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Licensing

SpongeBob Goes 4-D

Ryan Ball - March 17, 2004

This spring, SpongeBob SquarePants will branch out from Bikini Bottom and take up residence in the Lone Star state. Following Shrek’s lead, the popular...

Licensing

Mattel Toys with Shaman King

Ryan Ball - March 17, 2004

Mattel Inc. has entered into a multi-year agreement to serve as master toy licensee for 4Kids Ent.’s animated series Shaman King, which airs Saturday...

Video Games

Filmmakers Put Secret Game Code in Scooby-Doo 2

Ryan Ball - March 17, 2004

The Warner Bros. sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed will reveal a secret code that unlocks special features in THQ’s Game Boy Advance and PC...

VFX

IDT Ent. Acquires DKP Effects

Ryan Ball - March 16, 2004

Having acquired Simpsons animation house Film Roman and home video distributor Anchor Bay, and purchased controlling stakes in Canadian CG studio Mainframe and Archie...

VFX

Kaydara Releases MOTIONBUILDER 5.5 Professional

Ryan Ball - March 16, 2004

Kaydara Inc. today announced the release of MOTIONBUILDER 5.5 Professional, the latest version of the company's popular real-time 3D character animation software. With added...

Festivals & Events

DVD Producers Talk Shop at Universal

Ryan Ball - March 16, 2004

PGA New Media Council and the Producer’s Guild will hold the latest in their entertaining and informative series of panel discussions on Thusday, March...

Home Entertainment

Cat in the Hat Wreaks Havoc on Video

Ryan Ball - March 16, 2004

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat lands on video shelves today, leading a pack of new arrivals that includes The Flintstones: First Season,...

Video Games

QuakeCon 2004 Details Announced

Ryan Ball - March 16, 2004

Gamers can start making travel plans for their annual pilgrimage to the "Woodstock of gaming." The 9th annual QuakeCon video game festival and tournament...

Festivals & Events

Cartoon Movie Wrap-up

Ryan Ball - March 15, 2004

The 6th edition of Cartoon Movie wrapped up on Saturday, March 13, at the Babelsberg FX Center in Potsdam, Germany. Each year, Cartoon Movie...

Home Entertainment

ADV Films Acquires Chrono Crusade

Ryan Ball - March 15, 2004

U.S anime distributor ADV Films has picked up exclusive North American home video and broadcast rights for the animated action-adventure series Chrono Crusade. The...

Features

Director Fights to Get Musketeers in Theaters

Ryan Ball - March 15, 2004

Dismayed that his upcoming 2D animated feature, The Three Musketeers, will not be getting a big-screen release, director Donovan Cook is crusading to get...

Features

Cool Zone: Submitted for your approval: Justin T. Nick of Time

Ryan Ball - March 15, 2004

With all the talk of box office performance, law suits and corporate politics surrounding the world of animation these days, its easy to overlook...

Video Games

Splinter Cell Sequel Goes Big-Screen

Ryan Ball - March 15, 2004

No, it’s not yet another announcement of a feature film deal based on a popular video game. The long-awaited Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora...

People

Animation Historian Bill Moritz Dies

Ryan Ball - March 15, 2004

Following a long bout with cancer, author and former president of the Society for Animation Studies Bill Moritz died early in the morning of...

Television

J. J. Sedelmaier Back on SNL

Ryan Ball - March 12, 2004

White Plains, New York-based J. J. Sedelmaier Prods., which animated The Ambiguously Gay Duo, The X-Presidents, Fun with Real Audio and other short cartoons...

Home Entertainment

Majesco Puts 4kids Shows on Game Boy

Ryan Ball - March 12, 2004

Majesco Sales Inc. has entered into a three-year agreement with 4Kids Ent. Inc. to publish 12 episodes of popular cartoon programs as part of...

Features

French Judge Tosses Nemo Suit

Ryan Ball - March 12, 2004

The Dow Jones Business News reports that French author Franck Le Calvez’s lawsuit against the makers of Finding Nemo has been thrown out of...

Features

Goldwyn Gets Kaena for U.S. Release

Ryan Ball - March 12, 2004

Last year, Xilam Animation’s Kaena: The Prophecy emerged as the first French feature-length computer-animated 3D film. Now the action-infused fantasy flick is coming to...

People

Star Treatment for Dr. Seuss

Ryan Ball - March 12, 2004

Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel finally got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday. The honor was bestowed posthumously as part of the...

VFX

Eden FX Fires Up Hellboy

Ryan Ball - March 11, 2004

Eden FX in Hollywood has completed more than 200 Visual Effects shots for Revolution Studios’ upcoming feature film Hellboy, starring Ron Perlman (Alien: Resurrection,...

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