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Darnell, Rydstrom to Speak at Italy’s VIEW Conference
Italy’s top CG animation and vfx technology conference VIEW has announced some of the key speakers for its 2012 Edition, which takes place Oct. 16-19 in the beautiful city of Turin. Among the top-notch guests of the fest this year are Eric Darnell, director of DreamWorks’ Madagascar trilogy; seven-time Oscar-winning [...]
The Senate Delivers Spooky Shots for ‘Dark Shadows’
London’s The Senate VFX completed 186 shots for Warner Bros./Village Roadshow’s Dark Shadows—the latest Tim Burton opus which opened last week. Anton Yri, vfx supervisor, worked with vfx producer Sam Spacey to oversee six major sequences in the film. Yri was on set for the duration of first unit and [...]
NW Animation Fest: Final Call for Entries
Here’s a little sunshine to brighten the protracted Pacific North Western winter! (The first day of spring was Tuesday? Very funny.) The Northwest Animation Festival is wrapping up its call for entries for the 2012 event, set to be held in Portland this May. Special treats in store for this [...]
Nick Kicks Off New Animated Shorts Program
Nickelodeon is kicking off a new animated shorts program designed to develop comedy-driven content. The initiative which was announced today by Brown Johnson, animation president for Nick, MTVN kids and family group will feature ten 60-second shorts that will be made with the potential of becoming long-form series on the [...]
Studio Bozzetto and m4e Trap ‘Tip the Mouse’
Italy’s Studio Bozzetto & Co. has partnered with German media and brand management company m4e AG to develop and produce a new CG preschool toon based on popular children’s book series Tip the Mouse (Topo Tip in Italy). Studio Campedelli and Italian broadcaster RAI will serve as co-production partners on [...]
SIGGRAPH 2012 Calls for Real-Time Content
CG animation confab SIGGRAPH 2012 is looking for cutting-edge Real-Time Live! content to be presented as part of this year’s prestigious Computer Animation Festival. Examples of accepted real-time simulations and graphics submissions include computer games, graphics & demos, interactive animation, simulations & rendering techniques, military, industrial or scientific visualizations , research projects, r eal-time [...]
Monster High Scares Up DVD and New Doll Line
It looks like Mattel’s hot Monster High toy line is getting ready for a ghoulish season. The tween girl doll brand, which was created by Garrett Sander and introduced in the 2010 will be featured on a new Nick special title Monster High Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? On [...]
Nick Debuts CG ‘Franklin’ Feb. 13
Beloved preschool character Franklin the turtle will return to the small screen thanks to Nickelodeon’s new CG-animated series Franklin and Friends, set to premiere Monday, February 13 at 9:30 a.m. on the network. The new show is produced by Nelvana and Infinite Frameworks Pte. Ltd. and will air weekdays at [...]
Arc Is on Board HIT’s ‘Thomas & Friends’
HIT Entertainment has signed Toronto-based Arc Productions (formerly Starz) to animate the new season of its CG-animated preschool hit Thomas & Friends. This deal marks the first global television series the studio will produce, following a series of successful theatrical movies including Gnomeo and Juliet and 9. Airing in over [...]
Nick, Playmates Introduce New TMNT Toys
Dude, if you dig the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, you’ll have to find a way to check out this year’s Toy Fair in New York (Feb. 12-15). That’s where Nickelodeon and Playmates will preview their extensive new TMNT product line which is based on Nick’s new CG-animated show set to [...]
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