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Festivals & Events

Two Toei Toons to Screen at Locarno

Ryan Ball - August 11, 2008

Toei Animation Co. Ltd's hit anime series GeGeGe no Kitaro and Hakaba Kitaro have been selected to screen at this year's Locarno Int'l Film...

Features

Lionsgate’s Alpha Takes 3-D Route

Ryan Ball - August 8, 2008

Add another animated feature to the list of upcoming stereoscopic 3-D releases. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate's CG animal adventure Alpha and Omega...

Features

Sony Turns Up the Heat on Flash Gordon

Ryan Ball - August 8, 2008

Alex Raymond's comic creation, Flash Gordon, is closer to making its return to the big screen after nearly three decades. The Hollywood Reporter brings...

Home Entertainment

Iron Man Gets Disc Date

Ryan Ball - August 8, 2008

After racking up more than $567 million at the box office worldwide this summer, Marvel Studios' and Paramount Pictures' super-hero smash hit Iron Man...

Home Entertainment

Lionsgate Gets Wolverine Toon

Ryan Ball - August 8, 2008

Lionsgate, which has a long-standing relationship with Marvel Ent., has acquired the North American DVD and electronic distribution rights to the new animated TV...

VFX

SOFTIMAGE|XSI 7 Ships

Ryan Ball - August 8, 2008

Softimage Co., part of Avid Technology Inc., today announced it has begun shipping SOFTIMAGE|XSI 7, the latest version of its professional 3D animation software...

Video Games

Godfather II Getting Made by EA

Ryan Ball - August 8, 2008

Electronic Arts and Paramount Digital Entertainment are set to give gamers an offer they can't refuse. The companies announced that they are developing a...

People

Voice Artist Burson Dies

Ryan Ball - August 7, 2008

Accomplished voice performer Greg Burson died on July 22nd at the age of 59, according to animation writer/director Mark Evanier's blog (www.newsfromme.com). The Anaheim...

VFX

Image Metrics Animates ‘Emily’ for SIGGRAPH

Ryan Ball - August 7, 2008

Image Metrics, a provider of facial animation solutions for the entertainment industry, partnered with Paul Debevec of the University of Southern California Institut for...

Television

Toon Disney Becomes Disney XD

Ryan Ball - August 7, 2008

As live-action continues to creep into outlets traditionally dedicated to animation, Disney has announced that it will re-brand its Toon Disney television and online...

Television

Biker Mice Ride Again with 4KIDSTV

Ryan Ball - August 7, 2008

The animated children's series Biker Mice From Mars is back with a new incarnation that premieres Saturday, Aug. 9 at 8:30 a.m. on 4KIDSTV...

Television

Wubbzy! Returns

Ryan Ball - August 7, 2008

The second season two of Nick Jr.'s Emmy-winning animated preschool comedy series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! will return with a week of brand-new episodes starting...

Features

Clone Wars U.S. Premiere Sunday

Ryan Ball - August 6, 2008

The American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood will host the U.S. premiere of LucasAnimation's CG-animated feature film Star Wars: The Clone Wars...

Home Entertainment

Barnyard, Code Monkeys on Disc

Ryan Ball - August 6, 2008

Among this week's DVD releases are episodes of the Nickelodeon series Back At the Barnyard and G4's irreverent animated comedy Code Monkeys. Back at...

Home Entertainment

VIZ Debuts Ultimo from Lee, Takei

Ryan Ball - August 6, 2008

Ultimo, a new comic-book property created by industry legend Stan Lee and celebrated manga creator Hiroyuki Takei (Shaman King), has made its North American...

Schools

Heit Joins Experimental Animation at CalArts

Ryan Ball - August 6, 2008

Steve Anker, dean of the School of Film/Video at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), announced that Laura Heit will join Paul Vester as...

VFX

Autodesk Extends Max ’09, Max Design

Ryan Ball - August 6, 2008

The first extension release for Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 and Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009 software is now available to Autodesk Subscription customers. The...

Television

Kabillion Adds Underdog

Ryan Ball - August 6, 2008

Emmy-winning kids' entertainment service Kabillion has acquired the classic 1960s animated TV series Underdog to join its VOD and online platforms on Aug. 7....

Features

Verbinski Signs with Universal

Ryan Ball - August 5, 2008

Filmmaker Gore Verbinski, who directed the three blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean films for Disney, has inked a three-year, first-look deal with Universal Pictures,...

Features