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Win Tickets to Sony’s Special ‘Surf’s Up’ Screening
We have five pairs of tickets to give away for the special Sony Pictures Animation’s 10th Anniversary screening of the movie Surf’s Up at the historic Ray Harryhausen theater (on the Sony lot in Culver City, Calif.) on Thursday, Sept. 13. The evening will include a panel with directors Ash Brown [...]
Tartakovsky and the Road to Transylvania
Animation Renaissance man Tom Sito has a stock line he uses whenever he gives talks: he wonders what happened to the years in between, “Hey, kid, sharpen these pencils for me,” and, “You worked with Shamus Culhane?” In my own way I can relate, though it’s even harder for me [...]
Win Tickets for Sony’s ‘Open Season’ Screening/Panel
We have five pair of tickets for the special screening of Sony Pictures Animation’s 2006 feature Open Season on September 5th, right on the studio’s historic lot in Culver City, Calif. Part of SPA’s month-long 10th Anniversary Celebration, this exciting event will also include a rare screening of the studio’s [...]
Sony Launches 10th Anniversary Screening Series
The 10th anniversary celebration of Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) continues with a five-week series of special screenings featuring SPA’s collection of animated and hybrid films, as well as reunions with filmmakers participating in Q & As following each screening, rare footage/materials from the SPA archives and giveaways. The series, which [...]
LAIKA’s ‘ParaNorman’ Continues Spooky Reign
LAIKA’s well-received stop-motion feature ParaNorman did respectable business at the box office during its second weekend of release, with an estimated $8.6 million. Directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell, the zombie-filled family movie now has a $28.3 million domestic cume and a $36 million worldwide total since its release [...]
Tartakovsky to Present ‘Transylvania’ Footage at VIEW
VIEW Conference has announced that award-winning animation guru Genndy Tartakovsky of Dexter’s Laboratory fame will present exclusive footage from his feature film debut, Sony’s 3-D Hotel Transylvania, and discuss the project during the conference taking place in Turin, Italy Oct. 16-19. VIEW has previously announced participation by director/sound-designer Gary Rydstrom [...]
Sony Announces Full Cast for ‘Cloudy 2'
Sony Pictures Animation has reassembled the all-star, comedy voice cast of the animated hit Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs for Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers, set for release in 3D on February 7, 2014. The sequel is directed by Cody Cameron (whose story artist credits include Shrek, Madagascar, [...]
3D Summit to Showcase ‘Hotel Transylvania’
L.A.’s fifth annual 3D Entertainment Summit will feature extensive footage from Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania and feature 3D filmed segments showcasing DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and this year’s recipients of the 3D Visionary Award James Cameron. Katzenberg will address the state of the 3D industry in 2012 and the [...]
2012 SIGGRAPH Must-Sees
With the 39th annual conference and exhibit running August 5-9 in the Los Angeles Convention Center, there’s plenty for CG fanatics and technophiles to check out. Here’s our list of can’t-miss confab events. Electronic Theater: Enjoy the year’s most impressive CG feats in short films, commercials, music videos and more [...]
Sony to Offer Behind-the-Scenes Panels at SIGGRAPH
Sony Pictures Imageworks and Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) will feature their top teams of effects and animation talent on August 7 in special “behind the scenes” presentations of blockbuster live-action hits Men in Black 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man and the animated feature film Hotel Transylvania during SIGGRAPH 2012 at [...]
BinWeevils Appoints Henwood...
U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...
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Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
