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Features

GKIDS Releases ‘Approved for Adoption’ in New York

Ramin Zahed - November 1, 2013

Director Jung Henin’s acclaimed animated documentary Approved for Adoption will have an exclusive week-long showing at New York’s Angelika Film Center, Nov. 8-14. This festival...

Festivals & Events

Animag Summit Award Presenters Announced

Ramin Zahed - October 31, 2013

Animation Magazine is pleased to announce its line-up of presenters for the award ceremony at the World Animation & VFX Summit, Opening Night Party,...

Features

Bill Murray Joins Cast of DreamWorks’ ‘B.O.O.’

Ramin Zahed - October 31, 2013

Here's a perfectly timed Halloween news item: DreamWorks Animation has roped in Bill Murray to voice the villainous ghost Addison Drake for its 2015...

Digital Media

Aardman Launches Morph Kickstarter Drive

Ramin Zahed - October 31, 2013

Aardman Animation is hoping to bring back its early character Morph through a crowd-funding drive on Kickstarter. Aardman co-founder Peter Lord looks to raise...

Features

MGM producing Animated ‘Addams Family’ Movie

Ramin Zahed - October 31, 2013

Charles Addams' classic monster family is coming back to the big screen. Variety reports the beloved kooky characters are being prepared for an animated...

Festivals & Events

Pittsburgh’s ToonSeum Plans Scheimer Memorial

Ramin Zahed - October 31, 2013

Pittsburgh's The ToonSeum, Pittsburgh's Museum of Comic and Cartoon art will be celebrating the life and legacy of Filmation co-founder and producer Lou Scheimer...

Festivals & Events

‘Rise of the Guardians’ Helps DreamWorks Earnings

Ramin Zahed - October 30, 2013

DreamWorks Animation announced on Tuesday that it earned 12 cents per share on $154.5 million revenue, beating analysts' predictions who had said the company...

Features

‘Miffy’ Movie Wins Top Prize at Cinekid Festival

Ramin Zahed - October 30, 2013

The children's animation feature film Miffy the Movie has won the Cinekid Lion Jury Prize for best Dutch children's film at this year's Cinekid...

Home Entertainment

New ‘Happy Tree Friends’ Adventure Arrives on Tuesday

Ramin Zahed - October 30, 2013

Fans of Mondo Media's disaster-prone fuzzy animals will have a big treat on Tuesday (Nov. 5) when Cinedigm releases the new collection Happy Tree...

Animated People

Jeremy Clapin and the Art of ‘Palmipedarium’

Ramin Zahed - October 30, 2013

French animator Jeremy Clapin first caught the attention of the festival world with his highly original, funny and dark short Skhizein in 2008, which...

Festivals & Events