Roy Conli Talks Production on Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’
‘Big Hero 6’ Producer Roy Conli discusses story, production challenges and the boy and his robot at the heart of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ latest feature.
Scott Wenner Explores Modern Love for the NY Times
Short film directed and animated by motion504 creative director Scott Wenner is part of a stylish series of videos featuring motion work based on narratives from the paper’s ‘Modern Love’ column.
SIGGRAPH 2015 Issues Call for Submissions
The Foundry Acquires Made With Mischief
Pen-based desktop sketching application for Mac and Windows blends sophisticated underlying technology with an elegant, clean interface.
‘LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs Bizarro League’ Out on Blu-ray Feb. 10
‘LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League, the all-new animated film heads to Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD on February 10 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
Sarah Klein Creates Stop-Motion Video for ‘Fall Girl’
Artist and animator Sarah Klein uses colorful paper cutouts to evoke the song’s lyrics in a new music video for San Francisco dream-pop band Synchronized Watches.
2014 EiED Summit Kicks off November 24
Held in Vienna, 4th annual European Immersive Education Summit to showcase immersive technologies with demonstrations and hands-on workshops.
Immersed Conference to Feature International Lineup
Toronto-based conference features two days of sessions by worldwide Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and 3D experts.
Portugal’s Cinanima Hosts Brittany Retrospective
Portuguese festival to spotlight cartoons produced in western region of France with its first retrospective running November 12 & 13.
Grasshorse Studios Gets Real about Water with Animated PSA
‘Circle of Streams’ incorporates reusable characters and a mixture of 2D and 3D animation to help raise awareness about the importance of storm water quality.
A Chat with Kristina Reed: Creating Winston and Disney’s ‘Feast’
Oscar-winning producer of ‘Feast’ discusses the world’s most adorable Boston terrier, new technologies, and the animated shorts program at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
‘Blue Umbrella’ Director Saschka Unseld Tackling Virtual Reality
The former Pixar director is busier than ever, completing his next short film ‘Home’ and in the production and pre-production stages of two new projects employing Virtual Reality.
Tehran Int’l Animation Fest Issues Final Call for Submissions
HAFF 2015 Issues Call for Entries
The deadline for entries to the 30th anniversary edition of the Holland Animation Film Festival is Monday, December 1, 2014.
New Zealand’s ‘Over The Moon’ Wins Special Jury Award at sa2014
Award winning short is Media Design School’s most ambitious project to date, with 15 BA students working for 23 weeks to complete the film.
‘Hippopotamy’ Wins Top Prize at KLIK!
‘Bear Story’ by Gabriel Osorio receives the KLIK! Audience Award; second place is awarded to ‘The Elephant and the Bicycle’ by Olesya Shchukina; third place winner is ‘Oh My Dog!’ by Chloé Alliez.
Robert Englund to Guest Star on ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’
Horror icons Robert Englund and John Kassir lend their voices as a group of inter-dimensional beings in an all-new episode of Nickelodeon’s ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ premiering Friday, November 14.
Hasbro Appoints Stephen Davis to Chief Content Officer
Davis will be responsible for developing content for the toy maker’s brands across multiple platforms, retaining oversight of the company's Los Angeles-based Hasbro Studios, the global licensing and publishing teams, in-house commercial production at Cakemix Studios, and management of Hasbro's ongoing interest in the Discovery Family channel.
BRB Signs Spanish-Language Deal with Vme TV
Vme Television partners with BRB Internacional on a long-term venture to provide top-quality international shows for children beginning with five animated series for preschoolers.
Career Coach: The Power of Words
Words can have a powerful effect on colleagues, coworkers, loved ones and even those you don’t know. With your words, you can change someone’s world.
Cathal Gaffney to Keynote Manimation Conference
Brown Bag Films CEO to discuss the current climate, the necessity of innovation and the studio’s plans for the future at Manchester animation festival and conference.
DreamWorks Animation Reportedly in Merger Talks with Hasbro
In a deal said to be at least 60 days off, DWA head Jeffrey Katzenberg would chair the combined operation to be called DreamWorks-Hasbro.
Book Review: The Art of Blue Sky Studios
Fred Patten looks inside the impressive new coffee table art book chronicling the studios’ theatrical releases from ‘Ice Age’ to the upcoming ‘Peanuts.’
GALLERY: Cartoon Saloon's 'Song of the Sea'
The second feature from Oscar-nominated director Tomm Moore, ‘Song of the Sea’ opens in New York and Toronto on December 19.
GKIDS Unveils New Trailer for ‘Song of the Sea’
The second feature from Oscar-nominated director Tomm Moore, ‘Song of the Sea’ opens in New York and Toronto on December 19.