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Kung Fu Panda teaser trailer
…out the movie’s official site at www.KungFuPanda.com. DreamWorks Animation RSS/Podcast Feed http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/trailers/podcast.xml QuickTime 6 http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/trailers/kfp/kfp_trlr1_qt_640.qtl http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/trailers/kfp/kfp_trlr1_qt_480.qtl http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/trailers/kfp/kfp_trlr1_qt_352.qtl http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/trailers/kfp/kfp_trlr1_qt_240.qtl Real Media 8 http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/trailers/kfp/kfp_trlr1_rm_1500.ram http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/trailers/kfp/kfp_trlr1_rm_750.ram http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/trailers/kfp/kfp_trlr1_rm_300.ram http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/trailers/kfp/kfp_trlr1_rm_150.ram http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/trailers/kfp/kfp_trlr1_rm_56.ram Windows Media 9 http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/trailers/kfp/kfp_trlr1_wm_1500.asx… |
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Andreas Deja interview
The Animation Podcast has the first part of an interview with legendary Disney animator Andreas Deja. In part one Andreas takes us through his discovery of animation from a small… |
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Joe Grant passes away
Clay Kaytis’ new animation audio blog The Animation Podcast has broken the news that legendary Disney storyman Joe Grant has passed away earlier today (Friday). With a career spanning from… |
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Listen in on Glen Keane
Clay Kaytis has posted the first part of an audio interview with Glen Keane at The Animation Podcast website. “Animation hero to many, Glen Keane has created many of the… |
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\\Shark Tale\\ news site online
Jawad Mir, our {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net Forum}} administrator and webmaster of {{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com DreamWorks SKG Fansite}}, has added \\{{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/sharktale Shark Tale}}\\ and \\{{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/antz Antz}}\\ pages to his DreamWorks Animation-specific… |
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Marvel Comics on DVD
{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=1838 Animation Magazine}} reports that Sock Puppet Studio and Intec Interactive are releasing several Marvel comics in a digital DVD version. “Each digital book is comprised of an entire… |
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Boys Night Out Review
Just got a chance to see the Klein/Newton Annie Award Nominee Boys Night Out and can say that I wholeheartedly agree with Animation Blast’s Amid Amidi’s appraisal that it is… |
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Disney to push ahead with Toy Story 3 without Pixar?
Following Steve Jobs’ announcement, Disney.com’s Corporate Press released a statement, which has ended up on the {{link http://www.animationnation.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007538;p= Animation Nation}} boards. The first half of the statement features the quotes… |
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UK public has a chance to get animated!
Two animation events across the UK were highlighted today, in The Guardian newspaper’s listings supplement, The Guide: {{link http://www.britishanimationawards.com/ The British Animation Awards}}: “When you consider that past contributors have… |
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BAFTA Film Award winners announced
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts have just completed the presentation of this year’s British Academy Awards. Animation did not feature strongly this year, with Belleville Rendezvous (The… |
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Curious . . . 2D is NOT Dead
…proved that the old-fashioned Woody and the new-fangled Buzz Lightyear can peacefully co-exist and both have a child’s affection so can old-fashioned hand-drawn animation and new-fangled computer animation do likewise…. |
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\\Variety\\ handicaps Oscar race
\\{{link http://www.variety.com/ac2004_article/VR1117900322?nav=wrap&categoryid=1656 Variety}}\\ takes a look at the major Oscar categories and breaks them down. In the Feature Animation category: \\Finding Nemo\\: “the year’s top grosser”, “The only thing that… |
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Former Florida Disney animators form Funnypages Productions
…Disney veteran animators Tom Bancroft and Rob Corley announce the formation of their new animation development company, Funnypages Productions, LLC. This company will join their already existing subsidiary comic book… |
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Eddie Pittman and Mike Disa: preserving a "Legacy"…
