Tag "People"

Brenda Chapman Leaves Pixar for Mystery Lucasfilm Project

August 8, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Brenda Chapman, who was the original director on Pixar’s Brave before being removed from the project, has reportedly left Pixar and is working as a consultant for Lucasfilm Animation. According to a post on the Pixar Portal blog, Chapman left Pixar in late July and was unable to offer any [...]

FME Adds Andrew Berman as VP Intl. Distribution

July 8, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Sales, marketing and distribution veteran Andrew Berman has joined FremantleMedia Enterprises in the newly created role of VP international distribution for children’s and family entertainment. Berman joins the company effective immediately and will be based in Los Angeles, where he will report to the head of children’s and family entertainment, [...]

Cake Promotes Ouledcheikh to VP International Sales

May 23, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Cake Entertainment has promoted Leila Ouledcheikh to the job of VP of international sales. Ouledcheikh will oversee all worldwide merchandising and licensing sales as well TV and home video exploitation across Germany, France, Italy, Benelux, the Middle East, Africa, Greece and Turkey. She also will participate in the evaluation of [...]

Swartz Departs as VP of Original Series at Cartoon Network

May 2, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Rob Swartz is leaving his job as VP of original series at Cartoon Network to return to producing, reports Deadline.com. In three years at the network, Swartz oversaw development and programming for such Cartoon Network series as Adventure Time, Regular Show, MAD, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Generator Rex and Young [...]

Animated People: Alan Becker

October 19, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

You may not know him by name, but odds are you’ve seen one of Alan Becker’s Animator vs. Animation digital shorts somewhere online the past few years. The shorts, in which a stick figure does battle within the confines of a PC, became an unexpected viral hit. Not only have [...]