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\n\tSkybound Entertainment<\/a>, the corporate behind animated TV collection \u201cInvincible,\u201d has acquired the historic Spike & Mike\u2019s animation occasions, with plans for a revival. Marge Dean, head of studio at Skybound Entertainment, introduced the information at Toronto\u2019s Animation Industry Conference (TAAFI) on Saturday. <\/p>\n \n\tSpike & Mike started within the Nineteen Seventies as a curator of animated shorts. \u201cSpike & Mike\u2019s Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation,\u201d which showcased out-of-the-box animated shorts, is understood at present for launching the careers of trade professionals resembling Pete Docter (\u201cInside Out\u201d), Matt Stone and Trey Parker (\u201cSouth Park\u201d) and John Lasseter (\u201cToy Story\u201d). <\/p>\n \n\tSkybound mentioned it should search to honor the treasured model by relaunching the animation occasions, making animated shorts obtainable digitally, highlighting present expertise within the animation trade by means of collaborations and reintroducing the Spike & Mike library. Details of the competition are nonetheless within the works, however deliberate awards initiatives embrace improvement alternatives, mission stipends and acquisitions. <\/p>\n \n\tFestival classes embrace the unique<\/a> \u201cSpike & Mike\u2019s Festival of Animation,\u201d \u201cSpike & Mike\u2019s Sick & Twisted\u201d (for NSFW\/grownup animated content material) and \u201cSpike & Mike\u2019s Arty Farty\u201d (for bold content material). <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019m incredibly appreciative of Skybound\u2019s respect and understanding of what the Spike & Mike brand has accomplished, and what we can continue to offer. I\u2019m excited to see what they\u2019re able to do for existing Spike & Mike work and look forward to developing a new chapter with them,\u201d mentioned Craig \u201cSpike\u201d Decker, co-founder of Spike & Mike.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cSpike & Mike has been a seminal platform for creative voices in animation,\u201d mentioned Dean. \u201cThere would be no place for shows like Invincible<\/em> to exist without their efforts to develop a safe space for creators to express both the uplifting and introspective or \u2018sick and twisted\u2019 in an incredibly innovative, complex, and boundless art form.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tIn his overview of the Spike & Mike documentary \u201cAnimation Outlaws,\u201d Variety<\/em>\u2018s Peter Debruge described Spike & Mike <\/a>as the \u201crazor blades\u201d to Disney\u2019s \u201ccandied apples\u201d on the time.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cSpike and Mike delivered the counterprogramming, encouraging indie toon creators to develop their more subversive side, and rewarding them with national exposure \u2014 and in-person appearances \u2014 as part of a well-publicized theatrical program,\u201d wrote Debruge<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\tFor animators fascinated about being featured as a part of \u201cSkybound Presents: Spike & Mike\u2019s Festival of Animation,\u201d submissions for animated quick movies at the moment are open on-line by means of (U.S., Canada and U.Okay. solely). Submissions for \u201cSkybound Presents: Spike & Mike\u2019s Library of Animation\u201d are open to international members. <\/p>\n \n\tMore details about submission tips will be discovered at skybound.com\/spikeandmikefest<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n