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Oscar-Winning NFB Animator Co Hoedeman Dies Age 84

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has shared the news that animator and director Co Hoedeman died on May 26 in Montreal at...

Mercedes Milligan - May 27, 2025

SAG-AFTRA and Nickelodeon Animation Reach Tentative Agreement with AI Protections

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA | sagaftra.org) and Nickelodeon have reached a tentative agreement on terms for their...

Animation Magazine - May 22, 2025

Sphere Media Makes Key Kids & Family Promotions, Cyr Steps Down

Canadian film and TV producer-distributor Sphere Media has promoted Judith Beauchemin and Marianne Culbert to leadership positions in its Kids & Family (K&F) division,...

Mercedes Milligan - May 21, 2025

Damien de Froberville Upped to President at Sony Pictures Animation

Sony Pictures Animation has announced that Damien de Froberville has been promoted to the role of President, set to helm the studio's upcoming slate...

Animation Magazine - May 21, 2025

Kazoo Films Picks Up ‘HitPig!’, Michael Guerrero Appointed Head of Marketing

Kazoo Films, the new U.K.-based kids' and family animated feature distribution company launched by award-winning independent production company Cantilever Media (The Amazing Maurice), has...

Mercedes Milligan - May 14, 2025

‘Wild Thornberrys’ Creator Steve Pepoon Dies Age 68

Steve Pepoon, an accomplished TV comedy writer who will be remembered in animation circles for co-creating the hit Nickelodeon show The Wild Thornberrys, died suddenly...

Animation Magazine - May 13, 2025

TV Animation Director Mark Thornton Dies Age 55

Mark Thornton, a Canadian animator, designer and television director known for co-creating the series Grojband and his work on the long-running hit Total Drama, died April...

Animation Magazine - May 6, 2025

Partizan Signs Award-Winning Animation Studio Martian Blueberry

Martian Blueberry, the award-winning animation studio co-founded by Carl Jones and Love Jones, has officially joined L.A.-based Partizan’s roster of animation directors. Carl Jones is...

Mercedes Milligan - May 5, 2025

‘Ren & Stimpy’ Artist and Spümcø Co-founder Jim Smith Has Died, Age 70

Storyboard and Layout artist, character designer and musician Jim Smith (born James Carl Jobb) died on Friday, May 2, of a heart attack at...

Ramin Zahed - May 3, 2025

British VFX Artist and Cinematographer Bruce Logan Dies at 78

Renowned British cinematographer and vfx artist Bruce Logan, best known for his work on sci-fi classics such as 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Star...

Ramin Zahed - April 28, 2025

Ernie Hudson Takes Over Carl Weathers Role in ‘Toy Story 5’

Ernie Hudson, known for portraying Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film franchise, has been announced as the successor to the late Carl Weathers in the...

Animation Magazine - April 21, 2025