Urban Sales Boards Kid Koala’s Berlinale Animation Debut ‘Space Cadet’

EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based Urban Sales has acquired worldwide rights for Canadian animation Space Cadet by DJ, music producer and visual artist Kid Koala, ahead of its premiere in Berlinale’s Generation Kplus section in February. The futuristic, dialogue-free CGI work is described as a fable about young astronaut Celeste and her guardian robot, who is left pondering the future as … Read more

Adorable Blender Animation of Pikachu Using Surf Created by Yisuno

Recently, we shared cute Pikachu animations created by a 3D Artist known online as Yisuno, one of the Pokemon Luminescent developers. The artist showcased another artwork depicting the little character, continuing placing it in funny and unexpected circumstances – before, Pikachu was flying with balloons, “posed” as Supersonic, or demonstrated diverse and expressive emotions. Now, … Read more

‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ Lead VES Award Nominations

Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES | vesglobal.com), the visual effects industry’s professional global honorary society, announced the nominees for the 23rd Annual VES Awards, recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in features, animation, television, commercials, games and new media. Awards will be presented on February 11 at The Beverly Hilton hotel. The Wild … Read more

10 Best Animated Vampires, Ranked

Many beloved monsters are popular culture’s mainstay, and one of the most prominent is the vampire. These undead terrors of the night are known for preying upon the living by draining their bodies of blood, which can sometimes turn their victims into vampires as well, shapeshifting into animal form and having an aversion to sunlight. … Read more