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DreamWorks Animation Issues Q1 Earnings

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DreamWorks Animation announces financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013 with total revenue of $134.6 million and net income of $5.6 million.

Pixomondo Closes Berlin Office

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Visual effects house Pixomondo announces plans to close its Berlin offices on May 31.

FX to Develop Animated Bigfoot Series

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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to develop animated “Bigfoot” series at FX; "American Dad" writer Matt McKenna is on board to develop the project, which is based on the faux autobiography books by Graham Roumieu.

Comedy Central Orders Moonbeam City Pilot

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The animated project centers on a handsome yet moronic undercover detective who does everything in his power to avoid solving crimes.

Illumination Taps Tito Ortiz as VP of Development

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Veteran animated feature film executive Tito Ortiz returns to Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment as the company’s new VP of development.

Lalaloopsy Debuts On Treehouse Canada

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MGA Entertainment and Corus Entertainment join forces to launch a new animated series based on the award-winning, best selling Lalaloopsy line.

Nathan Love Brings Iconic Toucan Sam into 3D World

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Animation studio Nathan Love brings the iconic Toucan Sam into a 3D world in the latest spot for Kellogg’s Fruit Loops.

leftchannel Animates Plastic Purge PSA

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leftchannel animates “Plastic Plurge” PSA for the international environmental advocacy non-profit group Natural Resources Defense Council.

Digital Juice Launches Simplexity 4

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Digital Juice launches Simplexity Collection 4, a new line of downloadable projects and templates for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro/Apple Motion and Sony Vegas Pro.

Box Office Report: Iron Man 3 Tops Avengers Debut

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“Iron Man 3” opens to a massive $198.4 million overseas, bigger than “Avengers.”

Boston FIG Launches Kickstarter Campaign

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The Boston Festival of Indie Games launches a Kickstarter for the second annual event and offers Figgie Bundle, a special one-time-only Boston Festival of Indie Games indie game bundle, as part of the Kickstarter reward levels.

Coolabi Appoints New Head of Digital

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Coolabi appoints Naomi Dare to Head of Digital.

Aardman Animates The Lonely Dodo

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Aardman, with Stephen Fry and Alistair McGowan, creates “The Lonely Dodo,” a short film for the international conservation charity Durell.

Qube! Rewires Render Pipeline at Scandinavia’s Biggest Animation Studio

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PipelineFX’s Qube! helps to rewire Qvisten Animation’s render pipeline for increased efficiency while working on film and commercial projects.

LOOK Effects Hires Wendy Lanning

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LOOK Effects hires visual effects industry veteran Wendy Lanning as executive visual effects producer.

Thom Burkhart Joins Steele Studios

Rhythm & Hues alumni Thom Burkhart is named Senior Producer at Steele Studios.

WB’s Teen Titans Go! Sees First Place Debut

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The debut of Warner Bros. Animation’s new animated comedy-action series “Teen Titans Go!” packs a ratings punch, ranking as the number one kids program of the day on basic cable among boys 2-11, 6-11, 9-14 and male teens.

Aardman, StudioCanal Team on Shaun the Sheep Feature

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StudioCanal and Aardman Animations team up for a “Shaun the Sheep” stop-motion feature.

Zoic BC Creates VFX for Midnight’s Children

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Zoic Studios VFX Supervisor Ralph Maiers and VFX Producer Lauren Weidel lead a team of artists into the dizzying world of Delhi’s slums during the end of British Colonial rule for Indian-born, Toronto-based director Deepa Mehta’s motion picture “Midnight’s Children.”

Therapy and Gifted Youth Team Up for PepsiMAX

Gifted Youth and Therapy Studios team up with NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon to redefine the test-drive in an elaborate reality-style prank for an online video and :30 TV spot called "Test Drive” for Pepsi MAX.