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Features

Tekkonkinkreet Takes Japan Academy Prize

Ryan Ball - February 19, 2008

Overlooked by Oscar voters this year, the anime thriller Tekkonkinkreet has been named top animated feature at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Despite being...

VFX

Maya Price Cut, Extension

Ryan Ball - February 19, 2008

Autodesk Inc. today announced that it has reduced pricing for its Maya Unlimited 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software. In addition, the company unveiled...

Video Games

Disney Forms New Game Unit

Ryan Ball - February 19, 2008

Disney Online, part of the Walt Disney Internet Group, has created Disney Online Studios, new team focused on building, operating and publishing games, virtual...

Television

Kappa Mikey Movie Debuts

Ryan Ball - February 15, 2008

Kappa Mikey's Kappa Karaoke, Nicktoons Network's first TV movie, premieres this weekend, treating fans to a musical extravaganza featuring ten original songs performed by...

Television

Qubo Gets Sammy’s Story Shop

Ryan Ball - February 15, 2008

On-air and online children's programming service qubo has licensed the animated Scholastic property Sammy's Story Shop, an anthology series produced by Scholastic's Weston Woods...

Features

New Kung Fu Panda Trailer

Ryan Ball - February 15, 2008

Everybody will be Kung Fu fighting in DreamWorks Animation's upcoming CG action-comedy flick, and we have the brand new trailer for you. Kung Fu...

Features

Stars Align for Planet 51

Ryan Ball - February 15, 2008

New Line Cinema has signed Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Jessica Biel, Seann William Scott and Justin Long to the voice cast of its upcoming...

Festivals & Events

Plympton In Spotlight At Aspen Shortsfest

Ryan Ball - February 15, 2008

Leading independent animation figure and two-time Oscar nominee Bill Plympton will be the featured special guest for this year's Director Spotlight at the 17th...

Home Entertainment

Shields Talks Justice League

Ryan Ball - February 15, 2008

Hey, Justice League fans. Warner Bros. has sent us another interview with one of the stars of the fantastic new animated feature Justice League:...

Johnson’s Oils Up For Animation

Ryan Ball - February 14, 2008

In promoting its line of baby skincare products, Johnson's has teamed with Animation Collective to introduce a series of online animated shorts designed to...

Television

Dinosaur King Making Bigger Footprint

Ryan Ball - February 14, 2008

4Kids Ent. has expanded the global broadcast lineup for its new animated series, Dinosaur King, with several outlets in key territories picking up the...

Features

Spiderwick, Jumper Hop Into Theaters

Ryan Ball - February 14, 2008

Getting a head start on the three-day weekend, two big vfx flicks arrive at the nation's multiplexes today, each based on a book and...

Features

Trek Gets Pushed Back

Ryan Ball - February 14, 2008

Star Trek Fans eagerly awaiting J.J. Abrams' big-screen franchise reboot will have to wait until next year. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount pictures...

VFX

Autodesk Unveils 3ds Max ’09

Ryan Ball - February 14, 2008

At its annual World Press Days event this week, Autodesk Inc. announced two new versions of its Autodesk 3ds Max modeling, animation and rendering...

Festivals & Events

Rygiel, Rivers Talk VFX at FRAMES

Ryan Ball - February 14, 2008

Jim Rygiel and Christian Rivers, Oscar- and BAFTA-winning visual effects wizards who have worked together on the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Peter Jackson's...

Television

Cartoon Nets World of Quest

Ryan Ball - February 13, 2008

Cartoon Network has acquired U.K. broadcast rights to a new animated comedy-adventure series titled World of Quest from Cookie Jar Ent. Set to air...

Television

Voltron Flies Back on Boomerang

Ryan Ball - February 13, 2008

Boomerang, Cartoon Network's classic animation channel, will begin airing classic episodes of the action hit Voltron on Monday, Feb. 18. Licensed from rights...

Television