‘Angry Birds’ Blast Off on DVD December 1
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment expands the Angry Birds universe with the release of three new collections on DVD: ‘Angry Birds Toons: Season Two - Volume One,’ ‘Angry Birds Stella: Complete Season One’ and ‘Piggy Tales: Complete Season One.’
Mixtape Club Partners with Huma-Huma
Creative studio bolsters capabilities with expanded space and in-house original music and licensing arm.
Animasia Inks Co-Production Deal with Zodiak Kids
Malaysia’s Animasia Studio signs a deal with Zodiak Kids to co- produce new animated series, ‘Magiki,’ alongside DeAgostini and Rainbow in Italy and Planeta in Spain.
WATCH: Ralph Bakshi Unveils New Trailer for ‘Last Days of Coney Island’
Legendary animator Ralph Bakshi returns to film with Vimeo On Demand exclusive release of his new 22-minute film, ‘Last Days of Coney Island,’ on October 29.
Prime Focus Helps Create Native Looks for ‘The Martian’
Prime Focus World delivers 15 minutes of stereo footage for Ridley Scott’s space epic with the help of its View-D conversion pipeline and Blackmagic Design’s Fusion Studio.
Not To Scale Signs Lucinda Schreiber
New York-based director, animator and Illustrator has worked with brands such as Coca-Cola, Telstra, Kotex, Gotye, Saks 5th Avenue, NPR and MoMA.
Walter Murch Joins VIEW 2015 Keynote Lineup
Three-time Oscar winner to deliver “From Godfather to God Particle and Beyond,” addressing the changing vocabulary of film in relation to new digital technologies.
Box Office Report: ‘Goosebumps’ Scares Up $23.5M Debut
Sony's ‘Goosebumps’ edges past Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’ to win the North American box office race, easily out-spooking Steven Spielberg's ‘Bridge of Spies’ and Guillermo del Toro's ‘Crimson Peak.’
Ringling Short, ‘None of That,’ Tops 2015 animago AWARD Winners
Dutch studio PostPanic wins visual effects prize for ‘Sundays.’
RenderMan for Houdini Now Available!
Pixar Animation Studios collaborates with Side Effects Software to include full integration of RenderMan 20 and RIS shading support in new release of Houdini 15.
Amazon Announces New Kids Pilots for its 2015 Fall Pilot Season
Amazon Studios launching six new animated pilots, including an adaptation of the ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’ book series, Moonbot’s ‘The Numberlys,’ and ‘Eddie of the Realms Eternal,’ from writing duo Bill Motz and Bob Roth.
WATCH: New ‘Ratchet & Clank’ Trailer Unleashed
Produced by Vancouver-based animation studio Rainmaker Entertainment and production company Blockade Entertainment,’ Ratchet & Clank’ releases nationwide on April 29, 2016.
SPARK ANIMATION 2015 Kicks off October 21
SPARK ANIMATION 2015 includes a special presentation of ‘The Iron Giant: Signature Edition,’ the Western Canadian Premiere of ‘Extraordinary Tales,’ and the Western Canadian premiere of Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘The Boy and the Beast.’
Virtuality
Imagination and ‘gravity free & reality independent’ ideation are critical to unlocking the true potential of AR and VR.
Ireland’s RTÉ Ups Animation Investment
Dedicated Irish children’s channel commits to $6.3 million annual investment in animation commissions over three year period and launches $11.4 million annual international co-production fund.
Studio 100 Extends Partnership with Austria’s ORF
Producer of ‘Maya the Bee’ signs licensing deal with Austrian public broadcaster for Studio 100 content beginning in 2016, including new CG-animated series and features.
William Shatner Joins Animated Horror Film
Sci-fi icon joins cast of animated indie horror feature ‘Malevolent.’
The New School Presenting Eric Leiser Retrospective Oct. 16
Kinoscope screening series at the New School in NYC to feature the short films of experimental filmmaker Eric Leiser followed by a Q&A with Kinoscope founder and programmer Pawel Wieszczecinski.
‘Geronimo Stilton’ Stands Out in Spain
Licensing, merchandising, BRB International, Atlantyca Entertainment, television, children’s series, animated series, BLE
Glen Keane Talks ‘Nephtali’
“…all I could think of was Ollie Johnston saying to me, ‘Glen, don’t animate what the character is doing, animate what the character is thinking.’”
The Joy of Animation
What’s joy got to do with it? Is joy just a second-hand emotion?
WATCH: Pixar Unveils First Clip, Concept Art from ‘Sanjay's Super Team’
Directed by Sanjay Patel and produced by Nicole Paradis Grindle, ‘Sanjay's Super Team’ plays ahead of the studio’s newest feature, ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ beginning November 25th.
CLIP: ‘Regular Show: The Movie’ Now Available on DVD
DVD release includes first feature-length movie from Emmy Award-winning series plus commentaries, original storyboard pitches, animatics and art galleries.
Michael Kurinsky Talks Visual Development on ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’
Veteran Sony Pictures Animation production designer walks us through the visual development process on Genndy Tartakovsky’s hit animated feature sequel.
Aardman Creates Global Cinema Ad for Project Everyone
Aardman partners with SAWA Global Cinema Advertising Association, Project Everyone and BBH on CG-animated ad appearing in thousands of cinemas in more than 34 countries.
