As the Platinum Sponsor of SIGGRAPH 2012, Christie is proud to host the SIGGRAPH HFR Panel, “High Frame Rate Cinema, Impacts on Art and Technology,” to be held Wednesday, August, 8.
Relativity Media has closed a deal with Breck Eisner to direct its upcoming live-action film based on Hasbro character Stretch Armstrong.
Steven Spielberg has his eye on “Thor” star Chris Hemsworth for the upcoming sci-fi blockbuster, “Robopocalypse."
Keynote speakers for the European Conference on Visual Media Production, to be held in London December 5-6, 2012, are announced.
Fox Animation Studios President Vanessa Morrison has renewed her deal with Fox Filmed Entertainment.
The award-winning post production houses of Company 3, Beast and Method Studios have, for the first time ever, co-located within one facility in Chicago’s historic Tribune Tower.
Character and creature effects company MASTERSFX announced the addition of Jennifer Saeta as its new Vice President of Operations.
Beginning this year, the AniMazSpot festival will be held on a bi-annual basis; Festival Director Tee Bosustow will step down to return to the completion of UPA documentary, "The Boing Heard Round the World."
The one and only June Foray, voice of some of the most memorable characters in cartoons, will address the Women in Animation LA Voice-Over class on August 5th.
Andrew Stanton signs on to direct a sequel to Pixar’s “Finding Nemo.”
Award-winning post house Company 3 announced the opening of a new division that provides promotions, trailers, titles, animation and effects design work for television networks.
Method Studios has significantly expanded its New York presence in order to meet growing demand in the region for high-end visual effects work for feature films and commercials.
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.
