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Rovio’s ‘Angry Birds’ Clips Fly Forward

Finland’s Rovio is letting its new Angry Birds clips take wings with 52 two-minute animated clips, designed for TV and mobile platforms. The shorts...

Argentina’s Expotoons Ready to Roll in November

The 2011 Edition of Argentine animation festival Expotoons will take place Nov. 29- Dec. 1st in Puerto Madero in Buenos Aires. Now celebrating its...

Karacas-Directed Video Jumpstarts Liquid TV

Those of us who can recall the early 1990s will always treasure the memory of MTV’s Liquid TV, the animated anthology series that launched...

Disney Swims with Season 2 of ‘Fish Hooks’ in Nov.

Disney Channel will premiere the second season of its hit animated show Fish Hooks on Friday, Nov. 4. At 9:30 p.m. Created by Noah...

Animated Czech Pic ‘Alois Nebel’ Enters Oscar Race

The animated film Alois Nebel is the Czech Republic’s official entry in the Best Foreign  Language Oscar race, it was announced today. The rotoscope-animated,...

DQ Entertainment Announces Post-MIPCOM Deals

India’s animation powerhouse DQ Entertainment has announced its impressive list of post-MIPCOM market co-pro and distribution deals. JCCTV and Nickelodeon India have acquired the...

‘Adventure Time’ and ‘Regular Show’ Rock Comic-Con

This past weekend, New York Comic Con attendees got treated to special panels devoted to Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time and Regular Show with show...

Technicolor Announces Three New Exec Hires

Technicolor has added three key execs to its animation development and production team. Producer and SD Entertainment’s former head of production Robert Winthrop is...

Release Date Set for Disney’s ‘Phineas and Ferb’ Movie

Disney has announced new dates for several of its upcoming feature releases. The new Phineas and Ferb theatrical project is set for July 26,...

MacFarlane Says He Wouldn’t Mind Wrapping ‘Family Guy’

In a Hollywood Reporter cover story, Seth MacFarlane says he wouldn’t mind ending his long-running Fox animated series Family Guy. “Part of me thinks that...

Adult Swim Announces Zany Block Party Plans

Cartoon Network's famous Adult Swim block has announced its plans for its 2011 Block Party, featuring zany carnival games, live music, balloons and “lots...

Aardman Herds New ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Game

Aardman Digital will release a second installment of its hit online game Home Sheep Home following the huge success of the first game, which...

Google Celebrates Gumby Creator’s 90th Birthday

Google honored the 90th birthday of Gumby creator Art Clokey today (Wednesday, Oct. 12)  with an interactive stop-motion homepage doodle featuring well-known characters from...

Jobs Wanted Sorkin to Write a Pixar Pic

In an article in this week’s Newsweek, Oscar-winning writer Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, The West Wing) reveals that the late Steve Jobs wanted...

Douglas Trumbull to Receive VES Award

Filmmaker and vfx supervisor Douglas Trumbull will receive the 2012 Georges Méliès Award at the 10th Annual VES Award on February 7, 2012. The...

‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ Movie to Play in U.S. Theaters

Eleven Arts and FUNimation will release the popular anime feature Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos in over 100 screens over North American...

WIA Extends Early Bird Discounts for Career Workshop

Women In Animation International has extended early bird discounts until Oct. 19 and adding a special student price ($20) for its upcoming career workshop...

Paramount Picks David Stainton As New Animation President

Former Disney Animation president David Stainton has been named the new president of Paramount’s Animation division. Paramount announced in July that it is launching...

Singapore Picks Animated ‘Tatsumi’ as Oscar Title

Eric Khoo’s animated documentary about manga artist Yoshihiro Tatsumi has been selected as Singapore’s official entry in the foreign-language category at the 84th Academy...

MTV Unveils Animation Plans for New York Comic-Con

MTV will be bringing the all-new Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head, new animated comedy Good Vibes, and scripted horror-comedy series Death Valley to NY...
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