Five final images and a bonus menu screen from Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch have been released by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The direct-to-video title debuts on August 30.

Now up at the Disney Motion Showcase is an extended sequence from Valiant, coming to theaters on August 19th.

On September 22 the Newport Beach Film Festival will be showcasing a free encore presentation of all the animated shorts that had been screened while the festival was in regular session earlier this year. This program will be held at the Orange County Museum of Art.

Jim Hill Media has artwork and brief plot descriptions for American Dog, A Day with Wilbur Robinson, Rapunzel Unbraided, and Toy Story 3, taken from Walt Disney Feature Animation’s booth at SIGGRAPH 2005. Thanks to Cory Mitchell at the Animated-News Forum for the notice.

At the SIGGRAPH 2005 computer graphics conference in Los Angeles, George Lucas mentioned his future computer animated Clone Wars television series, indicates the Internet Movie Database. According to Lucas, the show will be produced at Lucas Animation’s facilities in Singapore, where the Star Wars director is building a computer animation production plant.

Even though the Save Disney site is supposed to be shutting down on August 7 they have just updated with links to numerous articles of Walt Disney in his own words. Read on for Walt’s account of the creation of Mickey Mouse, his thoughts on prayer, his opinion on sequels, and more, as well as […]

According to Ultimate Disney, at last weekend’s Gathering of the Gargoyles convention in Las Vegas, Gargoyles creator/producer Greg Weisman revealed that the Gargoyles: Season 2, Part 1 DVD will be released this December. The three-disc DVD will feature 26 episodes of the series, specifically episodes 14-40, along with audio commentaries and other extras.

Popcorn Taxi is proud to present a special evening with animation giant Pixar at Cinema Paris, where the Sydney premiere screening of One Man Band will be held, with director Andrew Jimenez and producer Osnat Shurer in attendance. The event happens Monday, August 8th 2005 at 7:30pm. For more details, check out {{link http://www.popcorntaxi.com.au/Events.asp?Event_ID=400 this […]

The {{link http://www.editorsguild.com/newsletter/JulAug05/julaug05_bride.html Editor’s Guild website}} talks to editor Jonathan Lucas about the grounbreaking work he has completed on Tim Burton’s stop-motion animated fantasy The Corpse Bride.

Just after the sad recent passing of Disney legend Joe Grant, Animated-News’ Christian Ziebarth lunched with famed animator Andreas Deja, who over the years has brought to life scores of Disney heroes and villains. Having recently completed overseeing animation on the direct-to-video title Bambi And The Great Prince Of The Forest, Deja reminisced with Animated-News […]

Warner Bros. Pictures has unveiled its 2005 Fall Preview, which includes some new shots from Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride. Those pics are available to view at Latino Review. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride will awaken on September 23, 2005.

The July 28th edition of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel examines Miracle Studios, composed of artists from both Disney and Warner Bros. Located north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company, which has been producing small commercial projects for the past year, is busy working on their first feature length, traditionally animated film.

The official website for Capital Entertainment has the trailer for the Count Duckula: The Complete First Season DVD. Meanwhile, one may now see the trailer for Barnyard in a variety of Quicktime sizes, at Apple.com.

The brain behind the PD Pro Digital Painter and Project Dogwaffle Paint & Animation software, Dan Ritchie, will be in attendence at this year’s Birds of a Feather. The meeting, hosted by TheBest3D.com, will take place during SIGGRAPH at the LA convention center, on Thursday, August 4th, at 2pm. Please click “More” to read the […]

At last night’s program “The Animated Performance: Art Meets Technology” held at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences the question was posed, “Is 2D animation dead?” Brad Bird (who pretty much owned the evening with his wit and infectious rambunctiousness with Eric Goldberg as a close second) responded with, “I don’t think it’s […]

The French site Allocine has a teaser for the traditional animated feature Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages. The movie is a sequel to the acclaimed 1998 feature Kirikou et la Sorciere, and stars the little african kid Kirikou in new adventures. The movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year and is directed by […]

The trailer for Vanguard’s CG fairy tale Happily N’Ever After is now up on BFC Berliner Film Companie web site. Inspired by the classic Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales, this feature comedy “explores what would happen if the balance of good and evil were set out of whack in Fairy Tale Land. Tired of the status […]

Sounding off with a “Tally Ho!”, Barking Bob battles against the evil Emperor Zang, who is bent on world domination. One may view the canine conqueror’s heroic escapades in six webisodes, or play a game similar to the classic Asteroids, online at Barking Bob’s official website.

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 […]

There’s a couple good animation events in the Hollywood area this weekend. On Friday night the Science and Technology Council of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents The Animated Performance: Art Meets Technology at 7:30 p.m. “This program will illuminate the process of the animator being, thinking and creating as a performer […]

The August 2005 issue of \\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/ Animation Magazine}}\\ has a few details on Sony Pictures Animation’s 2007 feature \\Surf’s Up\\ that they picked up at the Licensing 2005 International: “\\Surf’s Up\\ is a CG toon mockumentary which reveals the little-known fact that penguins were the actual inventors of surfing. Ash Brannon (\\Toy Story 2\\) […]

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 […]

Looking to see some quality hand-drawn Disney animation on the big screen? Laughing Place points out that Cinderella will be showing at Disney’s own El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood in a special engagement from September 16th to the 25th.

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”.