Italy’s View Conference...
Italy’s popular computer graphics conference View has announced its 2013...
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Nexus Partners with ‘Were-Rabbit’ Producer Jennings
London-based animation studio Nexus as announced an exclusive partnership with multi-award winning toon producers Claire Jennings, Christopher O’Reilly and Charlotte Bavasso to develop and produce original animated features. Jennings notably produced the Oscar and BAFTA-winning Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Oscar nominated, BAFTA winning Coraline. Indie studio [...]
SIGGRAPH to Spotlight ‘Monsters University,’ ‘Frozen’
This summer’s big computer graphics confab SIGGRAPH at the Anaheim Convention Center in Calif. (July 21-25) will feature several hot sessions focusing on the vfx of big studio features, including Guillermo del Toro’s much anticipated Pacific Rim, Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University, Disney’s holiday feature Frozen, Fox’s Oscar-winning Life of Pi, Disney’s [...]
Montreal Stop Motion Festival Accepting Projects Now
The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival is accepting entries for its upcoming edition, which will take place on October 18, 19 and 20, 2013. The deadline for film entries is September 20, 2013. Started in 2009 and now preparing its fifth edition, the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival is the [...]
‘Brave,’ ‘Paperman,’ ‘Life of Pi’ Win Oscars
After months of award season campaigns, Disney claimed the top two animation prizes on Sunday night with a win for Pixar’s Brave in the Best Animated Feature category and Paperman in the Best Animated Short race. Directors Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman accepted the award for Brave, while first-time helmer [...]
‘ParaNorman’ Auction Goes Live on Friday
If you’ve been dying to own a piece of original, hand-crafted material from LAIKA’s Oscar-nominated feature ParaNorman, your wish will be granted on Friday (Feb. 22). Variety – The Children’s Charity of Southern California will host an online auction of two props from the popular stop-motion pic, directed by Chris [...]
‘Hobbit’ Tops Saturn Award Nominees List
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has revealed the list of nominees for the 39th annual Saturn Awards, with Peter Jackson’s vfx blockbuster The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey garnering the most nods with nine nominations. Other top contenders are Ang Lee’s Life of Pi and Sam Mendes’ [...]
Focus, LAIKA Reunite for ‘Boxtrolls’ in 2014
Focus Features and Oregon-based animation house LAIKA, the companies behind the Oscar-nomninated stop-motion film ParaNorman, have announced their third collaborative project is set to begin with the kick off of production on The Boxtrolls. The new movie will be released nationwide by Focus on October 17, 2014, Focus CEO James [...]
Digibook Reveals Behind the Scenes of ‘ParaNorman’
Just in time for the Academy Awards ramp-up, the acclaimed team of Oregon’s LAIKA Studios is offering an interactive, all-digital look behind the scenes of their Oscar nominated 3-D stop-motion film ParaNorman (Focus Features), directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler. The film, which follows a young boy named Norman [...]
‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Takes the Top Prize at the Annies
Disney’s underdog hero Wreck-It Ralph had a sweet night at the Annie Awards on Saturday (February 2) as it took home the prize for Best Animated Feature. The film’s helmer Richard Moore also won for Best Director. The acclaimed movie, which has made over $368.4 million globally, was also honored [...]
‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Wins Producers Guild Award
Ralph is finally a winner. Disney’s popular animated feature Wreck-It Ralph, about an 8-bit videogame baddie who wants to change his life, was the winner of the Best Animated Feature at this past weekend’s 24th Annual Producers Guild Awards. The film’s producer Clark Spencer took home the coveted prize. The [...]
Amazon’s LoveFilm and...
LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...
CN All About ‘Adventure...
Cartoon Network Enterprises is riding the runaway Adventure Time train...
