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French producer Xilam says 2024 is a "year of transition."

French producer Xilam says 2024 is a "year of transition."

French animation studio Xilam Animation has announced its financials for 2023. After a strong year last year, the company has had to recalibrate its n...

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Production Workers at DreamWorks Animation and Flying Bark's U.S. Office Move to Unionize

Production Workers at DreamWorks Animation and Flying Bark's U.S. Office Move to Unionize

Production workers at DreamWorks Animation (DWA) and Flying Bark Productions' U.S. satellite offices are pushing for unionization with the Animation G...

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Moonbug closes "Oddbods" producer One Animation less than two years after acquiring the studio.

Moonbug closes "Oddbods" producer One Animation less than two years after acquiring the studio.

Less than two years after acquiring Southeast Asian studio One Animation, Moonbug has closed its Singapore office.One Animation was founded in 2008 an...

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Emmy Award-winning "Rick and Morty" executive producer and former Sony executive Rick Michel establishes new Canadian studio

Emmy Award-winning "Rick and Morty" executive producer and former Sony executive Rick Michel establishes new Canadian studio

Veteran producer Rick Michel has acquired Canada's Yeti Farm Creative animation studio and is relaunching it under a new label called Artists Animatio...

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Jellyfish Pictures Appoints "Nimona" VFX Supervisor Archie Donato as Managing Director of Animation

Jellyfish Pictures Appoints "Nimona" VFX Supervisor Archie Donato as Managing Director of Animation

Jellyfish Pictures, an independent British VFX and animation studio, has appointed VFX veteran Archie Donato as its new managing director of animation...

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Game developer and "Arcane" producer Riot Games lays off 530 employees

Game developer and "Arcane" producer Riot Games lays off 530 employees

In a gloomy start to the year for workers, mega-developer Riot Games announced that it will lay off 530 employees, or 11% of its worldwide workforce. ...

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