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Euro Multiplatform Workshop Set for August
A high-level workshop about creating multiplatform content will take place August 4-8 at the Media Business School in Ronda (near Malaga), Spain. Aimed at producers, designers and directors of audiovisual content, the five-day seminar offers new perspectives and expert advice for actual and current projects of the participants. Raimo Lang [...]
Weaving, McKellan and Serkis Confirmed for The Hobbit
Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellan and Andy Serkis will reprise their roles as Elrond, Gandalf and Gollum in The Hobbit, according to director Guillermo del Toro. The buy director told the BBC this week that the actors have officially signed up to star in the beloved trilogy’s prequel, which is scheduled [...]
Lima to Lead Mr. Limpet
Enchanted director Kevin Lima will be helming the upcoming remake of the classic 1964 Don Knott feature The Incredible Mr. Limpet, says The Hollywood Reporter. The live-action/animation hybrid centers on a regular guy who has to deal with the fact that one day he simply turns into a fish. Eventually, [...]
Applegate, Faris & Poehler to Voice the Chipettes
The holiday 2009 feature, Alvin and the Chipmunks Squeakuel has found its Chipettes. MTV’s movie blog reports that Christina Applegate, Anna Faris and Amy Poehler will be voicing the female counterparts to the Chipmunks in the upcoming release, which will be directed by Betty Thomas (The Brady Bunch Movie, Dr. [...]
Tatia RosenthalDirector, $9.99
Tatia Rosenthal’s acclaimed stop-motion movie $9.99 will be getting a limited release in New York and Los Angeles on June 19, and will platform throughout the month in other cities around the country. The talented Israeli-born animator was kind enough to answer a few of our questions about her fascinating [...]
Pixologic Unveils GoZ for ZBrush
Pixologic has introduced GoZ, a special new feature of Pixologic’s ZBrush, which is designed to easily connect data workflow to and from modo with a single button click. Once inside modo, rendering ZBrush data with photorealistic results or modifying a model becomes easier and any texture, normal, and displacement maps [...]
Moonscoop’s Hero: 108 Toys with Playmates
Moonscoop’s eagerly anticipated new animated series Hero: 108 has landed Playmates as its global toy partner (excluding Taiwan). The deal allows Playmates to develop and market show-related toys including action figures, vehicles, role play toys and accessories, playsets and electronic and handheld games for the property. Slated for an early [...]
Kickstand Grows in Brooklyn
A new animation and research development company called Kickstand has opened its doors in Brooklyn, New York. Using a team of technical directors with backgrounds in DreamWorks Animation and Charlex, Kickstand will offer commercial software products and services for vfx, game productions, features and TV projects. ‘Our team is committed [...]
Disney’s D23 Expo Details Are Announced
Disney fans will be able to get sneak previews of upcoming new movies and behind-the-scenes info about classic toons at the first D23 Expo, scheduled to take place at the Anaheim Convention Center Sept. 10 thru 13. Presented in conjunction with D23.com, the official online community for Disney fans (23 [...]
Disney Unveils Plans at Licensing Show
Following yesterday news about primetime Handy Manny projects, Disney unveiled plans for new product line extensions for the Toy Story franchise, two new Princess characters (Tiana from The Princess and the Frog and the lead heroine from next year’s Rapunzel), new Mickey Mouse initiatives, a new Winnie the Pooh 2D [...]
Nick Releases ‘Sanjay...
Nickelodeon has released a nine-minute featurette about its new animated series...
Blue Sky’s...
The Hollywood trades have weighed in on Blue Sky’s new 3-D CG-animated...
