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Angelina Ballerina Adds Topsville As Master Apparel Partner

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HIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality children’s entertainment, announces that Topsville, Inc., a manufacturer of children’s apparel, has been selected as the US master apparel licensee for Angelina Ballerina.

Dragon Takes Back Top Spot for Real This Week

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After only missing out on reclaiming the #1 spot at the U.S. box office last weekend, this weekend DreamWorks Animation's HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON did reclaim the top slot.

Big Idea To Release First Ever VeggieTales Adventure For Girls

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Big Idea Entertainment, the leading faith-based studio and producer of children’s and family programming, characters and brands, today announced they will release a brand new VeggieTales enchanting adventure, VeggieTales: Sweetpea Beauty—A Girl After God’s Own Heart, on July 31, 2010 for $14.99 SRP in Christian market stores, and on August 3, 2010 for $14.93 SRP in the general marketplace.

Eco-Friendly Oil? DUCK Will Make You Believe

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Directing collective Kompost, working via DUCK Studios, created a visually explosive spot for Green Earth Technologies' G-OIL, the "official motor oil of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and the International Motor Spots Association (IMSA)."

Disney-Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. 2 & Brave Coming in 2012

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Disney-Pixar has set release dates for its 2012 duo of films, reports VARIETY.

Avatar Breaks Blu-ray Records

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AVATAR has broken the first day Blu-ray sales record previously held by THE DARK KNIGHT, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Playhouse Disney Builds Hive

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Playhouse Disney has picked up the rights to eco-friendly pre-school toon, THE HIVE, reports VARIETY.

Avatar and Minority Report Arrive on Blu-ray

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Cameron and Spielberg on Blu-ray in the same week: this is just the boost that the HD format needs.

New SIGGRAPH 2010 Submission Deadline for Live Real-Time Demos

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Over the last many years, the role and impact of interactive and real-time graphics have grown substantially to affect SIGGRAPH attendees from film production to academia.

Kroyer Hosts Acting in the Digital Age at Academy Tomorrow

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Short Films and Feature Animation Branch governor Bill Kroyer will lead an evening focused on two Oscar-winning films – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008) and “Avatar” (2009) – to demonstrate how innovations in performance-capture technology, digital doubles, digital makeup, photorealism and image manipulation are affecting actors.

Cartoon Network Announces New MAD, Looney Tunes Toons & More

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Cartoon Network unveiled a substantial new line-up of content today at its annual Advertising Upfront presentation at New York’s Time Warner Center.

Avatar 2 Dives into Pandora Oceans

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James Cameron has revealed some information about the planned sequels to AVATAR, reports the LOS ANGELES TIMES.

Gobelins Offers Summer Character Animation Course

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GOBELINS is organizing for the fifth time an international summer school to enable students and professionals from around the world to gain a better understanding of what makes for successful character animation.

Moomins Gets Three More Stars

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It was announced today that Academy Award nominee Max von Sydow (“Robin Hood”, “Shutter Island”, “Minority Report”), Mads Mikkelsen (“Clash of the Titans”, “Casino Royale”) and Helena Mattsson (“Iron Man 2”, “Surrogates”) have joined the voice cast for the 3D animated family feature MOOMINS AND THE COMET CHASE.

Kick-Ass Slips by Dragons at Box Office

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When the final weekend box office numbers came in late Monday, KICK-ASS emerged from the smoke as the winner, changing early news that HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON had returned to the top spot in its fourth week in theaters.

Digital-Tutors Announces Comprehensive Guide to Learning Autodesk Maya 2011

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Digital-Tutors, an Autodesk Authorized Publisher and provider of the largest online computer graphics training library, today announced 'Introduction to Maya 2011' - the first solution-based course for emerging digital artists using Autodesk Maya 2011, the latest version of the modeling, animation, rendering and compositing software created by Autodesk, a world leader in 2D and 3D, engineering and entertainment software.

ID Firm Taps modo for Visualization of World's Fastest Jogger

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As the cost of product development and prototyping increases, pre-design visualization is becoming paramount to industrial designers. phil&teds , a manufacturer of stylish, adaptable children's products for active parents, is always looking for the best digital tools to help the company visualize and communicate their creative vision.

Dragon Kicks Ass in Fourth Week in Theaters

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In its fourth week at the U.S. box office, DreamWorks' HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON regained the #1 slot for the weekend of April 16-19, 2010.

Gibran's Prophet Getting Animated in 3-D

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Steve Hanson's Hanson Inc. has licensed the film rights to Kahlil Gibran's famed 1923 collection of poetic essays, THE PROPHET, reports VARIETY.

Autodesk Announces 2011 Versions of Flame, Flare, Smoke and Lustre

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Autodesk has announced the 2011 releases of its creative finishing products for visual effects, editorial finishing and color grading: Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Flare, Autodesk Flint, Autodesk Smoke and Autodesk Lustre.