The British Academy of Film and Television Arts have just completed the presentation of this year’s British Academy Awards. Animation did not feature strongly this year, with Belleville Rendezvous (The Triplets Of Belleville) losing out to In This World for Best Foreign Film, and Finding Nemo losing Best Original Screenplay to The Station Agent. Jojo […]

Garth Franklin’s always up-to-the-minute movie news site {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040212c.php Dark Horizons}} posts some new details on Steve Martin’s attempts to revitalize the Pink Panther movie franchise, with a new film set to be released in 2005. It’s changed it’s name from Birth Of… (which would have seen the series start from scratch again) to the […]

The Looney Tunes are set to repeat the Stateside success of their Golden DVD Collection, when a similar four disc boxed set is issued in the UK tomorrow, Monday 16 February. Two seperate “All-Stars” discs have already been released, but the new box (advertised as seemingly only available exclusively at HMV stores) collects these cartoons […]

In their continuing attempts to strike a deal with Disney, the {{link http://www.nypost.com/business/16234.htm New York Post}} reports that Comcast have been “wooing” Pixar Animation, or more precisely Steve Jobs, believing that “they will have an easier time convincing Disney shareholders to accept their buyout proposal if it is likely to come with a renewed movie […]

The ever reliable Jim Hill is back today with more on the possible Disney-Comcast merger. He’s put together a full, exclusive transcript of yesterday’s {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/02122004.1.htm press conference}} from Comcast heads Brian Roberts and Steve Burke, which looks into general detail their vision for the new Walt Disney Company, especially playing up their devotion to […]

The Disney Company, who until now have enjoyed an un-official online relationship with Apple to distribute clips and trailers for their movies, willl move over to Microsoft later this year, or early 2005 according to {{link http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=4310373&section=news Reuters}}, when their copy-protection devices will enable the Mouse House to offer full-length movies for downloading over the […]

Though laying dormant since the recent holiday season and throughout January, the animation-on-disc website {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/ DVD Toons}} sprung back into action this week, with no less than four major updates. First, Randall Cyrenne looks back at the career of legendary stop-motion effects animator {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/62 Ray Harryhausen}} with a wonderful article that takes a […]

Famed English adventurer Rupert The Bear is coming back home, with the issue of Paul McCartney’s Rupert And The Frog Song, the first time the little bear was animated on film, and a theatrically released short that played with McCartney’s Give My Regards To Broad Street movie from 1984. The Rupert featurette, previously only available […]

Two animation events across the UK were highlighted today, in The Guardian newspaper’s listings supplement, The Guide: {{link http://www.britishanimationawards.com/ The British Animation Awards}}: “When you consider that past contributors have included Nick Park, Steve Bell and Tim Burton, you get a good idea of the quality expected in this competition. Plus you – yes, you […]

Since we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000789.html reported}} the domain name registrations that point to the fact that DreamWorks’ sequel to the still-to-be-released original Shark Tale will go under the moniker of Another Shark Tale, we’ve had several messages sent to us from various sources confirming this fact. Nothing can be counted on for certain until we hear […]

{{link http://www.animationblast.com/ Animation Blast}} updates this weekend with some new info on Bill Plympton’s independent animated feature Hair High, the sci-fi comedy that fans were able to see him create “live” on the internet. The Blast announces a “West Coast premiere at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival on Saturday, February 14. Bill will be […]

Amazon.com remind us that seven Disney DVD titles go back into the vaults today, and will probably remain out of print until an eventual re-emergence on high-definition disc format. The classic titles include Sleeping Beauty, Fantasia and its continuation Fantasia/2000, as well as the box that brings both of these films together and adds The […]

‘MusicFan’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=933#post933 AN Forums}} points out that DreamWorks have “registered the domains ‘anothersharktale.com’, ‘anothersharktale.net’ and ‘anothersharktale.biz’”, so it looks like the upcoming first film’s sequel will go under the title Another Shark Tale. However, was this title choice based on the fact that a too-eager cyber squatter had already registered the name […]

As expected, Jim weighs in on the current hot topic concerning The Walt Disney Company and their splitting with blockbuster supplier Pixar Animation Studios. Posted late last night (early this morning?), {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/01302004.3.htm Jim chimes in}} with the latest, as well as a report on {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/01302004.2.htm some emails}} Disney Animation head David Stainton has […]

