News :: North America

DreamWorks Animation Acquires AwesomenessTV

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Groundbreaking alliance marks digital content milestone.

Imaginary Forces Tackles MTV Movie Awards

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Imaginary Forces tackles the MTV Movie Awards with iconic and exhilarating blockbuster homages in 13 category animations.

Montreal Stop Motion Festival Issues Call for Entries

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The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival issues a call for entries for the fifth edition of the festival, which will take place in October.

Wacom Launches Cintiq 22HD Touch

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Wacom launches the Cintiq 22HD touch, a new addition to its expanding interactive pen display portfolio, which combines multi-touch with Wacom’s renowned pen technology.

Tom & Jerry's Giant Adventure Available August 6

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“Tom and Jerry’s Giant Adventure,” brand-new, full-length animated adventure from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, heads to disc August 6.

e-on Software Ships Vue 11.5

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e-on announces the availability of Vue 11.5 xStream and Infinite.

Rogue State Taps LightWave 11.5 for Dracano

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Rogue State turns to LightWave 11.5 3D software to conquer CG dragons and 220 visual effects shots for “Dracano.”

Nickelodeon Leads Daytime Emmy Animation Nominations

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Nickelodeon leads the pack in the Children’s Animated Program race, with four out of five nominated series -- “Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness,” “Penguins of Madagascar,” “Robot and Monster,” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” -- up against PBS’ “Wordgirl.”

Thinkbox Software Releases Stoke MX

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Thinkbox software releases Stoke MX particle reflow tool for Autodesk 3ds Max.

2013 Student Academy Award Finalists Announced

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Thirty-eight students from 17 U.S. colleges and universities as well as nine students from foreign universities are selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Student Academy Awards competition.

ILM Considering London for Star Wars

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The visual effects giant is reportedly looking at opening a facility in the U.K. to take advantage of foreign tax subsidies.

DreamWorks Animation Issues Q1 Earnings

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DreamWorks Animation announces financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013 with total revenue of $134.6 million and net income of $5.6 million.

CINEMA 4D Boosts GFX for Oblivion

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An award-winning team of motion graphics designers and animators leverage MAXON’s CINEMA 4D software application to visualize and design the complex in-camera and on-screen motion-graphics sequences in Universal Pictures’ “Oblivion.”

One Club Announces Parisfx Showcase

The One Club announces the addition of Parisfx to the Creative Week 2013 program in order to showcase the most creative and innovative French companies in digital arts and VFX.

FX to Develop Animated Bigfoot Series

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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to develop animated “Bigfoot” series at FX; "American Dad" writer Matt McKenna is on board to develop the project, which is based on the faux autobiography books by Graham Roumieu.

Comedy Central Orders Moonbeam City Pilot

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The animated project centers on a handsome yet moronic undercover detective who does everything in his power to avoid solving crimes.

Illumination Taps Tito Ortiz as VP of Development

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Veteran animated feature film executive Tito Ortiz returns to Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment as the company’s new VP of development.

Lalaloopsy Debuts On Treehouse Canada

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MGA Entertainment and Corus Entertainment join forces to launch a new animated series based on the award-winning, best selling Lalaloopsy line.

Nathan Love Brings Iconic Toucan Sam into 3D World

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Animation studio Nathan Love brings the iconic Toucan Sam into a 3D world in the latest spot for Kellogg’s Fruit Loops.

leftchannel Animates Plastic Purge PSA

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leftchannel animates “Plastic Plurge” PSA for the international environmental advocacy non-profit group Natural Resources Defense Council.