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Festivals & Events

12 Pics Have Oscar Hopes

Ryan Ball - November 8, 2007

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that twelve features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category...

Television

Guild Strike Hits Family Guy

Ryan Ball - November 8, 2007

Reruns of Family Guy pull good ratings on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, but FOX viewers may have to put up with more second helpings...

Television

Boomerang Does ‘No Undies’ Marathon

Ryan Ball - November 8, 2007

What do Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Augie Doggie and Quick Draw McGraw have in common? In addition to being part of the Hanna-Barbera catalog,...

PorchLight Seeks Kid Hosts

Ryan Ball - November 7, 2007

PorchLight Ent. has issued a casting call for kids to emcee its recently launched KidVideos.com, a user-generated content site. The family entertainment company is...

People

Amin Joins Development at Sony Animation

Ryan Ball - November 7, 2007

Sony Pictures Animation has hired Alexa Amin as VP of development. Reporting to senior VP of development Nate Hopper, Amin will be involved with...

VFX

Universal Sounds Off for Animation, Games

Ryan Ball - November 7, 2007

Universal Studios Sound has announced that it is expanding its services in animation and gaming with the hire of supervising sound editor Michael Geisler,...

Video Games

Whitaker Behind DEWmocracy

Ryan Ball - November 7, 2007

Fresh off his Oscar-winning turn as an infamous Ugandan dictator, Forest Whitaker is bringing DEWmocracy to the online gaming world. Daily Variety reports that...

Television

Decode Signs TV Deals for Poko

Ryan Ball - November 7, 2007

Decode Enterprises, the distribution subsidiary of DHX Media Ltd., has announced a raft of international deals for the award-winning, animated preschool series Poko. Produced...

Features

Editor’s Note: Beowulf Surprises

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2007

There's a reason why the Beowulf tale has endured for centuries and is taught in virtually every high school. It's hard to mess up...

Features

Oshii Making Sky Crawlers

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2007

Mamoru Oshii, the world-famous Japanese filmmaker behind the anime favorite Ghost in the Shell and its sequel, Innocence, is set to direct a new...

Features

Sony Joins Jackson’s District

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2007

Sony Pictures has come aboard to distribute District 9, the big-budget sci-fi thriller producer Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp are making while they...

People

Ratatouille Director Brad Bird

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2007

With The Iron Giant, The Incredibles and now Ratatouille under his belt, director Brad Bird has emerged over the past decade as one of...

VFX

Rainmaker Animation Adopts Qube!

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2007

As it works to complete its first feature film for theatrical distribution, Vancouver-based Rainmaker Animation has integrated PipelineFX's Qube! render farm management software into...

Video Games

Majesco Opens L.A. Game Studio

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2007

Majesco Entertainment Co. announced today that it is establishing an internal development facility in the Los Angeles area. Dubbed Majestic Studios, the shop will...

Home Entertainment

Ratatouille Whipped Up on Disc

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2007

Disney and Pixar change they way you think about rats in the kitchen as Buena Vista Home Entertainment today releases the animated hit Ratatouille...

Home Entertainment

Pixar Shorts on DVD

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2007

The fun, animated appetizers spliced to the front of Disney/Pixar's feature films are now the main course for fans who pick up the first...

Features

Gangster Caps Bee Movie

Ryan Ball - November 5, 2007

Despite its inescapable marketing efforts, DreamWorks Animation's Bee Movie failed to take the top spot at the North American box office over the weekend....

People

Sorcher Heads Content at Cartoon Net

Ryan Ball - November 5, 2007

Former AMC programming exec Robert Sorcher has joined Turner Broadcasting's Cartoon Network as chief content officer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he will officially...

People

Das Heads Tech at Tippett

Ryan Ball - November 5, 2007

Sanjay Das has joined vfx power player Tippett Studio as Chief Technology Officer. Das previously served as director of R&D at DreamWorks Animation, where...

Television

South Park Ratings Spike with ‘Imaginationland’

Ryan Ball - November 5, 2007

The final installment in the three-episode 'Imaginationland' story arc of South Park was Comedy Central's most-watched telecast of the year. The episode aired Wednesday,...

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