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Features

Bernadette Peters Joins ‘Dorothy of Oz’

Ramin Zahed - May 2, 2012

After her successful appearances on NBC’s Smash and Broadway’s Follies, actress Bernadette Peters is joining the voice of Summertime Entertainment’s upcoming 3D animated movie...

Features

Restored ‘Yellow Submarine’ Hits Theaters in May

Ramin Zahed - May 1, 2012

Fans of The Beatles' groundbreaking animated feature Yellow Submarine will have the chance to see a new restored version of the film in theaters...

Features

Warner Bros. to Produce Hybrid ‘Rascal Raccoon’ Movie

Ramin Zahed - May 1, 2012

One Press graphic novel Rascal Raccoon’s Raging Revenge is on its way to become a Warner Bros. live-action/CG animation hybrid movie. The Hollywood Reporter...

Television

Futurama Launches Facebook Countdown and Podcasts

Ramin Zahed - May 1, 2012

Comedy Central is planning a big multi-platform blitz to promote the seventh season of Futurama, which begins on June 20th at 10 p.m. First...

Festivals & Events

Academy to Focus on Digital Animation Pioneers

Ramin Zahed - April 30, 2012

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is planning a fantastic event about the development of digital animation for Monday, May 21 at...

Television

‘Rastamouse’ Continues Global Domination

Ramin Zahed - April 30, 2012

DHX Media’s stop-motion preschool hit Rastamouse has snapped up a few more new homes for its second season. BBC Worldwide Channels has acquired the...

Bill Plympton Launches New ‘Cheatin” Vlog

Ramin Zahed - April 30, 2012

Indie animation titan Bill Plympton has just launched a new video blog, documenting his progress on his latest feature, Cheatin’. The director will deliver...

Features

Fox Animation Acquires ‘Hero’s Guide’

Ramin Zahed - April 30, 2012

Is the world ready for yet another take on animated fairy tales? Fox Animation certainly thinks so as it has just acquired the rights...

Features

Selick to Direct Gaiman’s ‘Graveyard Book’ for Disney

Ramin Zahed - April 29, 2012

Acclaimed director Henry Selick will direct a stop-motion adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book for Disney, says Deadline.com. The Newbery Medal award-winning book...

Features

Weekend Brings Nice B.O. Booty for ‘The Pirates!’

Ramin Zahed - April 29, 2012

Sony/Aardman Animations’ stop-motion extravaganza The Pirates! Band of Misfits made a decent box office splash this weekend, landing in at No. 2 (after the...

Festivals & Events

Evidence of Stone-Age Era Animation Is Discovered

Ramin Zahed - April 29, 2012

Fred Flintstone, animator? The real Stone Age-era families might have actually dabbled in animation, according to a story in the Australian Times. Anthropologists investigating...

People

Veteran Animator Jim Hiltz Dies at 85

Ramin Zahed - April 27, 2012

The Animation Guild Blog reports that veteran animator, director and teacher Jim Hiltz has passed away at the age of 85. Best known for...

People

DeMarco Promoted to Marketing VP at Cartoon Network

Ramin Zahed - April 27, 2012

Jason DeMarco has been promoted to VP of strategic marketing and promotions at Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. He will be responsible for developing...

Festivals & Events

Produced By Confab Announces 2012 Lineup

Ramin Zahed - April 27, 2012

The fourth annual Produced by Conference, which is held this year June 8-10 at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, has announced its...

Features

Plot and Cast Announced for ‘Smurfs’ Sequel

Ramin Zahed - April 26, 2012

Sony Animation began production on the sequel to its 2011 hit The Smurfs today. Most of the cast and crew from the original movie,...

Home Entertainment

DC to Offer Animated ‘Flashpoint’ Movie

Ramin Zahed - April 26, 2012

Comic Book Club website reports that DC Comics is working on animated movie featuring its Flashpoint miniseries. Voice actor Kevin Conroy let it...

Festivals & Events

TED-ED Site Uses Animation for Education

Ramin Zahed - April 26, 2012

Over the past few years, TED’s thought-provoking conferences have offered a great way of sharing ideas, stories and methods of understanding our world. Now...

Features

Avast! Aardman’s ‘Pirates’ to Attack Theaters This Friday!

Ramin Zahed - April 26, 2012

With The Pirates! Band of Misfits Peter Lord and his team have outdone themselves with another delightful, beautifully crafted animated movie. We’ve all seen stop-motion...

Television

‘Motorcity’ Ready to Burn Rubber on Disney XD

Ramin Zahed - April 26, 2012

The futuristic Motorcity explores a bizarro car culture on Disney XD. Die-hard animation fans who have been watching cool shows such as Metalocalypse, Megas XLR...

Features

‘Wreck-It Ralph’ to Offer Vidgame Star Cameos

Ramin Zahed - April 25, 2012

More info about Disney’s upcoming holiday movie Wreck-It Ralph was released the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas this week. Directed by Rich Moore (Sit...

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