Animation Force

Cartoon Network’s Over the Garden Wall 10 Year Anniversary Short is a Stop Motion Masterpiece

Original voice actors for the fall-favorite limited series return for Wirt (Elijah Wood), Beatrice (Melanie Lynskey) and Greg (Collin Dean) in this Aardman Animation collaboration celebrating Patrick McHale’s original series.

Beloved stop-motion studio Aardman announced the title of the second Wallace & Gromit feature film, coming to BBC in the UK and Netflix globally this winter.

While the beloved original voice of Wallace died a few years ago, W&G creator Nick Park returns to direct the veteran and new cast members toward something both fresh and classic: a fitting reintroduction to the devilish antagonist of The Wrong Trousers, the Wallace & Gromit short released 30 years ago.

“Whilst we love to revive the enthusiasm across our existing fan base, we also want this film to reach people who have never come across Wallace and Gromit before,” Merlin Crossingham, Creative Director of Wallace and Gromit and Director of Vengeance Most Fowl, said.

Spoilers about the plot under the cut:

Matt Braly, a storyboard artist from “Gravity Falls” and Sony Animation’s own “The Mitchells vs. the Machines,” makes the leap from successful showrunner to feature film director, according to a Braly tweet on Dec. 14, 2023.

The script, written with Adventure Time alum/Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar, references Braly’s “own cultural background and personal history,” Variety reports.

“The film tells the story of a young boy who goes on an emotional journey to a fantastical world of Thai spirits where he hopes to have his illness cured.”

Title and release date to come.

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: anime trailer arrives with Netflix release date of Nov. 17

With comic creator Bryan Lee O’Malley as executive producer and the original film’s voice cast on board for the English dialogue, “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” promises a great time. Music by Anamanaguchi highlights the stunning animation by Science SARU, whose bubbly style and dark undertones recently lent itself well to the Japanese animated first season anthology of Star Wars: Visions as well.

Teaser Trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’s latest animated feature, coming to theaters this summer

Produced by Seth Rogen and directed by “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” alum Jeff Rowe, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” includes a talented young cast of turtles. Film, uh, oozes into theaters August 4, 2023.

Turning Red is one of the animated features nominated for the 2023 Oscars and 2023 Annie Awards, alongside “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” and “The Sea Beast.”

“Wendell & Wild” completes the Annie Awards Best Feature nominations, while “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” joins the Oscars nominees but competes instead in the Annies’ Best Indie Feature category against “Charlotte,” “Inu-Oh,” “Little Nicholas, Happy As Can Be” and “My Father's Dragon.”

ANIMATION IS FILM FESTIVAL returns for its fifth event in Los Angeles, October 21-23 and October 29.

Event includes individual ticketed events for screenings and Q&As for more than a dozen feature films from around the world, with free screenings of animated shorts on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Animation is Film brings world animation to the U.S. with this year’s films from Japan, Ireland, France, China, Spain, Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, Brazil, Luxembourg, Armenia, Germany and Lithuania.

The festival also boasts sneak previews of Dreamwork’s “Puss in Boots The Last Wish” and Disney’s “Strange World.” Additionally, streaming-based films have limited runs at the festival, including Netflix’s “Wendell & Wild” and “My Father’s Dragon,” Apple’s “Luck” and Disney/Pixar’s “Turning Red.”

This year comes with an extra day, with a special “surprise screening” on the festival’s closing night, Oct. 29, instead of just one weekend of animation celebrations. While the special screening will be announced later, the first weekend’s lineup is available now at animationisfilm.com

Indie animation studio Bandit Mill launches Indiegogo campaign for first series, “The Boys of Boxtown”

With a focus on creating independent broadcast-quality adult animation, the Bandit Mill collective’s first goal will be to create a pilot for the above trailer. Funding will also come through their Patreon:

You can also follow the studio’s launch on indiegogo today.

THIS MONTH: Disney’s “Sketchbook” Series Premiered on Disney+, where Artists Discuss Beloved Characters While Drawing

Six artists will share personal stories, triumphs and setbacks, in a series that promises to be inspiring to aspiring animators and fans alike.

Feature Film Adaptation of “Nimona” Receives New Life from Netflix and Annapurna

Originally canceled with the shutter of Disney-owned studio Blue Sky, Nimona creator ND Stevenson announced the graphic novel’s adaptation will land on Netflix in 2023.

MINIONS: Rise of Gru gives us a look at the “mini-boss” boy villain in this official trailer.