Tag: Vicky Jenson
Skydance, Paramount Announce Musical Fantasy ‘Spellbound’ for 2022
Skydance and Paramount Pictures announced Monday that original animated musical fantasy Spellbound, which Paramount Pictures has committed to co-finance and release globally, is now...
Oscar Winner Alan Menken to Make Music Magic for Skydance’s ‘Spellbound’
Skydance Animation announced Wednesday that legendary composer Alan Menken, known for his award-winning work on animated favorites The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast,...
Skydance Media Acquires Ilion Studios’ Animation Unit
Skydance Media, the diversified global media company founded by CEO David Ellison in 2010, has acquired the animation unit of Madrid-based Ilion Studios, a...
News Bytes: ‘Call of the Wild Featurette,’ VFX of ‘Lost in Space’, New ‘BLEACH’ RPG & More
Academy’s Oscar Week Events Revealed
Celebrate the nominated films and filmmakers of the Animated Short Film (and Live Action) race at the Shorts screening and...
Pre-Orders Open for ‘The Official DreamWorks Animation Opus’
DreamWorks Animation and Opus Publishing announce the completion of The Official DreamWorks Animation Opus -- a large-format, limited edition book that celebrates the globally...
Holly Edwards Promoted to President at Skydance Animation
Deadline.com is reporting that Holly Edwards has been promoted to position of president at Skydance Animation. She will be reporting to John Lasseter, Head...
Skydance Distributor Paramount Blindsided by Lasseter Hire
Following yesterday’s explosive announcement that John Lasseter has been named Head of Animation for Skydance Media right after completing his outgoing “consulting" period with...
Skydance Names Ousted Disney-Pixar Chief John Lasseter Head of Animation
John Lasseter has been named Head of Skydance Animation, per an announcement Wednesday by Skydance Media CEO David Ellison. Lasseter, who will report directly...
‘Shrek’ & ‘Puss in Boots’ Rebooting at Universal with Chris Meledandri
DreamWorks Animation’s global smash-hit franchise Shrek and its spin-off Puss in Boots will return to the big screen, now that the studio is nested...
Skydance Reels in Development Rights to ‘Fourteenth Goldfish’
Skydance Media is adding to its animated feature development slate, having snagged the rights to bestselling children’s book The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L....
Animation’s A-List Heads to Annecy!
This year’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival and MIFA market (June 11-16 & 12-15) will collect some of the brightest lights in the international...
Skydance Makes Key Executive Appointments in Animation Division
Skydance Media has named Ian Sheppard as Senior Vice President Development for Animation and Lawrence Jonas as Executive in Charge of Animated Television, effective...
Annecy Full Program, WIA Summit Lineup Revealed
It’s official: the full program for the 2018 Annecy Festival was announced Monday at a press conference held by Patrick Eveno, Mickaël Marin and...
‘Tangled’ Helmer Nathan Greno Joins Skydance Animation, Directing ‘Powerless’
Skydance Media announced Thursday that Nathan Greno is joining the company’s rapidly expanding animation studio under a multi-year deal. The director of Disney’s Tangled...
Damaschke to Lead Animation Division at Skydance
Bill Damaschke, the former CCO of DreamWorks Animation, has been tapped to head the Animation and Family division at Skydance Media. The animation veteran,...
Skydance & Ilion Tap Directors Vicky Jenson, Alessandro Carloni for Features
The recently launched animation division of Skydance Media, formed in partnership with Madrid’s Ilion Animation, has brought on a couple of DreamWorks Animation alums...
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...
Academy Invites 276 New Artists, Execs to Membership
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 276 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves...
‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ Is Highest-Grossing Film Directed by a Woman
It looks like Po and his band of warriors have broken another big record this month. According to box office reports, Kung Fu Panda...
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