Acclaimed director recently helmed campaigns for Donna Karan and DKNY and also directed a Nintendo 3DS commercial shot entirely in 3D.
Disney’s ‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ lands on Disney Blu-ray Combo Pack, Digital HD, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD & On-Demand November 4.
Modern VideoFilm announces the addition of Scott Avila as CEO, Cooper Crouse as President and Roxanna Sassanian as CFO.
The Hollywood Post Alliance will host the SMPTE Symposium, bringing together top technology experts and leading filmmakers to engage with the theme of ‘Making Do With More.’
Members of the cast of ‘Downton Abbey’ lend their voices to ‘Let the Nightingale Sing,’ a special episode of Disney Junior’s hit show ‘Doc McStuffins.’
Athena Studios names Vince De Quattro as the Executive in Charge of Production.
The acclaimed interactive director GMUNK joins Tool.
Minivegas announces a new directorial roster which includes seven new film-makers.
BRB Internacional heads to MIPCOM with Invizimals ahead of the shows premiere.
Anibar Animation Festival is truly unique. No one involved with the running of the festival is over 26 years old, they have a strong ecological bent, and the festival is primarily organized for the 60,000 residents of Peja rather than for foreign guests. The quality of the programing is good and included something to please everyone. I always find their Balkan Competition to be interesting, with many films that I don’t get to see at other festivals.
Ink Global takes Zafari, a new animated series from David Dozoretz, to MIP Junior.
They were very busy but they took time out to sit down with me and tell me about The Hollow Land Experience. The talented couple have created an audience inter-active installation to “explore the possibilities and expel the boundaries between theatre and animation, fiction and realism, transforming a screen based experience into a physical one”. Participants are given masks and costumes representing the two characters in the film as they enter the “animated rooms” which are created by multi-angled projections which change rapidly as the masked participants explore them. The blind “explorers” do not realize that there is one actor among them who leads them through the experience and hands them props such as toilet plungers to put on their heads. There is also an audience watching all of the activity much like old time residents of a city would watch newcomers. The installation was conceived at the Open Workshop in Viborg where they are both artists-in-residence. They said that it is expensive to install but they hope to be able to present it at animation festivals and in museums. You can see a small excerpt about the project on their website: http://Hollowlandfilm.wordpress.com
Today animation lost Michael Sporn, a giant of an animator and human being.
Syndrome joins Eminem at the YouTube Awards for the debut of his single Rap God, with the music video being created live in one take before the show’s audience.
Heading into its 20th year, Women in Animation relaunches under new executive leadership of Mattel’s Margaret Dean and Technicolor’s Kristy Scanlan.
The Producers Guild of America announce that Chris Meledandri will receive the 2014 Visionary Award to be presented January 19, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
Rick Glankler joins FremantleMedia as the EVP/General Manager of Kids & Family Entertainment (KFE).
Manhattan Edit Workshop announces the return of From the Cutting Room, November 21, which will feature the visual effects duo Rob Legato and Mark Russell.
Cartoon Connection Canada will take place October 28 to 31 at Loews Hôtel Le Concorde, with the side event Mini Pixel taking place October 29.
Tedial announces the appointment of Nigel Stoddart as Sales Director, Latin America.
The director walks us through his latest animated/live-action feature.
The production veteran shares her insights on the trials and tribulations of bringing Pixar’s hit feature to the big screen.
The first-time director discusses the dynamics, pressure and satisfaction of helming Pixar’s first prequel.
To honor Mother’s Day, Pam shares her mother’s five commandments to enhance your life and career.
One of America’s greatest animators still has passion, drive and stories worth telling.
