Irish animation group Pegbar is holding its next event April 15 at the Science Gallery in Dublin. The event will feature a number of short talks from guest speakers including Norton Virgien (director of Rugrats and Duckman), Jason Tammemägi (director of Fluffy Gardens and Ballybraddan) and renowned multimedia artist Fergal Brennan. [...]

Robert Zemeckis has re-emerged at Sony Pictures Animation, which has optioned the book How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack for him to produce as a mix of CG animation and live-action, Variety reports. The film is being developed as an R-rated feature with a budget in the $20 million [...]

GKids has released an official trailer for the U.S. release of Mia and the Migoo. Directed by Jacques-Remy Girerd, Mia and the Migoo is a hand-painted animated feature that won the best animated feature award at the 2009 European Film Awards. The U.S. version will debut April 22 and will feature [...]

Apollo’s Pad has made the jump from edgy webseries to late-night cable in Canada. The series, produced by Lenz Entertainment and Galleon Entertainment, has been picked up by Teletoon to run on its Teletoon at Night block aimed at older teens and adults. Eight episodes have been produced especially for [...]

The box office goes in two very distinct directions this weekend, with horror fans likely headed to Scream 4 while animation offers a bright 3D trip to Rio. Directed by Carlos Saldanha and produced by Fox’s Blue Sky Studios, the animated feature Rio is set to open in an estimated [...]