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EXCLUSIVE: Spire Animation Studios has hired a pair of Pixar alums for key roles, with Ricky Nierva joining as Production Designer and Michal Makarewicz now serving as Head of Character Animation. In their time at Spire, Nierva and Makarewicz will work closely with Creative Directors, Animation and Story Shawn Krause…

Spire Animation Studios has closed a $20 million funding round that includes a strategic investment from Epic Games. It said the fresh funds are earmarked for staff expansion, studio technology and infrastructure build out and creative development. Epic will also join Spire's board of directors. The collaboration will…

EXCLUSIVE: Danny McBride's Rough House Pictures is partnering with Spire Animation Studios to develop the animated feature, Trouble. Pic centers on Jax, a 13-year-old who gets in trouble with his family, and is swept into a parallel reality known as the World of Trouble. Embarking on a whimsical adventure, within this…

CAA and venture firm New Enterprise Associates have formed Connect Ventures, a partnership whose first investment is going to Spire Animation Studios, a new outfit co-founded by Ratatouille producer Brad Lewis. Connect Ventures aims to combine CAA’s resources across entertainment and sports with NEA’s established…