‘Tiger & Bunny The Movie: The Rising’ Arrives on Disc Feb. 24
Anime action film adventure based on smash hit Japanese superhero franchise debuts on DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack filled with special bonus features.
Cloth Cat Animation Taps CelAction2D for 2D Production
U.K.-based animation studio installs 100 licenses of 2D production software for its Cardiff studio.
Cinedigm Launches New Kids Network
Multi-platform ‘edutainment’ channel launching in partnership with Bright Educational Media to include both original and licensed content.
Disney Promotes Tom Staggs to COO
Disney’s senior management team now to report jointly to Disney CEO Bob Iger and newly-anointed Chief Operating Officer Thomas O. Staggs.
SXSW Unveils 2015 Short Film, Midnighters Lineup
Animated Shorts program includes Sundance winner Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘World of Tomorrow’ and the new Pixar short ‘Lava.’
Zoic Teams with Industrial Toys For ‘Midnight Star’ Launch
Culver City-based visual effects shop partners with independent game studio to enhance the visual experience for the launch of the company’s debut title.
‘Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts’ Coming May 12
‘Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts’ will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD.
NYICFF Announces Complete 2015 Slate
Festival opens with newest films from Aardman Animations and Studio Ghibli.
Henson Revs Up Season 4 of ‘Dinosaur Train’
The fourth season of the two-time EMMY-nominated and Parents’ Choice Silver Honor animated series will air on PBS KIDS.
HP DreamColor Display Developers Receive Academy’s Sci-Tech Award
HP DreamColor Display used in production of Oscar-nominated films, including DreamWorks Animation’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2.’
DreamWorks Animation Wins Two Academy Sci-Tech Awards
DreamWorks' Foliage System and OpenVDB -- most recently used in the Academy Award- nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' -- recognized for its innovation in CGI filmmaking.
Wolf Smoke Studio and the State of Chinese Animation
Shanghai-based studio, known for its radical reinvention of Batman, Catwoman and Bane in Cartoon Network’s 2012 DC Nation shorts ‘Batman of Shanghai,’ is one year into production on its first feature-length project.
Coming Soon…to Your Living Room: Disney’s ‘101 Dalmatians,’ ‘Sailor Moon’
Disney’s ‘101 Dalmatians,’ ‘Sailor Moon’ and LEGO super heroes all team up on store shelves for this week's home entertainment releases on Blu-Ray and DVD.
Ivan Safrin Joins Hush
New lead creative technologist is a prolific developer of transformative apps, games, platforms, and interactive experiences.
Rocket Getting Smurfy in the U.K.
Smurfs licensing program will reflect strength of classic brand and massive potential of Sony’s 2016 film.
Superights Announces New Territories for ‘Picnic With Cake’
Multi-award nominated preschool series headed to Slovenia, Iceland, Finland and Brazil.
‘Kingsman’ Trailer Gets Stop-Mo Animation Treatment
Animator/illustrator Rachel Ryle brings her quirky stop-motion aesthetic to a new trailer for 20th Century Fox’s ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service.’
Not-to-Scale Sparks Conversation for Common Core Curriculum
Colorful animated spot illustrates new Common Core State Standards.
Shout! Factory Announces Digital Streaming Service
Titles available for streaming include the Gerry Anderson collection with hand-picked episodes from ‘Thunderbirds,’ ‘Stingray,’ ‘Captain Scarlet,’ ‘Fireball XL5,’ ‘Joe 90,’ and ‘Supercar.’
Trunk’s Alasdair + Jock Create New Short for IMO
Alasdair Brotherston and Jock Mooney create a new short animation for the International Maritime Organization.
Autodesk Acquires Tweak Software
Autodesk acquires Tweak’s image and sequence playback tool RV; Tweak and Shotgun teams to work together to advance review and collaboration technology.
Joris Oprins Talks ‘A Single Life’
The short film co-creator discusses his studio’s improbable path to an Oscar nomination.
Forum Blanc 2015 Spotlights Interactive Storytelling
Highlights include a keynote presentation given by independent transmedia architect Michel Reilhac entitled “Interactive Storytelling, After the Excitation: Where is the Urge? Where is the Money?”
‘The LEGO Movie’ Takes Home BAFTA for Outstanding Animated Film
Interstellar’ is given the award for outstanding special effects; ‘The Bigger Picture,’ by Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs and Jennifer Majka, wins the prize for best British short animation.
Box Office Report: ‘SpongeBob’ Crushes ‘Jupiter Ascending’
In one of the best debuts ever for the month of February, Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies’ ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ soaks up $56 million for its domestic opening.
