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Mike Young Grabs Former Film Roman, Fox Family Execs
Independent animation studio Mike Young Prods. expands operations with the hire of former Film Roman exec. Regis Brown and ex-Fox Family Channel director Joshua Fisher. Brown will launch the studio’s new distribution division as VP of international sales while Fisher takes the post of exec. director of development. Brown’s distribution [...]
Diller Resigns as CEO of Vivendi Universal
Barry Diller is resigning his position as chairman and CEO of troubled media giant Vivendi Universal Ent. He will retain his post as chairman and CEO of USA Interactive and there is speculation that he may be preparing to take part in buy-outs of the USA Network, Universal Studios and [...]
New Warner Bros. Exec. VP Goes to the Grave with Tim Burton
Bob Brassel, who has been bumped up to the post of executive VP of production at Warner Bros., is slated to oversee the development of Superman and Tim Burton’s upcoming stop-motion feature Corpse Bride, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Corpse Bride is based on an old Eastern European folktale that [...]
Creative Director/FX Supervisor Rejoins Splash
Andy Milkis has rejoined Splash as creative director/visual effects supervisor. His role in the company will be expanded so that he is intrinsically involved in guiding Splash’s future development. Milkis spent two years at Splash before moving on to start his own company, TLI Design. Bolstered by a relationship with [...]
Ice Age’s Lori Forte Is Cool With Oscar Nom
Having served as creative executive on the Academy Award nominated films Toy Story and Runaway Brain, Lori Forte is no newcomer to Oscar night anticipation. But this year’s ceremony carries even more significance as Ice Age, a film she spent four years developing and producing for Twentieth Century Fox Animation, [...]
Mad Cow Corrals Jungle Book 2 Director
As Disney’s The Jungle Book 2 continues to perform at the boxoffice, the film’s director, Steve Trenbirth, makes a move to Australian animation house Mad Cow as co-owner. He joins founder Steve Sagovac in overseeing the company, which specializes in Flash animation, character design and storyboards. Trenbirth credits include animation [...]
Mainframe Gets New CEO
Rick Mischel has been appointed CEO of Mainframe Ent. Inc. The former president and COO at The Harvey Ent. Co. assumes this position effective immediately and will be based at the company’s headquarters in Vancouver. In his new role, Mischel will oversee of all production, development, distribution, licensing, operations and [...]
Harryhausen to Get Star on Walk of Fame
In June, legendary special effects animator Ray Harryhausen will get his star on the Hollywood walk of fame. The stop-motion master behind such classic films as Jason and the Argonauts, The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad and 20 Million Miles to Earth received a lifetime achievement Oscar in 1992. The American [...]
Sony Pictures Imageworks Recruits Recruiters
As it gears up for an intensive 2003-2004 production slate, Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. has hired Diane St. Clair and Jana Day as recruiting consultants. They will be instrumental in keeping the studio stocked with artists and technicians as it creates visual effects and CG animation for such films as [...]
Megatrax Production Music Names General Manager
Megatrax Production Music, a supplier of original production music for film, television, advertising and multimedia, has named Benjamin Trust to the newly created position of general manager. He will oversee all business, sales, and distribution operations of the company for co-founders and exec. producers Ron Mendelsohn and JC Dwyer. Before [...]
BBC Says Good-Bye to...
The BBC Trust has confirmed that children’s programs will no longer be shown...
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