Coming Soon is teaming with Walt Disney Pictures to bring the “Create Your Own Character Fan Art Contest.” The challenge calls for contestants to develop an original character that would fit within the world of The Nightmare Before Christmas. Prizes include a one-sheet signed by the filmmakers, a 6-foot tall Jack Skellington theater standee, a […]

Kahani World, Inc., an independent animation company located in Toronto, Canada, and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Comics, LLC, are pairing on the co-production of Secrets of the Seven Sounds. Geared toward audiences aged seven years and older, the animated feature is inspired by the ancient Indian myth of Ramayana. “In addition to action, adventure and […]

SBG/b EQUAL has landed the rights from DreamWorks Animation SKG to develop a series of DVD games based on next summer’s sequel Shrek the Third. This is not the first time the two companies have collaborated, having worked together on the games Shrek: Totally Tangled Tales, Over the Hedge: Wacky Moments in Human History and […]

Tom Hignite remains dedicated toward his goal for Miracle Studios, reports The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Despite its staff being reduced from 11 to five members, Miracle still aims to create quality hand-drawn animation, particularly for a feature-length movie staring the studios’ mascot, Miracle Mouse. To help finance the company, investors are currently being sought. In […]

Elites TV tells that lasting Monday, October 9, through Saturday, October 28, specially-marked multipacks of Hostess Twinkies, Cup Cakes and HoHos will come with a $4 mail-in rebate. To seal the deal, one must purchase the Over the Hedge DVD and three multipacks of specially-marked Hostess products. More information on this nationwide offer may be […]

DMN Newswire via Broadcast Newsroom looks at the computer-animated magic found in the Buick commercial, Maze. The 30-second spot features a woman using the On-Star system in her 2007 Lucerne to navigate through a hedge maze. The visual effects for the advertisement came courtesy of With A Twist Studio, which has also worked on the […]

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 […]

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 3) Open Season with $15,625,324, averaging $4,076 over 3,833 theaters ($43,754,064 total; 2nd week) 19) Monster House with $395,758, averaging $1,195 over 331 theaters ($73,034,593 total; 12th week) 22) Barnyard with $357,980, averaging $684 over 523 theaters ($71,713,703 total; 10th week) 28) Everyone’s Hero with $256,669, averaging $431 over 595 […]

Thanks to a post in its forum, Ultimate Disney finds that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is expected by Australian retailers to hit stores once more in October 2008. As the site notes, Disney’s schedule for Platinum Edition releases remains the same worldwide. Concurrently, it appears One Hundred and One Dalmatians has been moved […]

Attempting to avoid the spotlight has placed Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger in the spotlight of The Los Angeles Times. The 2-page article comments on the deals Iger has struck with such companies as Apple and Pixar. In addition, it notices the business tactics of the latest Disney CEO, comparing them to those of […]

The Writers Guild of America is searching for nominees regarding TV Animation. Cartoon Brew hosts information on how one can apply for this honor for free. Although one does not need to be a member of the Writers Guild, his or her script must air (or have aired) for the first time between December 1, […]

DreamWorks Animation, Mark Burnett Productions and AOL have teamed to create “The Flushed Away Underground Adventure,” a series of online interactive games using characters and storylines from the upcoming film, Flushed Away. This marks the first time DreamWorks has custom-built animation for an online game. To view the press release for this announcement, including pictures […]

The Orange County Register reports on the introduction and success of TurboNick‘s software that allows visitors to create mashup videos. Scenes, graphics, transitions and sounds are provided from various Nickelodeon shows as Spongebob Squarepants and Avatar: The Last Airbender. All projects made by this TurboNick technology may be shared by e-mail or posted on a […]

Mayerson on Animation, with the help of Jerry Beck’s Cartoon Research and Box Office Mojo, has compiled an interesting list of the box office grosses for animated films from 2001-2006. Collected from each year, the results are separated by grosses, averages and studios.

