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Beyoncé Records New Song for Epic

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Recording star Beyoncé creates an original song, “Rise Up,” for the upcoming Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios motion picture, “Epic,” for which she also voices one of the lead characters.

Disney Announces Big Hero 6 Animated Feature

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Disney officially announces “Big Hero 6,” the first Disney animated feature based on a Marvel Comics property.

Summit Releases Ender’s Game Trailer

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Newly-released trailer gives a look at an epic war between the human race and the alien Formics.

Adobe Delivers Innovation at MAX 2013

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Adobe delivers “sneak peeks” of ground-breaking creative innovation at MAX 2013, including spotlights on “Perspective Warp” in Photoshop and “Video Color Grading” in After Effects.

Southpaw Launches TACTIC 4.0

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Southpaw launches TACTIC 4.0, which adds more advanced data connection technology and greater configurability to help organizations design their own unique digital workflows.

Cartoon Network Premieres LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles

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The Jedi master returns in “LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles.” A 30-minute special premieres Wednesday, May 29, at 8:00 p.m. (ET, PT), with two additional specials to air in 2013.

HP, Adobe Team to Boost Workflows

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HP partners with Adobe to offer workstation solutions designed to maximize performance using Adobe's newly announced Creative Cloud.

Nickelodeon Announces SpongeBob SquareShorts Competition

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, Cartoons, Short Films, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Call for Entries, Cartoons, Short Films, Television
Nickelodeon announces the first ever “SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes,” and invites fans and filmmakers of all ages from around the world to create and submit original, SpongeBob-inspired short films.

Buster Beefs Up Creative Talent Roster

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Buster signs Joseph Kiely as the company’s new Executive Creative Director for motion graphics, and Neville Burtis as Executive Creative Director of the agency’s print, outdoor and digital division.

Google Doodle Celebrates Saul Bass

Posted In | News Categories: Internet and Interactive, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Internet and Interactive, People
Designer of famed title sequences for Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese gets elaborate animated tribute.

Worker Studio Announces Phil Hartman’s Flat TV Feature

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Animation and visual effects company Worker Studio secures the option to produce an animated property based on the comedy album, “Phil Hartman’s Flat TV.”

Disney Reports 2013 Q2 Earnings

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Company reports a massive jump in net income for its fiscal second quarter, lifted by the performance of its media networks, movie studio and theme parks.

Byron Howard to Helm New Disney Film

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Jason Bateman is in talks to voice a starring role in a new Walt Disney Animation feature project that will be directed by “Tangled” director Byron Howard.

Sony Taps Shane Black for Doc Savage

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Sony Pictures Entertainment closes its deal with Shane Black to co-write and direct “Doc Savage,” which Black is eyeing as his next film.

DreamWorks Animation Planning Croods TV Spinoff

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A TV show starring “the first modern family” is reportedly in the works.

Disney and EA Announce Multi-Year Star Wars Deal

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Deal will bring new “Star Wars” games to fans across the most popular gaming genres and platforms.

Nickelodeon Expands Shorts Program

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Now in its second year, Nickelodeon expands its Animated Shorts Program to include international pitches, and announces the program’s 2013 finalists.

Library of Congress Appoints Copyright Royalty Judges

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The Library of Congress appoints David R. Strickler and Jesse Feder copyright royalty judges.

Phosphene Adds Trio of Industry Vets

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Phosphene adds Vance Miller, Eddie Porter, and Scott Winston to its core creative team.

Zoic Adds Paulus Bannink to Games

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Paulus Bannink joins Zoic’s game division as Creative & Technical Director.