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Rhythm & Hues Plans Vancouver, India Expansions

May 31, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean Comment! divider image

Rhythm & Hues is heading north, announcing plans to open a studio in Vancouver by Jan. 9, according to Variety. The new studio will start small but is expected to grow quickly, R&H president Lee Berger told the trade. The studio could expand to as many as 150 people. Tax [...]


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Mondo Helps Relaunch Spike & Mike’s YouTube Channel

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Spike and Mike’s Festival of Animation has announced a new YouTube partnership with Mondo Media, creators of the Happy Tree Friends series. Bringing you daily dose of tasteless toons, Spike and Mike’s Sick & Twisted YouTube page is back with a brand new look and new independent cartoons. The duo [...]


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‘Happy Feet 2′ Shows New Steps in Trailer

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Happy Feet 2 is ready to shuffle and dance its way back into theaters this November, and Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for the film. Take a look: Written and directed by George Miller, Happy Feet 2 is set to arrive in theaters Nov. 17. Village Roadshow is [...]


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‘Hangover’ Handily Beats ‘Panda’ in Sequel Faceoff

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The Memorial Day weekend box office totals set a record by selling a massive $280 million worth of tickets, but the numbers fell just short of expectations for Kung Fu Panda 2. Driving the big results was The Hangover Part II. The Warner Bros. comedy was the No. 1 grosser [...]


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A Superbe Year for French Animation

May 29, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 4 Comments divider image

A record number of top-notch animated movies are slated to be released in France. Is it just coincidence or a sign of things to come? There must have been something special in French waters (Perrier, Evian or Vittel?), because it seems that the country is churningmore high-quality animated features than [...]


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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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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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Disney Release Plans Include...

Updates to the Walt Disney Studios’ release schedule have revealed plans...

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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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FremantleMedia Releases New...

FremantleMedia Kids and Family and Nerd Corps released new information about...

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Vortexx on The CW Unveils New...

Vortexx on The CW, an affiliate of Saban Brands, will be kicking off a new...

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Global TV News Bytes

+ Little Airplane Productions has sealed a series of deals for its spud-tastic...

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DreamWorks Signs Multi-Year...

It’s official: Netflix loves the green ogre and everyone else in the...

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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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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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Carl England Assumes MD Role...

Nigel Stone, CEO of U.K.-based indie film and kids’ TV production studio...

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Disney Publicist Denise...

We were saddened by the recent death of longtime Disney publicity exec Denise...

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

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