Pam Lifford Named President, Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Disney veteran to succeed Brad Globe, who will step down in February after more than a decade overseeing WBCP.
Bob Balser Memorial to be Held January 16
Memorial celebration for Bob Balser, the animation director for The Beatles’ 1968 feature, ‘Yellow Submarine,’ to be held Saturday, January 16 at the Marina City Club in Marina del Rey, CA.
Most Anticipated Games of 2016
Expectations are high as Spencer Fawcett breaks down upcoming game releases he’s most excited about.
‘Dragon’s Lair’ Feature Surpasses Crowdfunding Goal
Legendary animator Don Bluth and producer Gary Goldman join forces to bring a classically animated ‘Dragon's Lair: The Movie’ to the big screen, raising more than $390,000 to produce a four-minute pitch presentation video.
CARTOON Movie Announces 2016 Program & Dates
With 55 projects from 19 European countries selected to date for European pitching event, more than 700 animation film professionals are set to gather March 2-4 in Lyon, France.
m4e appoints brand4rent as Agent for ‘Wissper’ in Russia
Moscow-based company will represent media rights in addition to licensing and merchandising for CG-animated preschool series.
One Animation Expands Licensing Agent Network
Award-winning studio appoints licensing agents for Europe, Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.
GLAS Animation Festival Unveils 2016 Competition Selections
Selections announced for Narrative, Non-Narrative, Graduate, Student and Commissioned Film competition categories.
Macmillan Acquires Worldwide Publishing Rights to ‘Dinosaur Roar!’
Acquisition deal with Nurture Rights includes exclusive rights to develop and expand classic preschool literary property into new formats and series.
Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 14th Annual VES Awards
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ leads feature film nominations; ‘The Peanuts Movie’ is top animated film contender; ‘Game of Thrones’ leads the broadcast field and scores most nominations overall.
Blue Sky’s ‘The Peanuts Movie’ Headed to Blu-ray
Critically acclaimed and Golden Globe Award-nominated film arrives on Digital HD February 12, Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD March 8, 2016.
Cinema Audio Society Announces Nominations for 52nd CAS Awards
Animated feature nominees include ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania 2,’ ‘Inside Out,’ ‘Minions’ and ‘The Peanuts Movie.’
Guillermo Del Toro, Ang Lee to Announce Oscar Nominations
Filmmakers join John Krasinski and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs for Oscar Nominations in 24 Categories, including short animation, feature animation and visual effects.
Click 3X Adds Juan Delcan and Tyler Greco to Directorial Roster
Accomplished directors join live-action division; company adds Roxanneanco as East Coast rep for live action, design and animation.
Academy Announces 11 Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards
Sci-tech Oscars are awarded to Airwall, Dolby Laboratories, DreamWorks Animation, Image Shaker, ILM, LAIKA Animation Studios, Rhythm & Hues, Sony Pictures Imageworks, The Foundry and Tweak Software.
Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ Named Best Animated Feature at 2016 Golden Globes
Award is the seventh win for Pixar Animation Studios from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in the 10 years since the category was created.
China’s ‘Monster Hunt’ Set for North American Release
Directed by ‘Shrek the Third’ co-director Raman Hui, live-action/CG-animated hybrid feature will open in 3D on January 22 in all major North American markets.
HBO to Premiere Duplass Bros.’ ‘Animals.’ February 5th
Produced by Duplass Brothers TV, new animated series created by Mike Luciano and Phil Matarese features the voices of Katie Aselton, Rob Corddry, Mark Duplass, Nick Kroll, Jason Mantzoukas, Molly Shannon and more.
GALLERY: Selected Behind-the-Scenes and Film Images From 'Anomalisa'
Check out more than 40 film and behind-the-scene images from Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson's critically acclaimed 'Anomalisa' stop-motion feature film.
BAFTA Announces 2016 Feature Film Nominees
Pixar’s ‘Inside Out,’ Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Minions’ and Aardman Animations’ ‘Shaun The Sheep Movie’ nominated for outstanding animated film; VFX nominees include ‘Ant-Man,’ ‘Ex Machina,’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ The Martian’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’
Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson Talk 'Anomalisa'
Co-directors of the critically acclaimed stop-motion feature share insights on using a supposedly 'kid-friendly' animation technique for a decidedly adult film.
TAAFI Announces 2016 Guest Speakers
2016 speakers are a diverse group of animation leaders that includes Disney’s Eric Goldberg and Hanna-Barbera artists Tony Benedict, Willie Ito and Jerry Eisenberg.