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Triggerfish’s Khumba Heads to Annecy

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Tiggerfish’s Khumba heads to the Annecy Animation Film Festival where it will screen in competition.

Mike Mitchell Set to Direct Trolls Feature

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Comedy director Mike Mitchell And Emmy Award-winning writer Erica Rivinoja are set to bring DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls to the big screen with a release date of November 4, 2016.

Peter Ramsay to Executive Produce Tailchaser’s Song

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Animetropolis and IDA announce the production team and unveil a teaser poster for the animated feature film adaptation of Tad Williams' “Tailchaser’s Song.”

Box Office: Fast 6 No. 1 with $300M

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Universal’s Fast & Furious 6 tops the Memorial Day box office, while Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios’ Epic places fourth with a $42.6 million opening.

Super RTL and DreamWorks Enter Long-Term Partnership

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German kids channel Super RTL signs a multi-year deal with DreamWorks Animation that will see the animation studio supply the Cologne-based network with around 1,200 hours of programming through 2020.

Cantina Taps Maxon for Iron Man 3

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Cantina Creative relies on Maxon's Cinema 4D software to generate more than 100 2D and 3D visual effects shots that appear throughout the blockbuster Disney/Marvel Studios superhero sequel Iron Man 3.

Vertical Entertainment Buys Wizart’s Snow Queen

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Newly-launched distribution company Vertical Entertainment buys the U.S. rights to the Russian 3D animated feature from Wizart.

UPDATE: New Adrenolade Ad Released for DreamWorks Animation's Turbo

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Just in time for this weekend’s Indy 500 race, 20th Century Fox releases an ad for an energy drink endorsed by Guy Gagne (voiced by Bill Hader), the famous race car driver in DreamWorks Animation’s forthcoming Turbo.

Fuel Delivers VFX for Iron Man 3

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Fuel VFX contributes design-driven visual effects work for two sequences in the Marvel blockbuster Iron Man 3.

Method Studios Appoints Chris Webb as Chicago EP

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Visual effects house Method Studios announces the appointment of Chris Webb as Executive Producer of Method Chicago.

Soundtrack Announced for Pixar’s Monsters University

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Pixar announces the soundtrack for “Monsters University” featuring music from composer Randy Newman and Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia.

Süperfad NY Execs Join Gravity

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Visual effects, design and content company Gravity announces the formation of a new division, SCOUT, with the hire of three former Süperfad NY execs.

Teen Choice Nominations Announced

Fox announces "wave one" nominees and categories for Teen Choice 2013.

Nexus Partners with Claire Jennings

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Nexus announces an exclusive animation feature partnership with producer Claire Jennings.

Equestria Girls Ride to the Big Screen

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Hasbro officially announces the expansion of the My Little Pony brand with new property “Equestria Girls,” which recasts “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” characters as human high-school students.

John Knoll Named ILM Chief Creative Officer

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Lucasfilm announces the promotion of John Knoll to Chief Creative Officer of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), serving alongside ILM President, Lynwen Brennan.

Pacific Rim Featurette Released

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Warner Bros. releases a new Pacific Rim featurette onto the web, alongside an action-packed television ad.

Evolution to License RGH Properties

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Evolution is developing licensing programs for RGH properties, “Monster In My Pocket” and “Life and Adventures of Santa Claus,” which will be unveiled at the 2013 Licensing Expo.

Rhythm & Hues Stalking Horse Bidder Settles Break-Up Fee

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JS Communications agrees to a $300,000 break-up fee for its role as stalking horse bidder in the sale of the bankrupt visual effects company.

Robert Moggach Joins Zoic Studios

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Culver City/Vancouver-based visual effects house Zoic Studios signs veteran VFX Supervisor and Flame artist Robert Moggach.