Tag "Disney TV Animation"

Toon Actors Star in Hurricane Sandy Relief Fundraiser

December 5, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

An all-star reading of Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol has been organized to help support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. The fundraiser is called “Voices for the Shores” and will take place on Sunday, December 9th at 3 p.m. at the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club in Universal City, Calif. Hosted by [...]

Tales from the Weird Side

June 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 5 Comments divider image

Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch taps his childhood memories to create the offbeat world of the hot new Disney Channel cartoon. The fun tagline for Disney Channel’s new show Gravity Falls describes its location as “just west of weird.” But if you’re looking for the real spot where the toon’s [...]

SMOSH’s Shut Up Cartoons Delivers Strong Numbers

May 4, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Since its debut on April 30, Alloy Digital/Smosh’s Shut Up! Cartoons has ranked first or second in growth and registered close to 2 million video views. The toon-centric channel broke into the top-500 of all of YouTube’s hundreds of programming channels within the first 24 hours of its launch. Its [...]

SMOSH to Launch YouTube Animation Channel

April 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 9 Comments divider image

Online teen and young adult comedy content destination SMOSH will launch a new animation YouTube channel called Shut Up! Cartoons on April 30. The toon channel is led by former Disney TV Animation head Barry Blumberg and SMOSH co-founders Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox. “We are very excited with our [...]

An Update on Animag’s 10th Annual Pitch Party

June 23, 2011 by admin 1 Comment divider image

We at Animation Magazine wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of our readers and Pitch Party participants and judges for making this tenth edition our most popular event to date. Some misinformation about the contest has been posted in an article full of factual errors and negative comments [...]

Voting Begins for Animag’s 10th Annual Pitch Party Contest

June 20, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

The starting gun has been fired to begin Animation Magazine’s 10th annual Pitch Party! The annual event opens up a section of Animation Magazine to anyone who wants to pitch an idea for the next great animated series. The winner gets the chance to pitch their idea to the judge/animation executive [...]

Judges Set for Animag’s 10th Annual Pitch Party

June 2, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The judges for Animation Magazine’s 10th annual Pitch Party are set! The annual event, which opens up a section of Animation Magazine to anyone who wants to pitch an idea for the next great animated series. The winner gets the chance to pitch their idea to the judge/animation executive of [...]