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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Lighthouse International, the premier non-profit dedicated to fighting vision loss, have concluded a new agreement that will provide an East Coast office for the Academy and a state-of-the-art theater for its extensive slate of film programs and screenings. The ten-year agreement will enable Lighthouse International to significantly upgrade and improve its theater and lobby area for screenings, exhibits, receptions and other events.

Playboy announced today that “Basement Gary,” an original animation co-created by New York animator Sean Donnelly and actor Alessandro Minoli, was named winner of its 2009 Animation Contest.

Charter Communications has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. Paul Allen, chairman of the company, will continue to hold the largest voting interest in the company after it reduced debt by approximately 40 percent or $8 billion and cut annual interest rates by more than $830 million.

As EA continues to take a hatchet to its staff counts and cuts costs at every turn, the company has set its sights on California-based developer Pandemic, USA TODAY reports.

After waiting, less than patiently, as Scandinavia, Australia and Southeast Asia reveled in the scam-fuelled, ruinous mayhem that is “Ed, Edd ‘n Eddy’s Big Picture Show”, American fans have finally been rewarded.

From November 6 to November 8, 2009, China’s Sichuan TV Festival is honouring the National Film Board of Canada on its 70th anniversary with an array of activities for the public, industry and students alike.

AniMazing Spotlight International Animation Festival is pleased to invite you to join us for our inaugural celebration, a "Weekend of Animated Shorts".

Comedy Central has picked up repeats of ABC's cancelled toon THE GOODE FAMILY, VARIETY reports.