers at MIPCOM, explores Mowgli's life before the age of 11. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Created by Josh Fisher, Jungle Book: Cub Club ...
Columbus Dispatch

Local author celebrates Black hair with children’s book, animation

Author Carlotta Penn was tired of the lack of diversity in children’s TV programming — so she created her own cartoon. She noticed the disparity while searching for shows for her daughter, Jember, 3, ...
bleedingcool

Anime and Pixar in The Comic Book History of Animation #5 [Preview]

It looks like the Comic Book History of Animation was saving the best for last as the final issue will be heavily anime-focused. But in this preview of The Comic Book History of Animation #5, we learn ...
Variety

How ‘The Blacklist’ Pulled Off its Live Action-Comic Book Animation Hybrid Finale

“The Blacklist” cast and crew were four days into shooting Episode 19 of Season 7 when coronavirus brought their New York set to a grinding halt. Executive producers Jon Bokenkamp and John ...
Hackaday

Flip Book Animations On The Inside Of 3D Prints

We’ve all seen 3D printed zoetropes, and drawn flip book animations in the corner of notebooks. The shifting, fluid shape of the layers forming on a 3D printer is satisfying. And we all know the joy ...