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"Golden Age of animation" currently taking place?

The Appleton Post-Crescent writes of the critical and financial success films of traditional, computer, and stop-motion animation have received in the recent past and possibly near future. “I think people…

Beck, Worth speak on animation progression

Animation historian Jerry Beck and Stephen Worth, director of the International Animated Film Society’s Hollywood chapter, lend their thoughts to The Mercury News, regarding the journey animation has taken since…

DreamWorks Animation for sale?

The Los Angeles Times speculates as to whether or not DreamWorks Animation will aim for an acquisition by a major media company, similar to Pixar’s merge with Disney. “I think…

John Lasseter: "The Man Who Could Save Animation"

With a four-page article, titled “The Man Who Could Save Animation,” Entertainment Weekly places the spotlight on John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer of both Pixar and Disney animation studios, and…

Over the Hedge: review, interviews, and production notes

Today (May 19) marks the release of DreamWorks Animation’s computer animated feature film Over the Hedge. With a respectable 64% on the Rotten Tomatoes meter and word that it has…

Zemeckis' ImageMovers moving to Disney?

…be aiming to own all areas of animation: Pixar, for computer animation; Walt Disney Feature Animation, for traditional animation; and ImageMovers, for motion capture animation. The article ends with a…

BET bets on two new animation deals

BET’s animation section is partnering with Film Roman to produce numerous animated movies and multi-platform series. In addition, the new division is re-uniting BET Senior Vice President of Animation Denys…

Update on future Nick animation

The Animation Guild Blog lends the lowdown on what’s happening at Nickelodeon Animation Studios. Currently in the works are 20 more episodes for Go, Diego, Go (second season), Avatar (third…

Spotlight on writer's residuals in animation

The Animation Guild Blog directs readers to The Los Angeles Times, where an intriguing and informative article awaits on the subject of writer’s residuals in animation. The piece explains the…

Animex Student Animation Awards last call for entries

From visual effects to architectural visualisation, computer games art to 3d computer animation, the {{link http://www.animex.net/awards Animex Student Animation Awards}} once again invites students from around the world to submit…

Study focuses on animation for the hearing impaired

animation and virtual reality to teach deaf children in grades K through 4. The main subject in consideration is mathematics, including the communication of math terminology through American Sign Language….

DreamWorks/Mark Burnett create Flushed Away online game

…created by Mark Burnett Productions, available exclusively on AOL.com. “The Flushed Away Underground Adventure” marks the first time that DreamWorks Animation has created original character animation exclusively for an online…

Disney Feature Animation receives new logo

The Animation Guild Blog reports that a brand-new logo will soon appear in front of films from Walt Disney Feature Animation. The logo is described as, “classy, involves a couple…

Dick Van Dyke enjoys animation hobby

According to Contact Music, Dick Van Dyke is fascinated by animation – and has the studio to prove it. “It started out as a hobby about 15 years ago when…

Elliott and Rossio talk animation

…Treasure Planet, the duo likewise chats about animation. “One of the things about animation that we really enjoyed is that it really is so story-driven in a way that live…

Nickelodeon keeps focus on animation

…B. This abundance of animation at Nickelodeon should come as no surprise to folks who have read the New York Times‘ piece “SpongeBob SquareProfits: Nickelodeon Swears by Cartoons,” which explains…

The year in animation

…by the Los Angeles Times, in “Do’s and don’t’s from the year in animation.” From Curious George to Happy Feet, the article reviews what it refers to as “animation saturation.”…

Second round of Animator vs. Animation

Atom Films displays the sequel to the popular online film, Animator vs. Animation. Lasting a little over three minutes, Animator vs. Animation 2 reveals the humorously unfortunate happenings that abound…

Redstone considered Katzenberg, DreamWorks Animation

…Viacom buy DreamWorks Animation. While confirming that most of the conversation did indeed take place, Redstone insists that his company is not interested in purchasing DreamWorks Animation at this time….

DreamWorks Animation reports financial results for 2006

For its fourth quarter, DreamWorks Animation records show revenue of $204.3 million with a net loss of approximately $21.3 million, or $0.20 per share on a fully diluted basis. With…

From 2D to 3D: Enchanted's animation experts reveal all!

Enchanted’s animation and visual effects supremos speak about their work on the film in traditional and computer animation, plus our take on The Easter Bunny Is Comin’ To Town!…

Adobe taps Visual Resource for animated online tour

…to marketing professionals. The project puts every facet of the agenc’s multi-talented animation team on display.” Visual Resource creates 1950s-style animated Web tour for Adobe Systems Writing, directing, editing, scoring,…

Animation at the 2007 NBFF

The Newport Beach Film Festival has just posted their full 2007 schedule including their animation lineup, which features stop-motion, computer-generated, and hand-drawn animation. A featured animated film this year will…

Platform Animation Festival completes lineup

The Platform International Animation Festival announces the new media and mobile devices selections, finalizing the complete lineup for competition wich will be held in Portland, Oregon, from June 25 to…

Growing interest in Indian animation

Focusing on the international involvement with the Indian entertainment industry, MSN Money features an interesting article taking a look at the role India may soon play in the animation world….

More adults embracing animation?

ABC News Online examines the belief that more adults are embracing animation than ever before. “We used to hear that animation for adults wouldn’t work, but now all our competitors…

Paramount, DreamWorks Animation choose HD DVD

Coming Soon carries the official announcement from Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation that the studios have decided to exclusively support the HD DVD format. This move will affect all films…

WGA expanding strike to include animation?

The Studio Briefing side of IMDB.com writes that the Writers Guild of America has confirmed if a strike is called next month, the WGA will bar writers from performing animation-related…

Nikkatsu teams with Madhouse for animation

…to make both live-action films from animation and animation from live-action films.” As Japan’s oldest studio, Nikkatsu has a library of more than 3,000 titles, whereas Madhouse contributes its production…

Report from Seattle's 2D Or Not 2D Animation Festival

Over at Pencil Lines, the blog dedicated to the recent Seattle 2D Or Not 2D Animation Festival, Tony reports on numerous presentations that were given, including ones related to Ratatouille,…