Spaff Animation director Dave Spafford speaks with vfxblog‘s Ian Failes regarding the opening titles and flip book sequence used in the film House of D. In addition, Spafford shares his thoughts on the ‘traditional versus computer animation’ debate.

The Ottawa ’05 International Animation Festival has revealed their selections for the Official Competition and Showcase screenings. With a range of 1,883 entries from 64 countries, the festival selected 108 films to compete in 15 different categories, including: Animated Features, New Media Works, Commissioned Films, and Independent Films. However, no longer in the competition, at […]

Movies.com has a 10-minute preview of Disney’s newest comedy, Sky High, which opens in theaters this Friday. The footage includes a peek at the movie’s animated opening, tailored to look straight out of a comic book. Furthermore, Coming Soon has two interviews with the stars of Sky High, one with Michael Angarano, Kurt Russell, and […]

CGCHAR is holding a half-day series of presentations to accompany the 2005 Siggraph Conference in Los Angeles. Speakers for the occasion include animators, supervisors, and directors from the animation studios of Disney, Sony, DreamWorks, and Pixar. The subject matter of the presentations is geared toward both current and future workers in 3D, CGI character animation […]

Animation Block Party is on the lookout for summer submissions. This year, the festival will have no special theme, with its goal being only to “exhibit the most well-rounded and diverse work we can find for one evening of animation excellence”. While the early postmark deadline for entries was July 12th, the late postmark deadline […]

Pixar’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Steve Jobs, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Simon Bax, will conduct a teleconference to review the company’s earnings results for the second quarter of 2005, as well as other recent or upcoming developments affecting the company’s operations. The teleconference will take place on Thursday, August 4, […]

Containing both Japanese and English languages, the Japanese trailer for Chicken Little is now up, in Quicktime format, at Apple.com. While the recent American Chicken Little trailer revealed the comedic aspect of the tale, the Japanese trailer shows a more dramatic side. It is also worth noting that going by the poster at the bottom […]

Screenshots and DVD cover art for the upcoming DTV film Inspector Gadget’s Biggest Caper Ever are now up at DVDtoons. The CGI flick will be available to own on September 26, 2005.

Trace Pictures has been keeping busy lately, whether the studio is taking in awards or working on their next projects. For a list of the latest happenings at Trace Pictures, be sure to check out the studio’s press release, by clicking “More”.

From animation industry veterans George Bruder, Kevin Cureton, and Marlon Montgomery comes the animation pipeline development and consulting company Mind The Gap, Inc. The company is has been launched for the purpose of providing unique products and services in regards to feature animation technology. To read the press release for Mind The Gap, Inc., please […]

An animator for DisneyToon Studio’s Australia writes to Cartoon Brew, announcing that the studio’s staff meeting today revealed some surprising news. As it turns out, DisneyToon Studio’s Australia will be closing its doors for the last time, upon the completion of Cinderella III. The reason for the studio’s shutting down is said to be the […]

According to Ultimate Disney, to celebrate Kermit the Frog’s 50th anniversary this year, Disney will be releasing Special Edition DVDs of The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and Muppet Treasure Island. While no release dates nor bonus feature information is known yet, the promo for the DVDs promises that the […]

Jim Hill Media writes of some website names registered by Disney, including quite a number taken just for the Tarzan and Mary Poppins Broadway shows alone. In addition, plenty of domain names have been grabbed for the website of Toy Story’s 10th Anniversary Edition DVD. However, one of the most mysterious domain names that Disney […]

Variety [paid registration required], via Coming Soon, reports that Universal’s Focus Features will venture into animated movies for the first time, with the Tim Burton-produced 9. Set to be directed by Shane Acker, who directed a short of the same name, the pic is described as, “Surreal fantasy takes place in a parallel world where […]

Ultimate Disney points to a forum thread at TV.com, where a post attributed to Lilo & Stitch: The Series writer/executive producer Jess Winfield reveals what the mysterious project Leroy & Stitch is. Apparently, the title is a direct-to-video feature that will conclude Lilo & Stitch: The Series, set for a spring 2006 release. Writes ‘jesstifer’ […]

Columbia has announced that the first season of Creature Comforts is coming to DVD on September 27th. All thirteen nine-minute episodes of the season will be included in the release. Included as a bonus feature for the DVD will be the original Creature Comforts Oscar-winning short. DVD Answers has the cover art for the set.

