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Gnomon Releases New Visual Development Series With Marc Gabbana

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The Gnomon Workshop releases the first two titles from renowned illustrator and concept designer Marc Gabbana.

Not To Scale Announces Exclusive Representation in Canada by JP Reps

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Upwardly mobile London-based Animation Studio Not To Scale have signed an exclusive representation deal with JP Reps for them to represent Not To Scale in Canada.

The Foundry’s Nuke To Be Used By Walt Disney Animation Studios

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Walt Disney Animation Studios has licensed Nuke, the Sci-Tech Award-winning compositing technology from leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry, and will utilize it in the production of its feature projects, it was announced today by Bill Collis, CEO, The Foundry.

AMD Technology Helps Bring “Predators” To Life on the Big Screen

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AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that Troublemaker Studios utilized Six-Core AMD Opteron processors and ATI FirePro graphics accelerators to create animations and special effects for the new film “Predators”, now in theaters.

X-Men: First Class Casts Its Beast & Banshee

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Caleb Landry Jones and Nicholas Hoult have been cast in 20th Century Fox's X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, reports VARIETY.

Imira Scores Deal With RTP For HIT’s Angelina Ballerina

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Imira Entertainment, Spain’s leading production and distribution company specialising in youth programming, has brokered a deal with RTP for HIT Entertainment’s internationally popular series Angelina Ballerina – The Next Steps.

Saw VII Gets New Title

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ShockTillYouDrop.com is reporting that Lionsgate has renamed SAW VII.

eDIT 13 Releases Details

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eDIT 13. Filmmaker's Festival will take place September 26th to 28th 2010 in Frankfurt am Main.

Oscars Expands VFX Category to 5, Rules MoCap Isn't Animation

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The governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finalized the rules for the 83rd Academy Awards at its most recent meeting (June 22).

Atonement Director Swimming with Live-Action Little Mermaid

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ATONEMENT director Joe Wright has joined Working Title's adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's THE LITTLE MERMAID, reports VARIETY.

Avatar: Special Edition Coming to Theaters Aug. 27

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Twentieth Century Fox and James Cameron today announced that AVATAR: SPECIAL EDITION will be released in theaters August 27, in a limited engagement and exclusively in Digital 3D and IMAX 3D.

Thomas & Friends, Angelina Ballerina The Next Steps Launch On Discovery Kids In Latin America

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HIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality children's entertainment, and Discovery Kids, the pioneer preschool channel in Latin America, debuted new episodes of Thomas & Friends (Thomas y sus amigos/ Thomas e seus amigos), presented for the first time in CG animation and with individual character voices, as well as the new CG animated series, Angelina Ballerina The Next Steps (Angelina Ballerina, Los Siguientes Pasos/Angelina Ballerina, Os Seguintes Passos) in Latin America.

Eclipse Shines Over Independence Day Weekend

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Summit Ent.'s THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE emerged the champion of the U.S. box office for the Independence Day weekend of July 2-4, 2010.

Starz Looking to Sell Film Roman, Starz Animation

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Cable network group Starz is looking to sell its production companies that make up Starz Media, which includes animation firms Film Roman and Starz Animation, reports VARIETY.

Madsen Brings Motherly Instincts to Red Riding Hood

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Virginia Madsen has been hired for Warner Bros.' RED RIDING HOOD, reports VARIETY.

Titanic 3-D Coming in Time for Tragedy's 100th Anniversary

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In a LOS ANGELES TIMES article on Gloria Stuart's 100th birthday celebration, the newspaper reports that James Cameron has a target for the release of the 3-D version of TITANIC.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Opens Strong in IMAX Theatres

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IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Summit Entertainment announced today that The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the highly anticipated third film in the studio's Twilight franchise, generated gross box office receipts of approximately $9 million from 193 IMAX theatres domestically from Wednesday June 30 through Monday July 5, for a per screen average of approximately $47,000.

Prime Focus Makes Edward Cullen Sparkle in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

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Global visual entertainment services group Prime Focus has completed visual effects shots for the Summit Entertainment release "THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE," the latest movie in the blockbuster Twilight franchise.

Walt Disney Studios Releases Disney Movies App Exclusively for iPad

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The Walt Disney Studios has launched a new Disney Movies app, exclusively for the Apple iPad, that lets users discover more about current and classic Disney movies.

Upper Deck Debuts Thomas & Friends Trading Cards

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The Upper Deck Company, in conjunction with HIT Entertainment, is pleased to announce that it has just released the first trading cards of the #1 preschool property and long-running television show Thomas & Friends.