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JimJam Acquires Two New Preschool Series

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Global pre-school channel JimJam, has picked up two animated series, Monkey See, Monkey Do and MuMuHug. Available to JimJam’s 17 million subscribers across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia from June 2012, Monkey See, Monkey Do (26×7′), combines live action with CGI animation, as real kids dance along with [...]


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Fry, Pocoyo Get Caught Reading

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Zinkia Entertainment’s loveable little boy in blue Pocoyo and the actor/writer/presenter who narrates his charming animated adventures, Stephen Fry, have teamed up once again to appear together in the “Get Caught Reading” annual national campaign this month, which is organized by the Association of American Publishers. The initiative’s goal is to [...]


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The Senate Delivers Spooky Shots for ‘Dark Shadows’

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London’s The Senate VFX completed 186 shots for Warner Bros./Village Roadshow’s Dark Shadows—the latest Tim Burton opus which opened last week. Anton Yri, vfx supervisor, worked with vfx producer Sam Spacey to oversee six major sequences in the film. Yri was on set for the duration of first unit and [...]


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Adult Swim Releases Full Details of 2012-13 Season

May 16, 2012 by Ramin Zahed Comment! divider image

Adult Swim officially announced its full slate of new and returning programming at its annual Upfront presentation in New York City. After having its most-watched broadcast season-to-date in its history with adults 18-34, Adult Swim has ordered second seasons of new hit shows China, IL and Loiter Squad. The top-rated [...]


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NBC’s ‘Community’ Goes 8-Bit

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The stars of NBC’s live-action comedy Community have been through their share of quirky adventures—including stop-motion and anime inspired toon ones—but according to The Hollywood Reporter, they’ll be entering an all new flat dimension as 8-bit videogame characters. The episode titled “Digital Estate Planning,” set to air this Thursday at [...]


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In This Issue!

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  • The Painting
  • The Legend of Korra
  • Ed Catmull
  • Bill Damaschke
  • John Carter




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As many had predicted Universal’s costly Battleship was sunk by...

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Fry and Laurie to Voice New...

Actors Hugh Laurie (House) and Stephen Fry (Bones, The Hobbit), who used to...

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Chomet Working on New...

Didier Brunner, the prolific French animation producer behind films such as...

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Disney Channel plans to launch its hot new 2D animated series Gravity Falls...

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JimJam Acquires Two New...

Global pre-school channel JimJam, has picked up two animated series, Monkey...

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Adult Swim Releases Full...

Adult Swim officially announced its full slate of new and returning programming...

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Pixar’s...

Disney/Pixar’s Brave will have its world premiere on June 18, 2012, at the...

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Only a couple of weeks ahead of their movie’s release date, the stars of...

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Dusty Fest Winners Announced

The School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City (NYC) has announced the...

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Good things happen when the worlds of professional basketball and animation...

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LAIKA Appoints Mary Sandell...

Mary Sandell is Portland-based animation house LAIKA’s new head of...

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Beloved Children’s Book...

One of the most influential and beloved children’s artists of the 20th...

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'Regular Show' Giveaway

Here's your chance to win the Regular Show Slack Pack on DVD!

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