Northern Ireland Animation Expert: AI Won’t Replace Human Animators

Belfast studio founder Michelle Connolly explains why creative jobs remain secure despite artificial intelligence advances AI can generate images but it cannot understand a client’s brand or make ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Animation Guild Organizer Outlines Renewed Push to Build Labor Power

Organizer Ben Speight discusses bringing production workers back into IATSE Local 839, expanding its jurisdiction beyond L.A. County for the first time and how workers today are showing they "are not ...
The Hollywood Reporter

DreamWorks Animation, Flying Bark Productions Workers Take Steps Toward Unionizing

At Flying Bark Productions, The Animation Guild is seeking to represent the production workers behind the 'Stranger Things' animated film. By Caitlin Huston Business Writer The Animation Guild is ...
Cartoon Brew

Animation Ireland Encourages Government To Extend Existing Tax Credits Through 2029

Animation Ireland, the business group representing Irish animation studios, has called on the country’s government to extend its tax relief benefits to allow the country to continue to grow its ...
Cartoon Brew

Global Animation Viewership Rebounds, But European Titles Lag Despite High Output

According to a new study from the European Audiovisual Observatory, authored by Nicolas Edmery, the global theatrical animation industry has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, although some markets ...
Variety

French Animation, VFX Business Booms on Back of Production Incentives

France is the world’s third-biggest animation producer, according to data from the CNC, with 7,790 employees last year. A rising number of international productions, especially TV animation series, ...
Variety

Korean Animation Business Gets $1 Billion Government Boost

The South Korean government is betting big on animation, unveiling a $1 billion investment strategy aimed at transforming its cartoon industry into a global powerhouse. The Ministry of Culture, Sports ...