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The Chestnut Tree wins La Femme award
…story is a tribute to Hyun-Min’s mother. The film is animated in sync to a classical piece by Chopin. For festival and screening info, go to www.picnic-pictures.com. Hyun-Min is director,… |
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Sneak peak of Curse of the Were Rabbit
An {{link http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=20502 AICN}} spy has seen two almost finished scenes from \\Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit\\ and gives the spoiler filled scoop…. |
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Pixar's One Man Band poster
Following {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00003619.html our sneak peek}} at Pixar’s new short last week, regular reader Joost vd Bosch, of ka-Ching Cartoons, has sent in a scan of the souvenir card handed… |
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Family Guy is back!
{{link http://www.dvdexclusive.com/article.asp?articleID=2224 DVD Exclusive}} reports that “After more than a year of speculation, Fox has announced the release of an animated DVD premiere movie version of Family Guy on September… |
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Raven Moon to compete with Disney/Pixar
…Movie and The Dino Bugs Movie. A full press release, including how these films will be made on a $1.5m budget, can be found at the {{link http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/?d=80191 PrimeZone Network}}…. |
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Christmas goes Pink!
…Comcast (20%), DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%). For more information, visit http://www.mgm.com. About Rubicon Studios, Inc. Established in 2007, Los Angeles-based Rubicon Studios is the wholly… |
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Specs on How To Train Your Dragon
…p.m. Kids can also log onto www.cartoonnetwork.com between October 7-October 31 to create their very own dragon. Kids’ imaginations can take flight as they describe their dragon, including its name,… |
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More toons come alive in future film spin-offs
Apart from The Jetsons, Yogi Bear and the return of Garfield to the big screen, {{link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8184943/site/newsweek/ MSNBC’s Newsweek}} has a small piece on more cartoons set to “go live”… |
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Exodus Film Group takes on Hero of Color City and Amarillo Armadillo
…inadvertently results in his ending up with three crew-women onboard. The production team includes Producer Tarquin Gotch and Executive Producer Peter Faiman (FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Dutch, Crocodile Dundee). http://www.exodusfilmgroup.com/… |
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Howard Morris and Marie Johnston pass away
More sad news comes in following Henry Corden’s death, with {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2005_05.html#001108 Cartoon Brew’s reports}} of the recent passing of Hanna-Barbera voice artist Howard Morris and Ollie Johnston’s wife Marie…. |
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Trolltech's Software Enables World's Largest Animation Houses
…under the ticker symbol TROLL. For more information about Trolltech, please visit http://www.trolltech.com. About Lucasfilm Ltd. Lucasfilm Ltd. is one of the world’s leading film and entertainment companies. Founded by… |
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Tangled : An Interview with Disney Designer Laurent Ben-Mimoun
…a flexible approach to the job, I can come up with many different ideas for designs. In the end, they all can be rejected and I have to come up… |
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John Fiedler dead at 80
In more sad news for \\Winnie the Pooh\\ fans, John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet, passed away on June 25 according to {{link http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/27/obit.fiedler.ap CNN}}. The stage and screen actor… |
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The return of the King
Currently being sponsored by Volkswagen (shouldn’t they have done this for the Herbie film?) is the trailer for {{link http://www.kingkongmovie.com/ef239524432ba87f1ca8f70eed4b1fa7/en_splash.html Peter Jackson’s King Kong}}, which features a surprising amount of… |
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New Digital Cinema book shines light on Bowie
…in 22 countries worldwide in September 2003. {{link http://www.beamingdavidbowie.com Beaming David Bowie}} “goes behind the scenes not just of the Bowie gig but the advent of digital cinema at large”…. |
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Nocturna inaugurates Animadrid Festival
…exciting adventure through Nocturna, a parallel world that comes about every night when we fall asleep. It is a surprising adventure for everyone who sleeps and dreams. More information: www.animadrid.com… |
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Starz On Demand Gets Animated In August
…movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Starz On Demand and Vongo®. Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC,… |
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Indian Animated Film Super K to Make Debut Online
…and he must save Dreamzone with his friends from Dr. Ozox. The movie will be heavily promoted in coming months via social networking websites and can be followed at www.superkloud.com…. |
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Astérix returns!
Fans of Goscinny and Uderzo’s French comic book novels featuring Astérix, the power-juice guzzling Gaul, and his humongously strong sidekick Obelix, will be pleased to see the pair bounce back… |
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Vancouver International Digital Festival details
…creative minds in the fields of animation, games, web 2.0, mobile and interactive content. 2007 festival supporters include: Telefilm, British Columbia Film and Canadian Heritage. For more information, visit www.vidfest.com…. |
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Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir on the Rise and Fall of Disney’s Circle 7 Animation
…Circle 7, could you describe your experience writing and performing with The Groundlings and The Second City, LA? Bob Hilgenberg & Rob Muir: It combined improv with sketch comedy. Typically… |
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Mind The Gap, Inc. to aide in feature animation technology
From animation industry veterans George Bruder, Kevin Cureton, and Marlon Montgomery comes the animation pipeline development and consulting company Mind The Gap, Inc. The company is has been launched for… |
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Margaret Kerry – The Original Tinker Bell
…a biography, any news on the release date? MK: It’s almost finished, but my website www.Tinker Belltalks.com will have the latest news on it. AV: Margaret, thank you so much… |
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Howl's Moving Castle Los Angeles premiere press release
…screening only. Tickets are available at the El Capitan Box Office by calling 1-800/DISNEY6, or on-line at: www.elcapitantickets.com. It is anticipated that this event will sell out so buy your… |
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\\Hollywood Reporter\\ review: Valiant disappointing
\\{{link http://www.thehollywoodreporter.com/thr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000865912 The Hollywood Reporter}}\\ reviews \\Valiant\\, the Disney/Vanguard Animation film which has already opened in England and is slated to for an August 19th US release. \\THR\\ says that… |
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Tarzan II run time
Following the recent unveiling of the {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=5815&n=1&burl= full size cover art}}, a trade industry advert reveals that Tarzan II, a mid-quel to Disney’s 1999 theatrical hit, will run for… |
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McPhee addresses \\Wonder Woman\\ rumors
\\{{link http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1535436_4_0_,00.html Entertainment Weekly}}\\ talks to \\American Idol\\ runner-up Katharine McPhee who addresses the rumors that she is at the top of the short list for the title role in… |
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Zemeckis' Beowulf
The {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=7776 JoBlo movie news}} site has a little on director Bob Zemeckis’ next performance-capture feature. Used last year on The Polar Express, Zemeckis is using the system on… |
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Pink Panther slinks online
A trailer for the new Steve Martin-starring Pink Panther movie has been linked to from {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19009 Ain’t It Cool News}}…. |
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Artists' views on Disney/Pixar
{{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2006_01.html#001607 Cartoon Brew}} is calling for and posting comments from artists on their thoughts about the Disney/Pixar deal. Comments so far range from the excited (“The creative reins at… |
