Disney Channels Worldwide presents plan to build on its strength at annual meeting with advertisers; Disney XD booms, expands its popular Marvel Universe Block; Disney Channel grows with original movies, live action and animated series, and exciting new cartoon shorts starring Mickey Mouse.
Rovio Entertainment brings its weekly “Angry Birds Toons” animated series to fans around the world.
Post production house/world sales company ARRI and VFX/animation studio TRIXTER announce the formation of an animation production alliance, with both companies now offering their combined services to producers of animation as co-producers and world sales partner.
Brown Bag Films announces digital plans and adds Internet entrepreneur Dylan Collins to its board of directors.
Sony unites the studio’s Sound Department and Colorworks, the studio’s digital intermediate facility, under the umbrella of Digital Productions.
Iloura uses VFX to help recreate a war-torn Japan during World War II for Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment’s “Emperor.”
Europe’s top animated feature co-production forum, Cartoon Movie, kicks off its three-day run on Wednesday, March 13, in Lyon, France, with “Miffy: the Movie,” “Loulou’s Secret” and “Aya of Yop City.”
The New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival lineup includes six animated French films, including ZARAFA, the North American premieres of APPROVED FOR ADOPTION and KIRIKOU AND THE MEN AND THE WOMEN, the U.S. premiere of ERNEST & CELESTINE, the East Coast premiere of THE DAY OF THE CROWS, and the world premiere of the English-language version of THE PAINTING.
The Discovery Science Center, Broadcom Foundation and Marvel Studios team up to sponsor a nationwide Marvel’s Iron Man 3: Inventor and Innovator Fair in conjunction with the May 3rd release of Marvel's "Iron Man 3."
Boston FIG announces that registration for their digital game showcase submissions is open.
eOne announces expansion of “Peppa Pig” into Russia with a major licensing program slated for 2013.
Animated feature “Adventures in Zambezia” flies high at the box office as it becomes the highest grossing South African film of the last 30 years.
Special programs that include 149 movies are featured at Anifest coming next month in Teplice, Czech Republic.
Athena Studios founder Jon V. Peters is named to the Board of Directors for the Visual Effects Society’s Northern California Chapter.
The Cartoon Art Museum exhibit, “I See What You Say: Visual Stories and Narrative Art,” opens March 16.
VIMN announces Russia’s TNT as a new broadcaster for the CG-animated “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
Child-friendly Silkworm and faithful pet Woofy are set to charm kids with new series to be distributed by Neptuno Films.
Edward's final post on his travels and search for artistic and spiritual enlightenment in Israel.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a new digital restoration of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” in celebration of the film’s 25th anniversary on Thursday, April 4, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
9 Story Entertainment announces the sale of “Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood” to France Télévisions.
The Cartoon Art Museum announces Jason Felix as their March Cartoonist-in-Residence.
The Toonseum and Point Park University present a weekend with indie animator Bill Plympton.
Chello Zone announces the launch of its seventh feed of children’s favourite, JimJam, to cover the Benelux region.
The Cartoon Art Museum’s exhibition Chuck Jones: Drawing on Imagination opens on Saturday, March 23, 2013.
The deadline for Early Bird accreditation for The Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film is Friday, March 1, 2013.
