Last Saturday night, the Creative Craft Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony took place, honoring some of the finest programming in daytime television entertainment. To view a list of animation-related winners, as found through the Associated Press’ report in The Los Angeles Times, one needs to only click:

A Rocklin direct mail company has entered a deal regarding Disney/Pixar’s Cars, involving a cross promotion with thousands of car dealers. The result of such a plan could allow the company to at least double its revenue. More information on this story may be found in The Sacramento Business Journal.

Jim Hill’s recent “Why For” column explains how Song of the South may be available to view legally online by 2010, the link between Gnomeo and Juliet’s salvation and Walt Disney Records, and why master Disney animator Andreas Deja is “on loan” to James Baxter Animation.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press looks at the “See Jane” program, which involves a study of male and female characters in G-rated films. Conducted by the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Southern California, the report found female main characters to be lacking by a 2 to 3 margin, when compared to male […]

High-res versions of the cover artwork for the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition and Leroy and Stitch DVDs are now available at DVD Active. Though different from Ultimate Disney‘s preliminary version, this latest Mermaid artwork is likely preliminary as well, due to its repeating of “2-Disc” and Ariel’s seven fingers on her right hand.

The Nicksclusives section of Nick.com presents numerous television ads, including the “Helpful Hint from Hammy” segments, promoting DreamWorks Animation’s Over the Hedge. Concurrently, the DreamWorks Animation SKG Fansite has a brand-new featurette on Over the Hedge, with the video focusing on the movie’s cinematography. In other Over the Hedge news, two new posters for the […]

Next Saturday, April 22nd, the Boomerang network will air 13 episodes of Captain Planet and the Planeteers. The episodes set to air compose a sixth season of the classic series, which, unlike the previous five seasons of the show, has yet to be seen in the U.S.A. For more details on this event, please click:

A second movie clip from the Warner Bros. picture Ant Bully, titled “World Wild Web,” has been added to the video section of Cartoon Network’s official website.

Recently discovered at eBay is a Happy Feet towel, a promotional item released by Warner Bros. Interestingly, the towel bears the marks of a teaser poster, from the location of the company logos to the tagline. Furthermore, past teaser posters for future Warner Bros. releases, such as Lady in the Water and Poisedon, have morphed […]

The Hollywood Reporter, via Coming Soon, notes that in its second week of release, Disney’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe held onto the #1 position aboard VideoScan’s First Alert DVD sales chart. Meanwhile, Universal Studios’ King Kong fell to #3 in sales, while slipping to #2 on the rental […]

Route 66 News offers a healthy sneak peek at The Art of Cars, a record of the inspiration and talent behind Disney/Pixar’s upcoming motion picture. Furthermore, the site reports that Route 66 Magazine‘s June edition will contain a main story on Cars, including an interview with director John Lasseter. Plus, Route 66 News brings the […]

Anyone wishing to view the two trailers for Brother Bear II may have their wish granted at the Brother Bear Online Archive. The film itself will enter stores on August 29, 2006.

Cartoon Brew investigates the recent turn of events that has lead Cartoon Network to adopt past and original live-action programming. One of the mostly widely-spread speculations involves the channel’s hopes to find the same audiences that Disney Channel and Nickelodeon currently enjoy.

The 300 Production Blog, covering the behind-the-scenes action for Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel, takes a very insightful look at the making of the film’s conceptual artwork.

Announcing itself as the “first daily vintage cartoon podcast,” ReFrederator is the newest creation from Frederator Studios. The podcast is dedicated to bringing classic cartoons, taken from public domain, to viewers each week. For further information on ReFrederator, please click:

Nearly a year before the film’s release, the teaser trailer for Walt Disney Pictures’ Meet the Robinsons has debuted online. Also, be sure to check out Robinsons’ section at the official Walt Disney Pictures homepage, where, by the movement of a mouse, one may view the many expressions of Bowler Hat Guy. Thanks to “PatrickvD” […]

To their cover art gallery, Ultimate Disney has added high-res artwork for Disney’s Leroy & Stitch. The conclusion to Lilo & Stitch: The Series will be released in stores on June 27.

In a surprise move, Miramax Films, the arthouse division of The Walt Disney Co., has obtained an exclusive deal with Sir Elton John’s Rocket Pictures to develop and produce Gnomeo and Juliet, reports Coming Soon. Along with Miramax president, Daniel Battsek, Rocket Pictures producing partners David Furnish and Steve Hamilton Shaw will shepherd the project. […]

A press release available at Toon Zone tells the details of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Disney’s latest series aimed toward preschoolers. The show will use computer animation to bring Disney’s “Sensational Six” (Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, and Daisy and Donald Duck) to life. In addition, “it will combine entertainment with early-learning fundamentals, using an […]

Nausicaa.net relays the news that the official Studio Ghibli website has added a trailer for Tales from Earthsea, presented in Flash format. Directed by Goro Miyazaki, son of legendary film director Hayao Miyazaki, Tales from Earthsea will have it Japanese release in July 2006.

With a couple of pictures from the scene, Jim Hill Media explains how Lowe’s Motor Speedway is quickly becoming a theater, in preparation for the Cars premiere. Concurrently, Dark Horizons displays two new character images for the film: Chick, voiced by Michael Keaton, and The King, voiced by Richard Petty. Likewise, MovieWeb.com has the latest […]

Unlike its October Platinum Edition siblings, the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD will not be released with a Collector’s Edition Gift Set, reports Ultimate Disney. In the past, the sets contained a hardcover book, signed concept art of characters, and a film frame. Anyone wishing for this news to change may want to contact Disney’s […]

From the first test screening of Monster House comes a review at Ain’t It Cool News. The writer praises the film whole-heartedly, commenting, “I’m really hoping that they don’t change anything because this film was pretty much flawless as it was.” Monster House will open its doors on July 21st.

Starting April 14th, eight of the characters from Walt Disney Pictures’ The Wild will be invading McDonald’s Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals. As the company’s press release notes, the promotion will end May 11th.

Speaking with the Orlando Sentinel, Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger stated that controversies which have plagued the company’s recent years are now “largely behind us, if not completely behind us.” Stressing Disney’s quest for “quality entertainment,” Iger continued, “The incredible value that we’ve created over the years when we made great animated films that […]

CGCHAR Animation presents more details about Space Chimps, an upcoming venture from IDT Entertainment and Vanguard Animation. At a planned running time of 80 minutes, the film will tell the story of “Ham, the grandson of the first chimp in space, who has all the wrong stuff, who’s teamed up with Lucy, a buttoned-up Ms. […]

Specializing in direct-to-video entertainment, DVD Sequels includes a list of upcoming movies set to enter stores in the near future. Among the titles in the list is A Pup Named Scooby-Doo. Upon contacting the manager of the site, it was discovered that the film was rumored to be in the works last year. However, the […]

Variety, via Coming Soon, indicates that Twentieth Century Fox is set to introduce Space Chimps in 2008. Created by Vanguard Animation, the studio behind Valiant, Chimps is the second picture in Fox’s four-picture deal with Vanguard minority owner IDT Entertainment. “Space Chimps is a family comedy about the descendants of the first chimps sent into […]

Speaking to Sci Fi Wire, Jeff Bridges explains his involvement in Sony Pictures Animation’s Surf’s Up. “The character is this penguin, an old surfer penguin. What’s happening in this movie, it’s hard to kind of describe it, but they’re pulling it off pretty well. It’s a cartoon about penguin surfing, but not tongue in cheek. […]

With much more information yet to be revealed, TV Shows on DVD announces that the animated incarnation of The Tick will be arriving on store shelves sometime in late August.