ANIMATIONWorld Magazine

From animator Christina Fidler, the 3-part series follows 2 co-dependent 20-somethings as they desperately look outward towards the spirits and stars for validation.

Extinction… not again! The toys are back in town, but this time, they face a ‘technological threat’ in Lilypad, a frog-shaped smart tablet with disruptive ideas about what’s best for their kid, Bonnie; newfangled gadgets go head-to-head with Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang, making their jobs that much harder; in theaters June 19.

All-new 8-minute ‘Roarball Roundup’ featurette debuts alongside the free, 4-lesson emotional resilience program designed to help students build confidence and navigate emotions, inspired by the hit animated feature.

To celebrate the 65th Anniversary of ‘The Yogi Bear Show,’ the network will air episodes of the show on February 22 along with the 1964 feature, ‘Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear.’

The network orders a new quarter-hour animated TV series centered on a man’s daily decision between his PT Cruiser and Mini-Cooper; Green Street Pictures produces.

Ariel Winter returns as Princess Sofia in the new preschool series set in the world of ‘Sofia the First;’ premieres this May.

Kazakhstani filmmaker Igor Alferov’s short earns national theatrical run through Screenvision Media and immersive expansion via Modern Uprising Studios’ Celeste engine.

Sola Media unveiled the new original song ‘Somewhere We All Belong,’ written by Warren and performed by Bailey for the upcoming 3DCG family feature, as international sales continue at Berlin’s European Film Market.

The double-sized 40-page one-shot adaptation of the animated series’ origin episode, from acclaimed writer Wyatt Kennedy and Bram Stoker Award-winning artist Soo Lee, is coming this May.

Romania- and Moldova-based nonprofit animation initiative expands its free education and community programming to teenagers in Bulgaria, who gain access to online workshops, summer intensives, festival-based programs, and monthly cineclubs.

The Toronto-based developer will showcase automated facial animation workflows and audio-driven character performance systems during the February 15–19 industry gathering; CEO Sarah Watling will also moderate a February 17 Breakfast Roundtable.