Tag: Hanna Barbera
World Animation Summit: Michael Hirsh Master Class
In the world of animation production few names inspire as much awe and respect as Michael Hirsh, co-founder of Nelvana, Cookie Jar, and current...
WB Animation Ups Execs Bastian, Adams
Warner Bros. Animation creative executive Jay Bastian has been promoted to senior VP series, and operations chief Ed Adams has been promoted to senior...
WB Plans All-Animated ‘Scooby’ Flick
Warner Bros. has announced plans to produce an animated feature take on Hanna-Barbera's classic toon Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?. Tony Cervone, whose toon town...
Movie & TV Animators OK Producers Deal
The Animation Guild, Local 839 IATSE and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have agreed to a new three-year collective bargaining agreement,...
Turner Taps WB Animation to Fill Revamped Boomerang Pipeline
Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. announced a global agreement to strengthen the pipeline of original content being developed for the recently rebranded Boomerang.
The agreement...
Robert Rodriguez Tapped to Direct Live-Action ‘Jonny Quest’
Warner Bros. has brought on action helmer Robert Rodriguez to co-write and direct its live-action feature adaptation of the cult hit Hanna-Barbera adventure toon...
Market Showcase: IMPS
The Smurfs began life in 1958 as comic book characters created by Pierre Culliford (Peyo). A film version of this first comic book was...
A Multi-Dimensional Playground
Disney TV Animation’s new series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero has fun creating new worlds and new characters to explore in depth.
It’s long been a...
‘101 Dalmatians’ Color Stylist Peregoy Dies
Walt Peregoy, who worked as the the legendary color stylist on Disney's classic feature 101 Dalmatians, died Friday, according to the official D23 Twitter...
‘Fritz’ Animator, Director Taylor Dies
Animator Robert Taylor – best known as the animator on Ralph Bakshi's original Fritz the Cat feature and director and animator of its sequel...
$100k ‘Snow White’ Cels Among Animation Auction Lots
Profiles in History will be presenting an auction of significant pieces by legendary studios at its Animation Art Auction, taking place December 18-19. Among...
Turner Rebrands Boomerang
Turner Broadcasting has announced it will be re-launching its kids brand Boomerang as a worldwide, all-animation, youth-targeted network, featuring a line-up up classic and...
UPA Artist David Weidman Dies
David Weidman, the animation and silkscreen artist who helped shape UPA's mid-century modern style in classic cartoons, died last Wednesday at age 93 in...
The Early Hanna-Barbera, a la Benedict
San Diego Comic Con is once more upon us, offering a virtual Roman coliseum packed with all things pop culture. For baby boomer toonheads,...
Books We Love – Issue #241
Genius Animated: The Cartoon Art of Alex Toth
By Dean Mullaney and Bruce Canwell
Accustomed as we are to a steady release of animation art books,...
Bob Hastings, Voice in DC Toons, Dies at 89
Bob Hastings, a veteran radio and animation voice actor best known for his roles in various DC Comics cartoons and in sitcoms McHale's Navy...
Building a Better Godzilla
Effects crew emphasizes the drama in the classic monster design for director Gareth Edwards' reboot of Japan's most famous feature creature.
Director Gareth Edwards' transition...
WB Plans ‘Flintstones’ Feature
Warner Bros. will be taking theater goers back to the Stone Age with a full-length animated feature adventure starring everyone's favorite caveman clan: The...
Animation Block Presents: The Frederator Retrospective
Back when the Animation Block Party film festival was a curly haired infant, I had a day job managing the School of Visual Arts...
A Tale of Two Walts
This weekend is the 20th anniversary of the passing of Walter Lantz, creator — or at least producer and sometime director — of Woody...
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