Animation

British animation company Jellyfish Pictures Ltd., which earlier this month paused all operations while “exploring all options for sale and investment,” is shutting down, part of the ongoing turmoil in the global animation and vfx industries.

In a statement earlier this month, the company blamed the “long-tail impact of Covid, coupled with rising costs and the fall-out from the writer and actor strikes” as the reason for its struggles.

The company’s remaining 69 workers are being laid off, with a handful remaining onboard temporarily to help wind down operations.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27099132

Coco returns, with a new sequel to the Pixar animated classic coming to theaters in 2029, and we've got the first details

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Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s All You Need Is Kill, known for its groundbreaking time loop concept and powerful narrative of growth, played a pivotal role in the time loop sci-fi phenomenon. This iconic novel, which was later adapted into a global hit film, is now being reimagined as an anime. With a perfect blend of traditional animation techniques and cutting-edge visual technology, STUDIO 4℃ will be handling animation!

-From the description. The movie Edge of Tomorrow starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt is based on the original novel.

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Also !television@lemm.ee is the primary community for TV news and discussion on lemm.ee now.

Please check out these communities if you're interested.

Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of good animated sci-fi comedy, but I recently watched Scavengers Reign and I'm looking for other more adult sci-fi animated shows.

~~https://bsky.app/profile/michaeljruocco.bsky.social/post/3lklvftdtoc2g~~

UPDATE: The movie will continue to play in theaters this week!

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Toon Boom Animation announces the beta program for Ember, a suite of AI-powered tools designed to enhance creative workflows in Storyboard Pro and Harmony.

Toon Boom Ember is our new feature set for intelligently creating masks, upscaling and extending backgrounds, as well as aiding the time-consuming scene setup process.

For more information about Ember, visit Toon Boom Animation’s website: toonboom.com/ember

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Roadkill Jamboree is a stop-motion/ 2D hybrid music video about how roads and drivers affect animals, featuring music from the ska-punk band Suburban Legends. This grim yet humorous story centers around a band of five undead animals encompassing various species along Interstate Highway 5. Each animal in the band represents a different type of creature native to California while embodying different reasons why roadkill happens.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1139058-roadkill-jamboree

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26441506

2025 animated movies include 'Zootopia 2,' 'Elio,' 'The Bad Guys 2' 'Dog Man,' 'The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol.'

• August 14: Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore
• August 15: Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam
• August 20: Philippines
• September 11: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, the Caribbean (Jamaica, Aruba, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Curacao), Central America, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland (Italian-speaking), Syria, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela
• September 12: Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Finland, India, Kenya, Latvia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Romania, Southern Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
• September 17: Belgium, France, French-speaking Africa, Luxembourg, Switzerland (French-speaking)
• September 18: Moldova
• September 25: Austria, Germany, Switzerland (German-speaking)