Films

Arri & Trixter Announce PLOE Feature

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Post production house/world sales company ARRI and VFX/animation studio TRIXTER announce the formation of an animation production alliance, with both companies now offering their combined services to producers of animation as co-producers and world sales partner.

Rhythm & Hues Bidder Vows to Avoid Liquidation

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The head of the South Korean firm looking to purchase visual effects company Rhythm & Hues reveals that he intends to keep the company going.

Two New Ads Unleashed for Monsters University

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Two new ads promoting the fictional college appear on the “Monsters University” YouTube channel, each showing additional footage from the finished film.

Box Office: Oz Makes Magical Debut

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Sam Raimi's 3D fantasy-adventure “Oz the Great and Powerful” brings in $80.3 million in its North American debut and $69.9 million overseas for a worldwide opening of $150.2 million.

Sony Pictures Creates Digital Productions Arm

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Sony unites the studio’s Sound Department and Colorworks, the studio’s digital intermediate facility, under the umbrella of Digital Productions.

Iloura Creates Effects for Emperor

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Iloura uses VFX to help recreate a war-torn Japan during World War II for Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment’s “Emperor.”

Monster in Paris Available April 16

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Shout! Factory, in collaboration with EuropaCorp, announce the release of “A Monster in Paris” on DVD and Blu-ray April 16.

Tim Curry & George Takei Voice Strange Frame

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G.B. Hajim’s “Strange Frame,” featuring the voices of Tim Curry and George Takei, will debut on DVD March 19.

Miffy to Feature at Cartoon Movie

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Europe’s top animated feature co-production forum, Cartoon Movie, kicks off its three-day run on Wednesday, March 13, in Lyon, France, with “Miffy: the Movie,” “Loulou’s Secret” and “Aya of Yop City.”

South Korean Company Makes Bid for Rhythm & Hues

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Bankrupt visual effects company Rhythm & Hues finds a stalking horse bidder in South Korean Media company JS Communications Co. Ltd.

NYICFF Lineup Features Six Animated French Films

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The New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival lineup includes six animated French films, including ZARAFA, the North American premieres of APPROVED FOR ADOPTION and KIRIKOU AND THE MEN AND THE WOMEN, the U.S. premiere of ERNEST & CELESTINE, the East Coast premiere of THE DAY OF THE CROWS, and the world premiere of the English-language version of THE PAINTING.

MPC Creates Mammoth Beanstalk for Jack the Giant Slayer

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Visual effects company MPC delivers over 350 shots in native 3D for director Bryan Singer’s “Jack the Giant Slayer.”

Iron Man 3 Inventor and Innovator Fair Announced

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The Discovery Science Center, Broadcom Foundation and Marvel Studios team up to sponsor a nationwide Marvel’s Iron Man 3: Inventor and Innovator Fair in conjunction with the May 3rd release of Marvel's "Iron Man 3."

Adventures in Zambezia Feature Flies High

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Animated feature “Adventures in Zambezia” flies high at the box office as it becomes the highest grossing South African film of the last 30 years.

Wreck-It Ralph Concept Art Unveiled

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Disney unveils original concept art from the film as well as a closer look at the visual development artists and their work that helped conceptualize the video game worlds and gaming characters in the film.

Sid the Science Kid Feature Announced

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The Jim Henson Company announces tiered release of “Sid The Science Kid: The Movie,” the new preschool adventure from NcCrcle Entertainment debuting on PBS KIDS March 25, and coming to DVD and iTunes on April 2.

Rovio and DreamWorks Collaborate on Croods Game

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The Finnish mobile developer behind gaming hit “Angry Birds,” teams up with DreamWorks Animation on a new mobile game based on the upcoming 3D animated feature, “The Croods.”

New Iron Man 3 Theatrical Trailer Unleashed

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The second theatrical trailer for the upcoming Marvel’s Iron Man 3 is released onto the Internet.

Rodeo FX Creates VFX for Jack the Giant Slayer

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Rodeo FX creates a gold-laden treasure room and builds a digital London for sequences featured within Bryan Singer’s “Jack the Giant Slayer.”

Who Framed Roger Rabbit Turns 25

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a new digital restoration of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” in celebration of the film’s 25th anniversary on Thursday, April 4, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.