Post production house/world sales company ARRI and VFX/animation studio TRIXTER announce the formation of an animation production alliance, with both companies now offering their combined services to producers of animation as co-producers and world sales partner.

Brown Bag Films announces digital plans and adds Internet entrepreneur Dylan Collins to its board of directors.

Computer graphics and visual effects software developer Luxology announces the forthcoming release of MODO 701.

Europe’s top animated feature co-production forum, Cartoon Movie, kicks off its three-day run on Wednesday, March 13, in Lyon, France, with “Miffy: the Movie,” “Loulou’s Secret” and “Aya of Yop City.”

The New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival lineup includes six animated French films, including ZARAFA, the North American premieres of APPROVED FOR ADOPTION and KIRIKOU AND THE MEN AND THE WOMEN, the U.S. premiere of ERNEST & CELESTINE, the East Coast premiere of THE DAY OF THE CROWS, and the world premiere of the English-language version of THE PAINTING.

Visual effects company MPC delivers over 350 shots in native 3D for director Bryan Singer’s “Jack the Giant Slayer.”

th1ng Group welcomes Hayley Morris to its Film Club Productions division for international commercial representation.

RHCSE and Komixx option the comedic comic series “Monkey Nuts.”

eOne announces expansion of “Peppa Pig” into Russia with a major licensing program slated for 2013.

Holomatix releases SprayTrace 1.5 for Autodesk Maya on Windows and Mac OS X.