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Kung Fu Panda Has His Day in Cannes

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After its big Puss In Boots extravaganza of Tuesday, DreamWorks Animation continued to bask in the limelight at the Cannes Film Festival with a special screening of Kung Fu Panda 2 on Tuesday night and a press conference on Thursday morning (May 12). The film’s director Jennifer Yuh Nelson and [...]


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‘Rio’ Helps Fox Hit $1 Billion Mark

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Last weekend, Blue Sky’s 3Dblockbuster hit Rio helped Fox International hit the magic $1 billion dollar mark at the global box office. To date, Carlos Saldanha’s valentine to his native country of Brazil has made over $406 million all over the world (as of May 11). This is the third [...]


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EA’s ‘Alice: Madness Returns’ Ready to Pre-Order

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Is the world ready for more insane version of Lewis Carroll’s heroine Alice? Electronic Arts and Spicy Horse are betting good money that their upcoming title Alice: Madness Returns is going to put a big smile on gaming and action-adventure fans when it hits the stores in June 14. This [...]


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Children’s Media Conference Announces Lineup

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Award-winning filmmaker David Puttnam (Chariots of Fire, The Mission) and Michael Acton Smith (creator of Moshi Monsters) will be participating in this year’s Children’s Media Conference, which takes place July 6-8 in Sheffield, England. The confab is chaired by Anna Home, former BCC head of children’s program and organized by Kathy [...]


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‘Penguins of Madagascar’ Leads Daytime Emmy Race

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The National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences has unveiled the nominees for the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards. Leading the race is Nickelodeon’s Penguins of Madagascar with eight nominations, followed by The Hub’s Transformers Prime which earned six noms. The Daytime Emmy Awards will be telecast on June [...]


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In This Issue!

  • The Croods
  • MIPTV Highlights
  • Monsters vs. Aliens
  • Henry Hugglemonster
  • The VFX of Oz
  • The Venture Bros.




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Blue Sky’s...

Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...

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Vertical Ent. to Distribute...

New arrival Vertical Entertainment has picked up the U.S. distribution rights...

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Warner Bros. Offers...

Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim has...

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Nexus Partners with...

London-based animation studio Nexus as announced an exclusive partnership with...

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Disney Releases Info on...

Disney/Pixar’s upcoming Monsters University will feature music from...

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Nick Soars to Comedic Heights...

Sanjay and Craig, Nickelodeon’s eccentric and hilarious new animated...

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PGS Sells Method/DQE’s...

Global distributor and brand management company PGS has announced the sale of...

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Check Out New...

While we all steel our hearts and wait for the (second) final season of Matt...

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Nick Releases ‘Sanjay...

Nickelodeon has released a nine-minute featurette about its new animated series...

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Spielberg to Produce...

Steven Spielberg will exec produce a live-action TV series based on the popular...

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Sherman, Menken Team Up for...

A special musical treat is in store for attendees of this year’s D23...

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Cartoon Digital Announces...

Cartoon Masters’ Digital and Transmedia event has announced its slate of...

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Aardman, Sony &...

British BAFTA-winning social website BinWeevils.com has joined forces with...

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Academy Makes Animation...

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has...

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Bradford Animation Fest Open...

The Bradford Animation Festival–the U.K.’s longest running toon...

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BinWeevils Appoints Henwood...

U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...

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John Knoll Upped to...

Oscar-winning vfx veteran John Knoll has been promoted to Chief Creative...

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Imira Appoints Elena Mera...

Spanish youth programming production and distribution house Imira Entertainment...

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Chapman Responds to Misguided...

Brenda Chapman, the Oscar-winning writer and director of Brave has responded to...

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Method Studios Hires de Boer,...

Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, announced today...

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'Totoro' Contest

Here's your chance to win Totoro & Howl's Moving Castle on Blu-ray!

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