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Tribeca Fest Revives Animated Short Program

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The Tribeca Film Festival has announced an animated shorts program — its first in several years. The shorts program, titled All You Can Eat, includes the following films: A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation. Directed by Martin Wallner and Stefan Leuchtenberg, written by Martin Wallner. New York Premiere. A man’s journey [...]


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4Kids Hit with Lawsuit Over ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ License

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Yu-Gi-Oh! creators TV Tokyo Corp. and Nihon Ad Systems have filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against 4Kids Entertainment and terminated the company’s license for the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The suit, filed last week in federal court in New York, alleges 4Kids owes the plaintiffs millions of dollars for making [...]


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‘Megamind’ Writers Take ‘Penguins’ Back to the Big Screen

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The Penguins of Madagascar, having found success as a small-screen spinoff from DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar film series, is looking to complete the circle and head back to the big screen in their own solo picture, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The trade reports that the studio has tapped Megamind writing [...]


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First Images from Pixar’s ‘Brave’ Surface Online

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Brave is Pixar’s major release for 2012, and the first images from the film have been released online at EW.com. Set in the Highlands of Scotland, Brave tells the tale of a princess named Merida who accidentally breaks a sacred custom of her people and brings trouble to the land [...]


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WB Streams ‘Yogi,’ ‘Inception,’ ‘Potter’ on Facebook

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Warner Bros. is expanding its experimental Facebook rental program to include five new movies including the hybrid animated feature Yogi Bear. The studio’s digital distribution division made the films available Sunday for rental through the popular social networking site. The films include Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter [...]


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




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Singer Says Quicksilver...

Just in time for the Memorial weekend, fanboy favorite Bryan Singer announced...

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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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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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A Real-Life Replica of...

Cowabunga, dude! A real-life replica of Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield is...

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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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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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