David Levy , long-serving supervisor of ad sales, affiliate relations and sports programming at the Time Warner-owned cable network Turner, is promoted to president with oversight of TBS, TNT, Turner Classic Movies, truTV, Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim.
New York animation boutique Ace & Son Moving Picture Co. collaborates with Canvasback Music/Atlantic recording artists Grouplove to create an expansive promotional campaign.
Paramount Animation courts Oscar winner and Blue Sky co-founder Chris Wedge to direct a new combination live-action/computer animation feature titled Monster Trucks.
DreamWorks Animation names Paul Kurzawa to the newly created position of Head of Retail Development & Entertainment, where he will be tasked with expanding the brand into the retail environment.
Executive Producer Blythe Dalton Klippsten joins design-centric bi-coastal production company Stardust, where she will oversee the day-to-day management of the company’s Los Angeles projects.
Bisous les Copains is a series of beautifully simple and subtly humorous animated GIFs by Nantes, France-based graphic artist and illustrator Guillaume Kurkdjian.
Sony Pictures Entertainment announces TriStar Productions, a joint venture with Tom Rothman which will launch September 1.
Production studio Roger welcomes Associate Creative Director Ariel Costa.
Kristen Wiig, Zack Galifianakis, Conan O’Brien, Ashton Kutcher, Zooey Deschanel, Bryan Cranston, Mariah Carey, Megan Mullally, Aziz Ansari, Elisabeth Moss, Stan Lee, Anderson Cooper, Daniel Radcliffe, Liam Neeson and Jeff Daniels among guest voices featured.
James Cameron hires writers to collaborate with him on the films.
Winners are announced for the 10th annual Animation Block Party, with Dutch animator Kris Genijn taking home the Best in Show prize for his short film, History of Pets.
Nancy Phelps reports on the first Annecy International Animation Festival under the leadership of new creative director Marcel Jean.
Rdio launches New Music Weekly, a campaign to bring together independent art and music, which kicks off with videos by Blacklist artists Holbrooks and Tendril.
Marvel Knights Animation’s Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk debuts on DVD September 10.
Production begins in Montreal, Canada on Syfy’s newest original scripted series, Helix.
Framestore announces the appointment of Russell Dodgson Head of Nuke, Worldwide.
The legendary indie animator talks about his brand new film and the Kickstarter campaign that saved the production.
DreamWorks Animation taps former top Nickelodeon exec Marjorie Cohn to spearhead studio's television efforts; industry vet Mark Taylor and DWA exec Peter Gal round out new TV leadership team.
Pixar and Disney creative head John Lasseter is elected to the post of First Vice President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The main title sequence for animator Craig McCracken’s highly-anticipated new intergalactic animated series, Wander Over Yonder, is now online.
Creative studio XYZ joins forces with Melbourne production company Suitcase Murphy to create the new ABC1 television series, Australian Encounters, directed by Duncan Imberger and Josh Moore with hand-drawn illustrations by renowned illustrator and satirical cartoonist Chris Grosz.
Award-winning motion graphics artist Kevin O’Rourke joins hybrid digital media company Utopic’s talent roster.
Level 256 complete work on the new sci-fi short, The Final Moments of Karl Brant, directed by M.F. Wilson and starring Paul Rubens.
Pixeldust Studios welcomes Julie Fischer as its new Senior Visual Effects Producer.
A movie version of the popular Dick Figures YouTube series, produced by Ed Skudder and Pixar veteran Zack Keller, is set for online release on September 17.
