DNEG Animation Taps Erika Burton as Co-President (EXCLUSIVE)

Anna Marie de la Fuente Opening the 26th Fantasia Int’l Film Festival in Montreal on July 14, writer-director KC Carthew’s “Polaris” is her sophomore pic after her multi-award-winning debut feature, “The Sun at Midnight” (2017). A teaser, bowing exclusively in Variety, reveals a dystopian thriller set in a frigid, snow-blanketed wasteland.An expansion of her award-winning short film “Fish out of Water,” which also bowed at Fantasia in 2015, “Polaris” turns on Sumi, a young girl who has been raised by a polar bear.

Trigger warning: this article contains mentions of suicide.It's been months since Married At First Sight aired and nearly a year since it was filmed, but Olivia Frazer is still dealing with the fallout of her “villain edit”.WATCH: Olivia Frazer and Domenica Calarco's heated argument on MAFSShe was flooded with hate messages and troll attacks as season nine played out on TVs around the nation - and now, Olivia claims MAFS producers weren't interested in how her depiction would affect her mentally.“They do not care about the mental health and well-being of participants,” she tells WHO exclusively.“They have a show psychologist to tick the boxes so they don’t get sued, and … they do not listen to her advice. They do not care at all.

K.J. Yossman Coming of age drama “Purple Beatz” will get worldwide distribution via Trinity Creative Partnership and 101 Films.Described as a “music-driven, romantic drama, set in the underground drum ‘n’ bass music scene of ‘90s London,” “Purple Beatz” is written and directed by Lola Atkins and features a diverse, female-led cast and crew.The feature stars Izzy Jones (“Distant”), Erika Alexander (“Abattoir,” “The Wives in the Attic”), Aron Von Andrian (“Masters Of The Air”) and Steven Michael-O’Hara (“Frenemies”).

Arrow Strikes For UK & U.S. Rights To Horror Pic ‘The Leech’

Danica Taylor is currently residing in the Love Island villa, but back in the UK she lives in a stylish home in Leicester.The 21 year old dancer has already found herself at the centre of the drama in the iconic Majorcan villa, having entered as a bombshell and ruffled a few feathers among the Islanders. During a recent recoupling, Danica opted to couple up with Luca Bish, 23, leaving him and love interest Gemma Owen, 19, devastated as they were forced to separate.

You & Me, which has commenced filming in South East London.Harry Lawtey (Industry) plays Ben, a young northerner in London who finds his life changed forever when catastrophe strikes on the happiest day of his life. He’s joined by Jessica Barden (The End Of The Fucking World, Pieces Of Her) as Emma, a rising theatre star who hides tragedy behind her success.Sophia Brown (The Witcher: Blood Origin, Giri/Haji) rounds out the main cast as Jess, a young woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when she’s running for a bus.

Naman Ramachandran Harry Lawtey (“Industry”), Jessica Barden (“The End of the F***ing World”) and Sophia Brown (“The Witcher: Blood Origin”) star in writer Jamie Davis’ contemporary love story “You & Me.” Produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios, and executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins (“A Very English Scandal”), Alexander Lamb (“We Hunt Together”) and Russell T. Davies (“It’s A Sin”) the three-part series has begun filming on location in Southeast London, and first looks have been revealed.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In a bid to further expand job opportunities in the animation industry, France’s first free animation school ÉCAS (Ecole Cartoucherie Animation Solidaire) has partnered with French animation producer Frog Box and post-production service provider Titrafilm to create a new course that will train professional actors in the art of dubbing animation projects.News was announced Thursday at the MIFA market at this week’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival where the issues of inclusion, diversity and labor shortages in the sector were discussed in some forums at the festival, particularly at the Women in Animation summit.Founded in 2018 by TeamTO in response to the under-representation and lack of diversity in the animation sector, ÉCAS has trained a new generation of underprivileged talent in 3D character animation and storyboarding (in partnership with Canada’s House of Cool) for the past four years. Said Guillaume Hellouin, president of ÉCAS and TeamTO: “Over the past few years, there has been a general awareness and desire among producers, major platforms and traditional broadcasters to integrate a greater representation of society.

“Nimona” for Annapurna Pictures and Netflix and the animated “Garfield” movie set at Alcon Entertainment and Sony, as well as Locksmith’s next animated title “That Christmas.” They’re also working on an unannounced episodic animated title for a streamer. Prior to DNEG, Burton had worked within animation for both Disney Animation and DreamWorks.

Lise Pedersen Disney will unveil a raft of new animated series productions Wednesday at the Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival, and show sneak peeks of the upcoming slate of new original animated shows to air on Disney+ and other Disney-owned platforms in 2023 and beyond.Highlights include second season greenlights for hit Disney+ series “Monsters at Work” and “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life,” and seasons three for “Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends” and “Mickey Mouse Funhouse.”Additional episode orders for some of Disney Television Animation’s upcoming series, including “Hamster & Gretel,” “Kiff,” “Hailey’s On It” and “Primos” will also be announced.“The announcements out of Annecy today further cement Disney as the leader in animation,” said Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television.

Anna Marie de la Fuente HBO Max Latin America has unveiled a new take on the Dark Knight in the upcoming animation feature “Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios” (“Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires”) in the first ever collaboration between Warner Bros. Animation, Particular Crowd, Mexico’s Anima and “Book of Life” producer Chatrone.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCharades (“I Lost My Body”) has boarded “Clara Wants Some Chicken,” an animated feature directed by Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach (“The Girl Without Hands”) in the run up to this week’s Annecy Animation Festival.Produced by Dolcevita Films (“A Son”) and Miyu Productions (“Plethore de Nords”), “Clara Wants Some Chicken” will be presented in the work-in-progress section at Annecy.Comedy-laced, the animated feature follows a loving mom, Paulette, who feels guilty after unfairly punishing her daughter Linda and would do anything to make it up to her. She sets off to make a chicken with peppers, even though she doesn’t know how to cook.But how will she find a chicken on the day of a general strike? The heartwarming mother-daughter tale also touches on overcoming grief through the plot involving the recent death of the young girl’s father.

Pop superstar Britney Spears has tied the knot with personal trainer and fitness model Sam Asghari with an intimate at-home ceremony in Los Angeles. The pair showed their big day was a fairy tale come to life as they shared photos and video from their nuptials on Instagram.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is stepping out for LGBTQ Pride.Variety can exclusively report that the Academy will march for the first time in the Los Angeles Pride Parade on June 12 in Hollywood. A giant Oscar statuette will be along for the ride on a specially-designed trolley.“We’re proud and excited the Academy will participate in the L.A.

Britney Spears is due to marry her fiancé Sam Asghari today, Thursday 9 June, it has been reported.The 40 year old popstar is set to exchange vows with her fitness instructor partner of five years in front of 100 guests, with members of her family left out from the party, TMZ has stated. According to the media outlet, Britney’s parents Jamie and Lynne Spears and her sister Jamie-Lynn will not be attending the nuptials, which doesn’t come as a surprise considering the artist’s estranged relationship with the trio.