Geographical Region: North America
Game Pill to Develop 'Almost Naked Animals' Supergame
Game developer Game Pill is creating a new side-scrolling adventure Supergame based on the international hit children’s animated comedy series “Almost Naked Animals,” produced and distributed by 9 Story Entertainment.
'Driver Dan' Headed for UK & US Licensing Deals
Two leading names in the licensing industry, Rocket Licensing in the UK and Licensing Street in the US, have been appointed to take the popular pre-school entertainment brand “Driver Dan’s Story Train” into a wide range of categories across the two territories.
Sesame Workshop Promotes Erica Branch-Ridley
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind “Sesame Street,” has promoted Erica Branch-Ridley to Vice President, Executive in Charge of Production for Sesame Learning.
Legend3D Launches Stereo Works
Legend3D introduced Stereo Works, a new business division dedicated to collaborating with entertainment studios to create seamless stereo images for feature films.
Writer Jon Spaihts Talks 'Prometheus'
In an interview with Daily Variety, screenwriter John Spaihts, who shares a writing credit on “Prometheus” with “Lost” creator Damon Lindelof, said the idea for the “Alien” prequel was hatched from a general meeting he took at Scott Free, director Ridley Scott's production banner, back in 2009.
Red Giant Launches Magic Bullet Arsenal for iPad
Red Giant today released Magic Bullet Arsenal, an elegant new presentation app designed for Apple’s iPad that shows and shares creative work.
Hornet Signs Mikey Please
Production company Hornet announced that it has signed 2011 BAFTA Award-winning director Mikey Please to its talent roster.
iartists Launches with International Roster
With a mission to connect high-end talent with awesome brands, iartists has launched in Los Angeles to represent directors, designers, animators, visual effects pros, storytellers and digital experts, working across platforms, devices and spaces.
Box Office Report: 'Avengers' Smashes 'Dark Shadows'
"Avengers" crosses the $1 billion mark worldwide in only 19 days and is the first film in history to hit $100 million in its second weekend at the domestic box office; "Dark Shadows" opens to a soft $28.8 million.
Fabien Coupez Joins MassMarket
ACME Animates 'Hunger ‘Tude' for Ritz Crackerfuls
ACME Filmworks directors David Wachtenheim and Robert Marianetti recently completed work on a campaign for Kraft’s Ritz Crackerfuls created by agency Euro RSCG Worldwide in New York.
HIT Appoints Shari Donnenfeld Head of Global Brands
HIT Entertainment announced that Shari Donnenfeld has been appointed to the newly created position of Head of HIT Global Brands.
Adobe Ships Creative Cloud
Adobe announced the immediate availability of Adobe Creative Cloud, a radical new way of providing tools and services for creatives.
Hornet Creates 'Better Energy' for Moones
Hornet director Peter Sluszka utilizes a medley of visual techniques in his music video for the song Better Energy by up-and-coming U.K. based band, Moones.
The Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' Arrives on DVD June 5
The Beatles’ classic 1968 animated feature film, Yellow Submarine, has been digitally restored for DVD and Blu-ray release on June 5th in North America.
Click 3X Delivers CG 'Drone' for EL-P
Click 3X delivered visual effects for the Timothy Saccenti-directed teaser, "Drone," for Brooklyn hip-hop artist EL-P.
Cut&Paste Announces LA Event
On Saturday, May 19th in Los Angeles, Cut&Paste will hold a special edition of its popular live design battles.
Leslie Sorrentino & Team Join Big Block
Executive producer Leslie Sorrentino, formerly of Animal West and The Syndicate, has joined digital production and design studio Big Block. He brings with him his production team, Flame artist Gizmo Rivera and producer Cindy Chapman.
Prime Focus Appoints Entekhabi CFO
Prime Focus World named Zenith Equity Partners founder Massoud Entekhabi as Global Chief Financial Officer in an announcement made by Founder and CEO, Namit Malhotra.
Henson to Produce 'Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio'
Guillermo Del Toro will co-direct "Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio" with Mark Gustafson. The Jim Henson Company production will be a 3D stop-motion animated version of PINOCCHIO based on the edition of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale illustrated by Gris Grimly.
Hasbro Earns Eight Daytime Emmy Nominations
Hasbro Studios has collected eight Daytime Emmy Award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for “Transformers Prime,” “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic” and “Family Game Night.”
Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced
Six animated series were nominated for Daytime Emmy awards this year, including PBS’s “Curious George,” “Peep & The Big Wide World” and “Sid the Science Kid,” and Nickelodeon’s “Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness,” “Penguins of Madagascar” and “SpongeBob SquarePants.”
'Maya the Bee' Buzzes into North America
Thunderbird Films has been selected by Studio 100 to distribute its new, 3D animated adventure series "Maya the Bee" into Canada.
Laika Appoints Mary Sandell Head of Production
Laika has named “Coraline” producer Mary Sandell head of production at the Portland, OR-based stop-motion animation studio.