The animated series of “Among Us” on Youtube and other news

Pixar's "Soul" has a black hero. In Denmark, a white actor dubbed his voice

The New York Times plunges into the debate fueled by growing resistance to racial stereotypes and prejudices in voiceovers in the European language. The film's revolutionary black protagonist, Joe Gardner, is voiced by Jamie Foxx in the English original and by white actor Nikolaj Lie Kaas in the Danish dub. In the Portuguese version, which spurred a recast petition and an open letter from Afro-Portuguese actor Hoji Fortuna, Joe is voiced by white actor Jorge Mourato.

Tyendinaga Cultural and Language Center launches a new animated series

Canadian org Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén: na, with the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, launched the Learning with Tsitha project to strengthen and expand the reach of its existing Mohawk language and cultural programming with a new website and animated video series. Tsitha.com offers educational cartoons and word games centered around the character of Tsitha, a young Mohawk girl whose name translates to "little bird".

The short film “Among Us” leads to a new animated series

YouTube animation channel CKVFX has already launched a hit CG cartoon inspired by the smash hit indie game, and is now launching a series of animated adventures featuring Red the spaceman. In episode one, the universes collide as the clumsy hero runs into a Xenomorph from Alien.

“Panda and the Magic Serpent” gave Hayao Miyazaki his first Waifu

"I still remember the pangs of emotion I felt at the sight of the incredibly beautiful young female character, Bai-Niang, and how I went to see the film over and over again," said the animation legend while watching the film Toei Adaptation. in animation of the folktale The Legend of the White Snake. The 1958 image was the first anime film released in color and the first anime film released in the United States (in 1961).

Saturday morning TV goes viral on TikTok

The cartoon dubbing company Brittany Taylor founded has taken off quickly since making its TikTok @saturdaymorningtv debut with a global off-screen voice audition challenge. The account amassed over 43.000 followers in less than 24 hours, with over 100.000 in less than two weeks and 1,3 million views for its first video. Over 2.000 TikTok users created a “duet” English dubbing audition for RoboZeta (produced by Red Circle Studio in Malaysia) using the hashtag #RoboZetaSMTV.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSION: Irish Animation Awards

The fourth IAA awards ceremony will be held virtually on Friday 21 May. The biennial ceremony celebrates the best world-class creative talents in Irish animation, visual effects and games. Twenty prizes are up for grabs, with five new categories announced this year: Best New Irish IP, Best Editing, Best Storyboard, Best Producer and Best Student Film. The prize figurines are designed by Eimhin McNamara.

“This year has been really significant for Irish animation. Despite the challenges of COVIE-19, our world-class studies have produced truly exceptional work. The Irish Animation Awards are always an opportunity to show and celebrate the fantastic talent we have in this country, ”said Ronan McCabe, managing director of Animation Ireland. “A lot has changed in the past twelve months, but Irish animation has continued to perform well. In 2019, nearly 50% of all film and TV production spending in Ireland was generated by animation. Ireland is now a major global player in animation and the Irish Animation Awards are a great opportunity to recognize the creativity, talent and experience we have on this island, which makes it all possible. "