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Vanessa Brookman Joins Turner as Content VP

Mercedes Milligan - August 5, 2015

Turner Broadcasting has appointed Vanessa Brookman to the newly created role of Vice President of Content & Creative, UK and Northern Europe. The position’s...

Television

‘Dinosaur Train’ Pulls into Boomerang LatAm

Mercedes Milligan - August 5, 2015

The Jim Henson Company’s CG kids series Dinosaur Train is chugging right along, with a new licensing agreement with Boomerang Latin America that will...

Technology

SIGGRAPH: OptiTrack Powers VR Village Mural

Mercedes Milligan - August 5, 2015

SIGGRAPH 2015, going on at the LA Convention Center August 9-13, will feature a dedicated space for the latest in virtual and augmented reality...

Technology

SIGGRAPH: Pixar Presents RenderMan Art & Science Fair

Mercedes Milligan - August 5, 2015

Pixar will present unprecedented insights into the development of RenderMan’s advanced RIS technology at SIGGRAPH 2015 in Los Angeles this month, and to drive...

Schools

AUB Named first UK Centre of Excellence for Toon Boom

Mercedes Milligan - August 5, 2015

Toon Boom Animation has officially recognized Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) as its first U.K. Centre of Excellence. Toon Boom Centres of Excellence (COE) are...

Festivals & Events

NFB Premiering ‘BAM’ at TIFF

Mercedes Milligan - August 5, 2015

The National Film Board of Canada will return to the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept. 10-20) this year with an impressive lineup of features...

Features

DreamWorks Animation Posts $38.6m Loss

Mercedes Milligan - August 5, 2015

Market watchers are wincing as financial news from DreamWorks Animation continues to poke at the sore spot left by the company’s slew of layoffs...

People

Disney Animation Historian John Culhane Dies

Mercedes Milligan - August 4, 2015

John Culhane, a Disney animation historian who penned numerous books, taught animation for many years and was caricaturized by animators in The Rescuers (Mr....

Technology

Maxon Announces Cinema 4D 17

Mercedes Milligan - August 4, 2015

MAXON has announced Cinema 4D Release 17, scheduled to ship in September for Mac OS X and Windows systems. This milestone release of the...

Licensing

ITV Names New Classic ‘Thunderbirds’ Partners

Mercedes Milligan - August 4, 2015

ITV Studios Global Entertainment is getting ready to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the classic Thunderbirds TV series, revealing details of a raft of...

Features

Official ‘Norm of the North’ Trailer Arrives

Mercedes Milligan - August 4, 2015

Lionsgate has released the official trailer for Splash Entertainment's fish-out-of-water CG comedy Norm of the North, coming to theaters January 15, 2016. Directed by...

Festivals & Events

Brazil Stop-Mo Fest Calls for Entries

Mercedes Milligan - August 4, 2015

The Brasil Stop Motion International Film Festival (brasilstopmotion.com.br/2015/en/) reminds filmmakers that it is open for entries for this year's event, taking place November 24-28...

Television

Boomerang Wings to Malaysia’s HyppTV

Mercedes Milligan - August 4, 2015

Turner Broadcasting's Boomerang has launched in Malaysia on HyppTV, with a two month free preview available as of August 1. Available in both English...

Features

‘Ethel & Ernest’ Voice Cast Announced

Mercedes Milligan - August 3, 2015

Production has kicked off on an animated feature adaptation of Raymond Brigg's graphic novel, Ethel & Ernest, and the full voice cast line up...

People

Animae Caribe Founder Camille Selvon-Abrahams to Sue University over Firing

Mercedes Milligan - August 3, 2015

According to a report by the Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, local animation pioneer Camille Selvon-Abrahams plans to file suit against her former employer, the...

Television

PBS Announces New Lineup

Mercedes Milligan - August 3, 2015

PBS has revealed its upcoming programming lineup, which include new episodes of kids' series Super Why! and an all-new Curious George movie. PBS Kids will...

Television

‘Winx Club’ Returns to U.S. Screens

Mercedes Milligan - August 3, 2015

Rainbow's Winx Club is returning to airwaves in the U.S., with brand-new episodes launching August 3 on Nick Jr. The fresh and magic-filled seventh...

Home Entertainment

‘Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run’ Hops to DVD Shelves

Mercedes Milligan - August 3, 2015

A new, original Looney Tunes movie is one of the top disc picks of the week as Warner Bros. releases Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run...

Festivals & Events

Animage Extends Submission Deadline

Mercedes Milligan - August 3, 2015

The Animage International Animation Festival has extended its submission deadline through August 7. The seventh edition of the festival is set to take place...

Publishing

Books We Love – Issue #251

Mercedes Milligan - August 2, 2015

Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic By J. B. Kaufman Disney authority Kaufman moves up the studio’s chronology from his 2012 Snow White tome The...

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