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3net Debuts World’s First Kids 3D Block
3net, the 24/7 3D network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX, will premiere the world’s first dedicated children’s 3D programming block with two new animated 3D series – Bolts & Blip and Dream Defenders — in a prime-time special Sept. 25. The “3net Three Dee Kids” Saturday and Sunday morning lineup will [...]
Singapore’s Tiny Island to Work on ‘Ben 10′ TV Movie
Singapore’s leading stereoscopic 3D CG animation house Tiny Island Productions has been tapped to produce the animation for Cartoon Network’s upcoming Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens movie. Directed by Victor Cook and Silas Hickey and based on a script by Marty Isenberg, the 66-minute movie will premiere on CN in [...]
41 Entertainment Wraps ‘Blake: Double Identity’ Pilot
Animation producer and distributor 41 Entertainment has delivered the full pilot of its new 2D-3D animated show, Blake: Double Identity (www.blake-doubleidentity.com) and is embarking on a global road show to allow major customers to screen it prior to MIPCOM. The show is co-produced with RGH (Rubicon Group Holding) Studios. “This [...]
Turner Acquires Endemol’s ‘The 99′
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific has picked up Endemol’s children’s series The 99 and will air the show on Cartoon Network’s Indian and Southeast-Asian feeds. Produced in full 3D CGI by Endemol UK in association with Teshkeel Media, The 99 is based on a set of superhero comic books that [...]
‘Puss in Boots’ Drops Pants
A clever video featuring everyone’s favorite heroic cat has hit the web this week. The star of DreamWorks Animation’s Puss In Boots praises the art of going pantless in public because “he is one bad kitty!” The swashbuckling cat (voiced by Shrek veteran Antonio Banderas) stars in his own adventure [...]
The Bakery Showcases Relight at SIGGRAPH
French software house The Bakery (www.bakery3d.com; stand 471) is setting out to dazzle the SIGGRAPH Vancouver crowds this week with the latest additions to their lighting, shading and rendering solution called Relight, which debuted at NAB in Las Vegas earlier this year. The company is also hosting an Exhibitor Tech [...]
Moviegoers Go Bananas for ‘Apes’
Despite lower expectations, Fox’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes managed to bring in close to $54 million this past weekend, thanks to positive reviews and good word of mouth. The prequel also made a cool $23.4 million in 25 territories overseas. Directed by Rupert Wyatt, Rise of the [...]
Polish Animator’s Career Takes Flight
Damian Nenow’s Paths of Hate receives this year’s Jury Prize at SIGGRAPH. Damian Nenow’s lifelong obsession with flight and objects that traverse the sky has finally paid off in a big way in 2011. The 28-year-old Polish animator’s powerful short Paths of Hate, which showcases an astounding aerial dogfight scene, [...]
‘Rio’ and ‘My Dog Tulip’ Take Flight on DVD
Two well-received but very different animated features make their DVD debut today (Tuesday, August 2). Fans of Rio, director Carlos Saldanha’s 3-D ode to his home country of Brazil will be able to check out this colorful, CG-animated feature, which was released last April and has made $479 million at [...]
Mighty ‘Smurfs’ Ties with ‘Cowboys & Aliens’
Sony’s 3-D feature hybrid The Smurfs proved to be a much stronger contender than expected this past weekend, bringing in $36.2 million and tying with DreamWorks/Universal’s Western/sci-fi pic Cowboys & Aliens at the domestic box office. Since the race was too close to call, the final winner will have to [...]
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Boinx Unveils New Features of...
German software producer Boinx has unveiled some special upgrades the 3.1...
