Katie Wells joins previsualization house Proof Inc. as Executive Producer to help manage feature film and commercial projects.

The Toonseum and Point Park University present a weekend with indie animator Bill Plympton.

Domestic box office revenue tumbled as “Jack the Giant Slayer” and three other new entries, including Relativity Media's R-rated comedy “21 and Over” and CBS Films' “The Last Exorcism Part II,” underwhelmed.

Liam Neeson joins the cast of the animated comedy feature “The Nut Job.”

VIZ Media releases “My Neighbor Totoro: A Novel” and a new edition of the “My Neighbor Totoro Picture Book” in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the film.

Comet Entertainment signs a co-production deal with Chilean based Atiempo.

The deadline for Early Bird accreditation for The Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film is Friday, March 1, 2013.

FMX, Europe's most influential Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia, announces highlights of the 2013 FMX Conference program.

Sony Pictures Animation has released the first trailer for its upcoming feature, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.”

Dane Cook is tapped to voice Dusty in Disney’s “Planes.” High-flying animated comedy adventure soars into theaters August 9, 2013.

Soho VFX uses SpeedTree Cinema to build forests and flaming trees for “Jack the Giant Slayer.”

“Miffy the Movie” reaches the status of Golden Film, an award given on behalf of the Dutch Film Festival and the Dutch Film Fund.

“LEGO Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite” heads home on DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack May 21.

The Weinstein Co. and “Escape from Planet Earth” producers settle a $50 million lawsuit.

DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg says layoffs already have begun and that 350 of the studio’s 2,200 employees will have been let go by year’s end.

New design shop to allow Rhythm & Hues talent to work for other clients, including Ross Bagdasarian, whose company controls “Alvin and the Chipmunks.”

DreamWorks Animation announces financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012.

Technicolor wraps production on Mattel’s latest Barbie DVD/Blu-ray feature, “Barbie in The Pink Shoes,” which marks the first Barbie feature released on Blu-ray disc.

Relativity Media moves its animated film “Turkeys” up by a year with a new release date of November 1, 2013.

MPC VFX Supervisor Guillaume Rocheron is honored at the Academy Awards for the studio's contribution to Ang Lee’s critically acclaimed “Life of Pi.”