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Persistent Peril Animates The Leisure Society’s Fight

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

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Paint Your Job Picture

Posted In | Blog Categories: Career Advice | Site Categories: Business, Jobs & Recruiting
How you see yourself and how others see you may mean the difference between getting a “real” job offer and one you make up inside your head.

South Korean Company Makes Bid for Rhythm & Hues

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Bankrupt visual effects company Rhythm & Hues finds a stalking horse bidder in South Korean Media company JS Communications Co. Ltd.

MPC Creates Mammoth Beanstalk for Jack the Giant Slayer

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Visual effects company MPC delivers over 350 shots in native 3D for director Bryan Singer’s “Jack the Giant Slayer.”

Iron Man 3 Inventor and Innovator Fair Announced

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The Discovery Science Center, Broadcom Foundation and Marvel Studios team up to sponsor a nationwide Marvel’s Iron Man 3: Inventor and Innovator Fair in conjunction with the May 3rd release of Marvel's "Iron Man 3."

Hayley Morris Joins th1ng Roster

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Stop-Motion
th1ng Group welcomes Hayley Morris to its Film Club Productions division for international commercial representation.

Roger Welcomes EP Josh Libitsky

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Josh Libitsky joins mixed-media production studio Roger as Executive Producer.

Cosmic Toast Secures New Backing

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Financiers Neil Grossman and Howard Silverman announce their partnership with the current principles of Cinipix and Cosmic Toast Studios to form Toast & Jam Holdings.

Pretend Launches Stereoid for 3D Workflows

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Pretend announces the launch of their new 3D workflow software, Stereoid.

Random House Options Monkey Nuts

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Business, People | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Books, Business, People
RHCSE and Komixx option the comedic comic series “Monkey Nuts.”

eOne's Peppa Pig Expands into Russia

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eOne announces expansion of “Peppa Pig” into Russia with a major licensing program slated for 2013.

Adventures in Zambezia Feature Flies High

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Animated feature “Adventures in Zambezia” flies high at the box office as it becomes the highest grossing South African film of the last 30 years.

FMX 2013 Announces Pixar Highlights, Cloud Computing and More

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FMX to screen new Pixar short The Blue Umbrella among other key highlights.

Amazon Greenlights Sara Solves It

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Animated children’s math show created by Carol Greenwald of WGBH and Angela Santomero of Out of the Blue Enterprises.

John Halas: An Unpublished 1984 Essay Celebrating the Year of Animation

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: Art, Business, Events, People
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In this previously unknown essay, the former ASIFA Int’l President implores community action to keep animation alive and relevant.

Rogues Gallery Creates CG Spot for HP

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Los Angeles effects house Rogues Gallery creates a new spot for HP's worldwide launch of the company’s Envy 27 monitors featuring Beats Audio.

Sid the Science Kid Feature Announced

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The Jim Henson Company announces tiered release of “Sid The Science Kid: The Movie,” the new preschool adventure from NcCrcle Entertainment debuting on PBS KIDS March 25, and coming to DVD and iTunes on April 2.

Big Block Hires CG Supervisor Randall Smith

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Big Block hires Randall Smith as CG Supervisor.

Holomatix Releases SprayTrace 1.5

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Holomatix releases SprayTrace 1.5 for Autodesk Maya on Windows and Mac OS X.