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Television

Factory Transmedia Takes Over Hullabaloo Studios

Ramin Zahed - August 9, 2011

Factory Transmedia has launched its production company at the former facilities of post-production house, Hullabaloo Studios. Based in Altrincham, Factory TM now employs over 30 staff...

People

Animator, Illustrator and Teacher Corny Cole Dies at 81

Ramin Zahed - August 8, 2011

We were saddened by the passing of beloved animator, illustrator, painter and teacher Cornelius “Corny” Cole who passed away this morning (Monday, Aug. 8th)...

Pixar Takes RenderMan for Maya 5.0 to SIGGRAPH

Ramin Zahed - August 8, 2011

Pixar has unveiled the latest version of its RenderMan for Maya 5.0, featuring the latest technologies pioneered in RenderMan Pro Server 16.0, and scheduled...

Home Entertainment

Tuesday DVD Rush: ‘The Fox and The Hound’ & ‘Mars Needs Moms’

Ramin Zahed - August 8, 2011

There are several interesting new animated titles coming to DVD and Blu-ray today (Tuesday, August 9). Fans of traditional Disney animation can get their...

Garfield Creator Teams Up With Toon Boom

Ramin Zahed - August 8, 2011

Garfield creator Jim Davis has joined forces with Montreal-based animation software house Toon Boom to introduce a new release titled Garfield’s Comic Boom. “Back in...

Television

‘Phineas and Ferb’ Movie Enters New Ratings Dimension

Ramin Zahed - August 8, 2011

There’s no stopping Phineas and Ferb this summer. The show, which has been performing strongly this season, managed to set a new record this...

Television

Stars Align for Fox’s Animation Domination Shows

Ramin Zahed - August 8, 2011

Fox has announced an impressive list of guest voices for the new fall season of its Sunday night animation domination shows. The Simpsons, which will...

Features

Moviegoers Go Bananas for ‘Apes’

Ramin Zahed - August 8, 2011

Despite lower expectations, Fox’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes managed to bring in close to $54 million this past weekend, thanks to...

Features

Polish Animator’s Career Takes Flight

Ramin Zahed - August 7, 2011

Damian Nenow’s Paths of Hate receives this year’s Jury Prize at SIGGRAPH. Damian Nenow’s lifelong obsession with flight and objects that traverse the sky has...

Festivals & Events

Your Essential SIGGRAPH ’11 Tip Sheet

Ramin Zahed - August 7, 2011

There are probably hundreds of good reasons why you should check out this year’s SIGGRAPH Expo in Vancouver (Aug. 7-11), but we...

Features

Another New ‘Tintin’ Poster Pops Up

Ramin Zahed - August 5, 2011

Argentine website Cine1.com.ar has unveiled a new international poster for Paramount’s eagerly anticipated movie The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. The...

Television

Nelvana’s ‘Scaredy Squirrel’ Premieres on Cartoon Network

Ramin Zahed - August 5, 2011

We’ve been covering the making of Nelvana’s fun animated comedy series Scaredy Squirrel for the past two year, and we’re happy to report that...

Festivals & Events

Paley Fest Highlights Top Animated Shows

Ramin Zahed - August 5, 2011

If you are in Los Angeles next weekend and looking for a fun toon-related activity, you should check out Paley Museum of Broadcasting’s special...

Features

‘Snow White’ Writer Tackles ‘Emily the Strange’

Ramin Zahed - August 4, 2011

Melissa Wallack, the screenwriter of the upcoming movie The Brothers Grimm: Snow White has another assignment about a famous heroine: She will deliver a...

Features

Will Moviegoers Go for ‘Apes’ Again?

Ramin Zahed - August 4, 2011

Fox is hoping that audiences will be hungry for its prequel to the 1968 cult classic as Rise of the Planet of the Apes...

Features

Warner Bros. Reveals New Superman Photo

Ramin Zahed - August 4, 2011

Another day, another new picture from a comic-book movie! Today, Warner Bros. released the first photo of Henry Cavill as Superman in the studio’s...

Festivals & Events

Canadian Academy Announces Gemini Noms

Ramin Zahed - August 3, 2011

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has announced the nominations for the 26th Annual Gemini Awards, which is scheduled to air on September...

Features

Zemeckis and ImageMovers Move to Universal

Ramin Zahed - August 3, 2011

After being unceremoniously dropped by Disney, director Robert Zemeckis and his ImageMovers production entity have made a two-year first-look producing deal with Universal. Zermeckis...

Tweak Software to Unveil RV 3.12 at Siggraph

Ramin Zahed - August 3, 2011

San Francisco-based Tweak Software will preview the newest features for its RV image and sequence viewer for vfx and animation artists at SIGGRAPH in...

Licensing