Days after settling a lawsuit regarding the long-gestating remake of The Crow, Relativity has closed a deal with F. Javier Gutierrez to direct the comic book adaptation. Jesse Wigutow has been signed to write the script.

THE 84TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

FEDRUARY 26TH AT 7:00

   Each January, the entertainment community and film fans around the world turn their attention to the Academy Awards. Interest and anticipation builds to a fevered pitch leading up to the Oscar telecast in February, when hundreds of millions of movie lovers tune in to watch the glamorous ceremony and learn who will receive the highest honors in filmmaking.

    The Oscars reward the previous year’s greatest cinema achievements as determined by some of the world’s most accomplished motion picture artists and professionals. The Academy’s roughly 6,000 members vote for the Oscars using secret ballots, which are tabulated by the international auditing firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The auditors maintain absolute secrecy until the moment the show’s presenters open the envelopes and reveal the winners on live television.

   Patton Oswalt, who was recently nominated by the Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles Film Critics’ Associations for his performance in the film Young Adult starring opposite Charlize Theron, will host this year’s 39th Annual Annie Awards on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. "The Annies are where the real weirdos hang, and it's a visual feast just to have a drink with them,” says Oswalt, irreverent as always. “I can't wait.” Celebrating the best in animation, this annual black-tie evening will begin with a pre-reception at 5 p.m. followed by the Annie Awards ceremony at 7 p.m. and an after-party celebration immediately following the ceremony. All events will be held at Royce Hall.

Patton will be joined on stage by a lively mix of animation luminaries, celebrity presenters and comedic talent including animation legend June Foray and Judy Greer, JK Simmons, James Hong, Jib Jab founders Greg and Evan Spiridellis, Nika Futterman, Ty Burrell, Kelly Stables, Tara Strong, Daran Norris, Dee Bradley Baker and Logan Grove.

Wish it wasn’t so damned hard to write a great screenplay? Wish no more! Emmy-winning writer Jeffrey Scott reviews THE CORE ELEMENTS screenplay writing method.

 

Anima Mundi is the International Animation Festival of Brazil.

The 20th edition of the International Animation Festival of Brazil, ANIMA MUNDI 2012 takes place from July 13th to 22nd in Rio de Janeiro and from July 25th to 29th in São Paulo. We would like to invite you to enter your most recent works for the festival.

A festival that aims to inform, train, educate and entertain by using the infinite possibilities of the language of animation. Participate in Anima Mundi by entering your film, joining our virtual community and glancing through our windows the universe of International Animation.

The deadline for entries and for sending the preview material is March 22nd. It is very important to send us only one work per DVD separately.
 
Please, go to our website for an online entry-form and rules at: www.animamundi.com.br
If you need additional information send email to:
entry@animamundi.com.br 

The categories in competition are:
Short Film
Short for Children
Feature Film / Feature for Children
Brazilian Animation
Student Film

There will also be awards for:
Best Animation
Best Script
Best Soundtrack
Best Art Direction
 
See you at ANIMA MUNDI 2012!

 

Anima Mundi is the International Animation Festival of Brazil.

The 20th edition of the International Animation Festival of Brazil, ANIMA MUNDI 2012 takes place from July 13th to 22nd in Rio de Janeiro and from July 25th to 29th in São Paulo. We would like to invite you to enter your most recent works for the festival.

 A festival that aims to inform, train, educate and entertain by using the infinite possibilities of the language of animation. Participate in Anima Mundi by entering your film, joining our virtual community and glancing through our windows the universe of International Animation.

The deadline for entries and for sending the preview material is March 22nd. It is very important to send us only one work per DVD separately.
 
Please, go to our website for an online entry-form and rules at: www.animamundi.com.br
If you need additional information send email to:
entry@animamundi.com.br 

The categories in competition are:
Short Film
Short for Children
Feature Film / Feature for Children
Brazilian Animation
Student Film

There will also be awards for:
Best Animation
Best Script
Best Soundtrack
Best Art Direction
 
See you at ANIMA MUNDI 2012!

Producers Adrian Askarieh and Eric Eisner have hired Bryan Edward Hill, who created the Image comic 7 DAYS FROM HELL, to rewrite their adaptation of Square Enix's videogame JUST CAUSE: SCORPION RISING, reports Heat Vision.

Screen Gems is set to adapt Tim and Shechmeister's UCLA student film VIRAL into a feature film, reports Heat Vision.

Warner Bros. has purchased the sci-fi pitch, titled RISE, from new scribe David Karlak, reports Deadline.com.

Lionsgate has purchased the film rights to a new superhero from Stan Lee, reports Variety.