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Double Negative Opens TV Division

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, People, Places, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, CG, People, Places, Television, Visual Effects
Soho-based VFX company Double Negative launches a television arm, with Showtime's "The Vatican," directed by Ridley Scott, as the new division's first project.

Disney Unearths Classic Mickey Mouse Short Get A Horse!

Posted In | News Categories: Events, People, Places, Short Films, Voice Acting | Geographic Region: Europe | Event: Annecy | Site Categories: Cartoons, Events, People, Places, Short Films, Voice Acting
Disney unearths a never-before-seen short starring the one and only Mickey Mouse in Get A Horse! featuring Walt Disney himself as the voice of Mickey Mouse.

DHX Media Appoints Thom Chapman

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Thom Chapman is appointed as the new Territory Manager at DHX Media.

Superman Celebrates 75 Years

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The Cartoon Art Museum helps celebrate 75 years of Superman with an exhibition exploring the long and storied history of The Last Son of Krypton.

Sterling Hawkins & Luca Giannettoni Join Oishii Creative

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Oishii Creative welcomes Sterling Hawkins to the role of Consumer Experience & Business Development and Luca Giannettoni as Creative Director and Designer.

Turner Hires Edward Barnieh for APAC Acquisitions

Posted In | News Categories: Business, People, Places, Television | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Business, People, Places, Television
Turner International appoints Edward Barnieh as Programming and Acquisitions Manager, Asia Pacific.

Moscow's Generation Campus Announces Animation Lab

Posted In | News Categories: Education and Training, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Education and Training, People, Places
Generation Campus announces the names of the tutors for this year’s edition of Generation Campus and introduces the first ever Animation Lab.

Production Pipeline Expo Moves to Raleigh Studios

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The venue for the first annual Production Pipeline Expo, which takes place May 3-4, 2013, is changed to Raleigh Studios in Hollywood.

Academy to Present Deconstructing Pi VFX Panel

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The Academy takes a look at the breakthrough stereoscopic and visual effects work that went into crafting the Oscar-winning film “Life of Pi,” featuring an onstage discussion with members of the film’s creative teams.

Framestore Creates Smashing CG Effects for Beyonce’s Mirrors

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In one of the first effort to come out of Framestore's new LA studio, Framestore teams up with 180LA and Pepsi on a new advertising campaign featuring Beyoncé.

Monsters University Enrolls Top Talent

Posted In | News Categories: Films, People, Voice Acting | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Films, People, Voice Acting
Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, and other top Hollywood stars join Billy Crystal and John Goodman on the roster of voice talent for Disney/Pixar’s “Monsters University.”

Chris Bernier Joins MPC NY

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Chris Bernier joins MPC NY as VFX Supervisor and CG Lead.

UCA to Produce Fearsome Beastie CG Animated Short

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Cartoons, CG, People, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Books, Cartoons, CG, People, Places, Short Films
Award-winning children’s book, “The Fearsome Beastie,” by Giles Paley-Phillips, is to be adapted into an animated short co-directed by Katie Steed and Jon Hunt in collaboration with the UK’s University of Creative Arts.

LOOK Effects Heads to FMX Conference

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Event: FMX | Site Categories: Events, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects
VFX company LOOK Effects President Mark Driscoll weighs in on the “Panel Discussion on the Future of the VFX Industry” and visual effects supervisor Dan Schrecker presents the company’s visual effects work in “The Making of Warm Bodies” at the 2013 FMX conference in Suttgart, Germany.

SquareZero Creates Dancing Queens for ABBA Museum

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British digital motion graphics company SquareZero updates its holographic representations of Bjorn, Agnetha, Benny and Frida for the ABBA museum, set to open in Stockholm in May.

ITFS Announces 2013 Festival Highlights

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Program highlights are announced for the 20th edition of the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, which runs next week from April 23 through April 28.

Pixar’s Inside Out Gets Official Announcement

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Disney confirms details of Pete Docter’s “Inside Out,” told from the perspective of the emotions inside the mind of a little girl.

Sanders, DeMicco Return for Croods Sequel

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With “The Croods” poised to cross the $400 million mark worldwide, DreamWorks Animation is moving ahead with a sequel to its prehistoric family comedy.

Britney Spears to Release New Song for Smurfs 2

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Britney Spears to release “Ooh La La” for Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation’s family comedy “The Smurfs 2.”

Iron Man 3 Comes to FMX 2013

FMX 2013 to include talks on “Iron Man 3,” “Oblivion,” “Despicable Me 2” and “Assassin's Creed 3” in addition to the “Virtual Production” and “Virtual Humans Forum” track highlights.