Dave Bossart, producer of the Walt Disney Treasures: On The Front Lines DVD, answers {{link http://www.dvdfile.com/news/special_report/ten_questions/bossert_dave/index.html DVD File’s Ten Questions}}, in which he also reveals that digital restorations for Bambi and Cinderella are underway.

{{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/articles/news/?id=040523bo.htm Box Office Mojo}} reports that \\Shrek 2\\ is tearing up the box office. Estimates are that \\Shrek 2\\ has pulled in $104.3 million over the weekend and $125.2 million since opening on Wednesday. The film is already shaking up the record books as well. Assuming the estimates hold: {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/widest.htm?page=WIDESTOPEN&p=.htm widest opening release}}: […]

As {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001053.html we posted}} a couple of months ago, the Project Dogwaffle animation system is the brainchild of animator Dan Ritchie. He now posts in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2724#post2724 Animated News Forums}} that an updated version is available, as well as providing links to three Media 9 video clips showcasing the program.

The online edition of The Indianapolis Star has an article on Garfield: The Movie with information on merchandising tie-ins for it and also the importance of it for other movies. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up.

‘Music Fan’ and ‘monkeyboy12’ have posted a little more about the upcoming video game based on Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo. Take a look at The Continuing Adventures‘ {{link http://gba.gamespy.com/articles/516/516940p1.html details}} and a bunch of {{link http://media.gameboy.ign.com/media/684/684222/imgs_1.html?fromint=1 screen grabs}} from the Game Boy Advance game.

‘MusicFan’ writes in with a link to the announced winners of the Best Animation On Campus competition to find new animation talent and projects for mtvU. Congratulations to Gary Finkler, whose {{link http://www.mtvu.com/contests/mtvu_animation/ Rock/Paper/Scissors}} is the winning film. Check out the site for a short Q&A with Finkler and co-creator Joseph Rosenberg, as well as […]

Here is a teaser for the Disney short. Lorenzo was originally intended as part of a follow-up musical anthology to Fantasia 2000. It is the story of a snooty and spoiled cat in a sleepy South American town that receives his comeuppance when his tail becomes hexed and takes on an uncontrollable personality of its […]

Over at Smurf fan boards {{link http://216.104.189.49/cgi-bin/forum/dcboard.cgi?az=read_count&om=3823&forum=SmurfVillage&omm=1&viewmode=threaded The Mushroom Village}}, one member has posted an image from last year’s Licensing Show which shows “a Smurf walking through a piece of film strip. On one side, he is a computer 3D vector model, on the other side he is fleshed out”. Though this image is actually […]

Animation independent Raven Tales Productions has been short listed to be the recipient of a $10,000 completion grant from National Geographic’s All Roads Film Project, as stated in the company’s press release. “The $10,000 grant will allow completion and distribution of the first computer animated film written, produced, designed, voiced by and directed by an […]

Usually only dealing with product from the Disney Studio, {{link http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID280220.asp The Laughing Place}}’s Kirby Holt takes at look at rival DreamWorks’ Shrek 2, now in theaters and making a mint for itself. By the end of the weekend, the film is expected to have made close to $100 million after just five days on […]

‘MusicFan’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2706#post2706 AN Forums}} points to the latest animation/live-action web short to feature Jerry Seinfeld and DC Comics’ Superman. “The {{link http://www.jerry.digisle.tv/ new episode}} is titled Hindsight and features the two going on a cross-country road-trip”.

The fun and entertaining film site {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=4351 JoBlo.com}} jumps on the Shrek 2 bandwagon and interviews directors Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon. A much more meaty chat than an average junket fluff piece, the duo reveal that they’re not involved with Shrek 3, and talk about their handling of original director Andrew Adamson’s departure […]

Every year the beautiful French town Annecy hosts the top ranking competitive international festival entirely dedicated to animation. Over forty years after coming to the town, the Festival competition is now open to four categories giving a diversity of techniques, ranging from watercolour to 3D, by way of paper cut-outs and plasticine. The categories: short […]

\\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=2511 Animation Magazine}}\\ reports that the Spanish animated feature, \\{{link http://www.elcidthelegend.com/ El Cid: The Legend}}\\, has finally got a new distributor, Hannover House, and will debut on U.S. screens in September 2004. The film is one of five features competing at the prestigious {{link http://www.annecy.org/home/index.php?Page_ID=2 Annecy Film Festival}}, and one of four Spanish animated […]

