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DreamWorks and Netflix will launch a new prequel series, 'The Bad Guys: Breaking In,' on Nov. 6. The six-episode prequel series follows the crew’s early heists as they try to build up a reputation.
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DreamWorks’ 'The Bad Guys: Breaking In' Hits Netflix November 6
DreamWorks expands its hit franchise with 'The Bad Guys: Breaking In,' a six-episode Netflix prequel series exploring the crew’s early heist days.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 19h
Jon Favreau and Tim Sweeney will be recognized as honorary members of the Visual Effects Society at its November 7 VES Honors Celebration. The event will also spotlight other leading contributors to the art and science of visual effects.
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Jon Favreau, Tim Sweeney Headline 2025 VES Honors Celebration
VES Honors Celebration 2025 will also celebrate Bob Coleman, Dennis Hoffman, Colin Campbell, Darin Grant, Gayle Munro, and new Hall of Fame inductees.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 1d
Today’s Oscar-shortlist spotlight may be the most unsettling of the year. Matteo Burani’s 'Playing God,' a clay-animated body horror about creation and belonging, was seven years in the making, built from fragile clay and real tears and saliva.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 1d
New Canadian studio Limestone Animation launches with its first project: an animated adaptation of R.L. Stine’s 'Stinetinglers,' headed to Mipcom.
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Studio Limestone Animation Adapts R.L. Stine’s 'Stinetinglers'
New Canadian studio Limestone Animation debuts with R.L. Stine’s 'Stinetinglers,' the horror author’s first property adapted exclusively in animation.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 1d
Today’s Oscar-shortlist spotlight may be the most unsettling of the year. Matteo Burani’s 'Playing God,' a clay-animated body horror about creation and belonging, was seven years in the making, built from fragile clay and real tears and saliva.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 1d
PVP Distribution has acquired international rights to the new 2D preschool series 'Treehouse Friends', produced by Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction and Media Solution Animation. The series will be introduced to buyers at Mipcom later this month.
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PVP Distribution Acquires 2D Preschool Series 'Treehouse Friends'
Produced by Switzerland's Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction and Spain's Media Solution Animation, S1 of 'Treehouse Friends' is currently in production.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 1d
New Canadian studio Limestone Animation launches with its first project: an animated adaptation of R.L. Stine’s 'Stinetinglers,' headed to Mipcom.
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Studio Limestone Animation Adapts R.L. Stine’s 'Stinetinglers'
New Canadian studio Limestone Animation debuts with R.L. Stine’s 'Stinetinglers,' the horror author’s first property adapted exclusively in animation.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 1d
Studio 100 Film will unveil family feature 'The Last Dodo' at this year's AFM. Produced by Australia's Cheeky Little Media and U.K. outfit Cantilever Media, the film is currently in financing and development, with a theatrical release scheduled for 2027.
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Studio 100 To Debut CG Family Feature 'The Last Dodo' At AFM 2025
Studio 100 Film will unveil the CG family feature 'The Last Dodo' at AFM 2025 in Santa Monica, spotlighting the market’s growing focus on indie animation.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 2d
'Steven Universe' creator Rebecca Sugar will make her feature directorial debut with the first U.S.-produced 'Moomin' animated film. 'Nimona' producer Annapurna Animation and rightsholders Moomin Characters are producing.
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'Steven Universe' Creator Rebecca Sugar To Helm 'Moomin' Animated Feature For Annapurna
Sugar will write and direct the first U.S.-produced 'Moomin' film, marking her feature debut and bringing Tove Jansson’s beloved characters to theaters.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 2d
'Smiling Friends' creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel, with producer Aron Fromm, have launched Zam Studios, a new indie animation and VFX studio in Los Angeles.
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'Smiling Friends' Creators Launch L.A. Outfit Zam Studios
Focused on “high-quality work made by people who love the craft,” Zam aims to revive the magic of classic cartoons with modern animation and VFX techniques.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 2d
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 2d
Today's Oscar-qualified short film profile is John Kelly's 'Retirement Plan,' a poignant reflection on plans made for the 'unlimited' free time a man expects after retirement. It won SXSW’s Grand Jury Award and three more honors to qualify.
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'Retirement Plan': John Kelly’s Oscar-Qualified Animated Short
John Kelly’s 'Retirement Plan,' narrated by Domhnall Gleeson, has qualified for the 2026 Oscars after winning several major festival awards.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 2d
OpenAI is backing off its Sora IP opt-out policy after a wave of backlash, promising new controls and dangling possible revenue sharing.
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OpenAI Retreats From Controversial Sora IP Opt-Out Policy
OpenAI says it will give creators more control over how their characters appear in Sora and plans revenue sharing after backlash to its IP opt-out model.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 2d
'Steven Universe' creator Rebecca Sugar will make her feature directorial debut with the first U.S.-produced 'Moomin' animated film. 'Nimona' producer Annapurna Animation and rightsholders Moomin Characters are producing.
