Bruno Collect’s well-received animated short Petits Joueurs (Little Players) and series is getting a lot of festival attention as well as airplay on France...

Licensing

Cookie Monster Takes Bite Out of App Store

Ramin Zahed - July 12, 2012

The summer holiday is the perfect time to take a bite out a delicious new Cookie Monster App, produced by Sesame Workshop and the...

Licensing

DreamWorks Animation Plans New Jersey Theme Park

Ramin Zahed - July 12, 2012

Get ready for Shrek’s Swamp Boat, Puss in Boots’ Purrrfect Ride and the Madagascar Soaking Safari Surprise? (Yes, we made those names up!) DreamWorks...

Television

Nick Greenlights Second Season of ‘Korra’

Ramin Zahed - July 11, 2012

It looks like Korra is going to have a whole new season of legendary adventures. Ew.com reports that Nickelodeon has picked up a second...

Features

Tartakovsky Signs Overall Deal with Sony Animation

Ramin Zahed - July 11, 2012

Acclaimed animation veteran Genndy Tartakovsky has inked an overall deal with Sony Pictures Animation. The overall agreement goes beyond his current role as director...

Licensing

Groening Launches ‘Futurama’ Head-in-a-Jar App

Ramin Zahed - July 11, 2012

Just in time for Comic-Con, the new, free Futurama Head-In-A-Jar Creator app will open a new world of cool digital possibilities to iPhone, iPod...

Festivals & Events

Nominees Announced for Cartoon D’Or Short Prize

Ramin Zahed - July 11, 2012

The European Association of Animation Film, Cartoon, has announced the five finalists for the Cartoon d'Or 2012, the pan-European award for the best animated...

Features

Phil Tippett Prepares a New Stop-Motion Movie

Ramin Zahed - July 11, 2012

Visual effects visionary Phil Tippett (Star Wars, Robocop, Twilight series) is working on a new passion project called Mad God. In an interview with...

Features

Will Weekend Auds Warm to New ‘Ice Age’ Movie?

Ramin Zahed - July 10, 2012

The fourth installment of the Ice Age franchise introduces several new characters as well as meticulously rendered visuals to draw fans back into theaters. Who...

Television

Inside Cartoon Network’s Super Hot Summer

Ramin Zahed - July 10, 2012

An offbeat Internet fruit sensation, a group of animated reality kids and mystical LEGO fighters add an extra punch to the cable network’s summer...

Television

Nick Offers Special Borgnine SpongeBob Tribute

Ramin Zahed - July 10, 2012

Nickelodeon honors the late Ernest Borgnine with a two-hour SpongeBob SquarePants marathon featuring the actor as Mermaid Man, from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m....

Festivals & Events

Academy Awakens ‘Sleeping Beauty’ in 70 MM

Ramin Zahed - July 10, 2012

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will screen the 1959 Disney classic Sleeping Beauty as part of its "The Last 70mm Film Festival"...

Home Entertainment

‘Adventure Time’ DVD Arrives in Stores Today

Ramin Zahed - July 10, 2012

The new Adventure Time: The Complete First Season DVD is on top of our hot home entertainment releases of the week. The two-disc set,...

Licensing

Guru, Immedium Launch ‘Justin Time’ Books

Ramin Zahed - July 10, 2012

A new series of books based on Guru Studio’s charming preschool adventure series Justin Time will be available this September through the innovative publishing...

Television

‘Real Ghostbusters,’ ‘Cryptkeeper’ Return on FEARnet

Ramin Zahed - July 10, 2012

Two animated blasts from the past are arriving on an unlikely cable destination—FEARnet. The horror-themed channel will begin airing The Real Ghostbusters and Tales...

Festivals & Events

Details Announced for Comic-Con’s ‘Hotel Transylvania’

Ramin Zahed - July 9, 2012

Director Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars) and producer Michelle Murdocca (Open Season) will share new footage from their upcoming...

Television