Animation Magazine

Animation Magazine is a U.S.-based print publication and online platform that focuses on the animation sector and related educational topics, including visual effects. The magazine is released ten times a year in the United States.

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'Andor' VFX Supervisor Mohen Leo Reveals the Rebel Secrets of Season 2

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Trevor Hogg

***This article was written for the May/June ’25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 350)***When Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was released in 2016, it proved so popular that a prequel series called Andor was created by Tony Gilroy and premiered on Disney+ in 2022. Whereas Season 1 focused on what led Cassian Andor (portrayed by Diego Luna) to join the rebellion against the Galactic Empire, the second season covers a period of four years in which Andor was a key resistance fighter.
'Ren & Stimpy' Artist and Spümcø Co-founder Jim Smith Has Died, Age 70

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Ramin Zahed

Storyboard and Layout artist, character designer and musician Jim Smith (born James Carl Jobb) has died at age 70. The animation veteran was was best known for co-founding indie studio Spümcø with working partner John Kricfalusi, Bob Camp and Lynne Naylor and co-developing the influential Nickelodeon series The Ren & Stimpy Show.
‘Big City Greens’ Creators Chris & Shane Houghton Offer a Sneak Peek at the Disney Hit's 100th Episode

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Ramin Zahed

Chris and Shane Houghton’s charming and big-hearted series Big City Greens will be celebrating its 100th episode next week. The show, which debuted on June 18, 2018, centers on the Green Family (siblings Cricket and Tilly, their dad Bill and their Gramma Alice), who had to leave their farm in the country and adjust to life in the big city.
Oni Conjures Additional First-Look at Animator Elyse Castro's 'The Summoning'

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Mercedes Milligan

Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of comics and graphic novels since 1997, has unveiled a new look inside The Summoning Volume One: The Art of the Craft, the spooky debut graphic novel from cartoonist Elyse Castro (Go! Cartoons) — materializing in bookshops on October 7! Expanding on the world first introduced in Castro’s YouTube short, produced by FredFilms (Adventure Time), that has since accrued more than 6 million views worldwide, the full-length first...
Magic Light's 'The Velveteen Rabbit' Wins Inaugural BAFTA Children's Craft Award

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Mercedes Milligan

Oscar-nominated family entertainment company Magic Light Pictures is toasting its live-action/animation hybrid adaptation of The Velveteen Rabbit, which has just won a BAFTA in the brand-new Children’s Craft Team category. The 2025 BAFTA Television Craft Awards were announced April 27 at a ceremony in London, and recognize exceptional creativity, skill and craft behind-the-scenes in television programming.
Anime Tokyo Station Plans Special Exhibition for 'Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-’

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Mercedes Milligan

Anime Tokyo Station, an exhibition site focused on Japanese anime content, will be hosting a special exhibition for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, which debuted in theaters around the world ahead of its TV broadcast. The show will be on display from May 24 to August 11 at the Ikebukuro event space, which has welcomed 156,458 visitors (as of April 13), children and adults alike, from both Japan and overseas.
Adult Swim Smalls Launches 'Buzzard's Bay' Series from 'Broad City' & 'Colbert Report' Talent

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Mercedes Milligan

Adult Swim fans can catch a new animated wave in the debut episode of Buzzard’s Bay, a coming-of-age comedy series for the network’s Smalls shorts program from animator Torey Strahl (The Colbert Report, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and comedian/writer Elena Ridker (Broad City).
Mammoth Lakes Film Fest Sets World Premiere of Animated Feature 'Take Off Your Blindfold"

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Mercedes Milligan

The Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (MLFF) has announced the program for this year’s 11th edition, taking place in-person from May 21-25 at venues across Mammoth Lakes, California. “We are excited to present a slate of bold and innovative films for this year’s festival,” said Festival Director Shira Dubrovner.
Edgy French Animation Indie Bobbypills Annoucnes First Feature Film 'Jim Queen'

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Mercedes Milligan

Paris-based “soft-adult” animation shop Bobbypills (Creature Commandos, Vermin, The Wakos) is kicking off production on its first feature film, Jim Queen and the Quest for Chloroqueer. The comedy adventure, described as “a gay film with a straight plot,” is hoped by the producers to provide much-needed, queer-led heroic levity to these trying times. Bobbypills will crowdsource support with a Kickstarter campaign launching in June, tied to Pride Month.
Brazen Animation Launches Brazen Games with 'Green Ember'

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Mercedes Milligan

Brazen Animation — a Dallas-based studio which has helped bring award-winning content to screen for clients such as DreamWorks, Warner Bros, Amazon MGM, Fox, Riot Games, Epic Games, EA and Blizzard — is officially expanding into the world of interactive entertainment with the launch of its new division, Brazen Games.