…animated films was that a possible “glut” of them could occur, along with Katzenberg’s hinted suggestion that DreamWorks Animation and Pixar will remain the leaders of the computer animation domain….

…his wish that he locked his keys in his car. Tina Price discussed having done computer animation in several Disney productions prior to Aladdin but Aladdin was the first Disney…

Online magazine Big Animation has posted an interview with Doug Cooper, visual effects supervisor at DreamWorks Animation, in which he discusses advances in visual effects technology from Prince of Egypt…

The DreamWorks Animation fansite {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/fullstory.php?id=632 contest has one of six copies}} to be won of the Father Of The Pride 2-discer, set to hit stores on June 7….

Animated News’ Christian Ziebarth recently attended a screening and press junket for PDI/DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar, which is due in theaters this Friday, May 27. Following is his report (minor spoilers…

Merlin Jones reports at Save Disney on last night’s gathering at the Alex Theatre in Glendale for a screening of Dream On, Silly Dreamer. Many from the world of animation,…

The trailer for Vanguard Animation’s fun comedy adventure Valiant has {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/valiant/ just gone up}} in a number of high-quality sizes at Apple’s QuickTime Trailers site. The film will debut…

…clicking “More”. Press Release – for Immediate Release Title: PD Pro Digital Painter v3.1a Update patch Dan Ritchie releases new patch and update of popular paint and animation software for…

Chuck Oberleitner details at his o-meon site some of the legal difficulties the big animation studios have found themselves in lately. First off, Disney lost its bid to have the…

There’s been a big update at DVD Toons recently, with several new animation-on-disc reviews. Currently heading up the site is coverage of today’s release of {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/402 Father Of The…

PLEASE NOTE: THIS GIVE-AWAY HAS ENDED. The Grant family and Walt Disney Feature Animation are celebrating the extraordinary life and artistic legacy of Joe Grant. Animated News has a limited…

\\{{link http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-fi-animate19jun19,1,83088.story The L.A. Times}}\\ takes an in-depth look at a major shift in animation away from big budget/big studio produced films. “Increasingly, major studios are relying on independent producers…

Raven Moon Entertainment’s subsidiary Raven Animation has already produced the soundtrack and will begin animation next month on a 14-minute trailer for Gina D & The Transistor Sisters, the first…

…the latest innovations of science and art, and we are proud to be a part of filmmaking history. Our proprietary, state-of-the-art CG animation process used to make Chicken Little and…

BBC Radio Four’s The Film Programme, via Stone Bridge Press, speaks to Helen McCarthy, author of Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation and co-author of The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide…

As well as two theme parks in the region, Disney is looking to make its presence felt in China with more traditional filmmaking ways as well. In somewhat animation related…

…Animation’s latest anthology offering, a collection of Aesop’s Fables From The Van Beuren Studio, featuring works from between 1929 and 1933, and an essential purchase for serious collectors of vintage…

DVD Exclusive has the low down on a number of animation related stories today, First up is news that, on the heels of its foray into 3D computer animation last…

…live action, 2D and 3D animation, Trace created a fast paced sequence that pitted the All-Star chefs against each other in a battle of the BBQ. Click link to view:…

CGCHAR is holding a half-day series of presentations to accompany the 2005 Siggraph Conference in Los Angeles. Speakers for the occasion include animators, supervisors, and directors from the animation studios…

The August 2005 issue of \\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/ Animation Magazine}}\\ has a few details on Sony Pictures Animation’s 2007 feature \\Surf’s Up\\ that they picked up at the Licensing 2005 International:…

The brain behind the PD Pro Digital Painter and Project Dogwaffle Paint & Animation software, Dan Ritchie, will be in attendence at this year’s Birds of a Feather. The meeting,…

…the Internet Movie Database. According to Lucas, the show will be produced at Lucas Animation’s facilities in Singapore, where the Star Wars director is building a computer animation production plant….

…videos produced by the following departments: Film and Video, Experimental Animation, Character Animation, and Film Directing. Films and videos produced in the MFA program will also be on display. Current…

…to all of us and to the animation industry as a whole”. A Pixar spokesman added, “Joe was a big part of Pixar’s soul”. An interview from 2002 is available…

…Were-Rabbit. The TIFF which will be held September 8-17 consists of several events that display works from all across the film industry. Nick Park, co-director of the upcoming DreamWorks Animation…

…do. It was supposed to be done in Flash with very limited animation but we got very involved in it and did most scenes with full 2D animation. There are…

If you’ve had second thoughts about seeing Valiant take note that animation historian Jerry Beck has given it a favorable rating. “I was expecting a disaster, but the story was…

\\{{link http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-pixar27aug27,1,786367.story The L.A. Times}}\\ reports that Pixar Animation Studios is confirming they are the focus of a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry. Though neither the SEC nor Pixar are…

Mark your calendars. Here’s a few animation related events coming up later this month: September 10: Artistic Pitching for Animation Workshop hosted by The Visual Effects Society Education Committee September…