…heard from a friend that at a meeting tonight with Lasseter that he was talking all about bringing back the glory of Disney traditional 2D animation. How Pixar animators would…

IGN has a great 4-page article today on a behind-the-scenes tour of Disney’s vast animation archives “for an inside look at the studio’s illustrious (and illustrated) legacy of hand-drawn classics.”…

…goal of being an impact player in the feature animation industry,” Genesis Capunitan of C&I Partners added. Toonacious™ Family Entertainment is an animation-based, entertainment company co-founded by Disney veteran Tony…

Beginning this Saturday, March 18, the work of Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki will be showcased for four consecutive Saturday evenings on Cartoon Network. Films to be screened include: Spirited…

Opening April 1st, the popular Pixar: 20 Years of Animation exhibition will be available at the Science Museum in London for only ten weeks. For more information on the experience,…

Check out the newly redesigned dreamworksanimation.com for: * information on their films, including Over the Hedge, Shrek the Third, all the way to the Madagascar sequel coming in Fall 2008;…

The Age investigates Japan’s great presence in the animation industry, noting that the country is the “world’s biggest producer of cartoons and comics.” The two-paged article also notices the growing…

…the same name. Read the press release: DreamWorks Animation Gets Ready to Rock with “Punk Farm” DreamWorks Animation (DWA) today announced that they have just acquired the rights to develop…

…Animation Competition. Participation in the International Festival of Animation Mundos Digitales is FREE. There is no entry fee. And the material may be sent by POST or WEB. The deadline…

Federator Studios has teamed up with the Nicktoons Network to launch its third annual animation showcase. The newly renamed Nicktoons Network Animated Festival is accepting entries until May 31st of…

DreamWorks Animation it-man Jeff Snow gives his thoughts the company’s latest film. In an interview with The Courier-Journal, Snow talks about his role as the movie’s story department head and…

Reuters reports that with an $18 million deal, Crest Animation Studios Ltd. is teaming with French production house Marathon for the production of a new television series aimed at children….

Through Yahoo! Movies, Reuters covers France’s Annecy International Animation Festival. The winning feature film this year was director Christian Volckman’s Renaissance, a black-and-white futuristic thriller. The festival marked an especially…

…to read the message. Academy Award-winner Angelina Jolie joins the cast of the high-kicking DreamWorks Animation comedy Kung Fu Panda DreamWorks Animation announced today that Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie…

…age of animation, will enjoy a ten-day run from September 7th — September 17th. Then, returning on October 19th and continuing through to October 31, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before…

…stated that the new process will mean “investors and makers can make more reasonable decisions whether they will make an animation considering both political and commercial factors on the basis…

The nation of Iran has made efforts to revise policy in hopes of preserving the animation field in the country and harnessing its “unique potentials.” The Islamic Republic News Agency…

At The Washington Post‘s online abode, Berkeley Breathed’s Opus comic strip features its penguin protagonist debating the pro’s of traditional animation with himself in CG form. Interestingly, a computer animated…

Honoring some of the finest independent animated shorts from around the world, the Nicktoons Network Animation Festival has revealed the winners for its Student Award, Diversity Award, Producers’ Choice Award…

Coming Soon was invited to attend a sneak peek of numerous projects in the works at Sony Pictures Animation, including Open Season, Surf’s Up, Hotel Transylvania and Cloudy with a…

Channel NewsAsia heralds that schools in Signapore are using animation to teach National Education. From sand to crayons, a variety of materials are utilized as students create their own animated…

AngolaPress indicates that China’s cartoon industry is expected to produce 70,000 minutes of animation this year, signaling the industry’s rapid development. Attempting to reach that goal, the country has released…

…an undergraduate degree in computer animation at Chapman University and, in a move characteristic of a well-rounded student, is moving on to earn a graduate degree in hand-drawn animation at…

…a flurry of new shots from Flushed Away. Also, photos from The Walt Disney Animation Fall Launch Party, held last night in Los Angeles, may be found at Yahoo! News….

Yahoo! News looks at the current state of traditional animation in both domestic and overseas fronts. The piece particularly focuses on Miracle Studios in Polk, Wisconsin. Currently employing 12 animators,…

…by Josh Staub. Described by film-critic Michael Medved as “artful and engaging…a skillful, thought-provoking, densely packed work with world class animation”. Animation World Magazine calls it “luminous…a visual stunner, a…

…with the feature Over the Hedge. To learn more about First Flight‘s first website, please click: DreamWorks Animation Launches First Flight Website The official website for DreamWorks Animation’s award-winning short…

…animated the project. Blending Flash animation and a hand-drawn fashion, Sealed with a Kiss plays William Shakespeare’s timeless tale in a G-rated manner, allowing an array of sea creatures to…

Having heard the word from DreamWorks Animation, Coming Soon indicates that Shrek 4 is expected to hit theaters in 2010. Following the fourth Shrek entry will be Puss in Boots,…

…for Miss Potter previews the biopic of children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. As shown in the trailer, the live-action film contains traditional animation, bringing some of Potter’s works, such…