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Autodesk, USC Present 5D | Flux


March 7, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Immersive design consortium 5D | Institute will hold a world-building design discussion series in Los Angeles March 13-15 with 5D | Flux, presented in association with Autodesk and the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. The event will consist of three 120-minute interactive sessions aimed at encouraging conversations [...]

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And the BAFTAS Go to ‘Rango,’ ‘Morning Stroll’


February 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The weekly shower of big awards to Gore Verbinski’s feature Rango continued on Sunday (Feb. 12) when the quirky CG-animated movie received the Best Animated Feature BAFTA Award during a star-studded event at the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden. The film’s competition in this category were Steven Spielberg’s [...]

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Cartoon Network to Unveil DC Nation on March 3


February 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Get ready for the big DC Nation premiere on Cartoon Network on Saturday, march 3rd. That’s the kickoff date for when a full hour of exclusive kids’ television programming and shorts based on DC Comics characters, including the premiere of Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice, beginning at [...]

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Leprosy Charities Cause ‘Pirates’ Changes


January 24, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Aardman Animations, the Bristol, U.K.-based animation powerhouse behind last year’s Arthur Christmas, have announced changes to their upcoming stop-motion 3-D feature The Pirates! Band of Misfits after the film’s trailer raised objections from leprosy charities, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film, based on the books by Gideon Defoe, is [...]

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2011 Animated Oscar Noms Offer Surprises


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The nominees for the 84th annual Oscars were announced Tuesday morning, with the best animated feature race falling to A Cat in Paris Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli (GKids) Chico & Rita Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal (GKids) Kung Fu Panda 2 Jennifer Yuh Nelson (DreamWorks) Puss In Boots Chris [...]

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BAFTA Toon Noms: ‘Tintin,’ ‘Arthur Christmas,’ ‘Rango’


January 17, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has nominated three features for its Best Animated Film Category. Announced Tuesday by  actors Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger with BAFTA chairman Tim Corrie, the nominated films are: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, directed by Steven Spielberg Arthur Christmas, [...]

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‘Tintin’ Nabs Top Toon Honor at Golden Globes


January 16, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn scored a major notch in its awards belt by taking home the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature at a ceremony Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The film,which uses motion-capture and animation techniques, surely benefitted from the star power [...]

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Tintin Leads the Pack with Six VES Noms


January 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin picked up six Visual Effects Society Award nominations on Monday. The Paramount release was nominated for outstanding vfx in animated feature along with Arthur Christmas, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots and Rango. Tintin also picked up noms for the animated character of [...]

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Five Animated Features Make the BAFTA List


January 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The long list of nominees for this year’s Orange British Academy Film Awards were revealed yesterday. The BAFTA Animated Feature category includes The Adventures of Tintin, Arthur Christmas, Gnomeo and Juliet, Puss in Boots and Rango. It’s interesting to note that the Brits opted for Arthur Christmas and Gnomeo and [...]

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Ten Reasons We Loved 2011!


December 22, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Here are the “Ten Reasons We Loved 2011!”, written by the editors of Animation Magazine and illustrated by Mike Fisher.

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