There’s a ton of new stuff to get through over at Dark Horizons today, but of most interest is this peek at Fox’s forthcoming animated sitcom, {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040520c.php American Dad}}, created by Family Guy‘s Seth MacFarlane. “Father Stan will go to extremes to protect America from harm – as evidenced by his frequent knee-jerk reaction […]

Over at {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17618 Ain’t It Cool News}}, Scott Essman takes an extremely informative and interesting interview with 84 year old stop-motion animation legend Ray Harryhausen, promoting his autobiography, An Animated Life.

With Tarzan II and Lilo And Stitch 2 likely to head into theaters, one title that looks destined to go direct-to-video is The Emperor’s New Grove II – AKA The Emperor’s Newer Groove. With an animation time of just over one year, it looks as if this DTV film will have the production values of […]

Richard O’Donovan, a 3D artist at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, has just finished an independent review of The Animation Motion Show Volume 2 for {{link http://10secondclub.net/reviews.php?id=10005 The 10 Second Club}}, “the worlds largest, longest running and most fertile breeding ground for character animators wanting to improve their skills, meet contacts and discuss their challenging craft”. […]

Animation World Network has an extensive article detailing the history behind the history-making release of Disney’s limited edition On the Front Lines DVD set from Wave 3 of the Walt Disney Treasure Series, which dovetails nicely with the similar article posted here a couple weeks ago.

Follow the ‘More’ link to view several newly released stills from Disney’s upcoming animated feature, The Three Musketeers, including DVD menu screens and deleted scenes.

Check out The New York Times article about Shrek and the possible sale of DreamWorks’ animation division. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up. Free subscription required to read article online.

The Futon Critic, via Toon Zone, shows that in the unveiling of its 2004 “fall” schedule and development slate, the Fox network has revealed that Seth MacFarlane’s American Dad, which focuses on “a clan consisting of a right-leaning CIA agent and his wife; their two kids (including a liberal daughter); a housebound alien named Roger […]

The San Francisco Business Times indicates that the company that made Finding Nemo may soon be finding another place to work. During the Emeryville City Council meeting on late Tuesday, Pixar Animation Studios threatened to leave Emeryville. This announcement came in response to the serious consideration council members are giving to eliminating most of the […]

Box Office Guru and Coming Soon! report that stomping into 3,737 North American theaters on Wednesday, Shrek 2 grossed $11,768,000 in its first day of release, thus beating the record for largest Wednesday opening for an animated film by more than $1.5 million. DreamWorks will release Shrek 2 into 426 more theaters on Friday. Thus, […]

The Dreamworks SKG Fansite has the details on a sight gag in the new trailer for Shark Tale. Apparently, in the sequence in which Oscar (Will Smith) and Lenny (Jack Black) are about to collide, Lenny goes through a Jaws poster, after being punched by Oscar. Look for it in Shark Tale‘s new trailer, which […]

The official website for The Spongbob Squarepants Movie, which floats into theaters on November 19, 2004, has been updated, now including a QuickTime version of the new trailer that debuted last week, and other new downloads. The website also provides more details to the film’s story, with a full synopsis:

As we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001018.html announced}} back in March, a 2-disc Special Edition of Sylvain Chomet’s Les Triplettes de Belleville has in fact been released recently in Canada – the only question is, “was it worth the wait?” Apart from some deluxe packaging and the inclusion of the original French track, it seems the release still […]

Those with Disney’s Home On The Range on their wish lists at {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00029LO0Y/qid=1085052061/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=dvd Amazon.com}} will have been the first to see today that Walt Disney Home Video is listing a release date of September 14 for the animated cow comedy. No news on specs yet, though the $29.99 list price may well indicate a […]

The latest wave of Walt Disney Treasures was officially released through stores this past Tuesday, and now Kirby Holt of The Laughing Place has posted his final two looks at the new series with reviews of {{link http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID280200-280200.asp TomorrowLand: Disney In Space And Beyond}} and the compilation of Duck cartoons, {{link http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID280210.asp The Chronological Donald}}. […]

MSN and FilmForce talk to the voice of Puss in Boots in Shrek 2, Antonio Banderas.