#Women in Animation President Warns of Rough Time Ahead While Introducing New Member Resources

#Women in Animation President Warns of Rough Time Ahead While Introducing New Member Resources

Addressing the “tough” animation industry climate, the nonprofit organization Women in Animation is launching a series of programs dubbed “Animating Resilience: Surviving and Thriving in an Uncertain Industry,” which will include adaptation and success strategies as well as those aimed at well being. WIA is also expanding its online career resource center, including new information…

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#Annie Murphy Is a New York “It Girl” Trying to Reform Her Father’s Cult in ‘Praise Petey’ Trailer 

#Annie Murphy Is a New York “It Girl” Trying to Reform Her Father’s Cult in ‘Praise Petey’ Trailer 

Freeform has released the first trailer for its new adult animated comedy Praise Petey, which follows how one modern woman will manage her deceased father’s cult. The two-minute first look at the 10-episode debut teases New Yorker and “It Girl” Petra aka “Petey” grappling with her life turning upside down when she must move from…

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#The Power of Pink: How ‘Nimona’ Uses Color to Subvert Stereotypes and Embrace Self-Expression

#The Power of Pink: How ‘Nimona’ Uses Color to Subvert Stereotypes and Embrace Self-Expression

[This story contains major spoilers for Nimona.] Nimona voice actress Chloë Grace Moretz “loves” that pink is the sole color embraced by the titular shapeshifting hero behind the Netflix animated film. “When I was younger, I shirked pink like crazy. I remember being like, ‘Pink’s not cool. I’m going to wear everything other than pink,’”…

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#‘Shooom’s Odyssey’ Director/Producer Launch First Feature with ‘On the Run’

#‘Shooom’s Odyssey’ Director/Producer Launch First Feature with ‘On the Run’

Julien Bisaro and Claire Paoletti, the French director-writer team behind award-winning short Shooom’s Odyssey (2020) are setting their feature debut. The duo pitched the animated feature La Petite Cavale (On The Run) to co-production partners, as well as producers and broadcasters, at an industry session at this year’s Annecy animation festival on Wednesday. Bisaro and…

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#Dreamworks Animation’s ‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ To Make World Premiere At Annecy

#Dreamworks Animation’s ‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ To Make World Premiere At Annecy

DreamWorks Animation will present the world premiere of its upcoming Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken on June 15 during the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Helmed by Oscar-nominated director Kirk DeMicco,(The Croods), the story follows a shy teenager (Lana Condor), who learns that she comes from a family of legendary sea krakens. Toni Collette voices Ruby’s mother and Jane…

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