Six international ads have been nominated for the 2011 Animated Com Award, with winners to be announced in conjunction with the 18th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film. The nominees are as follows: Advertising category Compare the Market: “Compare the Market ‘Streets of Ambitiousness,’” Passion Pictures, Great Britain Amnesty International: “Death [...]

Disney/Pixar has released three new retro style movie posters for its upcoming release Cars 2, which arrives in theaters June 24. Here’s a look at the posters, which were on display in the central courtyard in the main building at Pixar when we visited a couple weeks back in preparation [...]

Starz Animation Toronto, recently sold by Starz to a Canadian investor group, has renamed itself Arc Productions and unveiled a new website and logo. The new owners have embarked  on an aggressive growth phase for the company that plans to build on the well-earned reputation of Starz Animation Toronto as one [...]

VIZ Media is expanding its VIZ Kids imprint with the acquisition of licenses for the  popular animated properties Hero 108, Pokemon, Mr. Men and Little Miss, Voltron Force and Mameshiba. The anime and manga company broke down the deal by property as follows: Hero 108 – VIZ Kids will be [...]

Big Idea Entertainment announced its popular animated faith-based series VeggieTales is coming to mobile devices via a channel on Sprint TV. The VeggieTales channel features complete shows of Big Idea Entertainment’s best-selling silly songs and DVD content including, Pistachio: The Little Boy That Woodn’t, Sweetpea Beauty: A Girl After God’s [...]