Hideaki Hatta, the co-founder, president, and CEO of Kyoto Animation, has died. According to the Japanese animation company ...

Hideaki Hatta, the longtime president of Kyoto Animation, died on February 16, 2026 at the age of 76. The studio announced ...

Kyoto Animation Co. President and CEO Hideaki Hatta died of illness on Feb. 16 at the age of 76, the Japanese animation studio said Monday. A native of Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, Hatta had led ...

The Minions are about the get the white glove treatment, as Variety has learned that CAA has signed Illumination CEO and prolific animation producer Chris Meledandri as a client. Meledandri, who ...

Cars: The vehicles found in 'Shaq’s Garage,' an animated series from Kartoon Studios. Andy Heyward, chief executive of Kartoon Studios Inc., is upbeat about the company’s future prospects.

Montreal-based animation studio Laughing Dragon Studios has announced it is closing its doors after nearly two decades in operation, blaming the Quebec government’s recent funding decisions. In a ...