John Lasseter will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. For the first time in the history of the Venice Film Festival, the award celebrates not only a single filmmaker, but also the contribution of all the directors of this visionary studio, Pixar. According to the official […]

Collider shares a new poster for Pixar’s Up along with an image from the film. Directed by Pete Docter, Up opens in theatres on May 29th.

A new trailer for Coraline created exclusively for the internet can be viewed in standard format as well as HD on Trailer Addicts. Henry Selick’s big screen adaption of Neil Gaiman’s children’s novel opens in traditional and 3-D equipped theaters on February 6th.

In an interview with Newsweek Pixar’s Andrew Stanton touches on many interesting topics about his latest film WALL-E, including: breaking down the barrier between animation and live action, the relationship between EVE and WALL-E and how it parallels the way men perceive their relationships with women, the fact that this is Pixar’s first love story, […]

Animation Magazine reports that Shorts International is bringing the Oscar-nominated live action and animated short films to theaters and computer screens. Beginning on February 6th the group will bring the program, titled The 2008 Academy Award Nominated Short Films, to theaters in 60 cities. The film will then be available to download on iTunes on […]

Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio will open in New Orleans this fall according to USA Today. The art exhibit will feature over 600 pieces from films such as Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast. The idea came directly from […]

George Takei, best known as Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek TV series and films, discusses his new role as part of another iconic sci-fi franchise with the Great Falls Tribune. Takei voices the character of Lok Durd, in Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Besides discussing his role in the series, Takei […]

Engadget reports that the long running Comedy Central animated series South Park and the even longer running FOX animated series The Simpsons will both start broadcasting in high definition in the coming months. The Simpsons will make the switch on February 15th while South Park will change over on March 11th.

IMPAWARDS has posted three new character posters for DreamWorks’ upcoming animated feature Monsters vs Aliens. Additionally, the site also shares a new poster for Pixar’s forthcoming film Up which can be seen here.

The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced this morning. Bolt, Kung Fu Panda, and WALL-E were the picks for Animated Feature. WALL-E was also nominated for Original Screenplay, Score, Song (Down to Earth), Sound Mixing, and Sound Editing. WALL-E‘s six nominations ties Beauty and the Beast for most Oscar nominations for an animated […]

A third featurette for the upcoming animated comedy Monsters Vs Aliens can be viewed on Comingsoon’s website. To watch the video, scroll down to the section of the page that reads “Featurette 3 (1.20.09)”. Monsters Vs Aliens stars the voice talents of Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Kiefer […]

An in-depth article focusing on how the current economic crisis has impacted Imagi Studio’s Astro Boy can be read at Forbes.com. The story details how the big-screen adaption of the classic cartoon character almost was halted during production due to major money problems, only recovering at the very last second. Interestingly, the post also mentions […]

Several new stills from DreamWork’s Monsters Vs Aliens have hit the net, and can be seen on Yahoo! Movies. Along with images from the film are several character posters, which feature both the heroes and villains of the upcoming sci-fi comedy. Monsters Vs Aliens opens in theaters on March 27th. Thanks to “CGIFanatic” over at […]

Collider shares some concept art from Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming 3D feature A Christmas Carol. The animated feature which is being made using 3D motion-capture technology will be out in theatres on November 6, 2009. In addition the website also shares a new image from Disney’s upcoming animated feature The Princess and the Frog. The film […]

A new trailer for the upcoming science fiction comedy Planet 51 can be viewed in high definition on Moviefone. Telling the story of an astronaut who lands on an alien world, Planet 51 features the voice talents of Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William Scott, Gary Oldman, and John Cleese. The CGI flick […]

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced their film nominees and several animated films were nominated in several different categories. Perseopolis, WALL-E, and Waltz with Bashir were nominated for Best Animated Film. Perseopolis and Waltz with Bashir were nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language. WALL-E picked up additional nods […]

Superhero Hype! currently features two videos concerning the upcoming Marvel Animated Features DVD release, Hulk Vs. The first is a featurette which provides an exclusive first look at Hulk Vs. Thor and Hulk Vs. Wolverine, the two films to be included on the DVD set. The second is a clip from the latter of the […]

Walt Disney Home Video has announced DVD and Blu-ray releases of their latest feature Bolt on March 24th, reports UltimateDisney. The film has been scheduled for three home video releases: A single-disc DVD which will include the all-new short Super Rhino, a 2-Disc Deluxe Edition which adds deleted scenes; the featurettes “Creating the World of […]

The winners of Rotten Tomatoes’ Golden Tomato Award have been listed here. With a 96% fresh rating, Pixar’s Wall-E came in at number one on a list of best reviewed wide releases, with two other animated titles also making the top ten — Kung Fu Panda at number six with an 88% rating, and Bolt […]

An interview with Wall-E‘s director Andrew Stanton on his current project, John Carter Of Mars, can be read at Sci-Fi Wire. In the article, Stanton discusses what it’s like to be working on the big-screen adaption of the science fiction classic. He also mentions how far in development the film is, stating, “I’m on my […]

Animation Magazine reports that Nickelodeon is kicking off a year-long celebration of the 10th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants. Among the events and projects scheduled are: a live cast script reading, a new website, new episodes, a TV movie, and a documentary.

Nine films have been named to the Oscar shortlist for the Foreign Language Film category at the upcoming Academy Awards. Included in that list is the animated Waltz with Bashir. After additional voting the list will be narrowed to the five final nominees. The full list follows:

Collider has an exclusive video interview with Pixar producers Jim Morris and Lindsey Collins on the red carpet at Los Angeles Film Critics Awards ceremony. They share their views on WALL-E‘s award winning spree, watching Up, Pixar’s upcoming Blu-ray releases, and more.

Among a batch of descriptions and stills from upcoming 2009 films on the website of The Los Angeles Times are several images from animated films yet to be released. Included are The Princess And The Frog, $9.99, Monsters Vs Aliens, Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs, Coraline, and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs.

A sneak peak for Up that has been airing on Disney Channel can now be viewed at Coming Soon. The video features director Pete Docter discussing Carl Fredricksen and Russell, the leading characters from the upcoming film. The clip also contains some new footage from the movie. Up opens in theaters on May 29th.

Animation World Network reports that Nickelodeon has greenlit 26 more episodes of The Penguins Of Madagascar, a CGI series featuring the comedic arctic birds from the Madagascar films. The addition of 26 more episodes brings the total order to 52 for the new show. The Penguins Of Madagascar will premier on Saturday, March 28 at […]

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has awarded Golden Globes to two animated films this year. WALL-E picked up the award for Best Animated Feature Film while Best Foreign Language Film went to Waltz with Bashir. Wall-E and Bolt lost out to The Wrestler in the Best Original Song category.

Variety reports that WALL-E picked up honors for animated feature and Waltz with Bashir won top foreign language film at the 14th annual Critics’ Choice awards. Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner, nabbing five trophies.

WALL-E was named Favorite Animated Movie at last night’s People’s Choice Awards, while The Simpsons won for Favorite Animated Comedy. The Dark Knight was the big winner picking up five trophies: Favorite Movie, Favorite Action Movie, Favorite Cast, Favorite On Screen Match-up, and Favorite Superhero.

A photograph of a new poster for Robert Zemeckis’ motion-capture film A Christmas Carol can be seen at MarketSaw 3D. The one-sheet features a look at the character of Scrooge, who will be played by Jim Carrey. Carrey is also set to portray six other characters in the upcoming Disney movie, which will be screen […]