…animation alive, by opening Legacy Animation Studios. Chris Douvalas over at {{link http://www.animatedbuzz.com/WB/53.html Animated Buzz}} recently spoke to Pittman about the first couple of months of operation, and where the… |
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News from The Front Lines
…of interest to all animation and Disney fans, including discussion on the contents of Wave 4 of the series, the Song of the South, the future of 2D animation, Roy… |
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Raven Tales: The first all Native American computer animated short film
Animation independent Raven Tales Productions has been short listed to be the recipient of a $10,000 completion grant from National Geographic’s All Roads Film Project, as stated in the company’s… |
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The Lion King Tenth Anniversary Reunion
…number of people who worked on the film and honored the regal animated feature as a benchmark in animation, one that successfully combined comedy and drama, action and song, and… |
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Raven Tales wins book contract to document production
…Raven Tales Productions’ press release here: June 14, 2004 Vancouver B.C./Calgary Alberta/Las Cruces, NM – Raven Tales Productions, the animation studio and makers of the computer animated TV show Raven… |
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Project Dogwaffle – new free version ships
Philip Staiger writes in with news on a new version of Dan Ritchie’s animation software, Project Dogwaffle, now available in edition 1.2 as a free updated download. Read the full… |
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Academy Award-nominated director awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
…2004/2005 Guggenheim Fellowship to partially fund the making of the new short film. “This new short is a seven-minute film to be realized in stop-motion animation. It is an intimate… |
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Comic-Con signing events
Debbie Wiess from the {{link http://www.wonderfulworldofanimation.com/ Wonderful World of Animation}} has written to let us know about two signing events they are having at Comic-Con in San Diego, CA. There’s… |
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Alvin And The Chipmunks head to the big screen
…2000 Pictures and Fox Animation: Fox 2000 Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Bagdasarian Productions will produce a live-action / computer-generated event motion picture of Alvin And The Chipmunks it… |
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Jim Rygiel to direct Bunyan And Babe; first look at Igor
…screen.” “With this film, it’s essential that the blending of CGI-animation with live-action is seamless and this is clearly Jim’s area of expertise,” says Exodus’ president John D. Eraklis. Rygiel… |
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DreamWorks follows Pixar lead, moves \\Shrek 3\\ to summer 2007
\\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=3302 Animation Magazine}}\\ reports that DreamWorks is moving the release of \\Shrek 3\\ from November 2006 to May 2007. Yesterday DreamWorks Animation head Jeffrey Katzenberg said, “The sheer magnitude… |
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2D Expo 2005
…to discuss their appreciaion for traditional hand-drawn animation. At a time when the big studios are attempting to snuff out hand-drawn animation in favor of solely CGI-created animation gatherings like… |
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Henry Selick keeping very busy, talks \\The Wall and the Wing\\ and \\Moongirl\\
…animation company Vinton Studios according to a \\Variety\\ story reported by {{link http://comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=8751 ComingSoon.net}}. In part one of an interview with \\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=3757 Animation Magazine}}\\ [paid subscription required], Selick talks… |
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Buscemi and Cleese join monstrous cast for Exodus' Igor
…private equity animation film funds in the entertainment industry. The cutting edge CG-animation for Igor is being created by Exodus’ award-winning animation partner ElectroAge. Both the Igor short and feature… |
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Pixar teleconference to review second quarter 2005 earnings results
…results conference call. The webcast will be accessible through Pixar’s web site at http://www.pixar.com/investor/index.html. ————————————————————————————————————————– About Pixar Animation Studios: Pixar Animation Studios combines creative and technical artistry to create original… |
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Animated News seeking new contributors, writers, and reporters
…of a group of devoted animation aficionados providing a free news and information service. Contributors would be asked to search the web for specific types of animation and related stories… |
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Paramount buys DreamWorks
…includes the distribution rights to DreamWorks Animation’s projects and exclusivity to use future characters in TV shows, beginning with Over The Hedge, opening next summer. DWs Animation will make $75… |

