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Features

Sparx Closes Paris Toon Shop

Ryan Ball - November 18, 2008

Sparx, the animation company behind Exodus Films' recently distributed animated feature film Igor, is streamlining its operations as a result of the global economic...

VFX

Autodesk Completes Softimage Acquisition

Ryan Ball - November 18, 2008

Autodesk today announced that it has closed the acquisition of essentially all assets of Softimage, a competing developer of 3D animation and effects technology...

Video Games

Nat Geo Launches Game Unit

Ryan Ball - November 18, 2008

National Geographic has created National Geographic Games (NGG), a new division dedicated to developing and publishing video games across major gaming consoles, handheld devices,...

Festivals & Events

Disney Animators Discuss 2D/3D Convergence

Ryan Ball - November 18, 2008

Animation Mentor is hosting a panel discussion and networking opportunity with veteran animators at the Disneyland Hotel a 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21....

Home Entertainment

Warner Launches Blu-ray Site

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2008

Warner Home Video has debuted WarnerBlu.com, a new web site that showcases Warner Bros.' catalog of movies available on Blu-ray Disc. The web destination...

Features

Del Toro, Henson Co. Cobbling Pinocchio

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2008

There's a new animated version of the Pinocchio story in development. Daily Variety reports that Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro and the Jim Henson...

Features

Bond Boots Madagascar

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2008

Sony's Quantum of Solace, the latest James Bond thriller starring Daniel Craig, debuted as the No. 1 movie in North America over the weekend....

Features

New Watchmen Trailer

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2008

Warner Bros. continues to feed fanboys new footage of Watchmen, the highly anticipated feature film based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and...

Features

Writers Attached to Robotech Movie

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2008

Warner Bros. has hired a pair of scribes to take a whack at adapting the classic 1980s anime series Robotech for the big screen....

Features

Star Trek Trailer Debuts

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2008

With new actors playing the famous crew of the Starship Enterprise, J.J. Abrams' reboot of the Star Trek franchise is sure to be polarizing....

Licensing

Paramount’s Rango Available for Licensing

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

Paramount Pictures has announced that it is seeking licensing partners for its upcoming animated film, Rango. Directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean...

Television

Miser Brothers Coming to ABC Family

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

Fans of the Rankin-Bass animated Christmas classic The Year Without a Santa Claus will remember the characters Heat Miser and Snow Miser. This holiday...

Television

Marvel Hammers Out Thor Toon

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

With comic-book staple Thor set to hit the big screen in 2010, Marvel is set to exploit the property on TV as well. According...

Television

Batman Gets Bold ‘ New Pics!

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

The new animated series Batman: The Brave and the Bold kicks off tonight (Nov. 14) at 8 p.m. on Cartoon Network. The Dark Knight...

People

Fukuto Heads Animation at Film Roman

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

Film Roman, the animation house behind The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Tripping the Rift, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and a number of other series,...

Features

Toei’s Pretty Cure Sits Pretty at Box Office

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

Toei Animation's Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go! has hit No. 2 at box office in Japan, according to Daily Variety. The latest installment...

VFX

Manga Studio 4 Released For Windows

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

Smith Micro Software Inc. Consumer Group today announced the availability of Manga Studio Debut 4 and Manga Studio EX 4 for Windows. The manga...

Home Entertainment

Halo-8 Bites into Xombie

Ryan Ball - November 13, 2008

Halo-8 Ent. picked up worldwide distribution rights to Xombie: The Animated Series at the American Film Market (AFM). Created by James Farr, the animated...

Home Entertainment

Universal Acquiring Geneon

Ryan Ball - November 13, 2008

Japanese animation producer and distributor Geneon is falling under new management. Daily Variety reports that Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) is set to acquire...

Television

Comedy Central Has Ugly Americans

Ryan Ball - November 13, 2008

Comedy Central announced that it has commenced production on a pilot episode of Ugly Americans, an animated project about an alternate universe in New...

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