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Ratatouille is Golden

…animated films had been nominated for the overall Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) award — with Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Toy Story 2 winning it….

PGA announces nominees

The Producers Guild of America has announced the nominees for their 19th annual awards. Getting nods in the Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures categoy are:…

Animation Mentor Celebrates Graduates with Pete Docter

…feature of all time. He is currently in production on the motion picture Up, scheduled for release in 2009. Animation Mentor’s nontraditional graduation ceremony included an award ceremony that honored…

Jim Henson Biopic in the making

Coming Soon reports on Empire Film Group’s recent acquisition of the motion picture and distribution rights for Henson, an original screenplay by Robert D. Slane that chronicles the life and…

Disney blasts into franchise-heavy 2011

Announcing their 2011 slate, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has revealed a host of sequels and franchise extensions that will power their movie year. As Dark Horizons reports, 2011 will…

AMPAS to honour Looney Toonmasters

Variety reports that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will toast toonmasters Tex Avery and Michael Maltese with “Putting Looney in the Toons,” a tribute marking the centennial…

Frank Walsh: On set with Prince Caspian’s Final Battle – The Beruna Bridge Sequence

…steel frame with a twisting motion, which using balsa wood planking for safety, bits of the bridge could be violently broken off around the stunt men. Another large section was…

Last remaining of the Nine Old Men, legendary animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95

…character we create at Pixar and Disney has a thought process and emotion that makes them come alive.” Glen Keane, one of Disney’s top supervising animators and director of the…

Steven Spielberg directing Tintin next

It’s official! The Indiana Jones director will next tackle the first chapter of the long-delayed Tintin trilogy. Production on the motion capture film is expected to wrap early next year….

More shooting details on Spielberg's Tintin

…and Jackson didn’t rule out the possibility of directing it together. WETA will produce the motion caption animation for all three films in which Andy Serkis will give life to…

The Simpsons lead marketing materials awards

…Awards which honor the design and creation of theatrical and home entertainment motion picture marketing materials such as posters, standees, trailers, or TV spots. Winners will be announced June 13th….

Regal & RealD rolling out 1,500 more 3D screens

…producing groundbreaking 3D motion pictures, and has an ambitious slate of projects starting with the November release of our newest animated feature, Bolt.” Fox’s President of Domestic Distribution Bruce Snyder…

Report on AMPAS' Production Design panel

VFX World offers a short recap of last Friday’s discussion at the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences about “The Art, Science and…

New cast and more updates on Tinker Bell movie

…flower gets its color…or pondered the source of a dew drop … or contemplated from where rainbows originate? It’s all the work of fairies! This landmark motion picture from DisneyToon…

3-D "a revelation" for Sigourney Weaver

…years ago, felt as though she was embarking on her own adventure when she signed up for his inter-planetary epic and was plunged into a world of digital animation, motion-capture…

Up, Christmas Carol images

…is currently being helmed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson and will open on May 26th, while Robert Zemeckis’ motion-capture A Christmas Carol will hit theaters on November 6th, 2009….

Academy salutes NFB cartoons

Variety reports that Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will deliver “A Salute to the National Film Board of Canada” on October 27 to honor Canadian animated shorts. The…

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,…

Michael Giacchino to lead Oscar orchestra

Michael Giacchino, has been tapped to serve as the music director for the upcoming Oscar ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. “Michael is an extraordinarily…

Golden Globe nominations announced: WALL-E, Bolt and Kung Fu Panda up for Best Animated Feature

…song from a Motion picture. Full list of the nominees can be found here. The Golden Globes will be presented on January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in…

Producers announce nominations

…of America has announced the nominations for their annual awards. Bolt, Kung Fu Panda, and WALL-E will compete for the Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures….

Seven films compete for Effects Oscar nods

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the films that will compete for the three Oscar nominations in the Visual Effects category at the 81st Academy Awards:…

New Christmas Carol poster

A photograph of a new poster for Robert Zemeckis’ motion-capture film A Christmas Carol can be seen at MarketSaw 3D. The one-sheet features a look at the character of Scrooge,…

A Christmas Carol concept art; new image from The Princess and the Frog

Collider shares some concept art from Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming 3D feature A Christmas Carol. The animated feature which is being made using 3D motion-capture technology will be out in theatres…

Dan Fogler joins Mars Needs Moms! cast

According to ComingSoon, actor Dan Fogler has joined the cast of Mars Needs Moms!, Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming motion capture film. Based on Bloom County creator Berkeley Breathed’s novel of the…

WALL-E a winner at Grammy Awards

…Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (Down To Earth) and Best Instrumental Arrangement (Define Dancing). WALL-E lost the Best Score Soundtrack Album to The Dark Knight….

More on Disney and DreamWorks: 30 pictures over seven years

The Hollywood Reporter has more on yesterday’s announcement that DreamWorks’ live-action motion pictures will begin to be distributed by the Walt Disney Studios under their Touchstone Pictures banner from 2010….

WALL-E tops at Golden Reel Awards

WALL-E was the big winner at the 2009 Golden Reel Awards held by the Motion Picture Sound Editors at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday night, reports…

DreamWorks Animation income falls 45%

Variety reports that DreamWorks Animation’s latest earnings are reflecting the current revenue dips being experienced by most of the motion picture studios. Added concern for the Broadway musical Shrek and…

Green Lantern: First Flight soars into stores in July

…theatrical motion picture, to be directed by Martin Campbell, bringing the popular DC Comics super hero to the big screen for the first time. About Warner Premiere: Warner Premiere is…