ASIFA-Hollywood announces its Call for Entries for the 40th Annual Annie Awards.
Laika's stop-motion animated feature, “ParaNorman,” comes in third at the box office, trailing “Expendables 2” and “The Bourne Legacy.”
Nice Shoes helps filmmakers Jonas Ohman, Vincas Sruoginis and Mark Johnston to make their long-awaited documentary, “The Invisible Front,” a reality.
Kodak has developed an affordable, innovative color film specifically designed for asset protection
Featuring hours of exciting all-new bonus material Including the never-seen-before animated short “The Legend of Mor’du.”
The 5D Institute Hosts “The City and the Book” Transmedia Summit at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, September 20 & 21.
The 56th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express announce that this year’s Festival will open on Wednesday 10 October with the European premiere of Disney’s FRANKENWEENIE, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Tim Burton.
The VIEW Conference is proud to announce that award winning director Genndy Tartakovsky (“Dexter’s Laboratory,” “Samurai Jack,” “Star Wars: Clone Wars”) will present and discuss his feature film debut, Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D monster comedy Hotel Transylvania, for the first time in Italy during the 2012 conference, October 16 to 19 in Turin, Italy.
The collaboration is set to change how characters are created in the pre-production process and prepared for final shots.
MPC expands NY Team with the new hires of Evan Schoonmaker and Grae Revell.
The VIEW Conference announces the presentation and discussion of director Genndy Tartakovsky’s 3D monster comedy “Hotel Transylvania.”
Another very long flight, this time coming back to the U.K. from Sydney, the land down under.
Animal Logic expands its advertising creative team with the addition of director Simon Robson and VFX supervisor and lead Flame artist Jonathan Hairman.
Cinedigm Entertainment Group will release “Chico & Rita” on cable VOD, DVD, and on DVD/Blu-ray in a Limited Edition Collector's Set, preceded by an early digital release on August 21.
Continuing to dominate overseas, “Ice Age: Continental Drift” became the second highest-grossing animated release internationally this weekend, reaching $649.4 million.
Warner Home Video announces bi-coastal premieres of “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1” at The Paley Center for Media in New York, Los Angeles.
Sony Pictures Animation has reassembled the all-star, comedy voice cast of the animated hit “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” for “Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers.”
Noted historian and professor Karl Cohen surveys top artists and educators on what is great animation.
DreamWorks Animation SKG announces a new five-year distribution agreement with Twentieth Century Fox.
“Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1” arrives on Blu-Ray, September 25, 2012.
Event management company Unicomm and The Bob Dowling Group announce an all-star line-up of exclusive footage and content to be showcased at the fifth annual 3D Entertainment Summit.
The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces scientific and technical achievements selected for further awards consideration.
Hollywood-based VFX company Dilated Pixels was the sole visual effects provider for the new feature film “Sparkle” from Sony Pictures.
“Expendables 2,” from Lionsgate and Millennium Films, easily topped the box office, besting “Bourne Legacy” on its second week out and the debut of the stop-motion animated “ParaNorman.”
There’s a reason very few studios make stop-motion feature films – like trying to out-talk Lena Dunham, it’s unbelievably difficult. Credit LAIKA - ParaNorman is exquisitely animated, with a depth of visuals and fluidity of motion that is truly fantastic. You’ve never seen stop-motion like this. The acting, the range of motion, the sets, the props, the costumes, and the attention to detail is apparent in every scene.
