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Moving image Museum Plans Henson Gallery

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The Museum of The Moving Image in New York is to open new gallery devoted to Jim Henson, following a major donation of puppets and other objects.

VANAS Launches Animation Program Advisory Committee

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New committee of animation industry experts will ensure Vanas maintains leadership reputation.

BinWeevils Appoints Henwood as CEO

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BinWeevils, the digital social world for kids 6 to 12, appoints Rod Henwood as its new CEO.

Mike Darnell Quits Fox TV

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Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company, announces that he will be departing the network at the end of June.

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.

MEWShop Announces All-Star Lineup

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The Manhattan Edit Workshop announces an all-star lineup for the “Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story” event on June 8th, including LOOK Effects' Jeff Wozniak.

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.

Viacom Appoints Lisa Silverman Meyers

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Viacom International Media Networks appoints Lisa Silverman Meyers to the role of Senior Vice President of Operations and Business Planning for Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products.

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.

ArsenalFX Amplifies One-Of-a-Kind Abs

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ArsenalFX creates a new commercial featuring Josh Button for Diet Dr Pepper.

Former Süperfad Team Joins Royale

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Integrated motion design and production studio Royale announces the additions of Executive Producer Chris Volckmann, Head of Digital Production Beck Henderer-Peña and Senior Art Director Loren Judah to head the company’s new Seattle, Washington location.

Ang Lee Departs FX Pilot Tyrant

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The Oscar-winning director pulls out of the Howard Gordon drama pilot due to exhaustion after the experience of filming and promoting Life of Pi.

Spielberg to Produce Halo Series for Xbox Live

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Steven Spielberg takes on the Halo videogame franchise with a new live-action series exclusively for Xbox Live.

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.

Simpsons Writer Jon Vitti to Tackle Angry Birds Feature

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Rovio announces veteran comedy writer, John Vitti is set to write the “Angry Birds” screenplay, which is slated for a July 2016 release.

Disney XD Announces Star Wars Rebels Animated Series

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Disney Channel announces an all-new animated series, “Star War Rebels,” to premiere in fall 2014.