Tag "Animated"

Animated Feature Deadline for Oscars is Nov. 1

October 29, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The deadline is nigh for films looking to qualify for the animated feature film category for the 83rd annual Academy Awards. Entries and supporting materials must be submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by 5 p.m. PT on Monday, Nov. 1. The deadline to submit the [...]

Stiller to Produce Animated Zoolander Web Series

October 21, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films has made a two-year, first-look deal with Paramount Digital Entertainment to develop live-action and animated webisodes and multi-platform social media games, reports Variety. Mike Rosenstein will oversea the new division of Red Hour. An animated spinoff of Stiller’s 2001 feature Zoolander and a tie-in social [...]

Animated People: Alan Becker

October 19, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

You may not know him by name, but odds are you’ve seen one of Alan Becker’s Animator vs. Animation digital shorts somewhere online the past few years. The shorts, in which a stick figure does battle within the confines of a PC, became an unexpected viral hit. Not only have [...]

NFB Gets Animated! Across Canada

October 14, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Canada’s National Film Board has announced the fourth edition of its Get Animated! Program, which offers free screenings and activities across the country from Oct. 26 to Nov. 7. The series — created to be Canada’s contribution to International Animation Day, set this year for Oct. 28 — will present [...]