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Per the guild, 76.1 percent of voting members chose to accept the deal, which covers 2024-27 and includes wage increases and key protections for members with regard to use of artificial intelligence in animation. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/animation-guild-ratifies-2024-27-contract-1236092993/
The Lab’s second edition will feature UK filmmaker Daniel Gough’s hybrid feature debut ‘Night Gardener’ Source: How DOK Leipzig’s Animation Lab is working hard to bring documentary and animation closer together | Features | Screen
Animation distributor GKIDS has been acquired by Japan’s Toho.GKIDS will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Los Angeles-based Toho International. Founder Eric Beckman will remain as CEO of GKIDS, and Dave Jesteadt will remain as president. Source: GKIDS Acquired by … Continued
Hollywood workers represented by IATSE Local 839 — a.k.a. the Animation Guild — are in active negotiations for the future of their industry. Among the issues on the table is artificial intelligence and whether and how it can be used … Continued
Features such as ‘Suzume’ and ‘The Boy And The Heron’ proved a significant contributor. Source: Japanese animation studios take record $2.34bn as sector booms | News | Screen
For a global animation space where Japanese anime dominates, Blue Eye Samurai creators Michael Green and Amber Noizumi looked to stand out from the crowd early on with their Netflix series about a female swordmaster on a bloody revenge quest … Continued