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Warner Brothers Wants More Animated Films

Warner Brothers is tired ofleft out in the cold when it comes to animated films. The studio has decided to take a drastic step by creating a think tank to…

Seven films shortlisted for VFX Oscar

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday that seven films are on the shortlist for a nomination in the Visual Effects category at the 79th Academy Awards….

15 films going up for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars

The Wrap is reporting that 15 films are offically going to be up for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature this year. Due to rules, this means that only three…

Hello Kitty creator completing two new feature films

For the first time in over twenty years, Sanrio, the creator of Hello Kitty, is preparing two feature films for theatrical release, reports The Associated Press via Yahoo! News. Each…

A Dozen Animated Films at Sundance Online Film Festival

{{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=17980 The Big Cartoon Database}} reports that this year’s {{link http://www.sundanceonlinefilmfestival.org Fourth Annual Sundance Online Film Festival}} includes 12 films in the Animation section. The films were chosen to…

26 animated feature films submitted for 2017 Oscar consideration

AMPAS announced today that twenty-six films have been submitted for consideration in the Best Animated Feature Film category for the 90th Academy Awards, but some still need to have their…

[AN&V DVD reviews!] Ratatouille, Pixar Short Films, Shrek the Third

At Animated News’ sister site, Animated Views, Ben Simon reviews three of the most popular animated DVD titles released this fall: Ratatouille, Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 and Shrek…

Disney's Dick Cook on films and the future: Pirates II and III, Toy Story 3 and Bambi II

…Wilbur Robinson, Glen Keane’s Rapunzel Unbraided and American Dog. Commenting on the controlling of the Pixar library of films, Cook announced “new and exciting movies and products based on those…

Hash, Inc. Launches A:M Films Web Site

Animation Master developer Hash Inc. has launched a web site devoted to promote independent movies created with their software. A:M Films is a free service to both animators and viewers,…

Academy announces films under consideration for animated Oscar

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 14 films have been submitted for consideration in the Best Animated Feature category for the 81st Academy Awards: Bolt,…

Thumbs down for modern children's films?

An article featured on Guardian criticizes modern children’s films for failing their audiences. The story claims that many current animated releases such as Ratatouille, The Incredibles, and Shark Tale are…

21 films up for Best Animated Feature Oscar

Brave, Wreck-It-Ralph, Hotel Transylvania and Rise of the Guardians are among the 21 films submitted for considering for the Best Animated Feature Oscar at next year’s Academy Awards. This means…

Annie Awards nominations for 2014 films revealed

…Game – bringing the total Annie categories to 36. The Annies are a true celebration of the best talent in the animation industry, from big studio features to indie films,…

Two New DreamWorks Films: Rise of the Guardians and The Croods

Animated films usually coincide with large toy lines, especially if they come from one of the major animation studios. DreamWorks premiered images from two of their upcoming films, Rise of…

Shorts International brings new films to iTunes

Shorts International has brought 10 more animated shorts to the iTunes Music Store, in an effort to showcase the “power of imagination, artistry and technology.” The list of films features…

Toy Story / Toy Story 2 / Toy Story 3 – 3D Editions

film’s best elements. And then there are the thousands of other little touches, and animation that continues to build on the previous films that reaches an exceptional level. The scary,…

Yahoo! users rate the top 30 animated films of all time

DVD Town notes that Yahoo! have tallied their user ratings for animated films in order to come up with a ranked list of the top 30 animated films of all…

Abundance of CGI films enter spotlight again

Variety notices this year’s large array of computer animated films and ponders the effect this amount is having on each picture’s box office returns. Considering the films already released and…

Disney & Yash Raj Films announce their first CG feature

As reported earlier about the collaboration between Disney and Yash Raj Films, Animation Express reports further that the duo has announced their first CG feature together named Roadside Romeo. While…

Almost half of Oscar eligible films created with USAnimation software

{{link http://www.usanimation.com/pdf/OscarNominations.htm Toon Boom Technologies}} notes that their animation software was used on almost half of the animated films eligible for the Animated Oscar. Five of the eleven films (\\The…

Eleven films to compete for Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations

{{link http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2003/03.11.19.a.html The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}} has released the names of the eleven films that will compete for the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar in the…

Aardman, Sony begin production on two new films

According to Animation World Network, Aardman has begun the production process on their next two animated feature films, Pirates! and Aurthur Christmas. Though Pirates! will be animated in Aardman’s traditional…

Images and plot descriptions from upcoming animated films

Among a batch of descriptions and stills from upcoming 2009 films on the website of The Los Angeles Times are several images from animated films yet to be released. Included…

Announcing Cartoon Brew Films

Spinning off of Amid Amidi and Jerry Beck’s popular Cartoon Brew site comes Cartoon Brew Films featuring animated shorts making their online debut for preview and for purchase. Extensive background…

Twenty films compete for Oscar nominations

AMPAS announced today that 20 films have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards, though 7 still await their qualifying runs. If…

Il était une fois…Walt Disney – Artistic Sources Exhibition

films they were working on as well. BG: Yes, we made the connection between the date in the books where they were listed and the dates of when the films

The use of celebrity voices in DreamWorks Animation films

The Globe and Mail takes a very interesting look this morning at celebrity voices in animated feature films, noting that “em>Kung Fu Panda was in production for four years, but…

15 films up for Visual Effects Oscar

Avatar, Coraline, Disney’s A Christmas Carol and G-Force are among the fifteen films being considered for the Oscar for Best Visual Effects this year. Three movies will be nominated for…

Angelina Jolie "upset" by Disney films

Angelina Jolie told Digital Spy in a recent interviews that she finds Disney films offensive because they lack cultural diversity. The actress told OK! that she was reluctant to show…

Nineteen animated films up for Oscar noms

…– Rebellion, Rio: 2096 A Story of Love and Fury, The Smurfs 2, Turbo, and The Wind Rises Several of the films still need to have their required Los Angeles…