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Licensing

Nickelodeon’s Brodsky Named to Licensing Hall of Fame

animation_magazine - March 17, 2011

Leigh Anne Brodsky, the president of Nickelodeon Consumer Products and a pioneer in popularizing such multicultural properties as Dora the Explorer, has been named...

Features

Taylor Swift Joins Illumination’s ‘Lorax’ Voice Cast

animation_magazine - March 17, 2011

Illumination Entertainment is firming up the voice cast for its animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax. According to Variety, the studio that made Despicable...

Festivals & Events

Animag Joins Fans, Pros in Helping Japan Quake Victims

animation_magazine - March 17, 2011

The earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan has disrupted the nation's huge animation industry and moved anime and manga fans and pros from all...

Television

Chewbacca on ‘Clone Wars’; Final ‘Robot’ Parody Hits July 12

animation_magazine - March 17, 2011

There's plenty of life left in the Force (in animation, at least), with Chewbacca set to appear on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and...

Features

‘Paul’ Geeks Out for Laughs at Box Office

animation_magazine - March 17, 2011

After sending some moms to Mars last weekend, this weekend the aliens are coming to us. Paul, a live-action comedy about a pair of comic...

Features

Girerd’s ‘Mia and the Migoo’ Gets Spring Release in U.S.

animation_magazine - March 16, 2011

Independent distributor GKids is bringing Jacques-Remy Girerd's animated feature film Mia and the Migoo to theaters in the United States, with an all-star voice...

Schools

Escape Studios Adds Five VFX Experts to Advisory Board

animation_magazine - March 16, 2011

Escape Studios has added five members to its U.S. advisory board, selecting experts in the field from the likes of Pixar and Sony Pictures...

Features

DQE Plans ‘Jungle Book,’ ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Phoenix’ Features

animation_magazine - March 16, 2011

India's DQ Entertainment has announced plans to release three stereoscopic 3D feature films between 2012 and 2014. The first film on the slate is a...

Silverdraft Hits the Road for VFZ and Pre-viz with Mobileviz

animation_magazine - March 16, 2011

For digital artists who need to do previz and VFX work on the road, Silverdraft has announced the launch of Mobileviz, the first supercomputer-powered digital...

Television

Disney Upfront Presentation Packed with Animated Programs

animation_magazine - March 16, 2011

Disney unveiled programming plans chock-full of new animated series such as Gravity Falls, Ultimate Spider-Man, Motorcity and 7D at its annual upfront presentation to...

Festivals & Events