Spielberg to Produce...
Steven Spielberg will exec produce a live-action TV series based on the popular...
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Apple’s Mighty Mouse Squeaks Out of the Box
No big tech confab would be complete without a new high-tech model from the sharp minds at Apple, so we weren’t surprised that Apple unveiled its slick new Mighty Mouse this past week (in time for SIGGRAPH. In case you have been vacationing in Antarctica, you have probably seen images [...]
SIGGRAPH NewsLuxology Unveils modo 201
On Tuesday night, SIGGRAPH attendees were introduced to Luxology’s upcoming new release, the modo 201. The product will expand the company’s flagship product beyond advanced modeling to integrate modeling, painting and rendering. Luxology’s roadmap also laid out aggressive plans for future modo releases that integrate modeling, rendering and animation as [...]
Alias SketchBook Pro Now Part of ThinkPad X41 Tablet
Animators will have a new reason to get their hands on the recently released Lenovo x41 ThinkPad Tablet. Toronto-based software powerhouse Alias announced today that its Sketchbook Pro software will now be bundled with the ThinkPad Tablet PC. A full-feature trial software version of Alias’ digital pen-based sketching and annotation [...]
TV-Loonland Lands Dargaud’s Bannister
It’s official. TV-Loonland is determined to shake up the toon exec landscape in Europe. The latest news from the German company finds Justine Bannister, formerly distrib and acquisitions head at France’s Dargaud Distribution officially accepting a similar position at TV-Loonland’s London office. The always elegant and well-liked Bannister has a [...]
O’Donnell to Shine as Truelight Topper
DIC Entertainment veteran Kevin O’Donnell has been named the president of Truelight, a new Burbank-based production company launched Bakers Man, an internet-based tech, marketing and digital info management outfit.The announcement was made yesterday by Bakers Man founder and CEO, Paul Kartsonis. TrueLight Entertainment will offer a a wide range of [...]
Lions Gate Opens Up Family Arm
It looks like Lions Gate Entertainment is moving fast and furiously ahead with plans for its Family Entertainment Enterprises. A story in The Hollywood Reporter today notes that the company is preparing its second theatrical project Sylvester, based on the late author, William Steig’s (Shrek) popular Sylvester and the Magic [...]
CN Hits a Home Run with Tooner Field
Tooner Field is now officially ready to play ball. The Atlanta-based Cartoon Network-themed entertainment arena features original characters in life-size and larger-than-life-size interactive environments, many with baseball themes. Atlanta Braves chairman Terry McQuirk, TBS chairman and CEO Phil Kent, MLB commissioner Bud Selig and Turner Entertainment group president Mark Lazarus [...]
eyeon to Ship Fusion 5 on August 31
Another day, another big SIGGRAPH unveiling, this time from the folks at eyeon Software, who announced that their compositing application, Fusion 5, will be shipping by the end of August. Among Fusion 5’s main features are 3d compositions with lights, cameras and primitives, OpenGL acceleration with display views and an [...]
Aardman Goes Ga Ga for Golly
Bristol-based toon shop, Aardman Animations, has announced the appointment of Richard Goleszowski to the new position of creative director, broadcast and development. Known to most as Golly, Goleszowksi has been with Aardman for more than 20 years and has directed many of the studio’s shorts, TV series and blurbs. Most [...]
Henson and TOKYOPOP to Put on MirrorMask
Just in time for the feature release of Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean’s fantasy movie Mirrormask, The Jim Henson Company and TOKYOPOP have announced the details of a joint manga publishing deal. Gaiman (Sandman, Neverwhere) will work closely with TOKYOPOP on a prequel manga to the movie, which has a [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
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+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a...
