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Movies Bid ‘Potter’ Adieu, Welcome Back ‘Pooh’
It’s a weekend for old friends as movie goers bid adieu to Harry Potter and the students of Hogwarts and welcome back a beloved old bear named Winnie the Pooh. The undisputed juggernaut is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, which opens Friday at nearly 4,400 theaters — [...]
‘Family Guy,’ ‘Simpsons,’ ‘Robot Chicken’ Lead Toon Emmy Noms
Fox’s Family Guy leads animated contenders in the nominations for the 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards with four nominations, even as it missed being nominated for Outstanding Animated Program. The Fox series earned three music-related nominations: two for Outstanding Music Composition in a Series and one for Outstanding Original Music [...]
Grupo Alcuni Sells ‘Galileo,’ ‘Slash://’
Italian production company Grupo Alcuni has reported broadcast rights sales for its recently debuted eco-friendly animated show Galileo and the hit series Slash://. Galileo is a green co-production with RAI Fiction and DQ Entertainment. Its 13 13-minute episodes are now airing on RAI 2 in Italy and soon will air on [...]
SIGGRAPH Animation Fest Spotlights Top Talent, Projects
The SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival has announced its interactive sessions spotlighting some of the most innovative talent and projects in animation and visual effects. “Once again, the content in the Computer Animation Festival offers something of interest to just about everyone – from industry newbies to veterans,” said Joshua Grow, [...]
French Studio Preps Hybrid Films ‘Last Hijack,’ ‘Mister Wu’
The French studio behind the hit Waltz With Bashir has given the go-head for two live action/animation hybrid features, The Last Hijack and Mister Wu, reports Variety. Les Films d’Ici has set up Hijack as a co-production with Submarine in Amsterdam and Still Films in Ireland. Tommy Pallotta and Submarine’s Femke [...]
L.A. Shorts Fest Sets Premiere Look at Pixar’s ‘La Luna’ Short
L.A. Shorts Fest kicks off next week with the unquestionable highlight for animation fans being the North American premiere of the new Pixar short film La Luna, followed by a special presentation on the making of the film by director Enrico Casarosa. The keynote presentation will include a look at [...]
Fox Inkubation Grad Ruiz Gets Development Deal
Fox’s Inkubation program for up-and-coming animators has produced its first deal, with the studio signing Jason Ruiz to a one-year deal developing an animated series tentatively titled Murder Police, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ruiz will be developing the series with David Goodman, whose credits include Family Guy and Futurama, [...]
Exclusive Clip from ‘SpongeBob’s Frozen Face-Off’
Nickelodeon is airing a brand-new SpongeBob SquarePants special, SpongeBob’s Frozen Face-Off, this Friday, July 15 — and we’ve got an exclusive clip from the show. Here’s how the network describes the special, and an image: In Frozen Face-Off, Bikini Bottom is buzzing with excitement as the town prepares for a sleigh [...]
New Trailer for Sony/Aardman’s ‘Arthur Christmas’
Aardman, Sony and Columbia are reminding movie goers it’s only six months to the holidays by releasing the second trailer to the animated comedy feature Arthur Christmas. Here’s how the studios describe the film: The 3D, CG-animated family comedy Arthur Christmas, an Aardman production for Sony Pictures Animation, at last [...]
‘Robot Chicken’ Creators Add ‘Stoopid Monkey’ Via YouTube
The creators of Robot Chicken are bringing their unique brand of animated-toy humor to YouTube, launching a new content channel that will feature a new show called Stoopid Monkey. Named for the production company behind the Adult Swim series Robot Chicken and Titan Maximum, the channel is a joint venture [...]
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