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.”

The live-action/animated feature film, “Cody the Robosapien,” heads to DVD June 25 from Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Cartoon Network announces an all new DVD, “Ben 10 Omniverse: Heroes Rise,” available July 9.

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

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

The Annecy International Animation Festival announces this year’s lineup of professional conference panels.

Twentieth Century Fox releases a new teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated “Rio 2.”

Right Stuf signs a DVD distribution deal with Sunrise for “Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Unicorn).”

Universal Pictures debuts the first trailer for “Riddick,” the upcoming epic action-adventure starring Vin Diesel and written and directed by David Twohy.

In one of most high-profile deals of the year, Sony Pictures Entertainment wins the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the eagerly anticipated “Angry Birds” animated film.

Disney pulls makeover for Princess Merida of “Brave” amid controversy.

Hornet releases a new trailer for “Caveirão,” a short film directed by Guilherme Marcondes utilizing live-action, 2D animation and 3D VFX.

Thirteen students from nine U.S. colleges and universities, along with three students from foreign universities, are selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Student Academy Awards competition.

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announces its Key Dates for the upcoming awards season, with the 41st Annual Annie Awards ceremony set for Saturday, February 1, 2014.

Supervisor Nick Markel takes us inside The Third Floor’s previs work on Joe Kosinski's sci-fi thriller.

Bavaria Film purchases a company-wide site license for ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab, its advanced production dailies and VFX tool.

Catherine Morrissey reports how economic uncertainty has forced content professionals to reassess which events they attend.

Luc Besson’s “The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec” heads to disc August 13.

Warner Bros. feature “The Great Gatsby” opens to $51.1 million over Mother's Day weekend, coming in second place to Disney’s “Iron Man 3,” which follows up its record-breaking U.S. debut with $72.5 million.

SIGGRAPH 2013 releases an early preview of its schedule of production sessions to be featured at this year’s conference and as part of the Computer Animation Festival.