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Matt Groening to Receive WGA’s Writing Award


November 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Matt Groening, animation icon and the creator of The Simpsons and co-creator of Futurama (with David X. Cohen), will receive the Writers Guild of America, West Animation Writers Caucus’ (AWC) 15th Annual Animation Writing Award on Wednesday (Nov. 28). The animation icon is behind honred for his outstanding contributions to [...]

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Paley Center Presents Special ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Night


December 21, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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L.A. residents will get the chance to attend a special premiere screening of the new Fox-TV animated series Napoleon Dynamite on Wed. Jan. 11th at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. Slated to appear in person are actor/exec producer Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), Efren Ramirez (Pedro), Tina Majorino [...]

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WGAW Honors Animation Writers McDuffie and Kress


November 17, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Dwayne McDuffie and Earl Kress will be the recipients of the Writers Guild of America’s 14th Annual Animation Writing Award posthumously at the Animation Writers Caucus Awards tonight (Thursday, Nov. 17) at the Writers Guild West headquarters in Hollywood. The award recognizes their animation writing work and their efforts to [...]

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Fox Strives for Flippin’ Good TV


September 7, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image
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Fox TV’s new animation lineup sees the awkward teens of Napoleon Dynamite get a toon makeover, and Jonah Hill as a sophisticated schoolboy in Allen Gregory. In the next few months, Fox TV audiences will be treated to two new kids on the channel’s animation block: Napoleon Dynamite and Allen [...]

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FOX Debuts Trailers for New Sunday Toons


May 17, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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This week, Fox-TV unveiled the latest plans for its Sunday Night Animation Domination block. In September, the cabler will premiere Allen Gregory at 8:30 p.m., right after The Simpsons. Created by Jonah Hill, Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel and exec produced by David Goodman, the show follow the adventures of [...]

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Fox-TV Unveils New Toons for Fall


May 16, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image
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Fox-TV will have two new players on its Sunday Night Animation Domination block this fall. Variety reports that the new animated show Allen Gregory will be premiering at 8:30 p.m., following The Simpsons. Produced by 20th Century Fox TV an Chernin Entertainment, the series is described as the adventures of [...]

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WGA Animation Writers Honor Simpsons’ Scully


November 17, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Mike Scully, a veteran  TV writer who has worked on The Simpsons since 1993, receives tonight the 13th annual Animation Writing Award for lifetime achievement from the WGA West Animation Writers’ Caucus. In addition to 17 seasons on The Simpsons and co-writing The Simpsons Movie, Scully has extensive live-action TV [...]

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