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Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Wins Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature
Disney’s Frozen beats DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods and Universal’s Despicable Me 2 for the award for Best Animated Feature Film at the 71st Golden Globes awards ceremony.
VFX Oscar Bakeoff 2014: The Race for Five Nominees
10 contenders flaunt their “visual goods” at the annual Motion Picture Academy Oscar-nomination voting presentation.
Adam Sanderson Named Head of D23 and Walt Disney Archives
Adam Sanderson is named senior vice president, corporate communications of The Walt Disney Company, where he will oversee D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, Disney Corporate Creative Resources and the Walt Disney Archives.
Steve Macallister Appointed Zodiak Rights CEO
Steve Macallister is appointed CEO at Zodiak Rights; he succeeds Matthew Frank, who is stepping down after 20 years.
WIA to Present ‘Frozen’ Filmmaker Event Jan. 14
Women In Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios kickoff the organization’s 20th year with its first event of 2014, “Frozen: An Evening with the Filmmakers,” on Tuesday, January 14th.
Hulu Announces Second Season of ‘The Awesomes’
Hulu announces its original programming lineup for 2014, including a second season of Seth Meyers’ hit animated series The Awesomes.
ASC Announces Feature Film Nominees
The American Society of Cinematographers announces nominations in the theatrical motion picture category of the 28th Annual ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement.
California Amish Adds Director Lily Henderson
California Amish announces the addition of documentary film director and editor Lily Henderson to its roster.
John Knoll Talks ILM, Disney, ‘Star Wars’ and Tough Times in the VFX Industry
Out from under George Lucas’ wings, ILM’s legendary visual effects guru takes the helm as Chief Creative Officer.
Ringo Starr Wishes He Was a Powerpuff Girl
Beatles legend Ringo Starr performs an original song, “I Wish I Was a Powerpuff Girl,” for the upcoming “Dance Pantsed” special in which he guest stars as Fibonacci Sequins, Townsville’s most famous flamboyant mathematician.
‘Gravity’ to See January 17 Re-Release
DGA Announces Feature Nominations
The Directors Guild of America announces the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2013.
Yukon Cornelius Voice Actor Larry Mann Dies at 91
Larry D. Mann, the voice of Yukon Cornelius in the animated Christmas favorite Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, has died at the age of 91.
Gene Deitch Feels Left Out in the Cold by ‘Frozen’
Disney’s ‘Pirate Fairy’ Gets Designer Treatment
Walt Disney Studios teams up with fashion designer Christian Siriano to create a costume for The Pirate Fairy’s Zarina.
Michel Gagné's ‘Saga of Rex’ Optioned for Feature Film
Belgium’s Grid Animation acquires the option to create the feature film version of Michel Gagné's graphic novel, “The Saga of Rex.”
HPA Tech Retreat Celebrates 20 Years
The Hollywood Post Alliance Tech Retreat celebrates twenty years of exploring the opportunities and complexities facing an industry in transition and investigating new solutions and technologies, February 17-21, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells near Palm Springs, CA.
‘Mr. Banks’ Composer Honored at Palm Springs Int’l Film Fest
Thomas Newman is honored with the Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing for Saving Mr. Banks at the 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Beijing Galloping Horse CEO Li Ming Dies at 47
The Beijing-based executive, whose firm bought Digital Domain in 2012, was felled by a sudden heart attack.