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Animated People: Matt Groening & David Silverman

January 28, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan 5 Comments divider image

The Simpsons creator and long-time director/producer discuss crafting the property’s first theatrical short. Last summer, family audiences settling down in theaters to enjoy Fox/Blue Sky’s 3-D CG blockbuster Ice Age: Continental Drift got an extra treat to enjoy with their $12 popcorn: the first-ever Simpsons theatrical short, The Longest Daycare, [...]

Spain’s ‘Tad the Lost Explorer’ Finds New Territories

September 3, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The new Spanish feature Tad the Lost Explorer is gaining momentum all over the world. StudioCanal sold Enrique Gato’s 3D-animated pic to China (Leomus), Russia (Carmen), Germany (Atlas), Italy (Eagle), Eastern Europe (SPI), Benelux (Belga) and Switzerland (Impulse). El Toro Pictures’ producer Jordi Gasull told Variety that Leomus will open [...]

‘ParaNorman’ Scares Up a $14 Mil Weekend

August 19, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

LAIKA’s acclaimed stop-motion feature ParaNorman managed to have a solid first weekend at the box office, landing in at the No. 3 spot (after The Expendables 2 and The Bourne Legacy) with a healthy $14 million total. Although experts had estimated a higher debut for the zombie-filled family entertainment, kids [...]

Germany’s FMX 2012 Announces Conference Lineup

March 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Europe’s top conference on the creation, production and distribution of digital entertainment has announced the lineup for its 17th edition (May 8-11). Among the many world-renowned vfx visionaries at the event this year are Doug Trumbull, who just received an Honorary Oscar for his lifetime achievement and worked as Effects [...]