Nickelodeon’s Penguins of Madagascar won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Animated Program according to Animation Magazine. This award is in addition to the two it won last week in the first portion of the awards ceremonies.

Disney/Pixar’s Brave opens today in a Pixar record 4,164 theatres according to Box Office Mojo — and two-thirds of those theatres will be showing it in 3D. It’s earned a fresh 73% rating from Rotten Tomatoes with the critical consensus being that while it “may not live up to the lofty standards of the Pixar […]

As far back as our first year online, we’ve reported on the unhappiness of TV animation writers about the fact that they have to choose to be recognized in the animation categories or the regular comedy categories. Either/or, never both. King of the Hill, The Simpsons, and Family Guy have all tried and failed to […]

io9 has a list of the 22 rules of storytelling compiled by Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats — the “nuggets of narrative wisdom she’s received working for the animation studio over the years”.

The Creative Arts portion of the Daytime Emmy Awards were announced Sunday. Nickelodeon’s Kung Fu Panda won four Emmys (Casting, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and an Individual Achievement award). Nickelodeon’s Penguins of Madagascar won two awards (Directing and Original Song for In the Happy Little Land of Hoboken Surprise). The Hub’s Transformers: Prime won two […]

Disney has officially unveiled Frozen, the long rumored Snow Queen based animated feature, now renamed in the vein of Tangled. The film will be directed by Chris Buck (Tarzan, Surf’s Up) and produced by Peter Del Vecho (Winnie the Pooh, The Princess and the Frog). Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel star. Original songs will be […]

Licensing Expo 2012 is about to get under way and Collider is on top of the synopses, promo images, and posters being released in the run-up. First off they have a first image and blurb from DreamWorks’ Mr. Peabody and Sherman. They also have a first synopsis of Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers.

The winners of the Annecy International Animation Festival have been announced and Animation Magazine has the list. “French short Tram by Michaela Pavlátová took home the Annecy Cristal for best short film, while the Romanian movie Crulic – The Path to Beyond, by Anca Damian, was the winner in the best feature category.” Check out […]

Deadline reports that analysts have raised the forecast for DreamWorks stock after the big opening weekend for Madagascar 3.

The Times of India reports that the animation industry in the country is expected to grow almost 25% over the next 4 years. The report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers International Limited means the value of the industry could reach $1 billion in 2014.

PDI/DreamWorks’ Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted opens today in 4,258 theatres, the 11th widest opening of all time according to Box Office Mojo. The film is earning a 77% Fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Box Office Mojo is predicting a close weekend race with Madagascar finishing 2nd with $53.8 million.

The cast of Madagascar 3 continue their promotional push, with Jada Pinkett Smith discussing the film with Electronic Urban Report, Martin Short talking to the Detroit Free Press, and Cedric the Entertainer interviewing with the Arizona Republic.

Time’s Technologizer column has jokingly named Oswald the Lucky Rabbit the “King of E3 2012”, due to the attention he is being given by Disney at the popular electronics conference. With the upcoming game, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, scheduled to drop on November 18 — Mickey Mouse’s 84th birthday — the studio […]

Wired’s Geekdad recently visited Pixar as part of a group of other parenting blogs. Part of the visit included a roundtable discussion with Brave Producer Katherine Sarafian. Parenting issues were obviously a primary topic with this group. Sarafian discusses the consequences of the main character’s disrespectful and defiant behavior and the “first” fairy tale and […]

Legendary science fiction author Ray Bradbury, who wrote titles such as Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, died yesterday at the age of 91 after a long illness, according to CNN. While his animation-related credentials are few, filmmakers and artists from around the world have taken to Twitter to credit Bradbury as a primary inspiration. […]

The Beatles’ 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine was released this week in stores and on iTunes. Wired has more including a few video clips.

Slash Film reports that Disney’s upcoming short film Paperman is getting some early positive buzz, a lot of which is coming from their colleagues at Pixar. The website has gathered some art, a video interview with director John Kahrs, and a sampling of tweets from people who have seen the film. A description of the […]

The stars of DreamWorks’ Madagascar 3 are talking to the press this week in anticipation of opening day this Friday. Chris Rock spoke to the Chicago Tribune about travel: as a celebrity, trying local cuisine, favorite spots, and childhood memories. With the Associated Press, David Schwimmer discusses how to channel a giraffe and seeing himself […]

The new studio cheif for Walt Disney Pictures says he is not going to shy away from big budget productions according to Reuters. Alan Horn, the former president of Warner Brothers Entertainment, says he was given one directive from Disney CEO Bob Iger, “All Bob said was ‘make good movies’. I’ve made expensive films that […]

Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, the directors of Pixar’s upcoming film Brave, talk with Flicks and Bits about two of the main characters in the film, Merida and Scotland itself.

The Annecy International Animated Film Festival is underway in France, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “This year’s official selection will be a colorful mix of 229 films, including 10 features, 49 shorts, 54 student titles, 60 TV movies, 21 TV series plus 15 out of competition features and 41 shorts”. The Huffington Post adds that […]

Toys R Us and DreamWorks Animation announced “World of Madagascar“, a new brand featuring toys based on characters from all three Madagascar films, now available exclusively at Toys R Us. Coinciding with the launch of Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted next week, the line includes toys from Fisher-Price, as well as a range of lifestyle […]