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Festivals & Events

Lasseter Shines at UCLA’s Dumbo Screening

Ramin Zahed - April 22, 2008

CG animation pioneer and Oscar-winning director John Lasseter proved to be a huge hit at UCLA Film & TV Archive's 'The Movie That Inspired...

Television

Ben 10: Alien Force Shatters Earthly Records

Ramin Zahed - April 22, 2008

Cartoon Network's recent facelift and aging of Ben Tennyson, the star of the animated series Ben 10 proved to be a rating bonanza for...

Home Entertainment

Cloverfield DVD Attacks Stores Today

Ramin Zahed - April 22, 2008

If you missed director Matt Reeves' low-budget 350-foot monster movie Cloverfield in theaters last January, you can enjoy the nausea-inducing hand-held camera stylings at...

Television

Porchlight’s Four Eyes to Blink on CiTV

Ramin Zahed - April 21, 2008

U.K.'s children's digital channel CiTV has acquired L.A.-based PorchLight Entertainment and French Pictor Media's 2D animated series Four Eyes. The 26 x 30 toon...

DIC Hits Right Notes with Online Music Service

Ramin Zahed - March 31, 2008

DIC Ent. is expanding its empire with a new online production music business called Cuetunes (www.cuetunes.com). The new site, which debuted this month, offers...

Festivals & Events

FICCI Frames Focuses on Original Indian Toons

Ramin Zahed - March 27, 2008

This week's well-attended FICCI-Frames confab in Mumbai (March 25-27) offered several animation and vfx-related panels exploring the growth of the industry in the region....

Festivals & Events

Annecy Unveils Eclectic ’08 Lineup

Ramin Zahed - March 24, 2008

The organizers of the prestigious Annecy International Animated Film Festival have announced the lineup for this year's edition (June 9-14). This year, 1,866 projects...

Television

Britney Blows Her Head Off on South Park

Ramin Zahed - March 21, 2008

The career of everyone's favorite troubled pop star, Britney Spears, has been getting a much-needed shot in the arm thanks to animation this week....

Commercials

Z Animation Lays 2D Tiles

Ramin Zahed - March 21, 2008

The creative team at New York- and L.A.-based studio Z Animation recently wrapped a new 30-second traditionally animated spot for Bella Casa, one of...

Festivals & Events

Persepolis Nabs Another Prize at Cartoon Movie

Ramin Zahed - March 7, 2008

Although they lost the Oscar to Brad Bird and Ratatouille, Persepolis directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud won the Award for Best European Director...

Festivals & Events

48 Euro Pics Bow at Cartoon Movie

Ramin Zahed - February 28, 2008

If you happen to be in Germany next week and would like to take a sneak peek of what the European animated feature film...

Features

Pirates Helmer to Navigate First Animated Pic

Ramin Zahed - February 27, 2008

Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski is getting ready to follow up his CG-laden phantom swashbucklers with a fully animated feature, according to...

Festivals & Events

Evangelion 1.0 Nabs Tokyo Fair Top Honor

Ramin Zahed - February 26, 2008

Evangelion 1.0: You are (Not) Alone has been given the Animation of the Year Award by the organizers of this year's Tokyo International Fair...

Television

Replacements Ready for Sophomore Season

Ramin Zahed - February 22, 2008

Disney Channel will launch the second season of its popular animated series The Replacements on Monday, March 10. Created by children's author and illustrator...

Television

China Extends Ban on SpongeBob

Ramin Zahed - February 22, 2008

Just when it seemed that the Chinese regulators were going to warm up a little to Western shows, the country's State Administration of Radio,...

Festivals & Events

And Your Oscar Winners Are…

Ramin Zahed - February 22, 2008

Just in time of the real Academy Awards ceremony, which takes place this Sunday (check them out on ABC at 5 p.m.), we've tallied...

People

Tyler Perry a.k.a. Madea Talks Toons

Ramin Zahed - February 21, 2008

Tyler Perry, the man behind such surprise box-office hits as Madea's Family Reunion and Diary of a Mad Black Woman is getting into the...

Festivals & Events

Animag Book Signing in Big Apple

Ramin Zahed - February 21, 2008

Last week, Animation Magazine hosted a party in celebration of our 20th anniversary retrospective art book at New York City's very cool Animazing Gallery....

Television

DUCK Swims with Hoop

Ramin Zahed - February 20, 2008

LA.-based indie studio DUCK recently wrapped the innovative partially animated music video for rising star Jesca Hoop's second single 'Money.' Directed by Richard Borge...

Television

Big Bad Boo Ready for Business in Vancouver

Ramin Zahed - February 20, 2008

A new Vancouver-based toon house founded by husband-and-wife team of Aly Jetha and Shabnam Rezaei, officially opened its doors in January. Located in the...

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