The Wall Street Journal, via the Internet Movie Database, indicates that Pixar and Apple Computer Chairman Steve Jobs and Disney CEO Robert Iger have been in preliminary talks regarding a new deal to continue the successful partnership of Disney and Pixar. Furthermore, the duo may be discussing the licensing of Disney movies and ABC television […]

The Ant Bully, a new CGI film from Warner Bros. Pictures, DNA Productions, and Playtone Productions, will be released on August 4, 2006, in both IMAX 3D and conventional 2D formats. Directed by John A. Davis (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Santa Vs. The Snowman 3D), The Ant Bully is based on the John Nickle’s book, […]

A teaser site for the Tarzan Special Edition DVD is now online, featuring a trailer and cover art for the release. The DVD has a release date of October 18, 2005. Disney’s other October DVD re-release, the Emperor’s New Groove: New Groove Edition arriving on the 25th, has now been put up for pre-order on […]

The teaser trailer for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies’ CGI film Barnyard is now online at Oedekerk_Fan, from Yahoo! Movies Groups. Barnyard will open in theaters on January 13, 2006.

DVD Answers reports that on October 18th, Fox Home Entertainment will release the Ferngully: The Last Rainforest Special Edition DVD. Carrying both 1.85:1 anamorphic and 1.33:1 full frame transfers, the DVD will include: a commentary by director Bill Kroyer, coordinating art director Susan Kroyer, and art director Ralph Eggleston; a “Seed of the Story: Script […]

JoBlo has the latest banner for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, rising in cinemas on September 23rd.

The official teaser websites for the Toy Story 10th Anniversary Edition DVD, coming to stores on September 6, 2005, and Columbia Pictures’ computer animated flick Monster House, opening in theaters on July 21, 2006, are now online. Thanks to ‘cartoni’ at the Animated-News Forum for the notice on the Toy Story site.

The official website for Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch has been updated, now including movie clips, games, downloads, printables, and a gallery. Lilo & Stitch 2 will be released directly to DVD on August 30th.

In a joint effort, the Weinstein Co. and Warner Bros. will distribute the upcoming computer animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, reports Variety, via Coming Soon. Aiming for an early 2007 release, the project will be grittier than its live-action predecessors, in the spirit of the comic book series. Animation veteran Kevin Munroe will direct […]

PR Newswire, via Yahoo! News, indicates that Columbia Pictures’ Monster House will be released on July 21, 2006. In additon to being released in the usual 2-D style, the film will be released in more than 100 theaters with REAL D’s revolutionary digital 3-D format. The announcement was made today by Rory Bruer, President of […]

Utimate Disney reports that the MPAA has given both Kronk’s New Groove and Leroy & Stitch, presumably the bonus short film that will be on the Lilo & Stitch 2 DVD, ‘G’ ratings.

Details and artwork for the DVD Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures, which includes Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out, Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, and Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave, is now up at DVD Answers. Extras on the DVD include: the “Cracking Contraptions” shorts, a look at Wallace & […]

Coming Soon a large gallery of pics from the San Diego Comic-Con, including displays for movies such as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, King Kong, Corpse Bride, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and Over the Hedge; series like The Amazing Screw-On Head; and finally, the DTV […]

Ultimate Disney indicates that a preview for the Disney Channel Circle of Stars’ pop version of “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes” music video will debut on the Disney Channel tonight, around the broadcast of the channel’s original movie Life is Ruff. The full music video will be included among the DVD features […]