Ignacio Ferreras Talks 'Wrinkles'
The director of the Spanish Oscar contender gets serious with animation.
Category: 2D
Tomás Lunák Talks 'Alois Nebel'
The director of the Czech Oscar contender discusses roto for adapting a graphic novel.
Image Metrics Launches Spin-Off Company Faceware Technologies
Image Metrics, Inc., a provider of digital facial animation technology and services for the entertainment industry, announced the sale of its industry leading FACEWARE™ product line to a newly formed spin-off company - Faceware Technologies Inc.
In Business, CG, Visual Effects, Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects, 2D, 3D | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
P.J. Hogan to Direct Comic Book Adaptation Bone
Warner Bros. has hired P.J. Hogan to direct Bone, a movie based on the comics by Jeff Smith. Patrick Sean Smith, who is best known for creating the ABC Family series Greek, has been hired to write the script.
In CG, Films, People, Visual Effects, CG, Films, People, Visual Effects, 2D | Headline News | Geographic Region: All
The Twisted Genius Behind Sterling Archer
Creator Adam Reed’s spy-spoof deftly brings together espionage, workplace drama, dirty sex and automatic weapons. And turtlenecks.
ANIMA MUNDI 2012 Call for Entries
The deadline for entries for the 20th edition of the International Animation Festival of Brazil, ANIMA MUNDI 2012, is March 22.
In Call for Entries, Event, Films, Places, Short Films, Call for Entries, Event, Films, Places, Short Films, 2D | Headline News | Geographic Region: South America
Cut&Paste Adds Helsinki to 2011-2012 Tour
Cut&Paste, the international digital design tournament pitting the best 2D, 3D and motion/animation pros across 12 global cities, announced the addition of Helsinki – the 2012 World Design Capital – to its 2011-12 tour.
In Broadcast Design, Event, Motion Graphics, Places, Technology, Broadcast Design, Event, Motion Graphics, Places, Technology, Visual Effects, 2D, 3D | Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe
TAAFI Call for Submissions
The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) has opened up its submission process for animated films for their inaugural event to take place June 22 – 24th, 2012.
In Awards, Call for Entries, Cartoons, Commercials, Event, Films, Games, Motion Graphics, Short Films, Awards, Call for Entries, Cartoons, Commercials, Event, Films, Games, Motion Graphics, Short Films, 2D | Headline News | Geographic Region: All
TeleFutura Adds Family Guy to Primetime Lineup
TeleFutura is expanding its programming lineup with the additions of one of the most successful franchises in television – Family Guy – and bringing it for the first time to Spanish-language television in the U.S.
In Business, Cartoons, People, Television, Business, Cartoons, People, Television, 2D | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Fernando Trueba Talks 'Chico & Rita'
The acclaimed director of Belle Epoque tells us about his first foray into animation and this very adult Spanish Oscar contender.
Dr. Toon: The Animation Critic's Art - Post-Mortem
Dr. Toon speaks candidly in his post-mortem of the Fox animated series, Allen Gregory.
Review: Beauty and the Beast in 3D
It’s been close to 2 decades since I last saw the original Beauty and the Beast, sitting mesmerized right alongside my then 3 year old daughter Becky. Sitting mesmerized right alongside my now 23 year old daughter as we watched this beautiful new version of the film, I can safely say the ends justify the means and the tremendous amount of work to bring this film to 3D has produced a visually stunning experience.
Red Giant TV Episode #68: First Issue Credits - Comic Book Title Sequence
Seth Worley shows you how to create an awesome 2.5D comic book-style title/credit sequence.
Red Bull Canimation winner from UCA
University of Creative Arts graduate Chloe Rodham won the Open/Drawn category of the inaugural Red Bull Canimation contest.
Alain Gagnol Talks 'A Cat in Paris'
The co-director discusses the challenges of making his Oscar-contending indie.
Big Idea Entertainment to Release New DVD Title: VeggieTales: Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men
From Big Idea Entertainment press release:
FRANKLIN, TN -- Big Idea Entertainment announced they will release a brand-new DVD title, VeggieTales®: Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men,on March 3 and March 6, 2012 in Christian and general market stores respectively, just in time for the Easter holiday.
Cartoon Network Enterprises Expands Licensing Portfolio in APAC
Cartoon Network Enterprises has kicked off the new year with the expansion of its Asia Pacific licensing portfolio featuring the launch of popular comedy properties.
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Slap Happy Cartoons Announces Development Deal with YTV for Animated Series Nerds and Monsters
Vancouver-based animation studio Slap Happy Cartoons Inc. has signed a development deal with Corus Entertainment’s YTV for the animated series Nerds and Monsters.
Students Learn to Tell Compelling Visual Stories at Broadview Entertainment Arts University (BEAU)
BEAU to offer BFA in Comic and Sequential Art for students who want to create cartoons, comic books, storyboards, graphic novels and animated features.
Disney and Comcast Announce Long-Term, Comprehensive Distribution Agreement
Disney and Comcast Announce Long-Term, Comprehensive Distribution Agreement; Deal provides Xfinity TV customers broad access to top sports, news and entertainment content across multiple screens in and out of the home.
Funky Turns 40 at the ToonSeum, a Celebration of African American Animated Characters
The ToonSeum and the Museum of Uncut Funk present Funky Turns Forty, an exhibit celebrating the legacy of the first wave of positive Black animated characters of the 1970s.
Atlanta Braves Unhappy With Pixar’s Brave
At a casual glance, anybody taking on Disney in a court of law would seem either fabulously wealthy, fabulously nuts, or both. So, I find this news item of particular interest. As reported on the Yahoo Sports blog Big League Stew, Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves are slinging some arrows at Pixar, challenging them over the name of the upcoming animated feature, Brave.
My Animated Christmas Film Festival
Once again it is time for MY ANIMATED CHRISTMAS FILM FESTIVAL.
Rubber Plants and Reptiles
There are films that have blitzed my senses into giddy, drunken stupors of delirium and bewilderment, riotous exhalings of creativity, desperation, and experimentation. Too often, these voices expire as rapidly as they respired, brief greetings before vanishing into the crowded darkness. One of the first animation films to short circuit me was Hilary by then Royal College of Art graduate, Anthony Hodgson.
FMX 2012 Dates Set for May 8-11
We are excited to announce the date for FMX 2012, the 17th Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia: May 8-11, 2012.
