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Bob’s Big Build a Big Hit in London

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HIT Entertainment’s world-renowned handy man Bob the Builder attracted quite the crowd in London’s O2 Live Quarter as 2,500 fans came to attend Bob’s Big Build—an interactive event featuring the popular character. The event was at full capacity after nearly 16,000 people entered to win free tickets. Arriving at the [...]


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Disney Celebrates Lion King 3D Premiere

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Walt Disney Studios celebrated the stereoscopic 3D re-release of their Oscar and Golden Globe award-winning animated feature The Lion King this Saturday, August 27 at the historic El Capitan Theatre. Stars from the film in attendance were Robert Guillaume (voice of Rafiki), Moira Kelly (Adult Nala), Jim Cummings (Ed the [...]


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Christine Baranski Haunts ‘Ugly Americans’ Finale

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If you are a Christine Baranski fan, you won’t want to miss the finale of Comedy Central’s Ugly Americans, this Thursday (Sept. 1) at 10:30 p.m. The versatile actress (The Good Wife, Cybill) will be lending her voice to the role of Grimes’ mom, who returns from the dead, only [...]


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‘Nyan Cat’ Creator Tackles Pokemon

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Chris Torres (aka prguitarman), the 25-year-old Texas-based animator behind the hugely popular web phenom known as Nyan Cat, has delivered another sticky creation to entertain us during these dog days of summer. He has posted 151 cat versions of all the different Pokemons on his website prguitarman.com. It’s one of [...]


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Smith Micro 2D Climbs Mac App Store Chart

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Smith Micro 2D animation software, Anime Studio, has been added to the Mac App Store. The software application has become one of the top selling Graphics and Design software, following closely behind Adobe’s Photoshop Elements and Pixelmator. Anime Studio Debut is a unique app that enables people of all skill [...]


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In This Issue!

  • Monsters University
  • Blue Sky's Epic
  • Sanjay and Craig
  • Annecy's Highlights
  • Summer VFX
  • Legends of Oz




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Allers’ Animated...

Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek, John Krasinski, Frank Langella, Alfred Molina and...

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Amazon’s LoveFilm and...

LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...

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Toon fans will no longer have to speculate about the final look of...

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Production on DreamWorks Animation’s late-2015 release Kung Fu Panda 3...

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French animation producer Marc du Pontavice, who presented his latest project...

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First Look at New...

Nick has kindly given us a first-look peek at this Saturday’s new Sanjay...

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‘Beware the...

Cartoon Network has announced the premiere date of it’s brand-new CG...

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‘Family Guy’...

Those crazy, irreverent kids on FOX TV’s Family Guy team have done it...

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Second Season of...

Korean studio Daewon Media has announced that it is producing a second season...

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Disney Channel Provides New...

Mickey Mouse is ready for his major comeback. On Friday, June 28 at 8:30 p.m.,...

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Italy’s View Conference...

Italy’s popular computer graphics conference View has announced its 2013...

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Annecy Announces 2013 Edition...

The 2013 edition of the prestigious and very well-attended Annecy Festival and...

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Nick’s ‘Kung Fu...

The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards were held at the Beverly...

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Academy Brings Marc Davis...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will bring the Marc Davis...

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Animation Block Party:...

I’ve told the evolution of ABP story before, but for readers foreign to...

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Former Aardman and BBC Execs...

Aardman Animations’ former head of broadcast Miles Bullough and former BBC...

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NBC Wants Animated Reiss...

Former The Simpsons writer/executive producer Mike Reiss is working on a new...

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Gorman Upped to President at...

Sean Gorman has been promoted to president of American Greetings Properties. He...

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Geary to Head Production,...

Animation and transmedia company FlickerLab has appointed Jordan Geary as its...

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An Interview From Abroad with...

Academy Award winning writer and director Brenda Chapman recently gave a...

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'Adventure Time' Contest

Here's your chance to win Adventure Time Season 2 on Blu-ray!

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