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People

Winder Heads North to Rainmaker

animation_magazine - May 12, 2009

Catherine Winder has left her post at Lucasfilm Animation, where she oversaw the successful Star Wars: The Clone Wars feature and series, to become...

People

Glen Quits as CEO of Imagi

animation_magazine - May 12, 2009

Douglas Glen has resigned as chairman and CEO of Hong Kong-based Imagi International Holdings, whose animation projects include the upcoming CG feature film Astro...

Television

PBS KIDS Gets Cat in the Hat TV Series

animation_magazine - May 11, 2009

Dr. Seuss's classic character The Cat in the Hat is finally getting his own series on PBS KIDS. Production has begun on 40 animated...

Television

Studio100 Merges German Subsidiaries

animation_magazine - May 11, 2009

Studio100 has decided to merge its German subsidiaries Studio100 Media, EM.Entertainment and Junior.TV. The Belgian media company will have all three operate under the name...

Licensing

Henson to Shop Fraggle Rock at Licensing Show

animation_magazine - May 11, 2009

Rights to the classic TV show Fraggle Rock have reverted to The Jim Henson Co., which will handle the property through its new licensing...

Festivals & Events

Alpha 9! Leads Toon Honors at Dusty Awards

animation_magazine - May 11, 2009

Jake Armstrong won the top prize for traditional animation for his film The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9! Saturday night at the 20th annual Dusty...

Festivals & Events

Stuttgart Crowns Mary and Max

animation_magazine - May 11, 2009

Mary and Max added to an already impressive list of festival prizes by taking home this weekend the AniMovi prize at the 16th Stuttgart...

Home Entertainment

Disney, MacFarlane, Trek on DVD

animation_magazine - May 11, 2009

From beloved classics to online humor to the final frontier, there's plenty to satisfy the animation and VFX fan in this week's DVD releases....

Features

Trek Warps to Box Office Win

animation_magazine - May 10, 2009

Star Trek hit warp speed at the box office this weekend, with the VFX-heavy reboot of the classic science fiction franchise taking in an...

Features

Pixar Plans Vancouver Studio

animation_magazine - May 10, 2009

Disney/Pixar has announced plans to open in Vancouver, Canada, a new animation studio that will focus on short-form and specialized projects. "The operation will be...

Features

Full Trailer for Princess and the Frog Debuts

animation_magazine - May 10, 2009

The full trailer for The Princess and the Frog, the upcoming 2D animated feature from Walt Disney Animation Studios, has arrived! The trailer, which...

Features

MGM Brings Bunyan and Babe to U.S.

animation_magazine - May 10, 2009

MGM has signed on to release in the United States Exodus Film Group's animated feature film Bunyan and Babe, reports Variety. The feature stars the...

Festivals & Events

Venice to Debut 3-D Toy Story Pics

animation_magazine - May 10, 2009

The Venice Film Festival will play host to the world premiere of Pixar's 3-D versions of Toy Story and Toy Story 2. The screenings...

Television