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Disney drops new trailer for Raya and the Last Dragon
…up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the last dragon in order to finally stop the Druun for good. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take… |
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DuckTales to air 90 minute series finale in March
…encore non-stop for 24 hours following its premiere. Leading up to the finale, Disney XD will debut new episodes every Monday beginning February 22 (7:00 p.m. EST/PST) and will present… |
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Director Mike Rianda on The Mitchells vs. The Machines
…“Stop telling me how to live, Mom!!” I was such a brat! And as an adult, I’ve seen that these people clothed me, cooked food for me every night. And… |
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Netflix and Aardman tease Robin Robin musical holiday special
Netflix has released the teaser trailer for the upcoming stop-animation musical holiday special, Robin Robin, debuting on the service on November 27th, 2021. The 30 minute special is produced for… |
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Composer Dan Romer dives into the music of Luca and Ciao Alberto
…did say that he liked my style and that he felt like one of the things I know well how to do is adding emotion to kids running around having… |
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Go on a personal journey with the Thor: Love and Thunder teaser trailer
…wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before… |
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Lightyear
…personally invested, but that doesn’t mean the characters themselves aren’t. And a lack of non-stop laugh-out-loud humor doesn’t mean something isn’t fun. The filmmakers have crafted a film that is… |
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More than meets the ears with Transformers: Earthspark composers Crush Effect
…your methodology to work within that realm? DV: Their original approach was, they didn’t want it to be a normal cartoon with non-stop music and some mickey-mousing going on. They… |
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
…once the animators got the permission to not worry about runtime, they used that leeway to stop editing the story they had, rather than to fill the extended time with… |
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It’s a jailbreak in reverse in the Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget trailer
…human world come home to roost; they’ll stop at nothing even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk to save chicken-kind. This time, they’re breaking in! … |
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2024 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…beyond to offer each and every fan a delightful experience. Not even feeling under the weather on Saturday morning would stop Zann from continuing to meet attendees. All four had… |
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D23 Expo 2024 Exclusive
…with the Phineas and Ferb Creators Rand: My initial stop on the first day was this panel with Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh. I know that my now-grown daughter… |
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Journey back to The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball as series moves to Hulu
…a sentient AI in love with his mom, or trying to stop Banana Joe from wearing pants— Gumball drags Darwin, Anais, and the rest of Elmore along for the ride…. |
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Malkovich joins Zemeckis’ Beowulf
…Wright Penn for Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf, reports Dark Horizons. Scheduled for a 2007 release, the film will incorporate the same motion-capture animation technology used by Zemeckis in The Polar Express…. |
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\\Treasure Planet\\ still gets no respect
…Theatres and other large format cinemas on November 27th, it was announced today (1/24) by Richard Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group. Although 35mm prints of other… |
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Carl Urbano dead at 94
Carl Urbano, winner of the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Golden Award in 1981, has died at 94. He began his career in the 1930’s, and in 1940 was an animator… |
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Wartime Animation Special Event: Animation At War
…{{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=42#post42 Forum Pages}} that he is hosting a special event at the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences tomorrow night which will include a rare, one off screening… |
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Lucasfilm Animation gets ready to challenge former Lucasfilm division Pixar
…however, published an open call for at least 75 positions ranging from computer animators to motion-capture technicians, indicating that it is building a studio that could rival Pixar in scale.”… |
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Academy Award deadline nears
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has {{link http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2003/03.10.28.b.html announced}} that Monday, November 3, is the deadline for makers of eligible animated feature films to submit their entry… |
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\\Curious George\\ series coming to TV
…with Imagine and PBS affiliate WBGH Boston, is developing an animated preschool television series based on the \\Curious George\\ character”. A motion picture version, with Will Ferrell as the voice… |
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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… |
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Another new Pixar short in the works?
…“Motion Pictures” is \\One Man Band\\, an “animated short film” from “Pixar Animation Studios”, produced by “Brad Bird” (who happens to be the director for \\The Incredibles\\)! The upcoming Pixar… |
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\\The Return of the King\\ CG characters too lifelike?
…environment around them, drawing on a repertoire of military moves that have been taught them through motion capture – determining how they will combat the enemy, step over the terrain,… |
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AFI honors \\Finding Nemo\\ as one of 10 Best Films of 2003
{{link http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards03/default.aspx The American Film Institute}} has announced its “Ten Most Outstanding Motion Pictures and Television Programs of the Year”. Their awards are “the only form of national recognition that… |
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Visual Effects Oscar contenders announced
{{link http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2003/03.12.19.a.html The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}} has announced the the seven films being considered for the Best Visual Effects Academy Award: \\The Hulk\\, \\The Lord of… |
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\\Nemo\\ eligible for Sound Editing award
{{link http://news.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=top&newsitem_no=9951 AWN}} reports that \\Finding Nemo\\ has made the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences short list for the Best Achievement in Sound Editing category. The other potential… |
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Picture and info from \\The Polar Express\\
…magazine also explains how the film is being made. [Writer/Director Robert] Zemeckis is employing motion-capture technology to place Hanks inside what he calls a “moving painting” version of Allsburg’s award-winning… |
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Rings scores boffo box-office bonanza!
…the Peter Jackson motion picture behemoth continued to trail blaze through the charts, flying past the $300 million mark this weekend with a $14.2 million take, for a $312.3 million… |
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Sci/Tech Academy Awards announced
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has {{link http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2003/04.01.12.html announced}} the winners of this years’ Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Awards. Several awards relate to the art of… |
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Academy Sends Animation Teaching Kits To 18,000 Schools
{{link http://www.awn.com/index.php Animation World Network}} {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=date&newsitem_no=10043 reports}} The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has produced its fifth high school teaching kit to promote understanding and appreciate the… |
