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Ninja Turtles to Rock Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade


November 14, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Nickelodeon has announced that for the first time ever the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will come out of their shells (at least metaphorically) and join in the festivities at the 86th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan with their very own float! At the Parade, taking place Thursday, Nov. [...]

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Sanders Studio Offers ‘Rise of the Guardians’ Art


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Fans of DreamWorks’ beautifully animated feature Rise of the Guardians can now buy some of the exquisite artwork created for the project from Sanders Art Studio. Sanders, a leading producer of handcrafted, limited edition artwork from DreamWorks Animation, is currently offering 42 images, captured on canvas and paper, featuring concept art [...]

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GKIDS’ Ghibli Line Up Returns to NY’s IFC


November 13, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Back by popular demand, U.S. distributor of international animated films GKIDS is returning to New York’s IFC Center for another five week run of its retrospective on Japan’s Studio Ghibli features. Fifteen films from 1984 to 2009 will make their encore appearance from November 16 to December 20. The premiere [...]

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36 New Projects to Launch at Asian Animation Summit


November 12, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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More than 36 new animated projects from producers in Australia, Malaysia, Korea and Singapore will be presented at the first annual Asian Animation Summit (AAS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 10 & 11. This new event is designed to stimulate co-production and co-financing by showcasing these early-stage concepts to [...]

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GKIDS Hosts Screenings of Oscar Contenders in L.A.


November 11, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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If you’ve been dying to check out some of the hard-to-see, indie international features vying for the Oscar race this year, you’d better find some time to go to Burbank this week. New York-based indie distributor GKIDS will bring nine of its acclaimed animated features to Los Angeles for special [...]

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10 Animated Shorts Advance in Oscar Race


November 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 85th Academy Awards®. Fifty-six pictures had originally qualified in the category. The list is as follows:   Adam and Dog, Minkyu Lee, director (Lodge Films) Combustible, Katsuhiro [...]

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Pendleton Ward’s ‘Bravest Warriors’ Debuts Today


November 8, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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If you’re a fan of Pendleton Ward, creator of Cartoon Network’s fantastic Adventure Time—and who isn’t?—you’ll want to check out his new show Bravest Warriors, which debuts on the new YouTube channel, Cartoon Hangover, today. The hot new series, which is directed by Breehn Burns, co-creator of Dr. Tran follows [...]

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Anima Vitae Strengthens Ties to Asia and Hollywood


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Anima Vitae, the Finnish animation studio behind the movie Niko 2 – Little Brother, Big Trouble, The Flight Before Christmas and The Magic Crystals is expanding to Asia and strengthening its network in Hollywood. The Helsinki-based studio has signed a joint venture agreement to launch a animation studio in Kuala [...]

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Focus Announces ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Fan Art Contest


November 7, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Focus Features is hoping fans of Wes Anderson’s charming and quirky summer hit Moonrise Kingdom will come up with some good fan art for the studio’s Oscar season ads! Building off of the surprising outpouring of fan art for the movie, the distributor has launched a new contest, inviting fans [...]

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Lee Unkrich, Pixar Go Down Under for GRAPHIC


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This weekend in Sydney, Australia the debut event of this year’s GRAPHIC Animation Festival, “Pixar: Behind the Screens” will kick off the fest at the iconic Sydney Opera House and feature multi Academy Award-winning Pixar director Lee Unkrich. Unkrich will be taking GRAPHIC audiences on an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at [...]

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