The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival issues a call for entries for the fifth edition of the festival, which will take place in October.

Wacom launches the Cintiq 22HD touch, a new addition to its expanding interactive pen display portfolio, which combines multi-touch with Wacom’s renowned pen technology.

“Tom and Jerry’s Giant Adventure,” brand-new, full-length animated adventure from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, heads to disc August 6.

e-on announces the availability of Vue 11.5 xStream and Infinite.

Rogue State turns to LightWave 11.5 3D software to conquer CG dragons and 220 visual effects shots for “Dracano.”

Nickelodeon leads the pack in the Children’s Animated Program race, with four out of five nominated series -- “Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness,” “Penguins of Madagascar,” “Robot and Monster,” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” -- up against PBS’ “Wordgirl.”

Thinkbox software releases Stoke MX particle reflow tool for Autodesk 3ds Max.

Thirty-eight students from 17 U.S. colleges and universities as well as nine students from foreign universities are selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Student Academy Awards competition.

The visual effects giant is reportedly looking at opening a facility in the U.K. to take advantage of foreign tax subsidies.

DreamWorks Animation announces financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013 with total revenue of $134.6 million and net income of $5.6 million.