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Festivals & Events

Italy’s VIEW Offers Four Days of Top-Notch CG Panels and Workshops

Ramin Zahed - September 29, 2010

If you happen to be traveling around Europe next month and want to take in an informative and fun confab about the global state...

People

Mike and Tim Rauch on Animating StoryCorps

Ramin Zahed - August 21, 2010

The real-life story of a 27-year romance is the inspiration for Danny and Annie, an animated short made by brothers Tim and Mike Rauch...

VFX

Disney to Use Foundry’s Mari Technology

Ramin Zahed - July 27, 2010

Software developer The Foundry has made a new deal with Disney studios to advance 3D texture painting techniques. Disney will incorporate elements of its...

VFX

Autodesk Fluid FX Debuts on App Store

Ramin Zahed - July 27, 2010

Autodesk Fluid FX Debuts on App Store The new Autodesk Fluid FX App is now available on the App Store. Users can now play with...

Home Entertainment

Batman: Under the Red Hood Lands on Disc

Ramin Zahed - July 27, 2010

If all the Comic-Con coverage has left you hungry for some prime superheroic fare, then you'll just have to get your hands on the...

People

Pelswick Creator John Callahan Dies at 59

Ramin Zahed - July 27, 2010

Acclaimed cartoonist and creator of Nelvana/Nickelodeon's animated series Pelswick John Callahan died last past Saturday (July 24). Callahan was confined to a wheelchair after...

People

Framestore’s Spruce Promoted to Head of Animation

Ramin Zahed - July 27, 2010

U.K. vfx house Framestore has upped Kevin Spruce to head of animation, vfx. Spruce, who has been with the company since 2000 has overseen...

Television

MarVista to Distribute Power Rangers Globally

Ramin Zahed - July 27, 2010

Saban Brands, a subsidiary of Saban Capital Group, Inc., has tapped L.A.-based MarVista Entertainment to represent the international television rights for the company's long-running...

Television

Anime-Style Marvel Toons to Premiere on G4

Ramin Zahed - July 27, 2010

Iron Man, X-Men, Wolverine and Blade will get new anime treatments through Japan's Madhouse studio and premiere on cable station G4 in 2011. Variety...

Television

Futurama Marathon Set for Labor Day Weekend on Comedy Central

Ramin Zahed - July 27, 2010

If you missed any of the new, sixth season episodes of Futurama on Comedy Central this summer, don't panic. The cabler will air a...

Television

New Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Special Premieres in Sept.

Ramin Zahed - July 27, 2010

A new Mickey Mouse Clubhouse special is scheduled to premiere on Disney Channel at 7 p.m. on September 7. In the one-hour special titled...

VFX

MachStudio Pro Adds Support for Pixar RenderMan

Ramin Zahed - July 26, 2010

StudioGPU announced today its MachStudio Pro non-linear real-time 3D workflow and rendering software will soon offer support for Pixar RenderMan. StudioGPU is working...

Features

Comic-Con Highlight: Disney’s Tangled Team on Holiday Pic’s Design & Story

Ramin Zahed - July 26, 2010

Although there's still some work to be done on Disney's 50th animated feature film Tangled, Comic-Con attendees got a sneak peek at some of...

Television

Wallace & Gromit to Guest on The Simpsons

Ramin Zahed - July 26, 2010

One of the big scoops of The Simpsons panel at Comic-Con this past weekend was that Aardman favorites Wallace & Gromit will be paying...

Television

Nick Preps Live-Action Fairly OddParents Movie

Ramin Zahed - July 26, 2010

Butch Hartman's hit animated series The Fairly OddParents will be getting the live-action/CG hybrid movie treatment on Nickelodeon. The pic which will star Drake...

Features

Comic-Con First Look: Megamind with Ferrell, Fey and McGrath

Ramin Zahed - July 23, 2010

With comedic stars Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill and their Megamind director Tom McGrath (Madagascar movies, Penguins of Madagascar) in attendance, Comic-Con...

Features

Tron: Legacy Panel Electrifies Comic-Con Fans

Ramin Zahed - July 23, 2010

If your Comic-Con panel generates unbelievable fan response, it's a no-brainer to bring it back again. That's why for the third year in a...

Features

Del Toro to Direct Disney’s Haunted Mansion

Ramin Zahed - July 23, 2010

One of the most exciting news items coming out of Comic-Con this year was that Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro will direct a live-action...

Television

Skywriter Media and E1 Launch Raccoons on iTunes

Ramin Zahed - July 23, 2010

Fans of the classic toon The Raccoons can now catch the Canadian show on Apple's iTunes. Skywriter Media and E1 Ent. Group have finalized...

Television

Moonscoop’s Hero:108 Lands on Mexico’s Televisa

Ramin Zahed - July 22, 2010

Moonscoop has sold its animated comedy/action adventure series Hero:108 To Mexico's Televisa channel. This follows sales to the UK's GMTV, MBC in the Middle...

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