Amid Amidi’s {{link http://www.animationblast.com/ Animation Blast}} points us toward the “second edition of Doing Their Bit: Wartme American Animated Short Films, 1939-1945 [which] is being published soon and it sounds…

…in the light. Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneris bring a funny, but always touching human element to the film that will make it an animation classic for generations to come”….

It’s December 16th, and for animation and effects fans, there’s a number of great releases out today, including {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000CABL2/002-1902555-2863210?v=glance&s=dvd South Park: The Complete Third Season}}, the franchise colliding {{link…

Michael Barrier’s {{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/index.html Funnyworld}} site updates this week with a number of {{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/links.htm new added links}} to some great animation-related websites (including us – thanks Michael)! There’s also…

…the release of Peter Jackson’s The Return Of The King, which features the animated Gollum, Rand’s new My Toon Cents feature, {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/60 Cartoon Or Pixoon: When Animation Doesn’t Mean…

…to Bethlehem. Produced by Madrid based Animagic Studio, the movie is another example of the prolific Spanish animation production and has been nominated for the Goya prize, together with the…

…at: the challenges of overcoming the “hegemony of North American animation in the Spanish screens”, technical aspects of creating the mostly traditionally animated film, the film’s “innovative graphic design”, and…

…traditional tale and follows the pigs’ adventures” as they escape the Big Bad Wolf by going into other fairy-tale lands. “The film is expected to combine computer and traditional animation”….

CBS is airing a Christmas special tonight at 8:00 PM: two episodes of the stop motion show Robbie the Reindeeer. The show is a production of BBC’s Animation Unit in…

‘Baloo’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=131 Animated News Forum}} shows us the UK artwork for the upcoming Lion King 1½ 2-disc DVD, known internationally as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata….

‘2099net’ posts on the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=127 AN Forum}} that Sylvain Chomet’s Belleville Rendezvouz (The Triplets Of Belleville) is headed for DVD on January 26th. The disc site {{link http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=144695 Play.com}}…

…been removed from the release date schedule and is now heading straight to video. \\{{link http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/lilpimp/ Lil’ Pimp}}\\ is the first feature film to be shot entirely with Flash animation….

Noodlesoup Productions’ \\The Venture Brothers\\ won the Best Animated Television Series award at this year’s Cineme, the Chicago International Animation Film Festival. The show’s pilot aired this past February and…

The end of the year gives us cause for celebration, but it’s also a chance to look back and remember those who have passed away. Recently, the animation community lost…

‘Wolf Tooth’ on the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=671#post671 AN Forum}} tells us that Yahoo Japan is reporting a release date change from July to November next year, to give director Miyazaki extra…

…$15.1 million so far, a major disappointment for its three studio backers, Universal, Sony and Revolution, while Elf continues to run on strong legs. Figures for animation-related films over the…

Thanks to ‘ChayaA’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=689#post689 AN Forums}} for pointing out a link to Time Magazine’s revealing of their reviewers’ picks for the {{link http://www.time.com/time/bestandworst/2003/story.html best and worst}} films…

…find the disc yourself, {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000345.html follow our link}} to order online, read a full review and check out the disc’s specs. A highly recommended addition to any animation library!…

While it may not be packed with the kind of features to get more “mature” animation fans excited (where are directors Joe Dante and Eric Goldberg on a commentary track?),…

‘Dalboz’ on the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=722#post722 Animated News Forum}} links to three new ads that push Finding Nemo in two categories for this year’s Academy Awards: {{link http://www.100megs24.com/~editor1/FYC/Buena_Vista/Finding_Nemo/nemo3.html Original Score}}, and…

…a privileged view within the walls of the company. One of the main points is the possible long term benefits of the potential closure of Disney’s animation studio in Florida….

…the best movie spun off from a Walt Disney Television Animation series – and perhaps the ‘cartooniest’ Disney release since \\The Three Caballeros\\”. The film open January 16th and features…

The ever ubiquitous Jim Hill Media updates with three great articles of interest to all animation and Disney fans. First off is their latest update on the Florida Disney situation,…

The {{link http://www.lafca.org/Home/News/2003_lafca_awards_winners.html Los Angeles Film Critics Association}} announced their annual awards today. \\The Triplets of Belleville\\ edged out \\Finding Nemo\\ in the Best Animation category. \\Triplets\\ also picked up…

{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=99221 Toon Zone}} points towards the first English-language review of El Cid: The Legend, a $9 million animated feature produced in Spain by Filmax Animation, that has appeared at…

{{link http://www.animationinsider.net/ Animation Insider’s}} {{link http://teentitans.aifandom.com/source/00indexanimated.html Teen Titans page }} has full coverage of the upcoming season including news, interviews, and episode guides….

Big Idea’s official website has the animation studio’s 2004 slate….

Informed by a “highly reliable source,” Comics2Film reports that Warner Bros. Animation has greenlit a television series, starring Superman’s dog Krypto. Comics2Film’s source was not clear as to which network…

The {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=industryNews&storyID=4105748 Reuters News Agency}} is saying that the Orlando Sentinel has reported that Disney is expected to close its Florida Animation department and make an official announcement on…

{{link http://www.animationblast.com/ Animation Blast}} reports that Klasky Csupo “is apparently not doing so well nowadays. Rumor has it that their staff has dwindled to around 30 people, and that they’re…