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Illumination Entertainment Headline News

CLIP: Illumination’s ‘Secret Life of Pets’ Now Available on Blu-ray

Exclusive clip featuring supporting voice cast members Lake Bell (Chloe) and Bobby Moynihan (Mel) is part of nearly an hour of bonus content included in the home entertainment release of Illumination Entertainment’s animated hit. 

Themes Parks Headline News

IMG Worlds Announces Newest Theme Park, ‘IMG Worlds of Legends’

In one of the biggest global licensing deals of its kind, IMG Worlds of Legends will include characters from global brands from Nickelodeon, Ubisoft, Saban Brands, Mattel, Toei Animation, Cartoon Network, and more.

Animationinstitut Headline News

Filmakademie’s DREAMSPACE Project Comes to Successful Close

EU-funded tablet-based on-set editing application for collaborative virtual filmmaking on display at SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 has been used on several Filmakademie productions.

Commercials Headline News

Brand New School, Carrot Creative Construct Futuristic Saga for OnePlus

Brand New School and Carrot Creative reimagine the newly launched OnePlus 3T as a sci-fi inspired human body, complete with digital organs, blood, brain and eyes.

Nexus Headline News

Nexus Directors Smith & Foulkes Launch Interactive Storybook

‘Radio Jones and His Robot Dad’ storybook app was created by Oscar-nominated duo Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes alongside Nexus executive creative director Chris O’Reilly.

GKIDS Headline News

Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Princess Mononoke’ Returns to Theaters for Two Days Only

Celebrating director Hayao Miyazaki’s birthday, GKIDS and Fathom Events to present the Japanese animated feature and exclusive music video in theaters nationwide on January 5th and January 9th.

Giveaways Headline News

AWN Giveaway: Win A Free Copy of ‘The Legend of Korra: The Complete Series’ on Blu-ray!

Win the eight-disc Limited Edition Blu-ray collection containing all four books of the fan-favorite series from Nickelodeon along with a plush Naga the polar bear dog!

box office Headline News

Box Office Report: ‘Your Name’ Reigns in China, U.S. Audiences Flock to ‘Moana’

Makoto Shinkai’s anime feature debuts to $41 million in China, and passes Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ to become the second-largest-grossing Japanese film of all time; Disney’s CG-animated ‘Moana’ rules North American box office for second weekend in a row.

Dreamworks Animation Headline News

DreamWorks Animation Faces 170 Additional Layoffs

Cuts come as DWA continues to be integrated into NBCUniversal following its acquisition by Comcast, and just two months after the studio eliminated 200 positions at its Glendale campus and in its distribution and consumer products operations.

Legendary Pictures Headline News

Rob Letterman Helming Legendary’s ‘Detective Pikachu’ Pokémon Movie

Hybrid CG-animation/live-action film following a new character and storyline in the Pokémon universe is being scripted by ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ writer Nicole Perlman and ‘Gravity Falls’ creator Alex Hirsch.

Disney Television Animation Headline News

‘Mickey and the Roadster Racers’ to Debut in 2017

Mickey Mouse and his pals to star in new Disney Television Animation preschool series from the creative talent behind ‘Jake and the Never Land Pirates’ and ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.’

Method Studios Headline News

Method Delivers VFX Magic for WB’s ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’

Deluxe Entertainment-owned VFX house contributes to the film’s opening and closing sequences in addition to environmental and creature work, as well as reimagining the look of the ‘apparate’ and ‘disapparate’ effects from the Harry Potter films through which a wizard magically teleports into or out of a scene.

Captain America: Civil War Headline News

Academy Unveils 20 Contenders in VFX Oscar Race

The Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee to select the 10 films that will advance to nominations voting; nominations for the 89th Oscars will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2017.

Virtual Reality Headline News

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2017 New Frontier Showcase

2017 edition of New Frontier showcase to include 20 VR experiences and 11 installations across three Park City venues.

Amazon Studios Headline News

Amazon Studios Orders Two New Original Kids Series

Amazon orders ‘Bug Diaries,’ based on the children’s books by Doreen Cronin, and ‘Sid & Marty Krofft’s Sigmund and the Sea Monsters,’ based on the classic 1970s television series.

Genius Brands International Headline News

Kid Genius Cartoon Channel Expands Reach in the U.S.

Genius Brands International partners with Future Today to deliver Kid Genius Cartoon Channel to 20 million additional homes, bringing the video on demand channel’s total reach to 42 million U.S. households.

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