Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki is set to reveal what his next feature is, reports Nausicaa.net through Toon Zone. The announcement will arrive during an interview in celebration of Japan’s…

Set to enter theaters nationwide this Friday, Over the Hedge continues its promotional push, finding itself as the subject of numerous articles. Sci Fi Wire, for instance, presents three different…

Viewable in QuickTime and Windows Media Player formats, the sixth featurette for Cars, “Kickin’ It on Route 66,” is now online at Latino Review. Meanwhile, Luxo notices some interesting examples…

A few recent articles explore the behind-the-scenes world of DreamWork’s Over the Hedge. One of which is an interview courtesy of Ain’t It Cool News, in which director Tim Johnson…

…Stitch: The Series episodes. Leroy & Stitch will then make its way to Toon Disney, where it will be screened on June 26th, at 5:00 ET/PT, following a five-hour marathon…

Toon Zone lists the animation-related nominations found in the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, scheduled to air Sunday, August 27th, on NBC. The honorees include: Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming…

…(Janet Pym/ The Wasp), Marc Worden (Tony Stark/ Iron Man), and Fred Tatasciore (The Hulk). IGN FilmForce reviews the project and its panel. IDT Entertainment Chronicled by MovieWeb and IGN…

…is to actually do it in CG and get the same effect or close to it, that usually my default position is, “Why don’t we just draw it?” However, if…

…screening all 10 nominated live action and animated shorts up for an Oscar this year. Check out Toon Zone for information on how to get tickets to this free screening….

Toon Zone offers excellent coverage of Cartoon Network‘s upfront presentation in New York. The report features the latest on upcoming series such as Flapjack, Chowder and Re-Animated. Likewise, the news…

In the article “A Tale of Two Tinker Bells,” Chuck Oberleitner explains an interesting scenario that is said to have occurred behind the scenes of Tinker Bell, in which two…

…2D animated genre movies budgeted below $20 million. Among the projects currently planned, the most noticable is a feature film based on Cartoon Network’s Samurai Jack with creator Genndy Tartakovsky…

Coming Soon conducts an interesting conversation with Ratatouille director Brad Bird. Meanwhile, SCI FI Wire serves a trio of articles regarding the movie: “Ratatouille, Short Share A Character,” “Ratatouille Sparked…

…is still well below the last Pixar toon Cars, which opened in 2006 to $60 mil and earned less than 2003’s Finding Nemo ($70 mil) and 2004’s The Incredibles ($70…

…solid launches of $5 million in Russia and $3 million in Brazil plus respectable Euro holdover biz — has continued to show impressive traction overseas. International cume is $270 million,…

…http://www.kachew.com/clients/rockinanimation Deadline October 10. SPONSORS Titmouse Inc., S4 Studios, Z-Animation, Parallax Studioworks Inc., Toon Boom, Sprecher Brewing Co., Stop Motion Pro, Animator DV, Ka-Chew!, ASIFA-Hollywood If you wish to be…

Animation Insider reports that Jetix US has acquired Captain Flamingo for its programming block on Toon Disney. Produced by Breakthrough Animation, Captain Flamingo tells the story of Milo Powell who,…

…Madhouse contributes its production facilities in Ogikubo, Tokyo and its roster of top anime directors such as Satoshi Kon, Katsuhiro Otomo and Rintaro. Its recent hits include sci-fi thriller Paprika….

…The five one-sheets feature the various ‘toon stars of the film, including the Mayor of Whosville and the big elephant himself. Horton will open in theaters on March 18th, 2008….

…being released to theaters in October 2009, the second one in in February 2010, and the third one, presumably receiving a simultaneous traditional and 3D release on June 18, 2010….

Animation Insider shares some insight regarding Disney TV Animation’s hiring of Eric Coleman, previously a series developer and producer for Nickelodeon for almost 15 years. Coleman comes aboard Want Disney…

Currently featured on Toon Zone is an article announcing the voice cast of the upcoming direct-to-DVD project, Batman: Gotham Knights. Playing Batman will be fan-favorite Kevin Conroy, who has voiced…

…Princetonian adds that Idiots and Angels is “both a delightful comic adventure and an effecting tale about spiritual transformation.” The film will next be screened at the Seoul International Cartoon…

…On the animation front, DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda and Disney/Pixar’s Wall•E are both released in June, making it the first time the toon giants battle it out the same month….

…celebrating 100 years since the debut of the artist’s landmark toon Fantasmagorie. It was on Aug. 17, 1908, that Gaumont released Cohl’s two-minute animated short. Read more about it here….

…at 4,114 theaters. That could approach $20M if the West Coast figures continue coming in strong. The toon is well on its way to a $55+M weekend that could reach…

…in Progress initiative. Also in Work in Progress, director Jerome Deschamps will talk an audience through MK2’s big animation bet, The True Story of Puss ‘n Boots. Albert Pareira Lazaro…