Cuppa Coffee Studios is expanding its Toronto studios, adding 30 stages and 30,000 square feet. The expansion will adjoin the current facility, which includes...

Home Entertainment

Defenders of the Earth Returns on DVD

animation_magazine - May 18, 2010

The classic comic strip defenders of yesteryear have returned to protect our planet from evil in the new DVD release of Defenders of the...

Television

Fox Develops Napoleon Dynamite, Announces Bob’s Burgers

animation_magazine - May 18, 2010

Fox is developing an animated Napoleon Dynamite series, according to a report at FishbowlLA. The series would reunite the voice cast of the...

Festivals & Events

CalArts, Ringling, KCAI Projects Win Student Oscars

animation_magazine - May 18, 2010

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced student projects from CalArts, Ringling and the Kansas City Arts Institute as winners in...

Features

Hood Can’t Topple Iron Man; Dragon Holds 5th Place

animation_magazine - May 17, 2010

Iron Man 2 proved stronger than Robin Hood at the box office, retaining the top spot at the box office with an estimated weekend...

VFX

Paprikaas Rebrands as Technicolor India

animation_magazine - May 17, 2010

Indian animation studio Paprikaas has been renamed and rebranded as Technicolor India by its corporate owners. The studio, based in Bangalore, was fully acquired...

Television

Animal Mechanicals Coming to The Hub

animation_magazine - May 17, 2010

The Hub has added the hit animated preschool series Animal Mechanicals to its slate. The network, a new joint venture between toymaker Hasbro and Discovery...

Features

Robin Hood Takes Aim at Iron Man 2

animation_magazine - May 14, 2010

Marvel's golden Avenger is challenged by a more traditional hero this weekend as Ridley Scott's new version of Robin Hood enters the summer box...

People

Mike Reagan Music Expands Staff

animation_magazine - May 14, 2010

Mike Reagan Music, a creative company behind the scores to the animated series Wow Wow Wubbzy!, Ape Escape and videogames such as Darksiders and...

Licensing

VeggieTales Adds Food, Toy, Candy Licensees

animation_magazine - May 14, 2010

VeggieTales creators Big Idea Entertainment has signed up licensees in several categories for the faith-based animated series. The deals include confectionary products from Frankford Candy...

Television

Power Rangers, Back in Saban’s Hands, Coming to Nick

animation_magazine - May 14, 2010

Haim Saban has reacquired the rights to the long-running children's action series Power Rangers and has teamed with Nickelodeon as the brand's U.S. television...

Festivals & Events

Stan Lee Headlines L.A. Rock’n Comic-Con May 28-30

animation_magazine - May 14, 2010

It's only two weeks until the inaugural Los Angeles Rock'n Comic-Con rolls into the Pasadena Convention with special guest Stan Lee. Lee, the co-creator of...

Features