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Nickelodeon Announces New Animated Shorts

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Nickelodeon will implement a new animated shorts program designed to develop comedy-driven content.

New Line Moves Ahead with ‘Journey 3’

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New Line is moving forward with “Journey 3,” signing deals with “Journey 2” director Brad Peyton and writers Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn.

Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure Begins Ticket Sales

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Tickets for the world premiere of “Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure,” presented by Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and Stage Entertainment Touring Productions, go on sale on March 9.

Bent Image Labs Animates ‘Portlandia’

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Produced by Portland animation house Bent Image Lab, “Zero Rats” features Fred and Carrie as animated rodents attempting to break into a zero packaging grocery store.

Fox Cancels ‘Terra Nova’

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It's official -- there will be no second season of “Terra Nova” on Fox.

5D | FLUX Kicks Off March 13

Immersive design consortium 5D | Institute will kick off their world-building design discussion series in Los Angeles on March 13, 2012 with ʻ5D | FLUXʼ presented in association with Autodesk and USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Therapy and Visual Creatures Ignite ‘Ghost Rider’

Posted In | News Categories: Films, People, Places, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Films, People, Places, Visual Effects
Los Angeles-based Therapy editor Doobie White and partner design/animation company Visual Creatures teamed up to inject a spark of blazing intensity into Columbia Pictures and Hyde Park Entertainment’s recently released 3D feature “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.”

Warner Bros. to Animate ‘Bolivar’ Graphic Novel

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Warner Bros. has secured the rights to Bolivar, an upcoming graphic novel from publisher Archaia Entertainment, with Irish filmmaker Kealan O’Rourke attached to write and direct the project.

Mind Candy Signs Deal with Sony Music

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Music and Sound, People, Places, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Music and Sound, People, Places, Television
Global kids phenomenon Moshi Monsters is set to take the music world by storm after parent company Mind Candy confirmed a major partnership deal with Sony Music.

Interview with an Animator: R.O. Blechman

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Joe Strike interviews R.O. Blechman at the NY Society of Illustrators on March 7, 2012, as part of the “Interview with an Animator” series.

Disney XD Starts Production in Ireland

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Disney EMEA announced that it has started production in Ireland on a new action-packed animated comedy, “Randy Cunningham: Ninth Grade Ninja.”

Henson Signs Int’l Broadcast Licensing Deals

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The Jim Henson Company has announced a slate of international broadcast license agreements for the company’s masterful, live-action fantasy feature films LABYRINTH and THE DARK CRYSTAL, and its ingenious science-fiction series, FARSCAPE. All three titles will be offered to international buyers at this year’s MIP-TV.

Rushes Provides VFX & Titles for ‘Dirk Gently’

London post facility Rushes provided VFX and the main title sequence for the BBC4’s “Dirk Gently” comedy series, based on the books by Douglas Adams.

London Anime Con Announces Highlights

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Events, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Anime, Events, Places
London Anime Con is an epic 18+ anime and gaming event of over a thousand people taking place on June 30 to July 1 in London at The Rocket Complex, Holloway Road.

Aardman Creates Comedy Shorts for DC Nation

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Aardman Animation has teamed up with Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment to create DC’s World’s Funnest, a series of original animated shorts that will be a part of DC Nation, a full hour of exclusive kid’s programming and shorts based on DC Comics characters.

Hollywood Center Studios Adds Two New Cyc Stages

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The new cyc is one of the largest of its type in Hollywood and is ideal for complex visual effects shoots requiring large casts, sets or production equipment.

Luxology to Showcase modo 601 at GDC 2012

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This year at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2012, Luxology will be showcasing modo 601, the brand new version of its award-winning 3D content creation software.

AudioGaming Launches AudioWeather

Posted In | News Categories: Games, Music and Sound, Places, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Event: GDC | Site Categories: Games, Music and Sound, Places, Technology
The first innovative plug-in from AudioGaming, AudioWeather, will be launched at the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2012 in San Francisco.

Turner Hires New VP of Program Acquisitions

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Turner Broadcasting Systems has named Valerie Watts Meraz as VP of program acquisitions for Turner Entertainment Networks (TEN) and the Young Adults and Kids Media Group (AYAKM).

Gnomon Q&A with Tully Summers

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Gnomon School of Visual Effects student Tyler Bolyard interviewed concept and creature designer Tully Summers about his career in film.