Peggy Holmes Named New Director on Skydance Animation’s ‘Luck’
Alessandro Carloni leaves the production reportedly due to creative differences with studio head John Lasseter.
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Tom McGrath Returns to Direct ‘The Boss Baby 2’ for DreamWorks Animation
‘Bird Karma’ and ‘Bilby’ producer Jeff Hermann will produce the ‘Boss Baby’ sequel, scheduled for a March 26, 2021 release by Universal.
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Pearl Studio Memorializes Screenwriter Audrey Wells with $100K UCLA TFT Scholarship Fund
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television to establish ‘Say Yes!’ MFA scholarships in the name of ‘Over the Moon’ screenwriter.
Lasseter ‘Deeply Sorry for My Actions’
Former Disney and Pixar chief creative officer expresses contrition for past ‘missteps’ at town hall meeting with staffers at Skydance Animation.
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Mirielle Soria: Paramount Animation Staffers ‘Not Obligated’ to Work with Lasseter
Delivering a personal take on John Lasseter’s appointment as head of Skydance Animation at a town hall meeting on Monday, Paramount Animation president Mirielle Soria says ‘no one should feel obligated to work with him.’
Pearl Studio Gathers Top Talent for 4th Annual Brain Trust Summit
Distinguished thought leaders Daniel Dae Kim, Margaret Cho, Richard LaGravenese, Jenny Han and Jessica Gao to participate in three-day creative think tank summit.
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Paramount Adds ‘Monster on the Hill,’ ‘Luck’ Features
Studio also unveils title for ‘SpongeBob SquarePants: It’s a Wonderful Sponge’ and offers sneak peek at ‘Wonder Park’ during CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
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Guillermo del Toro Goes Exclusive with DreamWorks
Oscar-winning director to write, produce and direct animated family features for the studio.
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NBCUniversal Shedding Oriental DreamWorks Stake
Talks with Warner Bros. follow disagreements over strategy with Oriental DreamWorks stakeholder China Media Capital.
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24th ITFS Now Underway in Stuttgart, Germany
2017 edition of the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film kicks off with screening of Tomer Eshed’s animated feature, ‘Our Wonderful Nature: The Common Chameleon,’ and ‘The Head Vanishes’ by Franck Dion.
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ITFS Announces ‘Animation without Borders’ Theme for 2017
Twenty-fourth International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart to feature screenings of ‘Zootopia,’ ‘Finding Dory,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 3,’ ‘Ice Age: Collision Course,’ ‘Storks,’ and Japan’s ‘When Marnie Was There,’ as well as German productions ‘Die Häschenschule – Jagd nach dem goldenen Ei,’ ‘Ritter Rost 2 – das Schrottkomplott,’ ‘Mullewapp – eine schöne Schweinerei,’ and a tribute to ‘The Little Polar Bear’ filmmaker Thilo Graf Rothkirch.
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WATCH: Jennifer Yuh, Max Boas and Raymond Zibach Talk ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ at FMX 2016
The DreamWorks Animation director, art director and production designer discuss their work on the studio's hit animated feature.
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Co-Pros Are No-Go
If you’re thinking of doing a Chinese co-production, think again...
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Oriental DreamWorks Holds Second Annual Brain Trust Summit
Oriental DreamWorks head of creative Peilin Chou moderates ‘Secrets of Successful Storytelling’ panel discussion at the Brain Trust Summit held December 12-14.
Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ Leads Nominations for 44th Annie Awards
‘Zootopia’ nabs 11 nominations for the 44th Annie Awards; LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ earns 10 nominations.
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Oscar Watch: 27 Animated Features Submitted for 89th Academy Awards
With some projects yet to complete their qualifying run, a record 27 features are submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 89th Academy Awards.
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Is China’s Animation Industry Ready to Shine on the World Stage?
Annecy 2017 plans a special focus on China - will the nation’s burgeoning animation industry seize the opportunity?
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China Launching Probe Into DreamWorks Animation-Comcast Sale
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce is launching an anti-monopoly investigation into Comcast’s $3.8 billion purchase of DreamWorks Animation following complaints that the deal could hurt competition in China.
DreamWorks Animation Reports Strong Q1 2016 Results
Jeffrey Katzenberg-led studio reports revenue increase of 14 percent to $190 million with segment gross profits improving 31 percent to $70 million
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Gloria FX Teams with DreamWorks Animation for ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ Music Video
Iconic seventies hit retooled by The Vamps is part of the soundtrack of DWA’s hit CG-animated three-quel, ‘Kung Fu Panda 3.’
DreamWorks Animation Reports Outstanding Q4, Year-End Earnings for 2015
Jeffrey Katzenberg-led animation studio reports revenues of $319 million, with $48 million in net income to cap year of restructuring; stock earnings of 55 cents per share exceed analyst expectations of just 16 cents.
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Box Office Report: ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ On Top with $41 Million
DreamWorks Animation’s threequel scores the biggest animated opening of all time in China with $58.3 million; ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ nears $2 billion worldwide.
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‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Soundtrack Available January 22
DreamWorks Animation, Sony Classical, Music, Animated Feature, Kung Fu Panda 3, Hans Zimmer, The Vamps, Jay Chou, Patrick Brasca, Patrick Brasca, Lang
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Oriental DreamWorks Names Peilin Chou Head of Feature Animation
Former Spike TV exec previously served as director of development at Nicklelodeon and worked as a development executive at Walt Disney Animation Studios as part of the team that oversaw ‘Mulan,’ ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Hercules.’
Po Reunites with His Poppa in New ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Trailer
New trailer introduces J.K. Simmons as the supernatural villain Kai in DreamWorks Animation’s forthcoming CG animated feature, ‘Kung Fu Panda 3.’
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