…– Nickelodeon Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot – Thunderbean Animation No Time For Nuts – Blue Sky Studios Weird Al Yankovic Don’t Download This Song – Acme Filmworks Best…

…said Don Hahn, producer of The Lion King and The Little Match Girl, in a recent interview at his studio office. ‘Shorts have always been a wellspring of techniques, ideas…

An overview of how animated movies performed throughout 2006 is offered by the Los Angeles Times, in “Do’s and don’t’s from the year in animation.” From Curious George to Happy…

…financial realm. In one mock interview Borat acts as Disney CEO Bob Iger in a conversation with Steve Jobs. If you don’t read the piece “Borat Iger” may be execute….

…been stuck in for over a decade. CHUD digs a little deeper, discussing the news with producer Don Murphy, who has been associated with the project in the past. CHUD…

…and National Film Board of Canada’s The Danish Poet – Torill Kove • Pixar’s Lifted – Gary Rydstrom • Disney’s The Little Matchgirl – Roger Allers and Don Hahn •…

…opening night beginning with a panel discussion moderated by producer Don Hahn and featuring “an all-star group that includes two voice talents (Kathy Beaumont-Levine and Paul Collins), two live-action reference…

…we could just convince Tom Hanks and Tim Allen to don costumes and shoot this in live action,we could probably get it out a little earlier,” jokes director Lee Unkrich….

…animators Matt Groening and Don Hertzfeldt. Maverick independent animator Bill Plympton self-financed the film, co-produced by his friend and distant cousin, actress Martha Plimpton. Hair High features songs by Hank…

…The Washington Post disagrees – for the most part – saying “the film is technically superb and quite enjoyable as long as you don’t bang your head against the plot”….

Coming Soon reveals that the classic 1983 Don Bluth videogame Dragon’s Lair, the first arcade game to incorporate full scenes of hand-drawn animation, will now become “the first game title…

…show’s big screen venture. Occurring on January 31, 2007, the ploy involved numerous electronic devices planted around Boston, Massachusetts, creating fear of terrorism among city residents. “We don’t even know…

Pixar is scheduled to make an appearance at the RiverRun International Film Festival on Saturday, April 21. Visiting Pixar artists David Park and Don Crum will present a behind-the-scenes look…

…we’ve had some very positive meetings with the studios,” notes Goldman. “It shouldn’t be done as a CG movie, it should be done as traditional animation like the original game.”…

…Regarding the cast sheet that surfaced last November, a studio source explains, “When we do casting calls we frequently use substitute information as we don’t want details out about the…

…it’s definitely been in development. But I don’t know where it is in the process; I’m not involved in it.” Likewise, Warner is mostly silent regarding Shrek 4, stating, “All…

…narration is an afterthought for Enchanted, which has recently completed production. “I don’t know, I’m glad to do it either way, It is very modern, as well as fairy tale.”…

…Lair. Coming August 15, the release will include such bonus features as a commentary by the game’s creators, as well as interviews with Don Bluth, Gary Goldman and Rick Dyer….

…be established for the film, MacFarlane acknowledges, “I don’t want to do ‘The Griffins must save the world.’” In the meantime, he is supposedly considering that Family Guy ex-writer Ricky…