Tag "iTunes"

Alphanim Puts ‘Santa’s Apprentice’ App to Work

December 14, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Paris-based animation house Alphanim has launched four new bilingual holiday apps based on its popular Santa’s Apprentice franchise. Become Santa Claus in 24 days is a free interactive advent calendar with 24 mini-games which, once completed, awards the player a personalized Santa Claus diploma. Launched Nov 24th to support the [...]

NFB Launches Advent Calendar App

November 30, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

The National Film Board of Canada’s cool new Advent Calendar App for the iPad is now available on iTunes for 99 cents! Users can use the digital advent calendar to unlock a cool NFB film each day throughout December. The available films provide a festive family activity for iPad users, [...]

‘South Park’ Spoofs Broadway; Creators Targeted by Scientologists

October 24, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

A new episode of Comedy Central’s hit animated series South Park will take on the world of musical theater. Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone crafted the latest season 15 tale with help from The Book of Mormon co-creator Robert Lopez. “Broadway Bro Down” is set to air this Wednesday, [...]

‘South Park’ New Eps Start Wednesday

October 3, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

All-new episodes of Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s hit series South Park return to Comedy Central Wednesday, October 5 at 10 p.m. New season 15 episodes will also be available in HD exclusively on Xbox LIVE, iTunes, Sony PlayStation Network and Amazon Video On Demand. New episodes will also appear [...]

Chipotle Ad Showcases Johnny Kelly’s Animation

August 31, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

London-based animator Johnny Kelly’s wonderful stop-motion ad for Chipotle is generating a lot of good word-of-mouth on the Internet this week. The spot which promotes the fast-growing burrito chain tells the story of a farmer, who decides to change his wasteful ways and go back to sustainable farming. Willie Nelson’s cover of [...]

Oscar-Nominated Shorts Coming to Theaters, iTunes, Movies On Demand

January 25, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The annual announcement of the Oscar nominations usually sends movie fans rushing off to the theaters to see films they may have missed. And once again, Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures are teaming up to bring the nominated short live-action and animated films to theaters just in time for folks [...]