Italy’s View Conference...
Italy’s popular computer graphics conference View has announced its 2013...
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Hasbro’s ‘Equestria Girls’ to Premiere at L.A. Festival
Hasbro’s new full-length animated movie Equestria Girls will have its world premiere at the L.A. Film Festival in June, followed by a 200-theater rollout nationwide. Directed by Jayson Thiessen and produced by Sarah Wall, the new movie follows the adventures of the popular My Little Pony characters, reconceived as teenagers [...]
Cartoon Network and D3P Announce Three New Titles
D3Publisher and Cartoon Network Enterprises announced the development of three new video games based on popular Cartoon Network animated shows. This fall, fans will be able to enjoy new games Adventure Time and Ben 10 Omniverse, as well as the first video game for one of Cartoon Network’s top series, [...]
Key Dates Announced for 41st Annie Awards
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced today its key dates for the upcoming awards season. The 41st Annual Annie Awards ceremony is set for Saturday, February 1, 2014. Location will be announced shortly. Call for entries will begin on Monday, September 2, 2013, with complete Rules and Category information to [...]
Annecy Announces Professional Conference Lineup
The upcoming Annecy Festival of Animation has announced this year’s lineup of professional animation panels. The pro conferences have been organized by Christian Jacquemart and Rene Broca. Here is the 2013 rundown: Development, Pipeline Choices, Post-Animation Tuesday, June 11th, 9:30 am-12:30 pm Speakers: Alexandre Bretheau and Pierrot Jacquet (Cube Creative [...]
Wizart Releases Posters and Trailers for New Pics
The folks at Russia’s busy animation studio Wizart have let us know that they have unveiled posters and new trailers for their two big productions online today. The studio will be bringing the two movies to the Cannes festival and market this week for worldwide sales. The upcoming features are [...]
Nathan Love Animates National Geo Promo
Nathan Love director Jim McKenzie has delivered an evocative, nostalgic promo for National Geographic Channel’s The 80s: The Decade That Made Us miniseries. A rousing contrast to National Geographic’s traditionally grounded advertising, the animated spot serves up a trio of grinning, buff cheese ball characters working out in synch to [...]
Retro Fever: ‘Fraggle Rock’ and ‘Taz’ on DVD
There are several fun new animated and puppet-driven series making their debut on DVD/Blu-ray this week that should put everyone in the right retro summer mood. First up, how can you say no to the Fraggle Rock: 30th Anniversary Collection ($130 listed, $113 on amazon)? This glorious 21-disc (3230 minutes—that’s over [...]
Shotgun Announces Product Overhaul for Version 5.0
Production management system Shotgun Software is offering a complete product overhaul with its new 5.0 version. The release encompasses production tracking, scheduling, review and approval, helping modern production pipelines run as efficiently as possible—and now also includes a new UI and toolset designed specifically for artists and supervisors. Shotgun 5.0 [...]
Chapman Responds to Misguided Merida Makeover
Brenda Chapman, the Oscar-winning writer and director of Brave has responded to Disney’s recent makeover of the film’s lead character Princess Merida. In conjunction with adding Merida to the Disney Princess line, Disney gave Merida a “more adult” look, dropping her bow-and-arrow and putting her in the type of glitzy [...]
Hideaki Voices the New Miyazaki Movie
Japanese director and animator Anno Hideaki (Neon Genesis Evangelion) will voice the lead character Horikoshi Jiro in this summer’s Miyazaki movie Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises). According to Twitch.com, the announcement was recently made on the film’s official website. Hideaki will portray the man who designed the zero fighter plane [...]
Amazon’s LoveFilm and...
LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...
CN All About ‘Adventure...
Cartoon Network Enterprises is riding the runaway Adventure Time train...
