News Bytes: Panel VIEW 'Luca', TV Craft BAFTAs, Voice of Sebastian Dies and more

The VIEW conference presents the director of 'Luca' Enrico Casarosa and the creative team
The next free and exclusive online session of the Italian conference will also see the participation of the producer Andrea Warren, set designer Daniela Strijileva, character designer Deanna Marseillaise, supervision of TD David Ryu and director of photography Kim White in conversation with Animation magazine Chief Editor Ramin Zahed. Presented in collaboration with OGR and Pixar Animation Studios, the panel will be streamed Monday, June 21 at 10am PT / 00pm. United Kingdom / 18h CET.

The BAFTAs announces the winners of the 2021 Television Craft Awards
Its dark materials won the Special, Visual and Graphic Effects Award for Russell Dodgson, James Whitlam, Jean-Clement Soret, Robert Harrington, Dan May and Brian Fisher (Bad Wolf / BBC One), winning The Crown, War of the Worlds e Cursed. The Titles & Graphic Identity Award went to Nic Benns and Miki Kato for Fear City: New York vs The Mafia (To RAW and Brillstein Ent. Partners Production / Netflix). The TV Craft Awards will be followed by the Virgin Media BAFTA Television Awards on June 6. Find the full list of nominees and winners here.

Samuel E. Wright dies: "Sebastian the Crab from The Little Mermaid, Broadway Mufasa was 74 years old
The voice actress of the beloved Disney animated film who starred in the Oscar-winning song "Under the Sea" died on May 24 at her home in Walden, NY of prostate cancer. His passing was announced on Facebook:

“Sam was an inspiration to all of us and together with his family he founded the Hudson Valley Conservatory. Sam and his family have impacted countless young people in the Hudson Valley, always inspiring them to push themselves higher and dig deeper to become the best version of themselves. In addition to his passion for the arts and his love for his family, Sam was best known for walking into a room and simply providing PURE JOY to those he interacted with. He loved to entertain, he loved to make people smile and laugh and he loved to love. "

The writer of an animation studio accuses the dismissal linked to allegations of sexual harassment
Plaintiff "Jane Doe" filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday against Thunderbolt Pictures, its affiliate company Gas Money PicturesEveryone loves Bettie Page, Little Blue) and CEO James L. Bills, citing sexual assault and assault, gender-based violence, sexual harassment, discrimination, failure to prevent discrimination and harassment, negligence and both intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and that his complaints against these behaviors drove her fired in 2020 from the Burbank animation studio. The studio had not commented at the time the City News Service presented its story.

Eden

"Eden" OST by Milan Records to be released on May 28th
Eden (music from the Netflix original anime series) by composer Kevin Penking (Tower of God, Made in Abyss, Florence) is now available for pre-order. The new original anime, premiered on Thursday, May 27, was created by Justin Leach (Ghost in the Shell 2), directed by Yasuhiro Irie (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) follows the last human girl left as she navigates a world inhabited by unknown robots. Visit the show's website and preview the soundtrack with the single "Penrose Steps, AI Bloom."

"Eden it is one of those projects that I will keep forever. The love put into this project not only by the team, but also by the musicians, is humbling, "said Penkin." Being able to work with people who have put so much faith in the direction of the music is something I will always love. Enjoy the unique world of Eden, as we combine the unique worlds of a 6D printed 3-string violin, female vocals and electro-acoustic sound sources. We have tried our best to honor the fantastic work of this team. "

TV and streaming offers:

• Coolabi Group launched its award-winning preschool reboot clangers (S1 and 2, 78 eps.) On top 10 VOD channels in China via a partner fantasywild. Young viewers can now stream the series iQiyi, Tencent Video, Youku, MangoTV, New TV, Best TV, GITV, Sino Media e Prosee. The launch is supported by a promotional push on WeChat, Wibo and TikTok.
• CAKE secured key sales for Cool TV'S Total dramarama, which will premiere its third season (introducing Aged Sugar and Lightning) on ​​Cartoon Network in the US and Teletoon in Canada in mid-2021, for a total of 156 episodes. New partners for S2 and 3 are Warner Media (German-speaking territories, Benelux, Eastern Europe, APAC, Latin America), Pop TV (UK.), Super 3 (Spain), K2 e DeAKids (Italy). Canal + France e Australian ABC they also entangled S2.
• Atem Ent. e Magikbee teamed up to launch ET children's comedy Space yogurt on KidsBee TV
• Animacord strengthened its long-term partnership with Mexico Televisa with a package for existing and future Masha and the Bear In addition to S1-3 and spin-offs Masha's tales, The ghostly stories of Masha e Masha's songs, the network shot S5 in 4K and the new Nursery rhymes educational / musical project.

Event updates and calls for proposals:

• Bay Area Intl Children's Film Festival will hold its 13th annual edition virtually under the theme "An appointment for the imagination", with a special screening and a speech by the director Shooom's Odyssey. July 22-25, 2021.
• Ottawa International Animation Festival publishes the final call for the 2021 competition (online, 22 September-3 October). Registration is free - deadline May 31, 2021. Canadian creators are also welcome to submit their animated series concepts to Launch THIS! 2021 di 15 June.
• Stop Motion Montreal Festival hybrid festival (10-19 September) looks for films shorter than 30 minutes. Registration is free - deadline 2 July 2021.
• Kids Kino Industry the professional section of the Kids Kino Int'l Film Festival (online and in Warsaw from 28 September to 1 October) seeks the presentation of feature films and series for young audiences for presentations in development, work in progress or on the market. Registration is free - deadline May 31, 2021.
• CHINASOUL The Portuguese Oscar-qualifying film festival (November 8-14) is looking for animated shorts. Registration is free - deadlines are May 31, 2021 (international and national competitions) / June 25, 2021 (student films)