Aardman Animates The Lonely Dodo

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Aardman, with Stephen Fry and Alistair McGowan, creates “The Lonely Dodo,” a short film for the international conservation charity Durell.

Click 3X Creates Variations on a Hail

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To usher in the new app from the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, Click 3X teams up with Cooke&Co CD/Copywriter Marty Cooke to create the spot “Variations on a Hail.”

Disney Channel Updates Fish Hooks Mobile App

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Disney updates their iOS app “Fish Hooks” with new characters, game mechanics, and play levels.

Aniplex Launches New Online Channel

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Internet and Interactive, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Anime, Internet and Interactive, Television
Aniplex of America launches a new online channel powered by HULU.

Brain Zoo Wins Platinum Remi Award

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Brain Zoo Studios wins the Platinum Remi Award at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival for its CG short film “Pepe & Lucas.”

Qube! Rewires Render Pipeline at Scandinavia’s Biggest Animation Studio

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PipelineFX’s Qube! helps to rewire Qvisten Animation’s render pipeline for increased efficiency while working on film and commercial projects.

AlphaDogs Provides Post Services for Bronies Doc

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Alpha provides post services for the feature length documentary, “Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans Of My Little Pony,” which follows the cultural phenomenon of “Bronies” around the world.

KO Announces Support for 2D Painting Application Krita

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Technology developer KO GmbH announces support services for professional paint application Krita.

ITFS Announces Animated Com Winners

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The Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film announces winners for the 2013 Animated Com Awards.

LOOK Effects Hires Wendy Lanning

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LOOK Effects hires visual effects industry veteran Wendy Lanning as executive visual effects producer.

Guillermo del Toro to Develop Monster Series with HBO

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Guillermo del Toro temas with HBO on the development of a new series, “Monster,” based on the manga comic by Naoki Urasawa.

Mirada Studios Delves into Cornelia Funke’s MirrorWorld

Mirada Studios gives bestselling author Cornelia Funke’s dark, lush worlds a new dimension with an interactive app.

Thom Burkhart Joins Steele Studios

Rhythm & Hues alumni Thom Burkhart is named Senior Producer at Steele Studios.

WB’s Teen Titans Go! Sees First Place Debut

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The debut of Warner Bros. Animation’s new animated comedy-action series “Teen Titans Go!” packs a ratings punch, ranking as the number one kids program of the day on basic cable among boys 2-11, 6-11, 9-14 and male teens.

Marvel Releases New Thor Teaser

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The new teaser trailer for Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” is released onto the web.

Aardman, StudioCanal Team on Shaun the Sheep Feature

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StudioCanal and Aardman Animations team up for a “Shaun the Sheep” stop-motion feature.

Red Giant Releases Spy vs. Guy

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From the folks who brought you “Plot Device” comes Red Giant's latest short film showcasing the company’s latest software.

New Monsters University Trailer Debuts

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With the full cast finally revealed for Pixar prequel “Monsters University,” Disney releases a new trailer onto the web packed with new footage.

Zoic BC Creates VFX for Midnight’s Children

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Zoic Studios VFX Supervisor Ralph Maiers and VFX Producer Lauren Weidel lead a team of artists into the dizzying world of Delhi’s slums during the end of British Colonial rule for Indian-born, Toronto-based director Deepa Mehta’s motion picture “Midnight’s Children.”

SIGGRAPH Previews 2013 Technical Papers

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Technical papers are previewed for the SIGGRAPH 2013 Technical Papers program, the premier international forum for disseminating new scholarly work in computer graphics and interactive techniques.