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Television

Nick Makes Second Season Appointment With Glenn Martin, DDS

animation_magazine - October 6, 2009

Nickelodeon has place a 20-episode order for a second season of the stop-motion animated comedy Glenn Martin, DDS. Produced by former Disney chief Michael...

VFX

Digital Domain Opens Vancouver Post

animation_magazine - October 6, 2009

Digital Domain is opening a new visual effects facility in Vancouver, Canada. The Oscar-winning facility has appointed veteran production executive Gloria Borders to the post...

People

Coraline Director Selick Moves on From Laika

animation_magazine - October 6, 2009

Stop-motion animator Henry Selick is leaving his position at Portland-based studio Laika. Selick joined the studio in 2004 as supervising director. He wrote and...

Festivals & Events

HIT Gets MIPCOM Hip to Hippo’s House

animation_magazine - October 5, 2009

HIT Entertainment unveiled Hippo's House, its most recent children's property, at MIPCOM as part of its ongoing development slate. Created by Tattiemoon and planned for...

Television

Fremantle Corp., Strict Machine Bite into Fang Force

animation_magazine - October 5, 2009

Fremantle Corp. and Strict Machine announce their all-new animated co-production Fang Force at MIPCOM. The Canadian-U.K. co-production is about a family of vampires that take...

Home Entertainment

Disney Debuts Diamond Dwarfs

animation_magazine - October 5, 2009

The first-ever animated feature comes home in high definition for the first time this week as Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:...

People

Ross Named Chairman of Disney Studios

animation_magazine - October 5, 2009

Rich Ross has been named chairman of the Walt Disney Studios, taking over the job from Dick Cook, who left the studio abruptly last...

Festivals & Events

Springfield Comes to Cannes for MIPCOM Simpsons Bash

animation_magazine - October 4, 2009

The Simpsons are taking over MIPCOM to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the iconic animated television series. The celebration, put together by Twentieth Century Fox...

Features

Zombieland Eats up Meatballs, Toys

animation_magazine - October 4, 2009

The walking dead of Zombieland may have taken the weekend box office gold medal, but 3-D animated features took the silver and bronze. Zombieland lead...

Features

Spore Grows into Blue Sky Feature Film

animation_magazine - October 4, 2009

Video-game giant Electronic Arts is teaming up with Fox, Blue Sky Studios and director Chris Wedge for a computer-animated feature adaptation of Will Wright's...

Features

Report: Canada, U.S., France Tops in Animation Output

animation_magazine - October 4, 2009

A new report on global animation output ranks Canada, the United States and France as the most prolific animation nations. The report, titled The...

Licensing

HIT Honors Licensees With Pingu Awards

animation_magazine - October 4, 2009

HIT Entertainment honored its licensees with the third annual U.K. Pingu Awards at the Brand Licensing Europe show in London. The awards, given by HIT...

Television

Wallace & Gromit’s Invention Sells Down Under

animation_magazine - October 4, 2009

ABC Australia is the most recent broadcaster to sign on for Aardman Animations' new series Wallace & Gromit Present A World of Invention. The broadcaster...

Features