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Festivals & Events

Imagina.03 Set To Kick Off

Ryan Ball - January 28, 2003

The celebration of 3D creativity known as Imagina.03 will take place Feb. 3-6 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. This year, organizers are reasserting...

Home Entertainment

New Rugrats, SpongeBob Releases

Ryan Ball - January 28, 2003

Paramount brings two new volumes of Nickelodeon cartoon favorites to DVD and VHS today with Rugrats Mysteries and SpongeBob SquarePants: Tales from the Deep....

Video Games

Devil May Cry, Again

Ryan Ball - January 28, 2003

Dante, the half-human, half-demon devil hunter is back and this time he's brought a friend. Capcom's highly anticipated sequel, Devil May Cry 2, continues...

Features

Darkness Falls Over Box Office

Ryan Ball - January 27, 2003

Sony Pictures' chiller Darkness Falls scared up an estimated $12 million dollars over the weekend to capture the No. 1 spot. Featuring visual effects...

Features

Hulk, Terminator Make Superbowl Appearances

Ryan Ball - January 27, 2003

Those watching the Superbowl specifically for the commercials got a sneak peek at Universal Pictures' highly anticipated big-screen adaptation of Marvel Comics' The Incredible...

Television

NATPE – The Unexpected Ani-Deals

Ryan Ball - January 27, 2003

A much slower NATPE, down in attendance size from previous years by more than 50%, turned out to be a wheeling and dealing opportunity...

Television

Simpsons Chief Inked for Two More

Ryan Ball - January 27, 2003

As Fox's hit animated series The Simpson's gears up for its 300th episode, The Hollywood Reporter tells us that the show's exec. producer and...

Home Entertainment

Barbie as Rapunzel Spins Gold in U.K. Video Charts

Ryan Ball - January 27, 2003

Matell's direct-to-video CG feature Barbie as Rapunzel debuted in late September and came in at number 1 in both the Official U.K. Top 100...

Kids Make Movies With Ultrabug Cliposcope

Ryan Ball - January 27, 2003

DreamWorks' DVD release of Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron was the first home video product to include a DVD-ROM feature allowing users to make...

Television

Studio B’s ToddWorld Gets Discovered at NATPE

Ryan Ball - January 24, 2003

Children's author and artist Todd Par's colorful collection of books will be getting the toon treatment, thanks to Vancouver-based Studio B Productions. Unveiled at...

Television

Rugrats, Chalkzone Join Nick on CBS

Ryan Ball - January 24, 2003

Starting February 1, 2003, the animated series Rugrats and Chalkzone will join CBS’ Saturday morning line-up known as Nick on CBS. The long-running Nickelodeon...

VFX

Curious Labs, e-on software Bundle Poser 4 and Vue d’Esprit 4

Ryan Ball - January 24, 2003

Curious Labs, makers of the human animation product Poser, and e-on software, makers of the cross-platform Vue d'Esprit, 4 announced their plans to continue...

Home Entertainment

Disney Classics Hit the Vault

Ryan Ball - January 24, 2003

Disney feels its animated features are too precious to end up in the $5 bin at some video store. That’s why the House of...

Commercials

It’s Not Easy Being CG?

Ryan Ball - January 24, 2003

With the signature line "It’s not easy being cheesey," Chester Cheetah has been helping to sell Frito-Lay’s Cheetos brand snack foods. Now, at the...

Licensing

CINAR Picked To License Arthur In Canada

Ryan Ball - January 23, 2003

CINAR Corp., producer of the animated Arthur TV series, has been appointed Canadian licensing agent for the property. In addition to the books and...

Television

Entertainment Rights To Deliver More Postman Pat

Ryan Ball - January 23, 2003

The CBBC has commissioned 26 new Postman Pat episodes and four half-hour specials from Entertainment Rights. The new installments will introduce the first new...

Television

Cartoon Network Online with .hack//SIGN

Ryan Ball - January 23, 2003

Cartoon Network will add the anime series .hack//SIGN to its Saturday action/adventure lineup starting Saturday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. (ET, PT). Also known...

VFX

ILM Shares File Format

Ryan Ball - January 23, 2003

In an effort to establish a file format standard for the visual effects industry, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) has released its proprietary extended...

Festivals & Events

Last Day to Nominate Fellow Game Developers

Ryan Ball - January 23, 2003

Today, Jan. 23, is the last day to submit nominations for the most prestigious honors in game development — the Game Developers Choice Awards. Awards...

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