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Sean Penn, Iggy Pop Join Persepolis Cast
The English-language version of Marjane Satrapi’s 2D black-and-white movie Persepolis will feature the voices of Sean Penn and Iggy Pop, as well as previously announced Gena Rowlands, Catherine Deneuve and Deneuve’s daughter, Chiara Mastroianni. Penn will portray the lead character’s father and Pop will voice her uncle, while Mastroianni will [...]
We Love Your Student Shorts!
There’s still time to enter Animation Magazine’s Annual Student Reel Awards. Please send us your animated short (completed in 2006-2007 school year either on DVD or VHS or provide us with a download link address by Monday, July 16, 2007. First prize will get a nice write-up in our magazine [...]
Pearce Sisters Takes Top Prize at Platform
The Pearce Sisters, Luis Cook’s wickedly funny and macabre tale about two weather-lashed Sisters living in remote coastal town won the Grand Prix (as well as best Art Design Prize) at the inaugural Platform International Animation Festival this Saturday. Hosted by Bill Plympton, the awards ceremony wrapped a six-day showcase [...]
Powerpuff Girls, Pooh Hit the DVD Screens Today
Fans of Craig McCracken’s groundbreaking Cartoon Network series The Powerpuff Girls can check out the the complete first season of the show on a new DVD out in stores today. First introduced in 1998, the show follows the adventures of three superheroic little girls (Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup) as they [...]
Cuppa Coffee Brews Fresh Bounty Hunter PSA
Duane (Dog the Bounty Hunter) Chapman is the latest celebrity to become a stop-motion animated character, thanks to the folks at Canada’s Cuppa Coffee Studios. Dog is the star of his own animated PSA, which is part of a bigger campaign to ‘Free the Dog.’ Chapman is the facing charges [...]
Stan Lee to Animate Sexy Paris Hilton Strip
After bringing to life characters such as Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk, comic-book legend Stan Lee will focus his attentions on current jailbird heiress Paris Hilton. The New York Daily News has the scoop today that Lee will be developing an animated series featuring the celebutant for MTV. Insiders are [...]
Art’s Desire, Mirage Tie for Academy’s Gold Medal
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences 34th Annual Student Academy Awards were recently handed out in Hollywood. Sarah Wickliffe’s Art’s Desire (New York University) and Youngwoong Jang’s Mirage (New York School of Visual Arts) tied for the top honor in the animation category (Animation Gold Medal). The Bronze [...]
Art Institute Feels the Force with Star Wars Workshop
VFX visionaries Phil Tippett and Ken Ralston will be on hand to share their knowledge with high school students at a special hands-on Star Wars vfx workshop at The Art Institute of California’Orange County June 26-29. The four-day design, media arts and culinary workshop offers high-school students to learn about [...]
Shanghai Festival Toons In
Animation was the name of the game at this year’s Shanghai TV Festival, which opened this Monday. The 13th annual event runs through Friday at the Shanghai New Intl. Expo Center’in a format separate from the Chinese commercial capital’s Film Festival. Wednesday was designated as the event’s ‘Animation Day,’ during [...]
Lil’ Bush Wreaks Havoc on Comedy Central
As the real-life President Bush’s popularity ratings sink to all-time low, an animated kid-sized version of George W. gets ready for his close-up on Comedy Central tonight. Co-proudced by comedy writer and producer Donick Cary, Comedy Central and Amp’d Mobile, Lil’ Bush is promoted as the first original mobile program [...]
Academy Makes Animation...
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has...
Shout! Unleashes...
The Eisner Award-winning comic-book series by Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins, Bill...
