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Harry Potter: The Exhibition Set to Take Manhattan

March 10, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean Comment! divider image

Look out wizards, Harry Potter is hitting the Big Apple. Harry Potter: The Exhibition, featuring original items from all films in the series, is extending its popular tour of North America with a previously unannounced stop at Discovery Times Square in New York City starting April 5. The traveling show [...]


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Nick Unveils Toon-Heavy Schedule, New Series

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Kids’ network Nickelodeon is increasing its commitment to animation, announcing at its annual upfront presentation to advertisers and press in New York that it will roll out 45 episodes of animation in the next three years, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Those plans include more episodes of such current hits [...]


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Betty Boop Festival Returns to Wisconsin Rapids

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Betty Boop appears to have found a new home in Wisconsin Rapids. After the success of last year’s inaugural Betty Boop Festival, the town of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., will host its second annual edition of the event from July 28-31. Organizers are adding several new events specifically targeting children and [...]


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New Trailer for ‘Tron: Uprising’ Animated TV Series

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The revival of Tron isn’t stopping with the recent Tron: Legacy feature film. Disney has an animated series titled Tron: Uprising in the works (we first told you about it back in November). Set to air in the summer of 2012 on Disney XD, the series features some heavyweight voice [...]


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Emmy Winner Cellucci Joins Kerner as VFX Executive Producer

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Emmy-winning visual effects producer Camille Cellucci has joined Kerner as an executive producer. Cellucci produced effects for such recent films as The Green Hornet and was nominated for a VES Award for Salt. Kerner, previously known as ILM’s model shop, specializes in realistic physical effects for film, television and commercial [...]


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

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The Hollywood trades have weighed in on Blue Sky’s new 3-D CG-animated...

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Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...

Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...

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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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Global TV News Bytes: Guru,...

+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a...

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Disney XD Sneaks...

Disney XD has announced that it will debut Marvel’s Avengers Assemble, a...

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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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Pitch Party 2013: Latest...

Animag is up and running with the 2013 edition of our annual Pitch Party...

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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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Stop Motion Legend Ray...

Visual effects icon Ray Harryhausen, whose stop-motion creations brought many...

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Shade Expands, Names Maher...

Southern California studio Shade VFX has announced the company has relocated to...

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