Films

A Sneak Peek at Blue Sky’s Epic

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Oscar®-winning animator Chris Wedge teased the assembled press with a look at his new feature, the tantalizingly beautiful Epic.

Embracing Change in The Croods

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The directors, head of character animation and VFX supervisor describe the making of the latest feature from DreamWorks Animation.

Stevenson & Hood Tapped for Noah’s Ark

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United Pictures taps the talent of John Stevenson and Cameron Hood for their CG-animated feature “Noah’s Ark.”

Academy Makes Final Call for Student Entries

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The Academy makes a final call to submit entries for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2013 Student Academy Awards competition.

Two New Turbo Trailers Released

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New domestic and international trailers for DreamWorks Animation’s “Turbo” arrive online.

Holland Animation Fest Announces Grand Prize Finalists

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The largest animation film festival of the Netherlands announces finalists for the Grand Prize for Dutch Animation award along with winners of the VNAP Trade Award for Dutch Animation.

FMX 2013 Program Now Online

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Less than five weeks before Europe's most influential conference on digital entertainment opens, FMX 2013 reveals a first preview of its daily program including illustrious names, high-quality presentations and workshops.

Digital Domain Appoints Terry Clotiaux Head of Feature Film

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Digital Domain names Terry Clotiaux VP of Feature Film, as well as elevating Joanna Capitano to Executive Producer and Lisa Beroud as a member of the company’s senior management team.

Scratch! Fest Issues Call for Entries

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The Scratch! International Animation Film Festival, to be held June 14-15, 2013, in Lecce, Italy, issues a call for entries.

SVA Launches 24th Annual Dusty Fest

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The School of Visual Arts announces the 24th Annual Dusty Film & Animation Festival, a four-day event that will showcase more than 100 films and animations from thesis students graduating this spring.

JS Communications Pulls Rhythm & Hues Bid

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South Korean entertainment and media company JS Communications withdraws its bid to acquire the El Segundo-based visual effects company Rhythm & Hues.

New Despicable Me 2 Trailer Released

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Universal Pictures releases a new trailer for Illumination Entertainment’s “Despicable Me 2,” in theaters July 3, 2013.

NYICFF 2013 Winners Announced

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Animated feature “Ernest & Celestine” wins the Grand Prize at the 2013 New York International Children’s Film Festival.

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away Flies Onto DVD

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The stunning worlds of Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away are released on Blu-ray 3D DVD.

Rhythm & Hues Posts 200 Taiwan Job Openings

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Two weeks after reports that troubled VFX studio Rhythm & Hues would be establishing operations in Taiwan, the company courts new employees for its facility in the city of Kaohsiung.

Vision Globale Turns World Upside Down

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Vision Globale provides postproduction for Juan Diego Solanas’ “Upside Down.”

René Windig Brings Felix the Cat to Holland Animation Fest

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16th Holland Animation Film Festival, taking place from the 20 to 24 of March 2013 in Utrecht, announces guest programmer René Windig to present “Felix the Cat.”

Psyop Creates Interactive Experience for The Defector

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Psyop collaborates with Fathom Films and Jam3 to create a first person interactive documentary experience in Ann Shin’s “The Defector: Escape from North Korea.”

ArsenalFX Delivers VFX for The Call

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Brad Anderson turns to ArsenalFX to deliver a pulse-quickening pursuit of an evasive kidnapper in “The Call.”

Monsuno: Power DVD Available May 21

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Shout! Factory Kids will release five action-packed episodes of “Mosuno: Power” on DVD May 21.