The Hollywood Reporter reports that sixteen full-length animated features have qualified to compete in the best animated feature film category at the 79th annual Academy Awards. It’s the first time since 2002 that there could be five nominees in the category. The eligible films are: The Ant Bully (Warner Bros.), Arthur and the Invisibles (Weinstein/MGM), […]

Animation Magazine reports that Warner Bros. will release The Ant Bully on DVD on Nov. 28. Bonus features on the disc will include seven animated shorts (of an undisclosed nature) and additional scenes from the movie. The film’s voice cast included Nicolas Cage, Julia Roberts and Paul Giamatti, but the film underperformed at the box […]

Animated News intern Ryan Bryant presents us with his full-length review of DreamWorks Animation/Aardman’s CGI-animated film Flushed Away which debuts in theaters today:

The following is a promo ad regarding this Sunday’s world television premiere of Eloise in Springtime on the Starz Kids and Family Network

Hot off the presses (fresh out of the beehive?) comes news of the first teaser trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Bee Movie, due out November 2007.

The movie designated by ASIFA-Hollywood’s blogger Larry Loc as the one that will convince anyone that animation is not just for children, Grave of the Fireflies, will air in an English-dubbed broadcast on November 12. Read about the background of this important film at Turner Classic Movies.

Following are five screen shots from Mater and the Ghostlight, an original short found on the upcoming CARS DVD. All characters in the short are voiced by the voice artist who portrayed them in CARS.

Upcoming Pixar has a review of the Cars DVD, available in stores next week. Sounds like this one-disc edition is lacking in the extras department. High marks for the Pixar short included on the disc, “Mater and the Ghost Light,” but unless you’re a Pixar fanatic, a Larry the Cable Guy groupie or a Nascar-nut, […]

With this Thanksgiving’s Happy Feet, next summer’s Surf’s Up, and the in-the-works Nickelodeon TV series featuring the “Madagascar” penguins, ThinkFilm felt it was time for yet-another talking penguin movie. In this trailer for next year’s Farce of the Penguins, see Bob Saget’s brand of comedy voiced by Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Applegate, Tracy Morgan, Lewis […]

The animated Hellboy movie, Hellboy: Sword of Storms, premiered on Cartoon Network last night. Many of the actors from Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 live-action film voiced their characters including Ron Perlman and Selma Blair. The movie was directed by Phil Weinstein and written by Matt Wayne. Read the Production Diary of this and future Hellboy […]

The Reeler reports that the New York premiere of “Flushed Away” will feature “Celebrities — including stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet — and guests sliding down a 30-foot inflatable toilet slide onto the red carpet.” Sounds like a blue carpet to me. View photos from the event at Yahoo! News.

Lorne Lanning and Sherry McKenna, co-founders of videogame developer Oddworld Inhabitants, have teamed with Vanguard Animation to develop Citizen Siege, a CG animated sci-fi action thriller. Lanning will make his directorial debut on the project. The Oddworld videogame franchise has sold over 5 million copies worldwide during the past 10 years (via Hollywood Reporter).

The New York Times does a mini-profile of Aqua Teen Hunger Force creators Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis. Though Willis and Maiellaro are both married with children, they remain the high school jokers needling each other in the back of biology lab. Sitting down at Atlanta’s Daddy D’z BBQ Joynt, the discussion ranges from horror […]

The following is the official press release on the previously mentioned ocean awareness campaign that characters from Disney’s The Little Mermaid will be involved in. Links to two relevant movie files are included:

A two-part Halloween-themed episode of Eloise will premiere on the Starz Kids & Family network on Sunday, October 29. A promotional image with episode synopsis, broadcast times, and link to a preview can be seen here:

The following are some photographs from last Thursday night’s premiere to the public of The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D held at the El Capitan Theatre, which included a panel discussion with people involved in the production of the film as well as a surprise performance by Ken Page of “Oogie Boogie’s Song.” The Disney […]

Yahoo! Finance reported yesterday that the Disney/Pixar hit Finding Nemo will be adapted into a 30-minute stage musical to be presented at the 1,500-seat Theater in the Wild at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. “Using animated backdrops, special lighting, sound and effects, The Theater in the Wild will […]

Move over, Disney Princesses. The princesses in DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek the Third, slated for a May 18, 2007, are flexing some serious girl power. An article in USA Today showcases the band of royal heirs to be seen in the film, comprised of Cinderella, Snow White, Fiona, Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty. (Would the Little Mermaid […]

Following up on yesterday’s report about the ASIFA book signing with Tom Sito, o-meon now presents an Internet podcast with Tom. “It’s been said that in Hollywood nobody knows anything. With the publication of Tom Sito’s book, Drawing the Line the Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson, that statement no […]

Variety reports on the 25th anniversary of DIC Entertainment with a special focus on Andy Heyward, the company’s chairman and CEO. “It’s midafternoon at DIC Entertainment’s Burbank headquarters, and company chairman-CEO Andy Heyward is having a typical day. He’s frantically eating a sandwich (a late lunch) along with some nuts and raisins and drinking a […]

The UCLA Film Workshop presents a evening dedicated to the veteran animator, author and ASIFA Vice President, Tom Sito. Tom’s credits include such classics as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and Shrek. Join Tom as we screen films that influenced him, and hear him discuss his […]

Following up on yesterday’s report of the recent Disney Legends ceremony, Chuck Oberleitner provides some additional photographs from the event at o-meon. Animators among the inductees included background artist Al Dempster and the late story artist Joe Ranft, represented at the ceremony by his bereaved wife and daughter.

Today marks the release to DVD of the 25th Anniversary Edition of the Disney classic The Fox and the Hound, the animated film where Walt’s old guard of “Nine Old Men” passed the baton to a new generation of animators. Ultimate Disney has an extensive review of the DVD while seven additional screen shots from […]

The following are two official press release relating to yesterday’s release of Disney’s The Little Mermaid on 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD. The first is a lighthearted one pointing out Ariel as the most recognized redheaded character in popular culture (move over, Pippi Longstocking). The second is a more serious one regarding preservation of our earth’s […]

Today marks the release on 2-disc Platinum Edition DVD of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. The film that ushered in Disney’s second Golden Age of animation has not lost any of its lustre and is presented very handsomely in this well-crafted package. The following are several screen shots from the set’s many bonus features including a […]

Following are some screen shots from the bonus features found on disc 2 of tomorrow’s Platinum Edition DVD release of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. The first four are from the 45-minute “Making of” feature, the next two are from a featurette on a reunion of the film’s special effects animators, while the final two are […]

Ultimate Disney now has eleven screen captures from the upcoming DVD for Disney/Pixar’s Cars, including storyboards from deleted scenes and a first look at the new short Mater and The Ghostlight.

Following is an official schedule from Cartoon Network regarding their Halloween-related animated offerings for next month:

The official website for Aardman Features/DreamWorks Animation’s Flushed Away has been updated to include the movie synopsis, character bios, computer wallpaper, AIM buddy icons, printable posters and book covers, image gallery, two trailers and a “Making of” featurette

Following is the official press release regarding the recent release of hit animated short The Mantis Parable to DVD. “The Mantis Parable is the charming tale of a humble caterpillar trapped in a bug collector’s jar and in need of a helping hand. This eight-minute animated short film has captivated audiences around the world with […]