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SIGGRAPH Selects Carnegie Mellon's Don Marinelli as a Keynote Speaker

ACM SIGGRAPH announces the selection of Don Marinelli, a leading Carnegie Mellon scholar and educator, to give one of its keynote presentations at SIGGRAPH, the 37th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, Sunday 25 July - Thursday, 29 July 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.

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Groups Agree to Ethics Charter in Monaco

Under the patronage of H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince Albert II, representatives from public bodies, educational groups, professional associations and private businesses signed a code of ethics governing the use of three-dimensional images and data.

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Avatar Eclipses Titanic Domestic Box-Office Numbers

According to Twentieth Century Fox, James Cameron's AVATAR has passed his previously held domestic box-office record for TITANIC.

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Avatar Sequel Being Pushed by News Corp.

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch told analysts during a quarterly earnings call that he is in "very early talks" with director James Cameron to do an AVATAR sequel, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

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Warner Bros. Lines up 3-D Release Slate

Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed a series of upcoming 3-D releases.

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Transformers 3 Could Get 3-D Play at Paramount

VARIETY is reporting that Michael Bay's next project, TRANSFORMERS 3, might be getting the 3-D treatment at Paramount with help from Industrial Light & Magic.

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Lakeshore Nabs Horror Project

Lakeshore has picked up a new film project and plans to begin shooting this summer, VARIETY reports.

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Asterix Franchise Gets Life at Fidelite Films

VARIETY reports that Fidelite Films will produce ASTERIX CHEZ LES BRETONS (ASTERIX IN BRITAIN).

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Zombieland on Blu-ray and DVD, Planet Hulk on Blu-ray and DVD, Plus More

ZOMBIELAND on Blu-ray and DVD, PLANET HULK on Blu-ray and DVD, AMELIA on Blu-ray and DVD, DOCTOR WHO: THE COMPLETE SPECIALS on Blu-ray and DVD, DOCTOR WHO: THE WATERS OF MARS on Blu-ray and DVD, DOCTOR WHO: THE END OF TIME: PARTS ONE AND TWO on Blu-ray and DVD, HELLBOY ANIMATED: SWORD OF STORMS / BLOOD & IRON on DVD, THE WOLF MAN on DVD, WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN: FATE OF THE FUTURE on DVD, THE BOYS ARE BACK on Blu-ray and DVD.

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Olivia Wilde Lines up for Cowboys & Aliens

Olivia Wilde is in talks to star opposite Daniel Craig in COWBOYS & ALIENS, HEAT VISION BLOG reports.

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Teen Wolf Remake at MTV Lands Director

Russel Mulcahy has been tapped to direct the pilot for MTV's TEEN WOLF, a remake of the 1985 movie, SHOCKTILLYOUDROP.COM reports.

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Sgt. Rock Gets New Setting at Warner Bros.

Joel Silver, producer of the comic book adaptation of SGT. ROCK, told the LOS ANGELES TIMES the film's setting is changing course.

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Lionsgate and Crest Take on Stereoscopic 3-D Family Feature

Lionsgate announced that it will partner with Crest Animation Studios to co-produce NORM OF THE NORTH, a stereoscopic 3-D animated family feature, according to COMINGSOON.NET.

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82nd Academy Awards Nominations Announced

Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, February 2) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway.

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NFB Animation Hothouse 6 Call for Submissions

The National Film Board of Canada seeks submissions from emerging filmmakers (young and not-so-young), and artists intrigued by animation art, for the 6th edition of Hothouse, a 12-week paid apprenticeship in full-on, all-inclusive, real-world animation filmmaking.

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EA Readies First Super Bowl Commercial Play With Dante's Inferno

As the New Orleans Saints make their Super Bowl debut, so does Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS). On Super Bowl Sunday, two days before the game hits store shelves, EA will introduce football fans to Dante’s Inferno, a third-person action-adventure videogame, with the company’s first-ever Super Bowl commercial.

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Artbeats Offers Free Stock Footage

Artbeats, a 20-year veteran in the stock footage industry, announced today that they are offering a FREE, downloadable HD clip every day at artbeats.com.

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Avatar Claims Spot as Top All-Time Grosser

In the end, James Cameron could only be outdone by himself. AVATAR surpassed TITANIC over the weekend, Jan. 29-31, all the all-time worldwide grosser with $2.04 billion so far. The film raked in $31.2 million and held on to its #1 spot for the seventh straight week.

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James Cameron's Avatar Passes $150 Million Milestone in IMAX Theatres

IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that James Cameron's Avatar, which has received Golden Globe(R) awards for Best Picture and Best Director, has passed the $150 million mark at IMAX(R) theatres worldwide during the weekend from Friday, January 29, 2010 through Sunday, January 31, 2010.

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Grammys Show Treats Viewers to 3-D Tribute Film to Michael Jackson

During the Grammy Awards last night, viewers at home and in the Staples Center were treated to a tribute to Michael Jackson that mixed 3-D technology, an all-star chorus and an appearance by his two oldest children, the LOS ANGELES TIMES reports.