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Seven Make VFX Oscar Cut
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films made the short list in the Visual Effects category for the 81st Academy Awards. They are as follows: Australia The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Hellboy II: The Golden Army Iron Man Journey to [...]
Autodesk Adds Mac Offerings
Autodesk Inc. announced at the Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco that it has expanded its portfolio of Macintosh 2D and 3D software tools for entertainment, multimedia and design professionals. The three new products for Mac OS X are Autodesk Toxik for procedural compositing, Autodesk Mudbox digital sculpting and [...]
Lionsgate Gets Care Bears, Sushi Pack for Vid
Lionsgate has extended its relationship with American Greetings Properties by acquiring the exclusive North American home entertainment distribution rights to numerous Care Bears titles, including the new series and CG-animated movie. In addition, Lionsgate has acquired the home entertainment rights to Sushi Pack, the animated CBS television series based on [...]
SIGGRAPH Animation Fest Expands Again
The SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival, which opened up to the public as a full-fledged fest in 2008, will again take on an expanded role in the 2009 SIGGRAPH conference and expo. In addition to a comprehensive collection of juried and invited screenings showcasing the most recent advances in computer-generated imagery, [...]
Nick Introduces Olivia
Author/illustrator Ian Falconer’s award-winning books come to the screen as Nickelodeon adds Olivia to its preschool line-up. The new series will premiere on Monday, Jan. 26 at 11:30 a.m. (ET/PT), and will be followed by a week of brand-new episodes. Presented in conjunction with media content company Chorion and animated [...]
Warner Puts Hex on Horton Helmer
Warner Bros. has tapped Horton Hears A Who! director Jimmy Hayward to direct its adaptation of the DC Comics property Jonah Hex, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film will be the first live-action project for Hayward, who was senior animator on Mainframe’s 1994 television series ReBoot before animating on [...]
Lasseter Gives Miyazaki’s Ponyo a Push
Pixar’s John Lasseter is joining producers Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy in preparing the U.S. theatrical release of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, the latest animated opus from Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki. According to Daily Variety, the trio aims to increase the number of movie screens Ponyo will [...]
aniBoom Awards Favor Voodoo
Sebastian’s Voodoo from Joaquin Baldwin of Sherman Oaks, Calif. was named the grand prize winner of the third annual aniBoom Awards, a kudo fest honoring the best work submitted to aniBoom’s virtual animation studio. Roughly 1,300 entries were received from 27 countries. Baldwin’s work was singled out by a high-profile [...]
Renegade Prowls with Heathcliff
Media property development company Fitzroy Media (FRM) has tapped Renegade Animation to produce a series of new projects featuring Heathcliff, the mischievous, street-wise cat of comic-strip fame. This month, Renegade will begin production of 50 two-minute animated interstitials that will introduce an updated look for the time-honored tabby and his [...]
Adult TV Toons Abound on Disc
Put the kids to bed and dig into this week’s pile of animated home video releases. On offer are Duckman: Season Three and Four, Frisky Dingo: Season 2 and Tripping the Rift: The Complete Third Season. Grownups and kids alike will also enjoy the second season of the new Cartoon [...]
Wiig and Cooper Guest Voice...
The parade of stars stopping by The Simpsons office to do guest voice stints on...
Boinx Unveils New Features of...
German software producer Boinx has unveiled some special upgrades the 3.1...
