Business

Blue Sky Announces New Features

jwolfe — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:10:01 -0700

Blue Sky Studios moves ahead on two new animated feature projects, Anubis and Ferdinand .

DreamWorks Animation Moves B.O.O., Trolls Release Dates

jwolfe — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:49:17 -0700

DeamWorks Animation moves the release dates for two of its forthcoming features.

Wizart Brings New Features to Cannes

jwolfe — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:47:57 -0700

Wizart brings “Sheep and Wolves” and the sequel to “The Snow Queen” to Cannes for international pre-sales.

Disney XD Announces Star Wars Rebels Animated Series

jwolfe — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:44:03 -0700

Disney Channel announces an all-new animated series, “Star War Rebels,” to premiere in fall 2014.

eOne Acquires Simon’s Cat

jwolfe — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:38:36 -0700

eOne acquires the global distribution rights for “Simon’s Cat.”

Studio 100 Launches Maya the Bee Animated Feature

jwolfe — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:35:08 -0700

Studio 100 Film, Studio 100 Media’s new film division, launches “Maya the Bee” animated feature.

Moviehouse Shops Color City Feature

jwolfe — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:55:59 -0700

U.K. based sales agent Moviehouse Entertainment seeks foreign buyers for Frank Gladstone's The Hero of Color City.

Box Office: Star Trek Opens to $84.1M

jwolfe — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:28:58 -0700

“Star Trek” sequel opens in the U.S. to $84.1 million for a worldwide tally of $164.6 million.

D'Works Launches $1M Turbo Contest

jwolfe — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:23:22 -0700

DreamWorks Animation launches the action-packed “Turbo Racing League” app and $1,000,000 Shell-Out contest.

Aardman Digital Designs New Fansite for The 99

jwolfe — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:40:08 -0700

Aardman creates new look for kids fansite “The 99,” which launches this week on 2.4 billion screens around the world.

Gigapix Faces Fraud Suit for Oz Feature

jwolfe — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:09:13 -0700

A lawsuit is brought against Gigapix Studios in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging securities fraud and breach of contract over a $700,000 loan related to a planned computer-animated version of “The Wizard of Oz.”

Chillaxin’ Your Career Search

lkaye — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:04:47 -0700

When you are just plain TIRED and you’ve been at this for a while, it’s okay to just chillax your search and sit this round out.

Cartoon Network and D3P Announce New Game Titles

jwolfe — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:39:36 -0700

D3Publisher and Cartoon Network announce three new game titles based on the “Regular Show,” “Ben 10: Omniverse,” and “Adventure Time.”

DMCI Teams with Nick Jr. for Play Along with Sam

jwolfe — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:29:56 -0700

DMCI partners with Nick Jr. for a new short form musical series, “Play Along with Sam,” featuring ex-Wiggle Sam Moran.

Evolution Creates Program for Dumb Ways To Die

jwolfe — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:08:00 -0700

Evolution creates a licensing program for Metro Train Melbourne’s “Dumb Ways to Die.”

Rodeo FX Appoints Audrey Boivin

jwolfe — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:59:36 -0700

RODEO FX appoints Audrey Boivin to the position of advertising department producer.

Virgin Produced and Overbrook Join Forces on After Earth Franchise

jwolfe — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:54:07 -0700

Virgin Produced teams up with Overbook Entertainment to support the “After Earth” franchise.

ParaNorman’s Mitch: The First Family-Friendly Gay Animated Character

dsarto — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:51:19 -0700

Do a wider variety of narratives and protagonists mean unabashedly gay animated characters are being embraced by the majority of mainstream U.S. audiences?

Saban Brands Appoints Jack Sorensen

jwolfe — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:52:42 -0700

Saban Brands appoints Jack Sorsen president of The Playforge, the company’s San Francisco-based mobile social games division.

Imagineer Teams with Coremelt on SliceX Powered by mocha

jwolfe — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:36:15 -0700

Imagineer Systems teams up with CoreMelt to release SliceX powered by mocha, a new Final Cut Pro X masking plug-in.