An international trailer is released for Disney/Pixar prequel “Monsters University.”

New live show debuts at Busch Gardens Tampa and SeaWorld San Diego in 2013.

Italy’s largest computer graphics conference is now accepting applications for entries in four contests: VIEW AWARD, VIEW SOCIAL CONTEST, VIEW AWARD GAME, and ITALIANMIX.

Netflix and DreamWorks Animation launch first ever Netflix original series for kids; DreamWorks Animation's summer 2013 film “Turbo” speeds onto the streaming service.

The R-rated comedy exceeds expectations despite winter storm Nemo in the Northeast; Steven Soderbergh's “Side Effects” Opens in third place with $9.4 million.

Little Airplane Production’s musical animated movie, “Meet the Small Potatoes,” is set to premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Junior February 15, prior to its Universal Home Entertainment release later this spring.

ASC announces the winners of the 27th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards for Outstanding Achievement.

Wizart closes sales for its 3D-animated film, “The Snow Queen,” across multiple territories, including South Korea, Indonesia, Brazil, Israel, the Middle East, Baltic States and Ukraine.

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

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.

Oscar-nominated, VES Award and Annie Award-winning animation studio Rhythm & Hues will be formally filing for bankruptcy on Monday.

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

3D film conversion company Legend3D closes an $8 million Series B Preferred Stock offering in support its continued expansion.

Germany’s INDAC hosts a Masterclass, “Producing Independent Animated Film,” with animation producer Max Howard February 14 & 15 at the Games Academy in Berlin.

Focus Features releases an interactive booklet providing a closer look at Laika’s “ParaNorman.”

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

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.”

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.

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

K5 International will begin pre-selling the animation project, which began life at Disney, to buyers at the European Film Market.