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Disney and EA Announce Multi-Year Star Wars Deal

jwolfe — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:18:58 -0700

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

Henson’s HIP to License I Love Egg

jwolfe — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:59:46 -0700

Henson Independent Properties, The Jim Henson Company’s third party media distribution and consumer products banner, acquires YouTube sensation “I Love Egg” from Korea’s D&H Inc.

Thomas Newman to Score Pixar’s Good Dinosaur

jwolfe — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:11:12 -0700

Thomas Newman, the composer of the musical scores for “Finding Nemo” and “WALL-E,” reveals that he will be collaborating on the upcoming Pixar feature, “The Good Dinosaur.”

Persistent Peril Animates The Leisure Society’s Fight

ewashington — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:06:13 -0700

Independent character animation and design studio Persistent Peril directs a music video for The Leisure Society’s “Fight for Everyone.”

Angry Birds Toons Premieres March 16

jwolfe — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:27:18 -0800

The first episode of “Angry Birds Toons” premieres on March 16 on its official webpage, with new episodes debuting weekly.

Beakus Animates Art for Totally Rubbish

jwolfe — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:52:09 -0800

Animation production studio Beakus produces a series of stings and short animations to be incorporated into the new CBBC art-based kids’ TV show, “Totally Rubbish.”

Random House Inks Deal for Wanda and the Alien

jwolfe — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:39:15 -0700

In the first book-to-screen transfer for Random House joint venture RHCSE, the UK’s Milkshake! commissions children’s favourite, “Wanda and the Alien,” for broadcast in 2013/14.

Samurai! Daycare Makes a Splash on YouTube

jwolfe — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:24:52 -0700

“Samurai! Daycare,” a new animated series from Pipsqueak Films, has generated over 250,000 views on YouTube in less than a week.

Chiller’s Beneath Begins Production

jwolfe — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:49:55 -0700

Horror icon Larry Fessenden directs film slated for spring 2013 premiere.

Adobe Powers India’s First Stereoscopic 3D Animated Feature

jwolfe — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:04:25 -0700

Adobe powers “Krishna aur Kans,” India’s first stereoscopic 3D animated feature film Set for release on August 3, 2012.

Studio AKA Creates Animation for SICAF

ewashington — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:50:54 -0700

Studio AKA’s David Prosser has just completed a beautiful 3 ½ minute film for the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF).

E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo

dsarto — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:05:23 -0700

E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo

June 5-7, 2012 Los Angeles Convention Center

HOW TO WRITE FOR ANIMATION at Amazon.com

jscott — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:40:45 -0700

HOW TO WRITE FOR ANIMATION by Jeffrey Scott is available again at Amazon.com

Mind Your Business: Animating A Tooth Fairy

dsarto — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:50:45 -0700

Larry the Cable Guy has always been an animated character. Mark describes the production of an animated version of Larry for his latest movie Tooth Fairy 2.

SHAKTIMAAN WINS 2012 FICCI BAF AWARD

jscott — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:30:05 -0700

SHAKTIMAAN WINS 2012 FICCI BAF AWARD FOR "BEST ANIMATED TV EPISODE"

Oscar 2012: Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis Talk Wild Life

dsarto — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:56:47 -0800

The NFB’s latest nominated short proves once again that there’s more to like about the Great White North than maple syrup pie and Molson’s.

Razzies Awards Show Moves to April Fool's Day

jwolfe — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:21:01 -0800

Razzies shake up movie awards calendar with April Fools’ Day announcement of 2011 Winners; nominations to be Unveiled on Oscar eve.

7 Animated Ditties Take on Wall Street Greed

sartomeister — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:44:33 -0700

The folks at Buzzco Associates have taken on big business and the pervasive economic and political dissatisfaction spilling over on Wall Street with a set of 7 animated shorts. In the time-tested spirit of political humor, where one can only laugh when faced with daunting issues that are anything but funny, each short is based on a traditional nursery rhyme, spinning topical issues together with little childhood ditties we all know and love. The latest film, Itsy Bitsy Spider, was just released last week.

CCI Ent. Signs On For Teenage Fairytale Dropouts Distribution

rdemott2 — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:11:56 -0700

CCI Entertainment has signed on for the worldwide distribution of the recently green-lit animated comedy series, “Teenage Fairytale Dropouts”.

StoryCorps Releases Latest Animated Short

rdemott2 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:01:55 -0700

StoryCorps has released the new, original animated short, MISS DEVINE, online.