Italy’s View Conference...
Italy’s popular computer graphics conference View has announced its 2013...
Tag "Animation"
Toon Goggles Launches Viewing App for Sony Tablets
Online kids channel Toon Goggles is partnering with Sony to launch an exclusive app to deliver children’s content to Sony tablet computers via the Google Play app store. The app will have exclusive content available in the U.S. and Canada until early October. The app will provide viewer’s instant access [...]
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Posts Third Straight B.O. Win
It was a three-peat for the final episode in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. The Dark Knight Rises topped the box office for the third straight weekend, taking in $36 million domestic for a to-date total gross estimated at $354 million. The international gross edged up slightly higher to a total [...]
MoMA Presents Definitive Quay Brothers Retrospective
Visitors to New York’s popular Museum of Modern Arts will have the change to enjoy a fantastic exhibit featuring over 300 pieces by the influential stop-motion animators Quay Brothers this month. The special retrospective (August 12 – January 7, 2013) includes never-before-seen cross-disciplinary works and a complete film and video [...]
Pratchett’s World Inspires Irish Animation Project
Ireland’s Animation Hub is adapting a work by famous fantasy and science fiction novelist Terry Pratchett, titled The Duel. Set in the Unseen University of Pratchett’s Discworld – the setting for a number of the English author’s fantasy novels – the short will blend fantasy and reality and feature a [...]
Takagi is Toei’s New Prez
Long-time company executive Katsuhiro Takagi has been named President, Toei Animation Co., Ltd., the studio announced. Takagi’s former title was Senior Director for the company. Takagi joined Toei over 30 years ago. In 2001, he was named Director of Character Licensing Dept. in which role he helped forge licensing partnerships [...]
Animation Mentor Offers 2012 Student Showcase & Contest
Online animation school Animation Mentor has released the latest edition of its global showcase of work by its animation students. This year’s theme “Power of Inspiration” focuses on inspiration, including its many sources and collective ability to spark creativity and evoke emotion in others. These students have embraced and channeled [...]
Psyop Adopts Shotgun and Revolver Tools
Animation and design studio Psyop has adopted site licenses of Shotgun and Revolver with Tweak Software’s RV as part of its plans for expansion. The multidisciplinary studio, which specializes in emotive, visually compelling storytelling, will leverage Shotgun and Revolver to streamline production management, tracking and review and approval for its [...]
Contois’ ‘Frog’ Wins 2012 Pitch Party Contest
Many of the popular animated shows we see on the air today began their life as a simple vision, a vivid image paired with a clever concept that stood out from the rest of the material out in the creative world. Our annual Pitch Party contest is our way of [...]
U.K. Offers More Info on Animation Tax Break
The U.K. government formally opened its consultation on a proposed tax break program for high-end TV productions, animation projects and video games. The Treasury Secretary George Osborne said Monday that industry representatives and others can comment on the proposal, first outlined in the budget earlier this year, until September. The [...]
Amazon’s LoveFilm and...
LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...
CN All About ‘Adventure...
Cartoon Network Enterprises is riding the runaway Adventure Time train...
