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Rainmaker Hires Kalagian as VP of Business Development

animation_magazine - September 15, 2009

Veteran animation producer and development consultant Terry Kalagian has joined Rainmaker Entertainment as VP of business development. In her new post, Kalagian will focus on...

Home Entertainment

Two New Wallace and Gromit Clips from Loaf and Death

animation_magazine - September 15, 2009

Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment have released two new clips from the Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf & Death DVD, which is due...

Festivals & Events

D23: Lasseter Promises More Hand-drawn Animation

animation_magazine - September 14, 2009

Pixar and Disney animation chief John Lasseter has built the studio's sterling reputation on cutting-edge CG animation, but says Disney fans can expect to...

Festivals & Events

Panelists Set for VES Production Summit 09

animation_magazine - September 14, 2009

The Visual Effects Society has announced its lineup of speakers for its daylong Production Summit 09, set to take place Oct. 24 at the...

Television

Rocket Monkeys Prepped for Blast-off at MIPCOM

animation_magazine - September 14, 2009

4Kids Entertainment is ready to offer 20 half-hour episodes of its animated comedy series Rocket Monkeys at the upcoming MIPCOM market. The HD series,...

Television

Portfolio To Unveil Cat in the Hat Series at MIPCOM

animation_magazine - September 14, 2009

Portfolio Entertainment has secured the international distribution rights to The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That!, the first animated TV series...

Home Entertainment

Wolverine, X-Men Claw Their Way Onto DVD, Blu-Ray

animation_magazine - September 14, 2009

Marvel's merry mutants are coming home on video this week, with the release of the live-action film X-Men Origins: Wolverine and two more sets...

Festivals & Events

D23: Depp On Pirates 4, Zemeckis Remakes Yellow Sub

animation_magazine - September 14, 2009

Johnny Depp has signed on to star in a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, delivering the news directly to Disney fans at the...

Features

Weekend Lifts 9 Grosses Over $15 million

animation_magazine - September 13, 2009

9 was No. 2 this weekend at the box office, grossing $10.8 million from Friday to Sunday and bringing its five-day opening total to...

Features

Ice Age 3 No. 3 All Time at Intl. Box Office

animation_magazine - September 13, 2009

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs has become the third-highest grossing film of all time in international markets. According to Variety, on Sept. 8 the...

Television

Gillis, McLaughlin, Iscove form Skywriter Media

animation_magazine - September 13, 2009

A trio of top TV industry executives has formed Skywriter Media and Entertainment Group, which is financing, developing, producing, acquiring and distributing a broad...

Festivals & Events

Princess and Frog Gets Ultimate Disney Experience

animation_magazine - September 13, 2009

Disney is going all out to welcome its latest princess into the family. The studio plans to host special screenings in Burbank and New York...

Features

Del Toro to Lead Disney into the Dark

animation_magazine - September 11, 2009

Disney has signed a deal with director Guillermo del Toro to create a line of scary animated features under a new imprint called Double...

Features

Seibert, Sony Team for Toon Features

animation_magazine - September 11, 2009

Sony Pictures Animation has teamed up with Frederator Studios founder Fred Seibert to develop ideas for new animated feature films. Seibert, a former president...

Features