Disney Releases First Image from Pixar’s ‘Small Fry’

November 11, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

USA Today unveiled the first image from the new Toy Story short Small Fry today. The short accompanies The Muppets (in theaters on Nov. 23). Directed and written by Pixar veteran Angus McLane (BURN.E), the adventure finds Buzz Lightyear accidentally trading places with a Happy Meal-type toy at a fast food [...]

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13 Animators, 12 VFX Artists Invited to Join AMPAS

June 17, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 13 animators, 12 visual effects artists and a total of 178 filmmakers and film industry executives to join its ranks. Animators on the invite list includes such high-profile names as Sylvain Chomet, Tomm Moore, Teddy Newton and Bob Peterson. Visual [...]

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Filmmakers React to Oscar Nominations

January 25, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

It’s always a good day when it starts off with being nominated for an Academy Award. Here’s what the filmmakers nominated for the best animated feature Oscar had to say about it. “What an honor it is to be nominated for an Academy Award!” said Dean DeBlois, the Canadian-born writer/director [...]

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