Advertising for \\The Curse of the Were-Rabbit\\ has been banned from the Isle of Portland, Dorset in the United Kingdom, according to \\{{link http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1815040,00.html The Times}}\\. For over a century…

No, not the Academy Awards (they’re announced on January 27th), but the nominees for this year’s animation industry Annie Awards have been posted on their {{link http://www.annieawards.org/ official site}}. Up…

…Incredibles, or possibly Brad Bird’s rumored next, Ray Gunn? It also seems DreamWorks has registered over 30 associated {{link http://www.whois.net/search.cgi2?str=rexhavoc website names}}, including the slightly different Rex Havoc And The…

Jan-Eric Nystrom, a Finnish professional animator based in Helsinki, and who has assisted with several Disney feature productions over the years, has set up a {{link http://www.sci.fi/~animato/index.html website}} that caters…

{{link http://www.bluetights.net/bulletin_list.php Blue Tights Adventure Network}} has a video journal with \\Superman Returns\\ director Bryan Singer on his way and at San Diego Comic-Con. Singer answers fan questions, shows footage…

Coming Soon.net’s {{link http://www.comingsoon.net/cgi-bin/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Comedy/Looney_Tunes_Back_in_Action Production Stills}} page just posted a whole bunch of new Looney Tunes: Back In Action images, including the Lourve sequence and behind-the-scenes of director Joe Dante…

{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/ Animation Magazine}} reports that Warner Bros. has named Roland Poindexter as Senior VP, Action-Adventure Properties, a newly created position. Answering to WB Animation president Sander Schwartz, Poindexter will…

…as early as January this year, for a holiday 2006 release. {{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=4967 Coming Soon}} says the studio has hired Peter Seaman and Jeffrey Price, the duo who wrote Jim…

Butch Hartman, creator of \\The Fairly OddParents\\ and \\Danny Phantom\\, will be the featured guest speaker at {{link http://www.brookscollege.edu/events.asp Brooks College}} in Long Beach, California on September 20th. The event…

…Comin’ To Town\\) by using stop-motion animation instead of computer generated effects, according to {{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=1762 Animation Magazine}}. When Will Ferrell converses with a stop-motion snowman, he was shot on…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencens has {{link http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2004/04.12.17a.html announced}} the list of seven films that are being considered for nomination for the Oscar for Best Visual Effects…

…be produced solely by the Disney Studios. {{link http://www.iesb.net/movies2/movie121904b.php The IESB film news site}} has more, including some original cast and theatrical hopes, as well as an early possible plot…

…character’s comedic adventures with his offbeat family as they protect themselves and their kingdom from a world of odd foes. Complicating matters is brawny Dave’s non-barbarian demeanor. He prefers the…

…book cover describes it as “an epic tale in the tradition of \\Watership Down\\ and \\Lord of the Rings\\”. {{link http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0715632973/ref=sr_aps_books_1_1/ Amazon’s synopsis}} says, “Welcome to Birddom – a land…

…a chat session with voice actor Johnny Yong Bosch (Witch Hunter Robin) on Sunday July 18, at 9pm ET/6pm PT. For more details, see the AnimationHQ {{link http://www.animationhq.net/v2/features/events.htm events page}}….

…for his short documentary Quay. Subsequently movie theatres across the US brought out a 70-minute screening of several Quay brothers’ shorts, along with Nolan’s documentary The Quay Brothers – On…

…will discuss their own experiences, take questions and offer their thoughts on the future of traditional animation. More information and advance tickets are available at {{link http://www.tais.ca/events-June%208.htm the TAIS website}}….

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has {{link http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2003/03.10.28.b.html announced}} that Monday, November 3, is the deadline for makers of eligible animated feature films to submit their entry…

…color and design of many classic Disney animated features, including The Three Caballeros, Cinderella and Peter Pan. You can call: (323) 857-6010 or visit: {{link http://www.lacma.org/art/film/film.htm LACMA’s home page}} for…

The film awards season was kicked off Saturday when the {{link http://www.lafca.net/Home/News/2005_lafca_awards_winners.html Los Angeles Film Critics Association}} announced their winners at their 31st annual festivities. Animated films picked up two…

{{link http://www.moviehole.net/news/3726.html Moviehole}} is reporting that the sequel to the surprise 2001 hit Cats And Dogs, originally to have been directed by Kevin Lima (A Goofy Movie, Tarzan, 102 Dalmatians),…

\\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=2330 Animation Magazine}}\\ reports that cable company Comcast will be adding Nickelodeon and Noggin to its its “On Demand” service in select cities at no additional charge to subscribers….

…a complete 180-degree turn from being an epic drama to becoming the broad comedy The Emperor’s New Groove, released in 2000. The Brother Bear soundtrack, released last week, has been…

{{link http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2005/05.12.15c.html The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}} has announced the 42 original songs from eligible feature-length films released in 2005 up for consideration for Oscars. Six are…

{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=2773 ComingSoon.net}} has the \\Variety\\ report that Grant Calof and Greg Lee have been signed by Disney to adapt David Wiesner’s Caldecott Medal winning children’s book \\The Three Pigs\\….

The {{link http://www.wearefamilyfoundation.org/ We Are Family Foundation}} has announced their partnership with some of the biggest names in children’s programming to create a DVD to be distributed in schools to…

…Arts Awards. However, \\The Incredibles\\ picked up the Best Film prize from the BAFTA panel. A full list of winners and nominees is available from the {{link http://www.bafta.org/site/page133.html BAFTA website}}….

{{link http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2005/05.12.16b.html The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}} has announced the 7 feature films released in 2005 up for consideration for the Best Visual Effects Oscar: \\Batman Begins\\…

A new (and final?) trailer for My Little Pony: The Movie is now online, and you can watch it in the player below. The films opens everywhere next week….