Tag "Enchanted"

The End of an Era …Yet Again

April 21, 2013 by Michael Mallory 4 Comments divider image

Last month’s announcement that the Walt Disney Company would no longer pursue traditional feature animation brought some mixed responses among toon heads. For many it was the final death knell for hand-drawn animation. For others, though, the announcement was déjà vu all over again. Like the Western movie, traditional feature [...]

Jeffrey Okun Re-Elected as VES Board Chair

January 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the 2012 Board of Director officers who were elected at the January 18, 2012 board meeting. The list of officials includes Jeffrey A. Okun, head of visual effects for Prana Studios, who was re-elected for a fourth one-year term as Board Chair. “I [...]

Sony Animation Picks Up Hybrid Pitch from ‘Enchanted’ Director

January 19, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Sony Pictures Animation has picked up a pitch for a live-action/CG-animated hybrid movie from director Kevin Lima and writer David Sussman, reports Variety. Lima directed the 2007 Disney film Enchanted, which had animated and live-action segments, as well as 102 Dalmatians, Tarzan and A Goofy Movie for Disney. He will [...]