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Interactive ParaNorman booklet online
…then the movie has won 15 Best Animated Feature Film awards, the Character Animation & Design Annie Award, and is also nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and… |
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Thunderbirds reboot on the way
…more, and will feature a combination of animation and live-action. Don’t get ready to chant “Thunderbirds are go!” just yet, though, as the series is not set to make its… |
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Rhythm & Hues files for bankruptcy
Deadline is reporting that visual effects/animation studio Rhythm & Hues is filing for bankruptcy, telling some employees not to come in, and delaying paychecks. The news comes just hours after… |
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Director and stars discuss Escape From Planet Earth
…with She Knows. And director Cal Brunker talked with the Canadian Press on how the film is a big leap for Canadian animation. The film, originally scheduled to open today,… |
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Liam Neeson to lend voice to Khumba
Liam Neeson has signed on to voice Phango, a malevolent leopard, in Triggerfish Animation Studios’ Khumba, says Kidscreen. Also featuring the voices of AnnaSophia Robb and Jake T. Austin, the… |
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Tim Burton talks Frankenweenie box office and more
…animation as a whole. “I do feel like people were scared of that concept of death,” Burton said of the movie’s heavy themes. “There is a moment of sadness —… |
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First Croods clip shows prehistoric hunt
Coming Soon has the first clip from DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods. In the clip, Eep (Emma Stone) and Guy (Ryan Reynolds) try to trap a prehistoric beast by puppeteering a… |
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The Simpsons takes WGA award
The Simpsons won the Writers Guild award for TV animation last night for the episode Ned ‘n Edna’s Blend Agenda. This was writer Jeff Westbrook’s third award in the category,… |
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Simpsons director talks The Longest Daycare
…from the beginning, Silverman talks about his start in animation, his role in the series over the years, the differences between doing a short, an episode, and the feature film… |
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Countdown to Cloudy 2 trailer
A trailer for Cloudy with a Chance for Meatballs 2 will be released on February 27th. To build the anticipation, Sony Pictures Animation is posting a new image from the… |
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The art and technology of Paperman
…animations, Kahrs combined “new aesthetics with standing traditions” and married “the tangibility of CG with the human grit of a pen on paper” to bring home Walt Disney Animation’s first… |
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Feast on a new Cloudy 2 poster
Sony Pictures Animation has revealed the teaser poster for their upcoming film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. A trailer for the film will be released tomorrow. The sequel… |
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Katzenberg confirms DreamWorks layoffs following Guardians’ underperformance
DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said Tuesday that 350 of the studio’s 2,200 employees will be laid off by the end of the year. “These things are very, very difficult… |
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Crood song by Owl City and Yuna now on iTunes
…and songwriter Glen Ballard, who also penned the Grammy-winning Believe from The Polar Express. Young is no stranger to animation, either: he wrote songs for Wreck-It Ralph and Legend Of… |
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New Turbo poster speeds online
A new poster for Turbo has been revealed over at Yahoo! Movies. The DreamWorks Animation action film zooms into theaters everywhere this July…. |
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Stripped
Independent, non-establishment, under the radar art and animation, not from the big Hollywood studios hoping to rake in billions, but from people doing it for the love of the craft… |
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15th Cartoon Movie is underway
Variety takes a look at the 15th annual Cartoon Movie, Europe’s gathering for animation enthusiasts. Fifty-six projects are set to premiere, including three movies: Miffy: The Movie based off the… |
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Pixar scientist lectures on importance of math
…as it is at other computer animation or video game studios, he explains; part of why he’s here is to explain why aspiring animators and game designers need a solid… |
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Gaumont and DreamWorks team for Noddy animated series
Gaumont Animation has entered a development and production agreement with DreamWorks Classics and France Télévisions to produce the computer animated series Noddy, says Deadline.com. The series will focus on the… |
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From Up on Poppy Hill gets limited opening
Goro Miyazaki’s From Up on Poppy Hill opens in New York and Los Angeles today, according to Animation Magazine. “The film was the top-earning animated feature in Japan in 2011,… |
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Art of The Croods book preview
…concept art, character sketches, storyboards and digital paintings, along with interviews with key animation talent”. The film opens this Friday, while you can pick up the book on March 26th…. |
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Pete’s Dragon getting new screenwriter
Amongst the Disney classics, is an often forgotten movie musical combining live action with animation. Pete’s Dragon is story about an orphan boy befriended by dragon who becomes invisible at… |
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Turbo brings new domestic, international trailers
Two new trailers for DreamWorks Animation’s Turbo have arrived online. The second domestic trailer, attached to The Croods in theaters this weekend, may be seen at iTunes Movie Trailers. Concurrently,… |
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The Croods opens
DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods–the studio’s first film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox–opens today on a massive 4,000+ screens, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The site is also predicting… |
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Croods wins weekend with impressive $108 million worldwide debut
DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods had no trouble topping the box office charts this weekend, earning a healthy $44 million in America, THR is reporting. More good news for the film… |
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Cars Toons premieres Tales From Radiator Springs shorts
Disney has opened the hood on a new line of Cars Toons, Tales From Radiator Springs. According to A113 Animation, the shorts premiered during Disney Channel’s presentation of Up last… |
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The Croods
…intended). Beautiful animation, colorful scenery, and brilliant designs fill the screen. The artists went out of their way to come up with new, strange, and amazing flora and fauna to… |
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DreamWorks stock goes up and investors gain hope
Despite recent financial difficulties resulting in the downsizing of employees, DreamWorks Animation’s stock rose after The Croods dominated the weekend box office. The Hollywood Reporter gathers analysts’ reviews of the… |
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The Turkeys get exchanged for Free Birds
The new movie from Reel FX has changed its title from Turkeys to Free Birds, according to Animation Magazine. The movie is about two turkeys from different walks of life,… |
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Rotoscopers YouTube: Q&A Part 1
…they answer your questions! In this installment they discuss the greatness of DuckTales, Disney crossovers and spinoffs they’d like to see, and how to make animation appealing to more people…. |
