Sony Pictures Imageworks Announces Key New Hires
Vancouver’s largest VFX studio taps Michelle Grady and Ryan Pollreisz to oversee growing roster of top talent, brings on experienced artists Sue Rowe and Daniel Cox.
Vancouver’s largest VFX studio taps Michelle Grady and Ryan Pollreisz to oversee growing roster of top talent, brings on experienced artists Sue Rowe and Daniel Cox.
Hasbro expands TV and feature film capabilities with purchase of Irish animation studio; Boulder Media to continue producing projects for third-party clients including Disney’s ‘Wander Over Yonder’ and the BBC’s ‘Danger Mouse.’
Digital art festival running September 15-19 in Tróia, Portugal to host some of the world’s top talent, including Doug Chiang, Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams, Kevin Lima, Brenda Chapman, Ralph Eggleston, Christian Alzmann, Frank Tzeng and Alberto Mielgo.
“Cartoon Creatives: Women Power in Animation” panel to include ‘My Little Pony’ series creator Lauren Faust, Disney TV’s Brooke Keesling, ‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ co-executive producer Lauren Montgomery, ‘Frozen’ Holiday Special co-director Stevie Wermers-Skelton, ‘Trolls’ producer Gina Shay, Cartoon Network’s Katie Krentz, ‘Star vs. the Forces of Evil’ creator Daron Nefcy, and WIA co-president Marge Dean.
Fifth Illumination Entertainment-Universal collaboration dominates the weekend box office, racking up a massive $103.2 million with the first new franchise of the summer.
Original new works from the director of Reel FX’s ‘The Book of Life’ on display through August 14; limited edition silkscreen print made specially for the exhibit available for $40.
Fred Armisen, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jared Padalecki, Marcus D’angelo, Melissa Disney and Dana Snyder voice roles in the English dub of Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol’s ‘Phantom Boy,’ which begins its theatrical run in New York on July 15th and Los Angeles on July 22nd.
Summit featuring top talent from leading studios like DreamWorks Animation, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Google, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Reel FX, LAIKA, Atomic Cartoons and Cartoon Saloon runs October 31 - November 2 in Marina del Rey, CA.
Special presentation at San Diego Comic-Con to be moderated by Chris Hardwick with voice cast members Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and director Mike Mitchell, co-director Walt Dohrn and producer Gina Shay.
New four-minute trailer provides an extended look the various characters who make it into the competition in director Garth Jennings’ animated musical comedy due in theaters this upcoming holiday season.
Critically acclaimed 2D animated feature from multi-award winning director Keiichi Hara to open October 14 in New York and Los Angeles with North American expansion to follow.
Animated sequel from ToonBox Entertainment, Redrover, Shanghai Hoongman Technology and Gulfstream Pictures is in theaters on May 19, 2017.
Official selections for the 40th anniversary edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival include mixed media documentary, stories inspired by real life, and surreal worlds that reflect our own.
Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader and Peter Dinklage star in the $335 million global box office sensation ‘The Angry Birds Movie,’ hatching early on Digital July 29, on Blu-ray Combo Pack, 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack & DVD August 16.
Indiegogo campaign for legendary Czech director’s final stop-motion animated feature inspired by Franz Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’ gains support from Guillermo del Toro, Henry Selick, Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Neil Gaiman, Quay Brothers and Jan Pinkava.
West Coast Premiere of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s ‘LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes - Justice League: Gotham City Breakout’ to be held Saturday, July 9 at the Paley Center for Media.
Los Angeles qualifying runs for feature films taking place after July 31, must consist of at least seven consecutive days, with three screenings daily and at least one screening beginning between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. daily.
Walt Disney Animation Studios welcomes ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ back to the big screen for a smashing sequel with original voice cast members John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman set to return.
Eleven Arts and Toei Animation plan a one-night Fathom Events screening in more than 300 U.S. movie theaters on September 15, 2016, followed by a multi-city national theatrical release in major cities.
List of new members invited to join the Academy includes 28 previous Oscar recipients and 98 nominees, as well as 283 new international members from 60 countries.
Class-action lawsuit filed by minority DWA shareholder Ann Arbor City Employees Retirement Systems seeks a share of the profits from an alleged side deal that took place as part of the $3.8 billion merger deal back in April.
Sixth installment of the beloved animated franchise directed by Richard Rich from a story by Rich and Brian Nissen follows young Princess Alise and her friends as they embark on a pirate quest that leaves them stranded on a mysterious island.
Documentary feature about Owen Suskind, a young man who learned how to communicate by immersing himself in the world of classic Disney animated films, opens in select theaters July 1.
List of 50 best animated features of the 21st century include Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Spirited Away,’ Sylvain Chomet’s ‘The Illusionist,’ Isao Takahata’s ‘The Tale of Princess Kaguya,’ and Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava’s ‘Ratatouille.’
Fortieth Anniversary edition of Portugal's international animation festival runs November 7-13; deadline for entries is July 10.