GLAS Announces 2020 Poster and 2019 Grant Recipients
5th annual animation festival, coming March 19-22, 2020, is still accepting entries; submission deadline is November 1.
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Show Off Your Animation Skills: Enter the 8th Annual iAniMagic Competition
Use free Animation Desk app to create 15-30 second animation on any animal you choose; winners will receive cash prizes and promotion of their work.
Zemeckis to Direct a ‘Real’ Real Boy
‘Forest Gump’ director Robert Zemeckis in talks to helm a live-action version of Disney’s ‘Pinocchio.’
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Kaluuya to Unleash Purple Masked Menace
Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% will team with Mattel Films and Valparaiso Pictures to produce a live-action feature based on the children’s series ‘Barney & Friends.’
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Famed Studio Ghibli Library Coming to HBO Max
Deal means masterpieces like Oscar-winning ‘Spirited Away,’ ‘Princess Mononoke’ and ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ will stream for very first time.
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WATCH: Pixomondo Tackles Trailer for Ubisoft’s ‘Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint’
VFX supervisor Nhat Phong Tran and team help actor Jon Bernthal blast his way through enemy territory in trailer for new action shooter video game.
Lucasfilm Teams with Iconic Brands to Promote ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
Campaigns with Porsche, Bose, United Airlines, General Electric, McDonald’s, Samsung Mobile, General Mills, and Dannon will add to anticipation of the final chapter, coming December 20.
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Jellyfish Pictures and Bomanbridge Media Ink Deal for ‘Ivy & The Inklings’
New CG animated preschool series heads to the international market via MIPCOM 2019.
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Zoe Kravitz Set to Sharpen Claws as New Catwoman
'Pretty Little Lies' co-star just cast as Selina Kyle, alongside Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne, in Warner Bros.’ ‘The Batman,’ coming to theaters June 25, 2021.
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‘Kids’ Takes Best in Show Honors at SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival
Michael Frei and Mario von Rickenbach’s powerful short about the random actions of a faceless group wins top prize at annual showcase for excellence in CG animation.
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Doogie Howser, M.D. Now on Call for ‘Matrix 4’
Neil Patrick Harris is the second newcomer confirmed to appear in the fourth ‘Matrix’ installment, with Lana Wachowski at the helm, starting production in 2020.
The Future is Now; Ridley Scott Might be Disappointed
Influential 1982 sci-fi classic ‘Blade Runner’ depicts the futuristic fashion of November 2019, and we have failed its vision.
IoM and Keith Chapman Ink Deal for New Preschool Series, ‘Farmer Mars’
Creator of ‘Paw Patrol’ and ‘Bob the Builder’ to co-develop animated property with Halifax-based studio.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and ‘Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten’ Coming to Youku
Genius Brands and Alibaba Join Forces to bring one of Stan Lee’s final projects to China.
WEBTOON and Crunchyroll Team Up to Co-Develop New Animated Content
Partnership will include series development, distribution, licensing and retail.
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Annecy 2020 Now Open for Film and Project Submissions
Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary June 15-20, 2020; films and animation projects across multiple categories can now be entered for selection.
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WATCH: Iron Man Sheds Suit for New Accent in ‘Dolittle’
Robert Downey Jr.’s Dr. Dolittle and his band of animal companions travel to a fantastical island on a quest to cure a young queen in the new epic adventure coming January 17, 2020.
Martin Promises More Dragons in ‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff
Unnamed Game of Thrones prequel in development at HBO to feature the fiery reign of the Targaryen’s and their faithful dragon companions.
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Bob Weinstein Back in Business with Animated Feature, ‘Endangered’
Brother of disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein launches new film company; first movie is family adventure co-produced with Téa Leoni.
Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ Now Available on Digital in HD, 4K Ultra HD and Movies Anywhere
Directed by Jon Favreau, the global box office hit will also be available physically on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD October 22
Complete VIEW 2019 Program Released
Last minute confirmations pack an already expanded roster featuring top industry speakers; directors Jill Culton, Brad Bird, Dean DeBlois, Conrad Vernon, Sergio Pablos, Peter Ramsey and Eric Darnell lead an all-star lineup.
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‘Funan’ and ‘I Lost My Body’ Lead Film Selections at PSIAF 2019
Animated features by award-winning directors Denis Do and Jérémy Clapin among films selected in 37 categories for Palm Springs International Animation Festival, coming December 14-15 to Palm Springs, California.
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Edward Irastorza Joins MARZ as Executive Producer
The newest addition to VFX house Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies brings decades of film and TV experience on shows like ‘Hellboy’ and ‘Grimm.’
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Wallace & Gromit Celebrate 30th Anniversary with Re-Release of ‘The Complete Collection’
Coming October 21 on DVD and Blu-ray, the short film collection allows fans to relive the timeless and quintessentially British humor of Wallace and his four-legged companion.
SEE IT HERE: Ishan Shukla’s Dystopian Short, ‘Schirkoa’ Now Online
Award-winning fourteen-minute CG-animated film, now being developed as a feature film, was created in Autodesk Maya and Adobe CC and rendered in GPU renderer Redshift.
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