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Adventures In Zambezia Arrives on Disc August 6

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announces the release of “Adventures in Zambezia” on Blu-ray and DVD August 6.

Triggerfish’s Khumba Heads to Annecy

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Tiggerfish’s Khumba heads to the Annecy Animation Film Festival where it will screen in competition.

Mike Mitchell Set to Direct Trolls Feature

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Comedy director Mike Mitchell And Emmy Award-winning writer Erica Rivinoja are set to bring DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls to the big screen with a release date of November 4, 2016.

Peter Ramsay to Executive Produce Tailchaser’s Song

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Animetropolis and IDA announce the production team and unveil a teaser poster for the animated feature film adaptation of Tad Williams' “Tailchaser’s Song.”

Box Office: Fast 6 No. 1 with $300M

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Universal’s Fast & Furious 6 tops the Memorial Day box office, while Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios’ Epic places fourth with a $42.6 million opening.

Super RTL and DreamWorks Enter Long-Term Partnership

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German kids channel Super RTL signs a multi-year deal with DreamWorks Animation that will see the animation studio supply the Cologne-based network with around 1,200 hours of programming through 2020.

Cantina Taps Maxon for Iron Man 3

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Cantina Creative relies on Maxon's Cinema 4D software to generate more than 100 2D and 3D visual effects shots that appear throughout the blockbuster Disney/Marvel Studios superhero sequel Iron Man 3.

Vertical Entertainment Buys Wizart’s Snow Queen

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Newly-launched distribution company Vertical Entertainment buys the U.S. rights to the Russian 3D animated feature from Wizart.

Chris Wedge and Bill Joyce Talk Epic

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After 15 years and innumerable iterations, their “epic” collaborative vision hits the theatre.

UPDATE: New Adrenolade Ad Released for DreamWorks Animation's Turbo

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Just in time for this weekend’s Indy 500 race, 20th Century Fox releases an ad for an energy drink endorsed by Guy Gagne (voiced by Bill Hader), the famous race car driver in DreamWorks Animation’s forthcoming Turbo.