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Cohen Spills the Beans on ‘Futurama’s’ New Season
Since the new season of Futurama will kick off with two new episodes on Thursday, June 23, on Comedy Central, we thought it would be a good idea to catch up with the show’s brilliant exec producer and co-creator David X. Cohen to get the lowdown on what’s in store [...]
Power Object: Finally a Doll Show for Adults!
It’s a well-known fact that one of the beauties of creating an animated series for the web is that you don’t have to worry about the usual bureaucracies and demands of the traditional gatekeepers. That’s why talented Hollywood screenwriter Claire-Dee Lim, who penned the popular family feature Firehouse Dog, decided [...]
Animated People: Top Draw’s Wayne Dearing
On the eve of the MIPTV market in France, we caught up with Wayne Dearing, founder and manager of Manila-based Top Draw Animation, one of the world’s leading indie animation production houses. Specializing in 2D and digital animation, Top Draw offers a wide range of pre-production and production services to [...]
Animated People: Berkeley Breathed
15 Minutes with… Berkeley Breathed Acclaimed cartoonist (Bloom County, Opus) and children’s book author (Mars Needs Moms) Animag: How did you come up with the idea for the book, Mars Needs Moms, which in turn inspired the movie? Berkeley Breathed: When the idea occurred to me, it was a cinematic [...]
Animated People: Writer Peter S. Beagle on ‘The Last Unicorn’
The 1980s are kind of hit and miss when it comes to animated features, especially independent productions. One of the hits is The Last Unicorn, a fantasy tale that adapted the popular novel by Peter S. Beagle. Produced by Rankin-Bass and featuring animation from the Japanese studio Topcraft that later [...]
Animated People: ‘Dragon’s’ Dean DeBlois Talks Globes Nomination
Director Dean DeBlois on How to Train Your Dragon’s Golden Globe nomination, the animation world and award season madness Animation Magazine: Congrats on your movie’s Golden Globe nomination. How did you find out the good news? Dean DeBlois: I had set my alarm to five a.m., which was the time [...]
BinWeevils Appoints Henwood...
U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...
Blue Sky’s...
Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
