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Platform Animation Fest Announces Fantastic Lineup

October 3, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Los Angeles residents are in for a treat next month when the acclaimed animation festival Platform pays a visit to the REDCAT theater (October 26-28). In collaboration with CalArts and the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater, the fest will showcase exciting and innovative new animated films and talent while also [...]

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 [...]

Tapping in to The Grid

by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Disney XD puts a fresh spin on a sci-fi classic with the new series TRON: Uprising. You can’t keep a good franchise down: Two years after the theatrical reception of Disney’s TRON: Legacy, which added fresh faces and cool new CG effects to the 1982 sci-fi sensation, a new animated [...]

Animag’s 10th Annual Pitch Party Winners Announced!

July 6, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 4 Comments divider image

Although behavioral scientists believe that it only takes a few seconds for someone to determine whether they like a concept, an image or even a person, we hope it takes animation executives a little longer to figure out whether a pitch is going to work or not. Nevertheless, they all [...]

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 [...]