New Dates Set for DreamWorks...
Fox has announced the latest release dates for two of upcoming DreamWorks...
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Cartoon Movie Picks Announced
The organizers of the Cartoon Movie event, set to be held March 7-9 in Lyon, France this year, have revealed their animated feature selections. The 50 selected titles will screen for producers and distributors from 17 countries during the event—among them the well hyped Zarafa (Remi Bezancon & Jean-Christophe Lie, [...]
The Hub Hires Marvel’s ‘Super Hero Squad’
The Hub is about to be invaded by pint-size superheroes, having acquired the hit animated series The Super Hero Squad Show from Marvel Animation. The series is set to begin airing on the channel Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. ET starting Jan. 30, with encores slated for weekend timeslots. [...]
Anniversaries 2012
5 Years Still Loco for Toons It seems like just yesterday that we began hearing whisperings of the Latin American animation market’s emerging promise, and a certain Gothic-inspired CG animated feature out of Mexico that was stirring antennas in the Toon Town hive. It’s hard to believe that’s it has [...]
15 Pics Make the First VFX Oscar List
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films have been selected for consideration for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 84th Academy Awards: The films are listed below in alphabetical order, followed by releasing studio in the U.S. In early January, the members of the [...]
Stan Lee to Receive Producers Guild’s Vanguard Award
Iconic comic-book and animation creator Stan Lee will be receiving the Producers Guild’s 2012 Vanguard Award this January. The award is designed to recognized achievements in new media, an area which Lee has continued to explore over the years. Previous recipients include George Lucas, John Lasseter and last year’s recipient [...]
CAOZ’s ‘Valhalla’ Preps for Theatrical Run
Iceland’s first-ever animated feature, the stereoscopic 3-D CG-animated Legends of Valhalla: Thor from Caoz, will be getting its long-awaited theatrical release on October 14. The film, based on characters from Norse mythology, is also the most expensive film ever produced in the country. Caoz, an animation studio based in the [...]
New ‘Avengers’ Promo Art Surfaces
It seems that fans can’t get enough of Joss Whedon’s 2012 features adaptation of The Avengers. Today’s big buzzy item was the web release of a promo art for the superhero-packed extravaganza. The Marvel movie features Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Cobie Smulders, Scarlett [...]
‘Thor & Loki’ Key Art, Clips Revealed
Marvel Knights Animation has revealed new art and clips from the upcoming direct-to-DVD feature Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers (Shout! Factory, $14.97) due out September 13. The film is produced by Ruwan Jayatilleke, written by Robert Rodi and features art by Esad Ribic. The story follows the mythic struggle of [...]
Your Essential SIGGRAPH ’11 Tip Sheet
There are probably hundreds of good reasons why you should check out this year’s SIGGRAPH Expo in Vancouver (Aug. 7-11), but we want to make sure you don’t miss out on some of the big highlights. So, here’s a little list that you can tear out of the mag and [...]
Judge Rules for Marvel in Kirby Heirs’ Copyright Claim
A federal judge has ruled the heirs of comic book artist Jack Kirby cannot reclaim copyrights to such well-known Marvel characters as the Fantastic Four, Hulk and the X-Men. Kirby’s heirs had filed in 2009 notices of copyright termination with Marvel for dozens of characters the artist had created or [...]
Wiig and Cooper Guest Voice...
The parade of stars stopping by The Simpsons office to do guest voice stints on...
Boinx Unveils New Features of...
German software producer Boinx has unveiled some special upgrades the 3.1...
