Saturday, March 8, 2014
Top Stories:
- ‘Gumball,’ ‘Room on the Broom’ Take Top BAA Honors
- Stuart Snyder Announces Turner Departure
- ‘Minuscule’ Tops Cartoon Movie Tributes
- EXCLUSIVE: Perseverance Earns ‘War of the Worlds: Goliath’ Limited Theatrical Release
- First ‘Paddington Bear’ Teaser Debuts
‘Gumball,’ ‘Room on the Broom’ Take Top BAA Honors
The British Animation Awards have revealed their honorees for the 2014 awards ceremony, which took place today at the British Film Institute’s Southbank, London location. The ... Continue Reading →
Stuart Snyder Announces Turner Departure
Stuart Snyder, president and chief operating officer of the Turner Animation group that oversees Cartoon Network, is leaving the network at the end of March.
According to a report in ... Continue Reading →
‘Minuscule’ Tops Cartoon Movie Tributes
Thomas Szabo and Hélène Giraud won the director of the year honor for their film Minuscule at the 2014 Cartoon Movie Tributes.
Announced Friday in Lyon, France, the winners were presented ... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE: Perseverance Earns ‘War of the Worlds: Goliath’ Limited Theatrical Release
You can’t talk about War of the Worlds — the seminal H.G. Wells science-fiction novel ... Continue Reading →
First ‘Paddington Bear’ Teaser Debuts
Big, fuzzy news from across the pond: The first trailer for Paul King’s (The Mighty Boosh) CG feature adaptation of Paddington Bear has arrived!
Based on the popular children’s ... Continue Reading →
Irish Academy Reveals Animation Shortlist
The Irish Film and Television Academy has announced its shortlist of nominees in the Animation, Short Film and Feature Documentary categories (but we only care about the first two, ... Continue Reading →
Disney Interactive Slashes 700 Jobs
The Mouse House’s lone lame-duck operation Disney Interactive has made entertainment financial wags’ predictions come true by enacting an estimated 700 layoffs, or 26% of ... Continue Reading →
First ‘Dame to Kill For’ Trailer Hits Web
Dimension Films has released the (long awaited) first trailer for Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez’s stylized graphic novel adaptation Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Yes, it’s ... Continue Reading →
Firsts Among Equals
I doubt anyone was really surprised last week when Frozen was announced as the winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, though I have to say that I have been a little ... Continue Reading →
Greg McLeod Completes Animation Marathon
Greg McLeod, of BAFTA-winning Brothers McLeod fame, has completed his ambitious project to animate a second of footage each day for a year, and the 1,000+ hours of work have culminated ... Continue Reading →
Focus Unveils New ‘Boxtrolls’ Teaser
Distributor Focus Features has revealed a new teaser for Portland, Oregon-based stop-motion house LAIKA’s upcoming film The Boxtrolls, arriving in theaters September 26. The film ... Continue Reading →
Aircraft, Cartoon Saloon Partner on ‘The Breadwinner’
Aircraft Pictures and Cartoon Saloon have teamed up to co-produce the award-winning novel The Breadwinner, written by Deborah Ellis, as an animated feature film.
The Breadwinner is ... Continue Reading →
Hiroshima Fest Sets Dates, Seeks Entries
The 15th Hiroshima International Animation Festival — an ASIFA-recognized festival — has set its 2014 dates for Aug. 21-25 and issued a call for entries.
The festival will be celebrating ... Continue Reading →
Ellen’s Oscar Selfie is ‘Simpsons’-ized
Oscar hostess Ellen DeGeneres’ selfie tweet from this year’s ceremony set a record and reportedly shut down Twitter momentarily — and now The Simpsons are getting in on ... Continue Reading →
Animal Logic Expands With Three New Divisions
Australia-based digital production company Animal Logic has consolidated and reorganized itself into a new three-division structure.
The new company will consist of separate animation ... Continue Reading →
Menzel, Fallon Toy with ‘Let It Go’
If you are like us here at Animation Magazine, the end of Oscars season is bittersweet. It’s a lot of fun but also a lot of work — and sometimes it’s hard to just “Let ... Continue Reading →
SVA’s 25th Annual Dusty Fest Set for May 10-13
New York’s School of Visual Arts has set the dates for the 25th annual Dusty Film & Animation Festival, which showcases the filmmaking talents of the institute’s students.
The ... Continue Reading →
Montreal Stop-Motion Fest Open for Entries
The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival has announced its call for entries for the next edition, taking place September 26-28 this year. Since its inception in 2009, each year’s ... Continue Reading →
Cinedigm Makes Playdate with ‘Stella and Sam’
Bejuba Entertainment’s Chica Award-winning preschool series Stella and Sam, which premiered on Sprout last November, has made a new friend in home entertainment partner Cinedigm. ... Continue Reading →
DHX Properties Hot Items at DISCOP
International indie DHX Media has signed a number of deals for its various animated programs in anticipation of the DISCOP Istanbul event. Operators in the Middle East, Central & ... Continue Reading →
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