Films

Tom & Jerry Golden Collection Runs Home

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announces the release of “Tom and Jerry The Golden Collection Volume 2” available in stores June 11.

MPC Wins BAFTA VFX Award

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MPC receives BAFTA's Special Visual Effects award for its work on Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi.”

Dr. Toon: Turning Points

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: 2D, Cartoons, CG, Films, Short Films, Television
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Dr. Toon analyzes a critical period when American animation underwent a spirited revival.

BAFTA Award Winners Announced

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, Events, Films, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Awards, Events, Films, Places, Short Films
On Sunday February 10, 2013, the EE British Academy Film Awards look place at London's Royal Opera House with “Les Misérables,” “Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Life of Pi” and “Amour” among the winners.

Rhythm & Hues to File for Bankruptcy

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects
Oscar-nominated, VES Award and Annie Award-winning animation studio Rhythm & Hues will be formally filing for bankruptcy on Monday.

Tim Reckart Talks Head Over Heels

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, Awards, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion
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The director, fresh from his Annie Award win for Best Student Film, discusses his Oscar-nominated stop-motion gem.

Universal, Illumination to Reboot The Grinch

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Illumination Entertainment is developing Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! with Pete Candeland set to direct and Universal to handle worldwide distribution.

Legend3D Stock Offering Raises $8M

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Films, Technology, Visual Effects
3D film conversion company Legend3D closes an $8 million Series B Preferred Stock offering in support its continued expansion.

Minkyu Lee's Adam and Dog Now Online

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The Oscar-nominated, Annie Award-winning short film, “Adam and Dog,” by Minkyu Lee, is released online in its full entirety.

INDAC to Host Max Howard Masterclass

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, CG, Education and Training, Events, Films, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Cartoons, CG, Education and Training, Events, Films, People, Places, Short Films
Germany’s INDAC hosts a Masterclass, “Producing Independent Animated Film,” with animation producer Max Howard February 14 & 15 at the Games Academy in Berlin.

Slugterra Ramps Up Global Rollout

Slugterra ramps up its global rollout with new toys, DVDs, episodes, and licensing deals.

Autodesk Helps Power VES Winner Natalis

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Autodesk sponsors the award for "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project" at the 11th annual VES Awards.

Interactive Book Shows the Making of ParaNorman

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Films, Internet and Interactive, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Books, Films, Internet and Interactive, Stop-Motion
Focus Features releases an interactive booklet providing a closer look at Laika’s “ParaNorman.”

I like to put on women's clothing

Posted In | Blog Categories: Chew On This | Site Categories: Short Films
Just who are lumberjacks and why is the NFB celebrating them? Why 'jacks'? Anyone?

David Silverman Talks Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Awards, Cartoons, People, Short Films, Television
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The veteran producer/director discusses his nominated short and all things Simpsons.

Sony Pictures Imageworks Boosts Vancouver Facility

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Vancouver studio continues to build stable of talent with addition of Jason Dowdeswell as VP, Vancouver Production Operations, and Senior Animation Supervisor Steve Nichols.

Head Over Heels Director Launches Reckart Productions

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Films, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion
Director Timothy Reckart launches his own production company, Reckart Productions, with two stop-motion feature projects in development: “Super Special Ed” and “I Lost My Mind.”

Laika Announces New Boxtrolls Feature

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Focus Features and Laika reunite for October 2014’s “The Boxtrolls,” based on Alan Snow’s bestseller “Here Be Monsters,” and starring the voices of Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, Elle Fanning, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Jared Harris, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade and Tracy Morgan.

Layoffs Coming to DreamWorks Animation?

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An unspecified reduction in staff is planned in the wake of an expected write-down on the November release "Rise of the Guardians."

Pussy Chase

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Remember that time when demon pusses chased you down the highway? Me neither. Trunk Animation does. They do it well.