Television New Zealand reports that Weta Workshop has held discussions with Walt Disney Studios regarding the creation of animated films. The article speculates that the movement into animated pictures is “likely” for the visual effects powerhouse, with Disney’s Animation Creative Director Dave Bossart calling the move a “natural evolution.”

In preparation for a retrospective screening of his work at the Northwest Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium last Wednesday, Henry Selick was interviewed by The Oregonian. Topics the director discussed include computer animation and his stop-motion influences, as well as such films as Coraline, Moongirl and the upcoming 3-D version of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before […]

Leeward Community College is now just one of the educational facilities in Hawaii sporting a “state-of-the-art animating computer system.” TheHawaiiChannel.com writes that the Animation Render Farm Project is allowing students at these schools to create computer animation similar to that seen in big screen efforts. “We really want to empower them to build their own […]

A press release at Yahoo! Finance announces that principal photography has completed on Re-Animated, an upcoming television movie for Cartoon Network. Combining live-action and animated elements, the film’s synopsis is: “Dominic Janes (Alex Taggert on ER) stars as 12-year-old Jimmy Roberts, who while visiting the famous Gollyworld Park, has an accident with the park trolley […]

George Lucas tells The Associated Press, via Daily Comet, that the television series Clone Wars could air as soon as next year, should it be sold to a network in time. The CGI follow-up to the 2003 traditionally-animated series of the same name will present all of the main characters from the Star Wars prequel […]

Ultimate Disney has the lowdown on the Peter Pan Platinum Edition DVD. The 2-disc set will contain: “In Walt’s Words,” footage that of Mr. Disney himself explaining why he made Peter Pan; the 1952 featurette “The Peter Pan Story”; “You Can Fly: The Making of Peter Pan“; deleted songs; multi-level “Camp Never Land” set-top games; […]

On September 22nd, DVD Active released the details on the DVD for Barnyard: The Original Party Animals. Since then, the site’s report has been updated, now including revised cover artwork for the package.

With Jim Hill Media, director Roger Allers talks about his latest projects: Open Season, now playing in theaters, and The Little Match Girl, featured on the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD. In addition, the article includes a brief rundown of Allers’ career history.

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 […]

{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=5971 Animation Magazine}} is reporting that due to the box office failure of Wallace And Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit and creative friction in the production of the upcoming Flushed Away, DreamWorks has announced it has “no plans” to work with the celebrated stop-motion company after the release of Flushed Away on November […]

Animated News has acquired a high-res version of the final Flushed Away poster. This most recent one-sheet adds Rita and a humorous slug to the proceedings shown in the movie’s teaser poster. To view the large image, please click “More.” From DreamWorks and Aardman, Flushed Away will flow into theaters this November 3rd.

Reuters via Yahoo! News notices the “deep rivalry” between anime master Hayao Miyazaki and his eldest son, Goro. With his first film, Tales of Earthsea, the younger Miyazaki aims to prove that he has inherited his father’s powerful story-telling ability. Although Earthsea has thus far received a divided reaction among critics and viewers, the film […]

Found at Wikipedia is a possible plot for Joe Jump, an upcoming computer-animated feature from Walt Disney Feature Animation. If the site is correct, then the movie will tell the “fish out of water” story of “a video game character from the PacMan era, whose game is no longer played. He finds a way to […]

With “Is Th-Th-That All, Folks?,” The New York Times speculates on the current state of computer-animated movies. Specifically, the article suggests that many of today’s animated titles bear too much of a resemblance to each other. The piece also ponders the outcome of numerous CGI houses, while also pointing to Disney’s purchasing of Pixar and […]

In anticipation of today’s release for the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD, directors Ron Clements and John Musker speak with IGN about their 1989 Disney classic. The 3-page interview covers topics such as the movie’s conception, music and digital restoration.

TV Shows on DVD has the newest cover art for Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers – Volume 2. In contrast to the previous artwork, the daring duo is no longer nude, while Chip now appears a tad disgruntled. In the meantime, the release date for Spongebob Squarepants – Season 4, Volume 2 has been discovered: […]