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DreamWorks Reports Profits Up for 4Q, 2010
With three movies released and strong financials, 2010 was a good year for DreamWorks Animation. The company reported its fourth-quarter and year-end results. For the fourth-quarter, DreamWorks reports total revenue of $275.7 million and net income of $85.2 million. That’s up from revenue of $194.2 million and net income of [...]
Disney Opens Vault for ‘Bambi: Diamond Edition’ Blu-ray
Disney has opened its vault once again to release the beloved classic Bambi on Blu-ray. Bambi: Diamond Edition (Disney, $29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray/DVD or two-disc Blu-ray) features several new bonus features, including two never-before-seen deleted scenes, a deleted song and a digital exclusive “The Golden Age.” This version of the film [...]
New Stills Expose ‘Toy Story’ Hawaiian Vacation Short
Pixar has released two images from its upcoming Toy Story short film, Hawaiian Vacation. The short will be attached to Cars 2, due for release June 24, and prominently features the Barbie and Ken characters. Here’s a look at the images: What do you think, Animag readers? Let us know [...]
‘Gnomeo & Juliet’ Woos its Way to Top Spot at Weekend Box Office
It’s good to be a gnome at the box office this weekend, with Gnomeo & Juliet hanging on to enough business to withstand a couple of weak challenges to land in the No. 1 spot. The animated feature earned $14.2 million in ticket sales in its third weekend, good enough [...]
‘Toy Story 3′ Wins Best Animated Feature Oscar; ‘Lost Thing’ Wins Short
Toy Story 3 won the Best Animated Feature at the 83rd annual Academy Awards. Lee Unkrich accepted the award, thanking John Lasseter, Steve Jobs and the film’s producer, Darla K. Anderson. The Lost Thing won the Oscar for Best Animated Short film. The awards was accepted by the directors, Shaun [...]
Programming Exec Kanter Adds GM Duties for Disney Junior
Disney Channels Worldwide has rewarded Nancy Kanter with the additional role of general manager of Disney Junior Worldwide, a post that will supplement her job as senior VP of original programming. The dual role will see Kanter focus on the recently launched Disney Junior brand and upcoming 24-hour channel launch. Kanter [...]
AM2 Convention Announces Festival for Anime-style Films
AM2, a free anime convention based in Anaheim, Calif., has announced its first animation festival and competition. The event has put out a call for entries for animated entries that fit into the following categories: Best U.S. Animated Short Best International Animated Short Best U.S. Animated Feature Best International Animated Feature [...]
‘Sid the Science Kid’ Celebrates Earth Day with Four New Episodes
Four new episodes of Sid the Science Kid are arriving in mid-April to celebrate Earth Day. The new episodes of the series, which is produced by The Jim Henson Co. and KCET/Los Angeles and airs on PBS Kids!, will each cover a different science theme. Henson describes the episodes as [...]
Animation Picture Co. Develops ‘Zombie Pet Shop’ Feature
The Animation Picture Co. has bought an original script titled Zombie Pet Shop to develop as a stereoscopic 3D feature film, Variety reports. The original script by E.L. Katz concerns a pug dog named Joey who seeks an antidote for a zombie virus that has turned the pets and humans [...]
Watch: ‘Green Lantern: Emerald Knights’ Trailer
Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, the studio’s next DC Universe original animated feature. Take a look: The movie is set to be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 7 — just before the live-action Green Lantern movie hits theaters — and stars [...]
BinWeevils Appoints Henwood...
U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...
Blue Sky’s...
Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
