Disney Announces ‘Zootopia’ Panel, ‘Frozen’ Sing-A-Long and More for D23 EXPO 2015
Walt Disney Animation Studios celebrates its upcoming projects and its legacy through show-stopping presentations, engaging panels and immersive experiences at D23 EXPO 2015.
First Look: Sony Titles ‘Get Smurfy,’ Unveils Voice Cast
Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson and Mandy Patinkin to lend their voices to Sony Pictures Animation’s CG feature based on the work of Peyo Culliford; ‘Get Smurfy’ arrives in theaters on March 31, 2017.
‘We Can’t Live Without Cosmos’ Short Tops Animafest Zagreb 2015
Konstantin Bronzit’s ‘We Can’t Live Without Cosmos’ wins the Grand Prix award for best short film; ‘The Boy and the World’ by Alê Abreu wins Grand Prix award for best feature film.
Box Office Report: ‘Jurassic World’ Sets Record-Breaking Debut
Universal’s long-awaited dinosaur feature beats out the May 2012 launch of ‘The Avengers’ with a $208.8 million domestic debut, and becomes the first film to cross $500 million worldwide in a single weekend.
Auto-Asphyxiation: Claude Cloutier Debuts ‘Carface’ at Annecy
The NFB and animator Claude Cloutier lift the hood on his compelling new “Anti-CARS” animated short film.
‘Peg + Cat’ Expands Licensing Program in Germany
Multiple Emmy Award-winning preschool hit co-produced by The Fred Rogers Company and 9 Story Media Group appoints Germany’s Super RTL to represent merchandising across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival Issues Call for Entries
Short film competition in Japan accepting submissions employing any animation technique with a grand prize of 1 million yen.
MIFA 2015 Attracts Record Number of Accreditations
30th Anniversary edition of the annual European marketplace to feature keynote sessions from Illumination Entertainment’s Chris Melendandri and director Genndy Tartakovsky.
‘Roommate Wanted’ Short Brings Claymation Aesthetic to CG
Bjørn Blaabjerg Sørensen, graduate of The Animation Workshop in Denmark, explains how his team brought a unique claymation aesthetic to their CG animation.
th1ng Signs Sweden’s Happycamper for U.S. Representation
London-based production collective th1ng signs Stockholm directorial collective Happycamper for U.S. representation; globally respected motion designers and directors to bring rogue creative style Stateside.
‘Frozen FANdemonium’ Planned for Disney D23 Expo
‘Frozen’ fans join Academy Award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the largest ‘Frozen’ sing-along ever at special D23 EXPO 2015 event.
Voice Cast Revealed for Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’
Roster of voice talent for Pixar’s upcoming movie ‘The Good Dinosaur’ includes Raymond Ochoa, Jeffrey Wright, Steve Zahn, AJ Buckley, Anna Paquin, Sam Elliott, Frances McDormand, Marcus Scribner and Jack Bright.
Book Review: The Art of Home
Fred Patten reviews Ramin Zahed’s new coffee-table book detailing the art of DreamWorks Animation’s surprise hit film.
Book Review: The Art of Penguins of Madagascar
Fred Patten looks at Barbara Robertson’s coffee-table book showcasing the art of DreamWorks Animation’s latest penguin adventure film
ArsenalCreative Launches in Santa Monica
Alongside ECD Kaan Atilla and EP Cortney Haile, ArsenalFX founder Mark Leiss launches Santa Monica, CA-based content creation studio specializing in design, branding, animation and visual effects for the commercial and entertainment industries.
iPi Soft Partners with The Mocap Vaults
Live workshops teach actors, producers, directors and animators the art of emerging motion capture technology using leading markerless mocap developer’s tools.
Trojan Horse Was A Unicorn Announces New Speakers, Meet-Ups, and THU TV
Unique, annual five-day festival for digital artists running September 15-19 announces a fresh line-up of 31 renowned speakers, regional meet-ups, and THU TV.
iam8bit Celebrates a Decade of Art, Games and Pop Culture with 10th Anniversary Show
Retro videogame-themed art extravaganza iam8bit celebrates its 10th anniversary with a legendary exhibit coinciding with E3, opening June 18, 2015 at the iam8bit gallery in Los Angeles.
Gob-Smacked By Some Lines
Watch: Animated ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Tribute
Los Angeles-based independent filmmaker Pablo Fernández Eyre creates an animated tribute to George Miller’s ‘Mad Max: Fury Road.’
Watch: Disney Unveils ‘Zootopia’ Teaser
New teaser offers the first official look at the film’s main characters, Officer Judy Hopps, a bunny voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, and Jason Bateman’s fast-talking fox, Nick Wilde.
Adobe Boosts 3D Content Creation with Mixamo Acquisition
Adobe plans to integrate Mixamo’s technology into Photoshop so designers can more easily create, customize, manipulate, rig and animate 3D objects.
Original Voice Actors Left in the Cold for ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Reboot
Voice actors Tara Strong, Cathy Cavadini and E.G. Daily take to Twitter to express their disappointment over the recasting of the show’s title characters.
First Look: Sony Announces New ‘Open Season’ Feature
Rainmaker Entertainment to serve as animation facility for the fourth installment in the titled series directed by David Feiss, head of story on the original ‘Open Season’ movie.