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…

While promoting The Quiet, 24’s Elisha Cuthbert told SCI FI Wire the story behind her involvement with Cat Tale, a role she landed thanks to her voicework on the 24…

…about episode of \\South Park\\, “Trapped in the Closet”, also nominated. {{link http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=televisionNews&storyID=2006-08-20T055049Z_01_N19427222_RTRIDST_0_TELEVISION-LEISURE-EMMYS-DC.XML Reuters}} reports that \\The Simpsons\\ executive producer Al Jean acknowledged their competition by jokingly gloating, “this is…

Cartoon Brew notices the tragic tale of Tugger: The Jeep 4X4 Who Wanted to Fly, as told by the Orlando Sentinel. The story regards the making of a film which…

…full-fledged animator to a story artist and then to director. He also tells about the transition the studio made from Walt to the twilight of the careers of the Nine…

…energy.” My Way News has more of this Associated Press story. Arthur and the Invisibles, also known as Athur and the Minimoys in some markets, will open in the U.S….

Following up on our story yesterday on the coming CGI adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! we call your attention to two full-size stills from the film presented…

…pet boy, Sherman. The series of short segments premiered in 1959 as part of Ward’s classic Rocky & Bullwinkle series and quickly became a favorite of viewers, young and old….

20th Century Fox’s \\{{link http://www.everyoneshero.com/ Everyone’s Hero}}\\ opens today in 2,896 theatres, according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2006&wk=37&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. The film has split the critics, garnering a rotten 50% on…

Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television will award John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, their 2006 lifetime achievement award on October 9th at…

…be sometimes an alternative look at what you’ve seen, or the other side of what you’ve seen, or a story that just sort of enhances your appreciation of the characters”….

Courtesy of Upcoming Pixar and Pixar Planet, word has arrived of the next short film by Pixar Animation Studios. With approximately five minutes, Lifted humorously tells the following story: “A…

Hugh Jackman talks about one of the benefits of making animated films with {{link http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,,20472402-7485,00.html?from=public_rss News.com.au}}. “It is great to finally have something that my kids can see,” the father…

…The official \\Dungeons & Dragons\\ Hard-Cover Game Supplement. Created exclusively for this release by Wizards of the Coast, the Animated Series Handbook is 32 pages of official character profiles with…

…matte paintings, but the whole of it is CGI”), his influences (\\Ghost in the Shell\\ or \\Akira\\. A lot of Manga stuff, Miyazaki, of course”), and more. The film, which…

…done in a documentary style with up-and-coming surfer Cody Maverick telling the story about the greatest surfer of all time, Zeke “Big Z” Topanga. \\Surf’s Up\\ opens in summer 2007….

Following are some screen shots from the bonus features found on disc 2 of tomorrow’s Platinum Edition DVD release of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. The first four are from the…

…“fish out of water” story of “a video game character from the PacMan era, whose game is no longer played. He finds a way to ‘jump’ into today’s high-tech games…”…

Reuters via Yahoo! News notices the “deep rivalry” between anime master Hayao Miyazaki and his eldest son, Goro. With his first film, Tales of Earthsea, the younger Miyazaki aims to…

…Peter Pan; the 1952 featurette “The Peter Pan Story”; “You Can Fly: The Making of Peter Pan“; deleted songs; multi-level “Camp Never Land” set-top games; and a sneak peek at…

…Coming Soon. “Seven Sounds tells the story of the handsome, naturally gifted, and love-struck Prince Ram who destiny has chosen to rescue Princess Sita (the object of his affections) and…

Following up on yesterday’s report of the recent Disney Legends ceremony, Chuck Oberleitner provides some additional photographs from the event at o-meon. Animators among the inductees included background artist Al…

…it is screening at next. Written and directed by two longtime DreamWorks Animation veterans, Cameron Hood and Kyle Jefferson, First Flight tells the story of a fastidiously organized businessman, whose…

…The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson. He will be signing copies of his book as well. Monday October 23rd at the Bridges Auditorium, Melnitz…

…than just a chronological litany of union organization efforts, Sito’s well documented and heavily researched work is a history of animation itself and the life and times of the countless…

Animation has been chosen to tell the story of Pope John Paul II, in a film from producer Jose Luis Lopez-Guardia. Subtitled The Friend of All Humanity, the project reveals…

…picture. Likewise, Scott Rudin will also act as a producer for the project. “The book tells the story of a fox who uses its wits and cunning to outfox three…

…the traditionally animated project’s plot “fantastic.” Interestingly, a comment in the article’s talkback defined some of Princess’ early pre-production artwork as bearing a style somewhat reminiscent of Hayao Miyazaki’ films….

…the notice of this news. [Update!] More Meet the Robinsons character pics have been found across the web, lending extra insight into the movie’s personalities. MovieWeb has images of Bowler…

…this wonderful retelling of the ageless tale of love and prejudice set in an undersea world. Technical Specifications -Starring: Daniel Trippett, Patricia Trippett, Chip Albers, Michael Toland, Stephen Goldberg, Phil…