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:…

{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=2497 ComingSoon.net}} has a new promotional image from DreamWorks’ \\Shrek 2\\. Be sure to check out their site for a larger version of the image. UPDATE: I just received…

…animation company Vinton Studios according to a \\Variety\\ story reported by {{link http://comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=8751 ComingSoon.net}}. In part one of an interview with \\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=3757 Animation Magazine}}\\ [paid subscription required], Selick talks…

…like a really bad attempt. I saw a completed shot of Thunderbird 1 landing, and it looks like they spent about £8 [roughly $5] on the special effects. It looks…

…comedy hit series \\The Office\\. \\Valient\\, which will be completed in December 2004, is currently in production. Disney is distributing the picture in North America, and Odyssey Entertainment in the…

…large screen format theaters on the same “day and date” as their regular 35mm counterparts. {{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=2762 Coming Soon}} has the full details, which announces that the next Harry Potter…

{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=1838 Animation Magazine}} reports that Sock Puppet Studio and Intec Interactive are releasing several Marvel comics in a digital DVD version. “Each digital book is comprised of an entire…

{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=5526 Coming Soon!}} reports that Blue Sky Studios, the studio behind \\Ice Age\\ and the upcoming \\Robots\\, may be looking at a new project from Waldo West Productions. “\\The…

…traditional animation, as well as many other topics only touched on in his {{link http://www.animationhq.net/v2/toonguest/chat%20logs/headrick-7_26_03.htm first chat}} with AnimationHQ. Since leaving advertising writing to work in the animation industry in…

…http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009ZT9F/402-2843111-0918563 French region 2}} double-disc Special Edition set. Now there is some talk that the dual-language Canadian edition will feature both original and English versions of the film, with all…

The {{link http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2005/05.06.24.html Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}} has extended membership invitations to 112 people who have distinguished themselves in the film industry. The group will be the…

Perhaps illustrating just exactly how important the creation of Mickey Mouse was, and continues to be, to the animation industry, {{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/ Animation Magazine}}’s website today launches with a great…

Steve Roberts writes in with a “note to let you know that there is an animation show at Central St Martins College of Art and Design’s {{link http://www.londonanimationstudio.tv/home.html London Animation…

…http://www.artdirectors.org/awards/winnerlist.php?year=2004 given a nod}} for Excellence In Production Design For A Period Or Fantasy Film. The awards, voted by the “creative talents that conceive and manage the background and settings…

For those anticipating the CG feature Through The Moebius Strip, check out the {{link http://www.moebiusstrip.net/start.htm official website}}, which is now live and is packed with info on the project. Thanks…

A UK animation site has a new {{link http://www.theuncredibles.co.uk/ Flash-animated short}} up that ruthlessly pokes fun at The Incredibles‘ style, as well as primarily spoofing the front runners in the…

{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=1818 Animation Magazine}} reports that the classic 80’s animated series \\Robotech\\ is coming to DVD on January 27, 2004. The first volume of \\Robotech Remastered: Extended Edition\\ will include…

\\{{link http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/fridayreview/story/0,,1348509,00.html The Guardian}}\\ has a feature article titled \\How Pixar Conquered the Planet\\ that looks behind the scenes of “the most successful studio in the history of cinema”….

{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news/waroftheworldsnews.php?id=10193 Coming Soon}} talks to ILM’s visual effects wizard Dennis Muren about his work on Steven Spielberg’s War Of The Worlds, including the tight deadline, the process of animating…

Taken from the UK’s Daily Mirror newspaper, {{link http://www.arena.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/film/film.htm this site}} has three scans up of images from the new Wallace and Gromit movie, The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, as…

To celebrate the 75th birthday of Mickey Mouse {{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=1805 Animation Magazine}} is collecting messages from readers. They ask that readers write about “how you feel about Walt’s world famous…

{{link http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2003/03.11.19.a.html The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}} has released the names of the eleven films that will compete for the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar in the…

‘WolfTooth’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=3294#post3294 AN Forum}} links to a new poster for Miyazaki’s {{link http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/newspro/latest_news.shtml#newsitem1086640326,67212, Howl’s Moving Castle}}….

…known internationally as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata. It’s listed as a pre-order on the {{link http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000163X1G/qid%3D1071844217/202-5939041-0530219 Amazon.co.uk}} site for £13.99, and will be released on February 16th 2004….

\\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=2368 Animation Magazine}}\\ reports that “after debuting in fourth place two weeks ago, Disney’s animated feature \\Home on the Range\\ has been enjoying a week at the top of…

{{link http://www.bfca.org/ The Broadcast Film Critics Association}} announced their nominees for the Critics Choice Awards. The BFCA, the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada, claim their…

MukMouth, via Dark Horizons, indicates that English comedian Dawn French will provide the motion capture and voice for the completely computer-animated character of Mrs. Beaver in Disney/Walden’s The Chronicles Of…

The Dutch fansite Mickey’s Disney Archief has posted a look at the {{link http://www.mda.dds.nl/7-2menu.htm menu screens}} for the upcoming release of The Incredibles on DVD in that territory, which combine…

The {{link http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/entertainmentstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=3575188&thesection=entertainment&thesubsection=film&thesecondsubsection=general New Zealand Herald}} has a brief report on the first day of shooting on Disney/Walden’s The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, which…

{{link http://www.hfpa.org/nominations2004.html The Hollywood Foreign Press Association}} has announced their nominations for the 2004 Golden Globe Awards. \\Finding Nemo\\ was nominated for Best Picture. Previous Golden Globe Awards for Best…