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Box Office: ‘The Nut Job 2’ Cracks Open Third Place Debut

Animated sequel following the 2014 independent animated hit produced by ToonBox Entertainment and Redrover earns worst debut ever for a film opening in more than 4,000 locations.

Jellyfish Pictures Headline News

Jellyfish Pictures Ramps up Development Team with Appointment of Charlotte Loynes

Loynes brings 20 years of insight to the Jellyfish development team from her previous posts at Seed Animation, Amp London, MPC, UNIT 9 and Aardman.

Tribeca Headline News

17th Annual Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2018 Dates and Call for Submissions

Tribeca selects Withoutabox to be the exclusive third-party film submission service for the 2018 Festival as part of a new, multi-year agreement.

Virtual Reality Headline News

VR Bound Announces AMD, Foundry and HP as VR Awards Partners

With an awards ceremony and dinner, the partnership will see AMD, Foundry and HP collaborate in celebrating outstanding achievement in the virtual reality industry on the new date of 9th October 2017.

Events Headline News

‘Extraordinary: Stan Lee’ Tribute to be Broadcast Live

The event will be broadcast in 180 theaters in the U.S. and Canada and feature live appearances by David Hasselhoff, Morgan Spurlock, Michael Rooker, Pom Klementieff, Tom Bergeron, Todd McFarlane, and Lou Ferrigno to pay homage to the legendary creator on August 22nd at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.

Vhi Healthcare Headline News

Piranha Bar Mould Memories in Hybrid Animation

‘Katherine,’ a moving new campaign by Vhi Healthcare, Publicis Dublin, and Piranha Bar sheds a reassuring light on people’s experience of medical treatment, bringing their subscribers’ testimonials to life.

Epic Games Headline News

Couldn’t Make It to SIGGRAPH? Watch the Epic Games User Group Presentation Online

Epic Games showcases advancements in virtual, augmented and mixed reality as well as the impact of the Cloud, AI and machine learning on production pipelines, at is first-ever User Group meetup at SIGGRAPH 2017.

AMPAS Headline News

2017 Student Academy Awards Finalists Unveiled

CalArts, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Filmakademie, Kingston University, Ringling, SVU and USC represented in U.S and international animation categories.

ToonBox Entertainment Headline News

CLIPS: ‘The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature’ Now in Theaters!

Animated sequel with a voice cast led by Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl and Maya Rudolph follows the 2014 independent animated hit produced by ToonBox Entertainment and Redrover.

FUNimation Headline News

Sony to Acquire Majority Stake in Funimation

Funimation CEO Gen Fukunaga to retain minority stake in the business valued at approximately $150 million, with a catalog that includes popular titles such as ‘Dragon Ball Z,’ ‘Cowboy Bebop,’ ‘One Piece,’ ‘My Hero Academia’ and ‘Attack on Titan.’

Warner Bros. Pictures Headline News

'Wonder Women' Leaps onto Blu-ray with Bonus Deleted Scene

On August 29, 'Wonder Woman' will be available to own for streaming and download to watch anywhere in high definition and standard definition on favorite devices from select digital retailers, and on September 19, 'Wonder Woman' will be made available digitally on Video On Demand services from cable and satellite providers and on select gaming consoles.

Cartoon Network Headline News

Cartoon Network, YesGnome Games Unveil New ‘Adventure Time’ Mobile Challenge

‘Champions & Challengers’ real-time tactical strategy game based on CN’s hit animated series will be available worldwide on Apple, Android and Amazon Fire mobile devices.

Dreamworks Animation Headline News

Clips: DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home Adventures with Tip & Oh’ Returns August 11

Celebrity icon Cher guest stars in Season 3 of the series as Chercophonie, a rock diva character who is as famous for her off-key tunes as she is for her outrageous fashion sense.

Annie Awards Headline News

Call For Entries: 45th Annie Awards Opens Submissions August 14

The 45th Annie Awards will be presented in nine Production categories and 22 Achievement categories at a ceremony held on February 3, 2018 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

GKIDS Headline News

Trailer: GKIDS to Release Animated French Feature ‘The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales’

From the Oscar-nominated creators of ‘Ernest And Celestine,’ 2D-animated feature co-directed by Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert is based on Renner’s graphic novel ‘The Big Bad Fox.’

AMPAS Headline News

Cinematographer John Bailey Elected Academy President

ASC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient’s cinematography credits include ‘Ordinary People,’ ‘American Gigolo,’ ‘The Big Chill,’ ‘Groundhog Day,’ ‘As Good as It Gets,’ ‘The Anniversary Party,’ ‘The Way Way Back’ and ‘A Walk in the Woods.’

Visual Effects Society Headline News

Jon Favreau to Receive VES Lifetime Achievement Award

The Visual Effects Society to honor writer-producer-director Favreau for his boundary-breaking use of visual effects to create a seamless and invisible background for remarkable stories and vibrant characters to play across film and television.

Brickyard VFX Headline News

Brickyard VFX Welcomes Benji Davidson

Former MPC VFX supervisor’s notable projects include ‘​Seize Glory’ for Activision’s ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops III,’ Madden: The Movie’ for ’Madden NFL 16 from EA Sports, Samsung’s Do What You Can’t,’ and Super Bowl spots for Coca Cola and Acura.

Television Headline News

FOX Teases ‘King of the Hill’ Revival at TCA Summer Press Tour

Fox Television Group chairman and CEO Dana Walden reports on ‘a very preliminary conversation’ with series creators Greg Daniels and Mike Judge at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour.

Allegorithmic Headline News

Allegorithmic Unveils Substance Painter 2017.2 and More at Substance Days Hollywood 2017

Allegorithmic unveils Live Link from Substance Painter to Unity, Substance Automation Toolkit, Substance Source in Unity, Substance Source in Unreal Engine 4, and more at the second annual  Substance Days Hollywood held July 27-29 at Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games & Animation.

lawsuits Headline News

Disney, Viacom Targets of Potential Class-Action Privacy Lawsuits

Disney and Viacom-owned Nickelodeon allegedly in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act with the use of illegal tracking methods in mobile games such as ‘Disney Princess Palace Pets’ and ‘Llama Spit Spit.’

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