Writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, whose credits range from writing comics for Marvel and Archie to working on the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,...

Festivals & Events

‘Frozen,’ ‘Mr. Hublot,’ ‘Gravity’ Win Animation-VFX Oscars

animation_magazine - March 2, 2014

Frozen took home the Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song Oscars Sunday night, with the French short Mr. Hublot winning the best animated...

Features

‘Frozen’ Joins Billion Dollar Club; ‘LEGO’ Remains Strong

animation_magazine - March 2, 2014

Disney's Frozen edged past the billion-dollar mark for worldwide grosses this past weekend, while Warner Bros.' The LEGO Movie posted another strong showing in...

Licensing

Classic CN Toons Unite in Crossover Comic Event

animation_magazine - March 2, 2014

Crossovers have long been de rigueur for comic book superheroes — and now the practice is being extended to the Cartoon Network Universe in...

Festivals & Events

WIA Assembles Director’s Panel Event

animation_magazine - February 28, 2014

Women In Animation has set a Director's Club panel featuring the industry's top female directors as its March tent-pole event at Cinefamily. Sponsored by Six...

Features

New Clips from Expanding ‘The Wind Rises’

animation_magazine - February 28, 2014

The English-dub version of Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises expands its theatrical run this week to just under 500 screens, earning rave reviews along...

Features

Sony Goes Fully Animated for ‘Smurfs 3’

animation_magazine - February 27, 2014

A lot of good tidbits can come out in earnings report calls. For example: Sony has confirmed it is putting a third Smurfs movie...

Top Stories

Top ‘Pokemon’ Toons Come to Netflix

animation_magazine - February 27, 2014

The Pokemon Co. International and Netflix announce that beginning this Saturday, March 1, Netflix members can instantly stream fan-favorite Pokemon animation titles. The streaming video...

Television

‘Turtles’ Co-Creator Adds His Voice to New Series

animation_magazine - February 27, 2014

Comic-book star and original co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Kevin Eastman will make his voice-acting debut on the TMNT animated series March...

Home Entertainment

Splash Flies ‘Sabrina’ series to Lionsgate

animation_magazine - February 27, 2014

Recently launched Splash Entertainment has landed a home-entertainment deal with Lionsgate for its CGI animated series Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, based on...

Festivals & Events

Art Show Offers Exclusive Preview of ‘Book of Life’

animation_magazine - February 26, 2014

20th Century Fox hosted a private art show Monday night in Beverly Hills to show off art from The Book of Life, an animated...

Features

Trailer Trumpets Polish studio FUMI’s ‘Bik & Bak’

animation_magazine - February 26, 2014

Poland-based FUMI Studio has released the first trailer to its first animated adventure feature Bik & Bak. The film follows two brothers, Bik and Bak,...

Top Stories

Teaser Previews Debut from Dwarf: ‘Lune et le Loup’

animation_magazine - February 26, 2014

Dwarf Animation Studio in France has posted online a teaser trailer to its first project: a short film titled Lune et le Loup. The CG-animated...

Features

DreamWorks Reports Profits for Q4 2013

animation_magazine - February 25, 2014

DreamWorks Animation announced a profitable final quarter for 2013, as income outside the feature film market compensated for losses associated with Turbo. For the quarter,...

Top Stories

Disney Movies Anywhere Cloud Service Set

animation_magazine - February 25, 2014

The Walt Disney Studios today unveiled its exclusive cloud-based digital movie service, Disney Movies Anywhere. An all-new app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and...

Top Stories

Toon Boom Lands Feature, Education Deals

animation_magazine - February 25, 2014

Montreal-based animation software maker Toon Boom announced that renowned French animation studio Je Suis Bien Content has picked Toon Boom Harmony to produce its...

Television