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HP, Adobe Team to Boost Workflows

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects
HP partners with Adobe to offer workstation solutions designed to maximize performance using Adobe's newly announced Creative Cloud.

Buster Beefs Up Creative Talent Roster

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Motion Graphics, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Motion Graphics, People
Buster signs Joseph Kiely as the company’s new Executive Creative Director for motion graphics, and Neville Burtis as Executive Creative Director of the agency’s print, outdoor and digital division.

Mediatoon Announces New Int’l Sales

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Places, Television | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Places, Television
Mediatoon Distribution secures new sales of "The Garfield Show," "Contraptus," and "Asertix" in Ecuador and Brazil.

Worker Studio Announces Phil Hartman’s Flat TV Feature

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Animation and visual effects company Worker Studio secures the option to produce an animated property based on the comedy album, “Phil Hartman’s Flat TV.”

SCREENWRITER’S MUST-READ BOOK LIST

Posted In | Blog Categories: Writing Tech | Site Categories: Books, Business, Cartoons, CG, Education and Training, Films, Television, Writing
You don’t need to go to film school and pay thousands of dollars for screenwriting classes. All you need to do is some reading. Let me tell you which books I found to be the most helpful...

Disney Reports 2013 Q2 Earnings

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, Television, Theme Parks - Installations | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Films, Television, Theme Parks - Installations
Company reports a massive jump in net income for its fiscal second quarter, lifted by the performance of its media networks, movie studio and theme parks.

Byron Howard to Helm New Disney Film

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Jason Bateman is in talks to voice a starring role in a new Walt Disney Animation feature project that will be directed by “Tangled” director Byron Howard.

Sony Taps Shane Black for Doc Savage

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Sony Pictures Entertainment closes its deal with Shane Black to co-write and direct “Doc Savage,” which Black is eyeing as his next film.

DreamWorks Animation Planning Croods TV Spinoff

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A TV show starring “the first modern family” is reportedly in the works.

Disney and EA Announce Multi-Year Star Wars Deal

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Deal will bring new “Star Wars” games to fans across the most popular gaming genres and platforms.