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Animator Vincent Cafarelli Dies
Vincent Cafarelli, a noted figure in the New York animation scene for over 60 years and co-founder of Buzzco Associates studio, died of natural causes December 1 in Brooklyn, NY. He was 81 years old. Cafarelli got his start as a teenager at Paramount’s Famous Studios back in 1948, working [...]
‘Justice League: Doom’ to Premier in NYC
Warner Home Video, MTV Geek and The Paley Center for Media will be presenting the world premiere of Justice League: Doom—the latest in the ongoing DC Universe Animated Original Movies series—in New York on February 13, 2012. Filmmakers and voice cast members will be attending the event for red carpet [...]
‘Richie Rich’ Comics Go Digital
Ape Entertainment and leading family entertainment company Classic Media have announced the digital comic debut of Richie Rich in the Apple App store. The app will feature the digitally restored and color corrected original master copies of the comic as well as new adventures titled Rich Rescue for the iPad, [...]
Disney Junior Greenlights ‘Hugglemonsters’
Disney EMEA has announced it has greenlit a new animated preschool series, The Happy Hugglemonsters. Set to premiere on Disney Junior in fall of 2012 and air in over 150 countries, the series follows the adventures of fun-loving five-year-old Henry Hugglemonster, the middle child in a wacky close-knit monster family. [...]
Barnes & Noble, VIZ Bring Manga to Nook
Leading digital media retailer Barnes & Noble has announced a new partnership with manga (Japanese comics/graphic novels) distribution and publishing powerhouse VIZ Media to bring digitized versions of top titles to Nook Tablet and Nook Color customers. Available now, the VIZ collections includes 18 series comprising 107 volumes from its [...]
Academy Animation Branch Snubs ‘Smurfs’
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ Animation Branch has decided not to qualify Sony’s live-action/CG hybrid blockbuster The Smurfs for the Best Animated Feature Category, Reuters reports. While the film was included in the Academy’s list of 18 toons submitted for consideration in the category, revealed in November, [...]
Sundance Announces Short Film Selections
The Sundance Institute has announced the short films selected for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival to be held in Park City, UT January 19-29. The films for the Animated Short Films – U.S. and International categories are as follows: U.S. Animated Short Films 38-39° C by Kangmin Kim [...]
‘Cloudy 2′ Gets Directors
Sony Animation has tapped Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs artists Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn to direct the studio’s sequel to the popular CG film, Variety reports. The project is still in development and has no yet received an official greenlight. The first film (2009), which was based on [...]
Digital Domain Expands into China
Leading digital animation/vfx production company Digital Domain Media Group has launched its expansion into the Chinese film market with the announcement of a new strategic partnership with Beijing Galloping Horse Film Co., Ltd. The venture is the first large scale initiative of a global vfx leader to address the country’s [...]
Target Secures Asian Deal for ‘Horrid Henry’
London-based rights management group Target Entertainment has signed new broadcast deals for Novel Entertainment’s Horrid Henry, including a prestigious Asian deal following ATF. Cartoon Network has picked up the first two seasons of Henry for its Asia Pacific region, which includes Australia and New Zealand, China and India. Additionally, Icelandic [...]
Cartoon Digital Announces...
Cartoon Masters’ Digital and Transmedia event has announced its slate of...
Spielberg to Produce...
Steven Spielberg will exec produce a live-action TV series based on the popular...