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'Steven Universe' Creator Rebecca Sugar To Helm 'Moomin' Animated Feature For Annapurna
Sugar will write and direct the first U.S.-produced 'Moomin' film, marking her feature debut and bringing Tove Jansson’s beloved characters to theaters.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 2d
'Smiling Friends' creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel, with producer Aron Fromm, have launched Zam Studios, a new indie animation and VFX studio in Los Angeles.
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'Smiling Friends' Creators Launch L.A. Outfit Zam Studios
Focused on “high-quality work made by people who love the craft,” Zam aims to revive the magic of classic cartoons with modern animation and VFX techniques.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 2d
Spain's Weird Market 2025 closed its 17th edition over the weekend, celebrating innovation in animation, video games, and short films, while honoring 13 standout titles.
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Spain's Weird Market Celebrates IP, Honors Indie Animation
The 17th Weird Market honored 13 standout projects in animation, video games, and short films, spotlighting global talent and original IPs.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 5d
Today's Oscar-qualified short profile is Zohar Dvir’s 'Butterfly Kiss,' a striking body-horror love story about fear of change and commitment. The film qualified after winning the Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival.
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‘Butterfly Kiss’: A Body Horror Allegory About Fear of Change
Zohar Dvir’s 'Butterfly Kiss' turns fear of commitment into eerie body horror as a couple faces love, change, and metamorphosis.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 5d
Online art school CGMA has abruptly halted operations after it was revealed that the company had dissolved last year. A group of 140 instructors says they’re owed months of unpaid wages, while parent company Domestika awaits a court ruling.
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CGMA Halts Classes And Payments, Leaving Instructors Unpaid
CGMA has paused classes and payments after a legal dispute surfaced. Instructors say months of work remain unpaid as the school’s future stays unclear.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 5d
EXCLUSIVE: One of Dr. Jane Goodall’s final narrations brings E.E. Cummings’ poetry to life in Daniel Kreizberg’s new animated short, 'anyone lived in a pretty how town,' premiering at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival.
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Daniel Kreizberg’s Jane Goodall-Produced Short Premieres At SCAD
Featuring narration by Jane Goodall, 'anyone lived in a pretty how town' blends E.E. Cummings’ poetry, painterly animation, and orchestral music.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 5d
The team behind Oscar-nominated 'Loving Vincent' will turn to the haunting work of Spanish master Francisco de Goya for their next project, an oil-painted feature titled 'Cave of Dreams.'
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'Loving Vincent' Creators Plot Goya-Inspired Horror Feature
From the creators of 'Loving Vincent,' 'Cave of Dreams' is a hand-painted horror film diving into Francisco de Goya’s haunting late-life Black Paintings.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 6d
A 40th anniversary screening of 1985's 'The Care Bears Movie' comes to Santa Monica’s Aero Theatre October 11, with a panel of creators and proceeds aiding animation workers affected by California wildfires.

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'Care Bears' 40th Anniversary Screening For Wildfire Relief
Aero Theatre hosts a 'Care Bears' 40th anniversary screening to support AnimAID and Legends Animated, helping animation workers impacted by wildfires.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 6d
Cinephiles rejoice! Quentin Tarantino’s 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' will hit theaters on December 5 with 7.5 minutes of never-before-seen animation.
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New Animated Scene Coming In 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair'
Quentin Tarantino’s 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' hits theaters December 5 with a never-before-seen 7.5-minute animated sequence.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 6d
'I Lost My Body,' 'Oggy and the Cockroaches' studio Xilam has unveiled ‘Chickies,’ a new series that will expand on its mega-viral ‘Where’s Chicky?’ shorts while adding dialogue to the property. The series has pre-sold to France Télévisions.
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Xilam Greenlights 'Chickies,' Spinning-Off 'Where’s Chicky?''
Xilam Animation unveils 'Chickies,' a CG comedy spin-off of its popular 'Where’s Chicky?,' with France Télévisions on board for a 2027 debut.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 6d
A 40th anniversary screening of 1985's 'The Care Bears Movie' comes to Santa Monica’s Aero Theatre October 11, with a panel of creators and proceeds aiding animation workers affected by California wildfires.

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'Care Bears' 40th Anniversary Screening For Wildfire Relief
Aero Theatre hosts a 'Care Bears' 40th anniversary screening to support AnimAID and Legends Animated, helping animation workers impacted by wildfires.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 6d
Cinephiles rejoice! Quentin Tarantino’s 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' will hit theaters on December 5 with 7.5 minutes of never-before-seen animation.
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New Animated Scene Coming In 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair'
Quentin Tarantino’s 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' hits theaters December 5 with a never-before-seen 7.5-minute animated sequence.
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