June/July Animation Planner

JUNE

3Don’t forget to shoujo up for the double-feature global debut of Toei’s

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon

Eternal: The Movie on Netflix today.

4DreamWorks Animation’s Spirit: Untamed gallops into theaters (read more in this issue)!

7The week-long Croatian animation celebration Animafest Zagreb kicks off today. This year’s Lifetime Achievement honoree is Ralph Bakshi! [animafest.hr]

8Hungarian animator Marcell Jankovics’ psychedelic 1981 masterpiece Son of the White Mare gets a remastered Blu-ray release today. 11 SPA’s Wish Dragon this month. The also gets a Netflix premiere Chinese co-pro directed by Chris Applehans voice stars Jimmy Wong and John Cho.

13 Lisa Hanawalt’s boss birds Tuca & Bertie flies to a new nest on Adult Swim for S2 today. After last year’s pandemic shuffle, Annecy Festival & MIFA is planning a bigger and better hybrid edition for the fest (June 14-19) and market (June 15-18), with a special focus on African animation. [annecy.org]

15 Take home all the blockbuster kaiju battling action of WB’s Godzilla vs. Kong, or follow the limelight dreams of Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park, on disc in an array of formats today. 18 Catch a Mediterranean wave with Luca new Pixar original premiering on , the Disney+ today! (Read more in this issue.) Plus, Sony’s hare-raising hybrid sequel Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway — starring CG critters by Animal Logic — finally hops into U.S. theaters.

20 It’s Rick and Morty Day as Adult Swim celebrates the S5 premiere with extra out of this world content across platforms and around the world.

22 Enjoy festive frights in the DC Universe’s latest animated movie from WB in Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One, out today.

25 The Bitsy’s back with more schemes to take over Central Park in S2 of the Loren Bouchard, Josh Gad & Nora Smith musical series for Apple TV+.

JULY

1Summer means that Eastern Europe’s animation festival circuit is really heating up! This month, catch in-person and online events offering fresh perspectives: Fest Anča [Bratislava, Slovakia | July 4-7 | festanca.sk], Oscar-qualifying Animator [Poznań, Poland | 9-15 | animator-festival.com], Insomnia [Kaluga, Russia | 15-19 | insomniafest.ru], Supertoon [Šibenik, Croatia | 19-23 | supertoonfestival.com] and Anibar [Peja, Kosovo | 23-30 | anibar.org].

2Mike and Sully meet new creature coworkers in Monsters at Work, the new Pixar series on Disney+

3Anime Expo Lite brings its two-day otaku fest online. Registration fees ($5) benefit Hate Is a Virus commUNITY Action Fund this year, with programming available on VOD through July 16. [anime-expo.org] 6 Cinephiles will be immersed for two weeks in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival & Market. The 74th edition will emphasize 12 commitments to creating a more environmentally friendly event. [festival-cannes.com]

9Marvel’s Black Widow bites back in a same day theatrical/Disney+ debut. Starring Scarlett Johansson, the standalone pic is directed by Cate Shortland (Lore).

13 Are ya ready, kids? The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run makes its physical home video debut today!

16 WB is hoping for a slam dunk with Space Jam: A New Legacy, bringing the Looney Tunes back to screens in theaters and no HBO Max alongside LeBron James, Cedric Joe and Don Cheadle.

21 Lisbon’s MONSTRA fest celebrates its 20th edition through Aug. 1. The program includes a special focus on Belgium. [monstrafestival.com] 22 Comic-Con@Home returns as an online event for three geektastic days. Those missing the San Diego vibe should mark their calendars for November, when the smaller, supplemental Comic-Con Special Edition will take place. [comic-con.org] 23 The Drac Pack is back! The fourth installment of Sony Pictures Animation’s blockmonster franchise Hotel Transylvania: Transformia gets an early theatrical release today. The pic is written by Genndy Tartakovsky and directed by Jennifer Kluska & Derek Drymon. On streaming, ‘80s kids and fans of Castlevania studio Powerhouse can catch the first five episodes of Masters of the Universe from Kevin Smith and Mattel TV on Netflix today. For younger viewers and slapstick fans, the Xilam-produced Chip ‘N’ Dale: Park Life series debuts on Disney+.

31 One more before we go: While a final date is TBD at print time, keep an eye on Netflix for the premiere of the new DreamWorks movie Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, which pits all the heroes from the Tales of Arcadia series against the Arcane Order in their most perilous, magical adventure yet.

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