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Toon Goggles’ Mobile App Goes Global

Ramin Zahed - August 15, 2012

Online kids channel Toon Goggles (www.toongoggles.com) is expanding its global reach with the launch of its mobile iOS app worldwide, now being available for...

Television

‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ Swings to #1

Ramin Zahed - August 15, 2012

There’s a new star in the Disney XD lineup as Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man animated series has rocketed to record ratings on Disney XD UK....

Features

Disney Shuts Down Selick’s Stop-Motion Movie

Ramin Zahed - August 15, 2012

Just when we thought things were going well for stop-motion animated movies, Deadline.com reports that Disney has shut down production on Henry Selick’s upcoming...

‘Samurai! Daycare’ Proves Its Chops on YouTube

Ramin Zahed - August 14, 2012

Pipsqueak Films' new animated series Samurai! Daycare has made a big impression on YouTube. Created by Disney veteran and Emmy nominee Mike Blum (The...

Television

‘Mia and Me’ Makes a Big Splash on Germany’s KiKA

Ramin Zahed - August 14, 2012

The live-action/CG-animated children’s series Mia and Me proved to be a ratings success during its launch on German TV KiKA last week. Produced by...

LightWave 3D Offers Real-Time Virtual Production Tools

Ramin Zahed - August 14, 2012

NewTek’s LightWave 3D Group announced today it is making virtual production available to everyone with LightWave 11.5’s Virtual Studio Tools, which offer real-time performance...

Television

‘Doc McStuffins’ Is Ratings Champ for 9th Straight Week

Ramin Zahed - August 14, 2012

Disney Junior’s Doc McStuffins, Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse have emerged as the top-three preschool cable TV series for...

Home Entertainment

Warner Shutters Straight-to-Vid Division

Ramin Zahed - August 13, 2012

Warner Bros. has closed Warner Premiere, its straight-to-video division. The Hollywood Reporter says the studio cited the declining DVD market and its current transition...

Television

Cartoon Saloon Launches ‘Vegtoons’ Kickstarter Campaign

Ramin Zahed - August 13, 2012

Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon (The Secret of Kells, Skunk Fu!) has launched a Kickstarter campaign to secure financing for a new animated series...

People

Italian VFX Artist Carlo Rambaldi Dies at 86

Ramin Zahed - August 13, 2012

We were saddened by the recent death of Italian special effects wizard Carlo Rambaldi, who is best known for this work on Steven Spielberg’s...

Festivals & Events

Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ to Premiere at N.Y. Film Festival

Ramin Zahed - August 13, 2012

Director Ang Lee’s much anticipated feature Life of Pi is scheduled to premiere at the 50th New York Film Festival as its Opening Night...

Television

Komixx’s ‘Toby’s Travelling Circus’ Is Set for Cannes

Ramin Zahed - August 13, 2012

Komixx Entertainment will take its new children’s stop-motion animated series, Toby’s Travelling Circus (52x10’) to this year’s MIPJr and MIPCOM. The show follows the...

Features

DreamWorks Narrows Distrib Choices to Fox and Sony

Ramin Zahed - August 12, 2012

DreamWorks Animation is in final talks with 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures to zero in on a distributor to replace Paramount after its...

Festivals & Events

Karen O Contributes Songs to Disney’s ‘Frankenweenie’

Ramin Zahed - August 12, 2012

Tim Burton’s upcoming stop-motion feature Frankenweenie will showcase a lineup of hip music by the likes of Karen O, the lead singer of the...

People

DC Comics Legend Joe Kubert Passes Away

Ramin Zahed - August 12, 2012

DC comic book artist Joe Kubert, has died at the age of 85. Best known for creating the characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkman, Kubert...

Festivals & Events

2012 SIGGRAPH Must-Sees

Ramin Zahed - August 6, 2012

With the 39th annual conference and exhibit running August 5-9 in the Los Angeles Convention Center, there’s plenty for CG fanatics and technophiles to...

Features

A Cutting-Edge Valentine to a Gone-by Era

Ramin Zahed - August 6, 2012

The new Disney short Paperman offers a visually striking marriage between CG and traditional animation. One of the greatest things about the animation business is...

Features

The Bugs Are Back!

Ramin Zahed - August 6, 2012

Director Shinji Aramaki and exec producer Casper Van Dien take us back to the world of Verhoeven’s classic with the new CG-animated movie Starship...

Features

Win This ‘ParaNorman’ Zombie Survival Kit!

Ramin Zahed - August 6, 2012

The kind folks at Focus Features, who are releasing LAIKA studio’s latest 3-D stop-motion feature ParaNorman nationwide on August 17, have put together an...

Television

Nickelodeon Greenlights New Animated Series

Ramin Zahed - August 3, 2012

Nickelodeon has greenlit over a dozen new live-action, animation and TV movie projects that will begin production this fall and into 2013. Among the...

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