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Star Wars animation press release
Star Wars mega-fan site The Force.net has posted the press release for the upcoming animated Ewoks and Droids DVDs…. |
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Florida animator tours China
…academics, government officials and animation studios. He was invited to return to China next year to tour and consult at the new soon-to-be-opened Sunchime Animation Studios, one of the largest… |
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11 Animated Movies Eligible for Oscar
…animation feature produced from India, simplifies the life and times of the Buddha for children. The Singapore government, which partially funded this film, wanted it to be 2D animation because… |
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Animation double-header at AICN…
Well, if you count puppets as animated, it’s a double header! Ain’t It Cool News’ own Moriarty has posted exclusive interviews with both Matt Stone and Trey Parker and Brad… |
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More Star Wars animation on its way
‘Plightyear’ in our Animated News Forum points us to an article at Coming Soon about plans for more animated Star Wars material including half hour episodes of Clone Wars…. |
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Dream On Silly Dreamer report and photos
…about how much fun animators had working at Walt Disney Feature Animation. One’s knee-jerk reaction might be to think, “So, why are these animators whining about getting laid off from… |
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Electronic Things chosen to appear at Comic-Con
…animation marks the first time that Mike’s character 3-D Pete is animated! Mike’s creation 3-D Pete has been featured regularly in full page color cartoons in the pages of Animation… |
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Newport Beach Film Festival Animation Showcase
On September 22 the Newport Beach Film Festival will be showcasing a free encore presentation of all the animated shorts that had been screened while the festival was in regular… |
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Coming events: Oscar-winning Animation
On Friday, August 19, at 7:30pm the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be screening select Oscar-winning animated shorts from the last seven decades. The program begins with… |
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Meet the flockers: the Animated-News Valiant review
…Guinness comedies of the past. Williams, as has been quoted in many recent articles, didn’t feel that high quality animation had to be as expensive as was being churned out… |
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\\Toy Story\\ to be first animated Disney UMD; animation flourishing on new disc format
According to {{link http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/umdguide/index.html#umdreleaselist The Digital Bits}}, on September 6th DVD won’t be the only disc format to get \\Toy Story – 10th Anniversary Edition\\. The film will also be… |
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Coming Soon! on soon-to-come Disney animation
Coming Soon! has the rundown on a recent press event held in Hawaii for the release of Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch and an interview with Chicken… |
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Curse found a blessing for DreamWorks Animation
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit took the top spot for the weekend of October 7 – 9, 2005, reports Box Office Guru. Opening in 3,645 theaters, the… |
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LA SIGGRAPH presents The Making of \\Chicken Little\\
{{link http://www.la.siggraph.org The Los Angeles Professional Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH}} is holding a special screening of \\Chicken Little\\ in Disney Digital 3-D, followed by speakers from Walt Disney Feature Animation… |
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"Consider" these animation ads
Attempting to score award nominations, “For Your Consideration” ads for Chicken Little, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride are now online, with an ad promoting Hoodwinked found at… |
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Animation blog updates
{{link http://pixaranimation.blogspot.com/ Luxo}} has a roundup of blog updates from animators, including {{link http://louromano.blogspot.com/ Lou Ramano}}, {{link http://talesofcolossus.blogspot.com/ Mark Andrews}}, {{link http://www.ronniedelcarmen.com/blog1/blog.html Ronnie del Carmen}}, {{link http://enricocasarosa.com/wordpress.1/ Enrico Casarosa}}, {{link… |
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More animation stamp sets in 2006
{{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=55126 The Big Cartoon Database}} reports that in addition to the {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00004174.html DC Comics stamps}} being released next year, the {{link http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2005/sr05_054.htm United States Postal Service}} is also… |
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Study finds animation most profitable genre in recent years
According to the IMDB Studio Briefing, the study “Economics of Motion Pictures 2006,” from Monterey, CA-based Kagan Research, has found animated movies to be the most profitable film genre between… |
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Animation to help diagnose heart conditions?
Through Science Daily comes word that doctors may soon be allowed to visualize the heart in ways unachievable before, thanks to virtual reality. According to a pilot study from the… |
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Don Waller on King-sized animation
Post-Gazette.com profiles animator Don Waller, whose credits include Peter Jackson’s King Kong, Jurassic Park, and Dinosaur. Many of Waller’s thoughts regarding his experience of working on Kong are likewise included… |
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Animation scheduled for Disney channels
AWN releases helpful info regarding the January schedule for Disney Channel, Toon Disney, and ABC Kids. It is especially worth noting Disney Channel’s premiere of The Emperor’s New School, debuting… |
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit takes top animation honors at Critcs' Choice Awards
The Broadcast Film Critics Association hosted the 11th annual Critics’ Choice Awards Monday night, honoring the top actors and movies of 2005 in each of 19 categories. In the… |
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Popular TV animation on iTunes
MTV Networks (which operates channels such as MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central) today {{link http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-26-2006/0004268298&EDATE= announced}} a partnership with Apple’s iTunes Music Store to make many of their popular shows… |
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'Hiring frenzy' ready to begin for computer animation?
Posted at CGCHAR is an article from Digital Content Creation’s Jacob Heller, noticing the growing need for computer animators in an industry increasing with competition. “Siggraph 2006 should be interesting,”… |
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Recent tricks of computer animation explained
Wired Magazine briefly breaks down some of the computer generated magic to be found in past and upcoming features such as Sin City, Jarhead, King Kong, Munich, Ice Age 2:… |
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Pixar finds "record results" in 2005
…Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq: PIXR, http://www.pixar.com) combines creative and technical artistry to create original stories in the medium of computer animation. Pixar has created six of the most successful and… |
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Layoffs occur at Disney Animation and Circle 7
O-meon confirms yesterday’s report that numerous “creative” and “development” executives were dismissed last week from Disney. As an anonymous staff member of the company explained, “Layoffs will be announced next… |
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APRIL FOOL'S DAY – AOL Acquires Animated News
…consumers seeking the best animation news will now find it on the leading free portal on the web – AOL.com. Animated News, Inc. has been acquired by America Online, Inc.,… |
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Toronto film festival to be Flushed Away?; Shrek the Third site registered
The DreamWorks Animation SKG Fansite has received word that two months before the film’s release, Flushed Away may be appearing at the Toronto International Film Festival. Past DreamWorks Animation releases… |
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Shrek the Third adds seven voices
…future king, Fiona and her band of princesses must stop Prince Charming to ensure there will be a kingdom left to rule. About DreamWorks Animation SKG DreamWorks Animation SKG (NYSE-DWA)… |
