Animation historian Adam Abraham will join curator and host Jerry Beck at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art's “Madcap Modernism: Mid-Century Cartoons from UPA and Beyond” on Friday, March 30, 2012, at 7:30pm.
Adam Beckett’s tragically short career as experimental animator and budding effects master are celebrated in a collection of his restored films.
Production company Gravity created an all-CG :30 spot for Titleist Golf Balls, via agency Arnold, Boston.
AniFest celebrates the centennial of Czech puppet Master Jiří Trnka with the dedication of AniFest 2012 to the magic of film puppets.
The animation director of ILM’s first fully animated feature film talks design, budget, pipeline and fear. Not necessarily in that order.
Football (Soccer) insanity is personified in a new 3D collaboration between Santo and Bent Image Lab for Coke “Spirit of the Euro.”
Aardman Animations, Harry Potter, the Quay Brothers, Gorillaz and The Gruffalo’s Child are among the winners at the ninth British Animation Awards (BAAs) held Thursday at the BFI Southbank.
DreamWorks Animation announced that Emmy Award-winner Ty Burrell and Max Charles will voice the lead roles of "Mr. Peabody and Sherman."
Longtime Toei Animation executive Hiroyuki Kinoshita is named CEO of Toei Animation Enterprises, and COO of Toei Animation Inc. and Toei Animation Europe.
The Hong Kong Animator Filmmaker Society will celebrate 60 years of Hong Kong Animation with a full schedule of exhibits and events at the 2012 edition of the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART).
Nickelodeon unveiled plans for an unprecedented 650 new episodes of both brand-new content and returning hits.
Danny Phantom’s second action-packed season "Danny Phantom: Season 2, Part 1" will be released on April 3, 2012.
Adam Abraham’s new book smartly tells the story of UPA’s meteoric rise, eventual decline and lasting artistic and creative impact still felt today.
38 Studios announced that John Blakely has joined the company as Sr. VP of Development and Mark Hansen has been appointed Sr. VP of Operations & Business.
Directed by Jonas Dahlbeck and Boris Nawratil, Lost Liner Productions brought to life some 60+ mischievous cookies that play around in the cookie factory after closing time.
The annual Ursa Major Awards, for the best anthropomorphic (“funny animal”) literature and art of the year, is now open for voting for works produced during the calendar year 2011.
Special Guest: OIAF Animators' Picnic 2011 - Part 2
It's the FFAF Pre-Holiday Holiday Spectacular as Joel and Alan continue to bother more legends of international animation trying to eat, drink, and be wary at the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2011, Part 2. PLUS, backstage hijinks and hosting recap of the OIAF 2011 Closing Ceremonies.
IM Global posted concept art for “The Happytime Murders,” a movie about a world where puppets and humans co-exist and a puppet detective must solve a murder.
Key Animator Andy Symanowski explores the stop motion techniques used in the Sony Pictures/Aardman Studios production of “The Pirates! Band of Misfits.”
Gui Marcondes took home the award for Excellence in Title Design at SXSW Film Design Awards for his “Bunraku” title sequence.
Leading kids’ and family entertainment specialist CAKE has today announced the appointment of Helen Blayney as VP of International Sales, alongside two internal promotions within the sales team.
In this spot for Dulux paint, “Weather,” The Sweet Shop director Melanie Bridge takes her signature style in a new direction by blending the fantastic with the real.
Fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier has been named the new creative director of Diet Coke in Europe.
The new trailer for Universal’s Battleship has been released online.
Ireland-based animation and TV production company Telegael has partnered with SupperTime Entertainment to produce the new animated kids series "Impossimals," based on the colorful, striped characters created by UK-based artist Peter Smith and his wife Jayne.
