Evergreen Media Group has entered into a deal with Telefeatures to acquire the rights to the popular 1960s Cartoon series “Courageous Cat” from “Batman” creator Bob Kane.
Stop-motion animation studio Laika showed off its latest film, “ParaNorman,” to a packed hall at San Diego Comic Con on Friday.
Edith Ann, the precocious 6-year-old character introduced by Lily Tomlin in 1969 on "Laugh-In" and developed by Tomlin and Jane Wagner, now has a game, “City Adventures with Edith Ann.”
Animation legend Chuck Jones’ remarkable work is the focus of Warner Home Video’s (WHV) latest Looney Tunes title with the DVD & Blu-ray release of “Looney Tunes The Chuck Jones Collection Mouse Chronicles”, available in stores August 28, 2012.
David Helfand utilizes Boris Continuum Complete for work on Showtime’s “Weeds."
BigStar is pleased to welcome Nancy Kagan as Director of Client Strategy.
Nice Shoes recently shot and animated a film for The Partnership at Drugfree.org to help convey the organization's message of the benefits of athletic mentorship and positivity.
Mind Candy, the entertainment company behind global kids phenomenon Moshi Monsters, announced the appointment of former Playfish exec Ken Ward to its newly formed role of Director of Talent.
The Museum of Modern Art presents “Quay Brothers: On Deciphering the Pharmacist’s Prescription for Lip-Reading Puppets,” the first major retrospective encompassing the full range of work by the Quay Brothers, August 12, 2012–January 7, 2013.
Bron Animation has made several appointments under newly named Creative Directors Gil Rimmer and Ben Burden Smith.
Nickelodeon honors the late Ernest Borgnine with a two-hour “SpongeBob SquarePants” marathon featuring the actor as Mermaid Man.
Sony Pictures Animation announces the signing of Genndy Tartakovsky to an overall agreement that extends beyond his current directorial film debut of “Hotel Transylvania” to include development and direction of his own projects, as well as an all-new take on “Popeye.”
LipSync, one of the UK’s fastest growing visual effects facilities, has appointed Ben Shepherd as its new Head of 3D/Visual Effects Supervisor.
International visual effects company Pixomondo has added two top-notch VFX industry professionals to their London office, Executive Producer Roma O’Connor and VFX Supervisor Joern Grosshans.
Acclaimed animation director Genndy Tartakovsky and producer Michelle Murdocca will unveil never-before-seen footage from “Hotel Transylvania” during a panel at Comic-Con in San Diego, CA.
I’m in the UK having recently returned from attending the Cannes Film Festival, followed shortly thereafter by the Annecy International Animation Festival. These two events, both in France, separated by just a few days, are the premiere festivals in the international calendar for live action and animation respectively.
Yahoo! Movies will be in full force at Comic Con this year as it brings to life MOVIELAND, a visually rich, interactive game on Yahoo! created in partnership with several major film studios.
Absolute announced that award-winning colourist Matt Turner has joined the VFX studio’s London office as Colourist and head of the newly-established grading department.
Looking to raise the level of their creative talent to match the complexity and challenges of today’s advertising, Edit1 has added visionary animation director Todd Winter as Creative Director.
Intake Studios, is pleased to announce that it has hired Patti Broyles Harper as Producer/Project Manager and Emily O’Brien as Marketing Director.
Miles Bullough, the long-serving head of broadcast for Wallace & Gromit producer Aardman Animations, has left the company after nine years to begin a freelance career.
In a four-day master class, Oscar winning animation director Suzie Templeton gives insight in her creative process and working methods.
Cinesite announced that Firtina Ozbalikci, a second year computer science student from the University of Bath, is the winner of its 2012 Inspire Internship program.
Cut+Run editor Frank Effron’s most recent collaboration with visionary director Carl Erik Rinsch is a VFX-intensive Nissan campaign.
Director and writer Edgar Wright just wrapped production on a test reel for Disney and Marvel Studio’s “Ant-Man.”
