Monday, March 10, 2014
Telegael Raises 3 Million Euros for ‘Captain Flinn’
According to the Irish Film and TV Network website, Telegael has raised 3 million euros for the upcoming new SLR/ZDR co-production, Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs. The 52 x ... Continue Reading →
Animation Libation Studio Announces New Contest
New cloud-based studio Animation Libation Studio has announced a global contest which offers students and recent graduations to work on projects with top animators in the industry.
Student ... Continue Reading →
Global TV News Bytes
+ The U.K.’s CBeebies is welcoming back a pint-sized hero as acclaimed actor James Bolam returns as the star of the new season of Grandpa In My Pocket, which begins airing January ... Continue Reading →
WB Unveils New ‘Justice League: War’ Clip
Warner Bros. Animation’s upcoming latest entry into the DC Universe Animated Original Movies canon, Justice League: War, is just weeks away from its bi-coastal premieres (The ... Continue Reading →
‘Frozen’ Takes Top Spot, Hits $600 Million Mark
Disney’s Frozen princesses continued their rule over the U.S. box office, landing at the No. 1 spot again with $20.7 million and passing the $600 million mark globally. Directed ... Continue Reading →
R.I.P. British Animator Harold Whitaker
Animator and author Harold Whitaker passed away on Christmas Day in the U.K. The London animation veteran, who worked on acclaimed movies such as Animal Farm and Where the Wind Blows, ... Continue Reading →
American Cinematheque Plans Adult Animation Series
The American Cinematheque is planning an “Animation for Adults” series, beginning this Thursday (Jan. 9) and running through Jan. 25 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. ... Continue Reading →
DreamWorks and Fuhu to Launch New Kids’ Tablet at CES
DreamWorks Animation has partnered with tech company Fuhu to launch a new tablet called The DreamTab for children, which the studio will be able to program like a cable channel. According ... Continue Reading →
New ‘Cuphead’ Game Offers Classic Toon Visuals
If you love the old classic Fleischer toons from the 1930s, you’ll want to check out a new game being developed by Studio MDHR, which promises to mix run-and-gun gaming with one-one-one ... Continue Reading →
‘Naruto Shippuden’ Debuts on Toonami This Weekend
Long-running and hugely popular anime series Naruto Shippuden will begin its much-anticipated return to Adult Swim’s Toonami block this weekend. The first episode of the show, ... Continue Reading →
Five Animated Movies Get PGA Award Nods
Five movies were nominated for Best Animated Feature Producers Guild Awards this morning (Jan. 2). They are:
The Croods (DreamWorks Animation)
Producers: Kristine Belson, Jane Hartwell
Despicable ... Continue Reading →
Italy’s Cartoons on the Bay Set for Venice in April
After taking a couple of years off, Italy’s animation festival Cartoons on the Bay will be holding its 17th edition in Venice, April 10 to 12th. The event, which is co-produced ... Continue Reading →
‘Iron Man 3,’ ‘Monsters U’ Are China’s Most Popular Pics
Overall movie attendance was up 4.24 percent in Hong Kong in 2013. Audiences spent over $209 million on movie tickets last year, per The Hollywood Reporter. The Chinese movie Unbeatable ... Continue Reading →
‘Boonie Bears’ is China’s First 3D Toon
The first-ever Chinese 3D animated film is set to arrive in mainland theaters before the country’s annual Spring Festival or Lunar New Year (January 31) according to Chinese news ... Continue Reading →
Scholastic Strikes First Deal with Hulu Plus
Scholastic Media has announced a non-exclusive agreement that will bring iconic kids TV series The Baby-Sitters Club, I SPY and Horrible Histories to the Hulu Plus subscription service. ... Continue Reading →
If That Don’t Beat All
Like every other fan of CN’s The Powerpuff Girls, I was delighted to hear that a new special titled Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed, featuring the kindergarten super heroines with ... Continue Reading →
Chris Williams to Co-Direct Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6′
Chris Williams has joined Disney/Marvel’s much-anticipated November 2014 movie Big Hero 6 as co-director, alongside Don Hall (Winnie the Pooh). The Hollywood Reporter also says ... Continue Reading →
Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Crosses the $500 Million Mark
Disney’s Thanksgiving movie Frozen has officially become one of the studio’s biggest animated hits in its history more than five weeks after its arrival in theaters. The ... Continue Reading →
Animated Titles Dominated 2013 Global Box Office
The animation community got some great news as the final numbers for the 2013 box office came out. Universal/Illumination’s Despicable Me 2 ($393.5 million), Disney/Pixar’s ... Continue Reading →
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