Following Steve Jobs’ announcement, Disney.com’s Corporate Press released a statement, which has ended up on the {{link http://www.animationnation.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007538;p= Animation Nation}} boards. The first half of the statement features the quotes we’re reading in other stories, but towards the end, Disney reminds us (and Pixar) that they own all rights to the existing Pixar films, as […]

Little Longnose, the Russian animated feature we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000040.html previously reported}} about, looks to have been picked up for distribution by Warner Brothers (who’ll do anything to keep trying for a slice of the animated feature pie – think they’ve got their eye on Pixar, perchance?). Dark Horizons mentions the studio’s name along with a […]

‘Disneyaholic’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=871#post871 Animated News Forum}} points to where viewers can vote for the Orange Audience Film Award at this year’s British Academy Awards. “Voting is currently going on and will end on Febuary 13. Of the 10 nominees, both Pirates of the Caribbean and Finding Nemo [plus The Lord Of The Rings: […]

Despite protests from long-time Disney fans not to create sequels for the older animated classics, Disney looks to be going ahead with a sequel to 1942’s Bambi. Many rumors persisted that production had been shut down on it as well as the proposed continuations of Snow White and Dumbo, and that the company would focus […]

Kelly Asbury, director of the upcoming Shrek 2, has been tapped by Southpaw Entertainment to write and helm Imaginary Children, “a live-action/CGI fantasy adventure about a cartoonist whose creations inhabit his house and cause an estrangement from his son, who can’t measure up to them”. The news comes from {{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117899065&cs=1 Variety.com}} (paid subscription required).

Unsurprisingly, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King heads up the hopefulls for the primarily live-action effects fests, with eleven nods, while Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl just beats Nemo‘s four with five nominations. Another fantasy earlier predicted to be in the running, Big Fish, only comes […]

Following our report of the Golden Globes this past Sunday night, the {{link http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2004/goldenglobes Internet Movie DataBase}} has a full listing of the nominees and eventual winners. Topping the biggest honors was Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, with Best Picture (Drama), Director, Song and Score, placing it in the […]

Despite leaving the company his father and Uncle Walt built, Roy Disney continues to support the work of the animation division, as ‘PatrickvD’ points out on the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=806#post806 Animated New Forum}}. As well as play dates and links to various articles on the web about the short film Destino (a project that, it must […]

To celebrate the release of The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata (aka Lion King 1½) on DVD and video in the UK on Monday 16 February, Disney are holding a special screening of the film at London Zoo the day before release, on Sunday 15th. For entry details, check out here:

Sylvain Chomet’s Belleville Rendezvous (The Triplets Of Belleville) notched up more kudos last night, when a panel of four film professionals announced it as the winner of the first ever BBC World Cinema Award. In the shortlist were City Of God, Etre Et Avoir, Good Bye Lenin!, The Man Without A Past, the fully animated […]

The official {{link http://www2.warnerbros.com/scoobydoo2/ Scooby-Doo 2}} site has posted the final one-sheet poster for the March 26 release of Monsters Unleashed, which will also probably end up being the front cover for an eventual DVD issue. Thanks to ‘monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=793#post793 AN Forum}} for the link – check it out on the WB […]

Belleville Rendezvous (The Triplets Of Belleville) will get one final showing on the BBC 4 digital cable channel, tonight (Saturday) at 11.30pm.

Set to retail on January 27th, {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008EY6Q/qid=1074953040//ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl74/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846 The Critic: The Complete Series}} brings together all 23 episodes from seasons one and two, as well as a few other surprises! Speculation across the web also has wish-listers including the 2000 follow-up “webisode” series in the set. Initial reports confim a “short film” compliation, which many […]

The Writers Guild of America has announced its television nominees for this year, and The Simpsons takes the lead with three out of six nods for animation writing. {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=100236 Toon Zone}} has the full list, and a link to the WGA stite.

The {{link http://www.impawards.com/2004/scooby_doo_two_ver3.html Internet Movie Poster Awards}} unveiled four new Scooby images promoting the upcoming Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.