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Brendan Fraser is Big Bug Man

…may provide the title character’s voice in the film, which is already in production at Studio-Free Studios, a new animation pursuit from Bob Bendetson and Stuart Black. Big Bug Man…

Blue Sky Studios looking at \\Chili Wanton Willie\\

{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=5526 Coming Soon!}} reports that Blue Sky Studios, the studio behind \\Ice Age\\ and the upcoming \\Robots\\, may be looking at a new project from Waldo West Productions. “\\The…

Portland Studios launches new Flash site

Brannon McAllister, Creative Director with Portland Studios, writes to tell us that the company has recently launched a new Flash site to promote their portfolio. The studio offers storyboarding, character…

Nicktoons Channel calls for entries for first-ever Nicktoons Film Festival

…the competition. About Frederator Studios Frederator makes cartoons for television and the movies. Since its 1998 founding by former Hanna-Barbera Cartoons president Fred Seibert, Frederator Studios has become one of…

DreamWorks to spin of animation unit

In a move that has been {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000804.html expected for some time}}, DreamWorks has taken the first step in spinning off its animation studio by filing for an initial public…

The Last Unicorn set back to 2006; gains a final director

…It’s probably for the best for this little project, since winter 2005 is already crowded with major studio releases in an oncoming fantasy flood – The Lion, The Witch, and…

The Motley Fool comments on the upcoming DreamWorks IPO

With DreamWorks set to spin off its animation studio and promising to ramp up its computer-rendered production, it’s going to get crowded at the pixilated multiplex soon. Rick Munarriz takes…

WB and Sony: MGM a perfect fit

…MGM. What in the world would LB think!? Vote now in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=557 Animated News Forum Poll}} and express your opinions on which studio MGM should end up with….

The DDb scores an exclusive interview with former WDFA-F animator

Our friends at the The Disney Database have posted an exclusive interview with Greg Hill, a former artist and animator at the now-defunct Florida animation studio. Greg worked as an…

At Disney Feature Animation, words are now more important than pictures…

…latest production policy change at WDFA. This means that only projects with screenplays that Disney executives approve of will now be allowed to begin artistic development at the studio. Jim…

Disney Princess Collection menus and bonus features…

Ultimate Disney has posted a preview page of shots from the upcoming Disney Princess Collection releases – three DVDs focusing on the studio’s animated heroines, which are heavy on interactive…

Disney's summer blockbuster found in Princess Diaries 2?

Variety indicates that Disney may have finally found their summer blockbuster in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. According to a studio representative, the sequel to 2001’s sleeper hit grossed…

Simba's Pride "a mixed bag"; One By One "a pure delight"

…is one of the best gems to come from the Studio in recent years, and could surely make the package worthy of purchase alone for long-time dedicated fans”. The disc…

Buena Vista DVD bash: "no Mulan 3"

Dark Horizons reports on a recent {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040820a.php industry gathering}} at which Disney’s Buena Vista Home Video entertained guests in a bid to push the studio’s upcoming DVD slate. Along…

Bambi Platinum Edition DVD to hit stores on March 1, 2005

…prize may be “Walt’s Annotated Bambi,” which molds a vocal reading of the studio founder’s own notes from the film’s development with footage and production drawings. “Viewers will experience, firsthand,…

Star Wars Episodes 7 – 9 to be animated?

…older than they were in the previous installments, and Lucasfilm has a new Singapore animation studio that would be perfect for such a venture. If the sequels do not happen,…

New Witchblade anime series in the works

ICv2 reveals that at the Top Cow panel at Wizard World Chicago, the licensing of Witchblade to the Japanese studio Gonzo Digimation (Blue Submarine #6, Burst Angel) for the production…

Disney DVD updates

…team of film, computer and animation experts to apply the most advanced technology and talent the studio has ever assembled. These efforts have restored Bambi’s extraordinary artwork to dazzling brilliance.”…

Sony buys MGM!

…Mayer to Sony}}. Variety reports that “A group led by Sony Corporation agreed in principle to terms with Metro Goldwyn Mayer to acquire the studio, hours after presumed frontrunner Time…

CINEME 2004 Official Winners

…Commercial Adventures of Seinfeld and Superman – Unplugged Studio American Express, its agency-Ogilvy&Mather, Radical Media, world-reknowned comedian Jerry Seinfeld, and Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson teamed up to create two short…

Pixar's property problems

…and resistance from their Emeryville neighborhood. This report puts both sides of the story across, which voters will have their say on this November 2, just days before the studio’s…

Fox double-dipping DVDs

…DVD fans as “double-dipping”, is common among studios who wish to issue a barebones title to the market while a special edition is completed. In this case however, these editions…

Team America Gets an 'R'

…of graphic puppet sex had to be cut from the film to ensure it the R, which is part of creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s deal with the studio….

Romano talks Ice Age 2

…of excitement. I’m excited about my animated character having one. ‘I wonder if I’ll get a crush on her or something.’ She’s not even going to be in the studio.”…

Florida animator tours China

…academics, government officials and animation studios. He was invited to return to China next year to tour and consult at the new soon-to-be-opened Sunchime Animation Studios, one of the largest…

Jobs looking for "incredible" new distribution deal

…remain hopeful that Pixar and Disney could strike a new deal. Disney studio Chairman Dick Cook tells The Times, “I would love to think it’s never over until it’s over.”…

The Super Milk-Chan Show on Cartoon Network

…and a slug that drinks too much. She also has a mechanical dog with a bad habit of relieving itself at inopportune moments. Produced by Studio Pierrot (GTO and Saiyuki),…

All Too Superhuman

…well as yet another reflection on the studio in general, attempting to examine what makes those crazy filmmakers tick. An intelligently written and free article, check it out before it…

Mulan DVD worth the double dip

…Akira}} and a new limited edition disc that compiles all of {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/271 The Complete Adventures Of Cubby Bear}}, a long lost cartoon character created by the Van Beuren Studio….

X and I CG feature from India

The 90-minute CG movie X and I will be produced at the Bangalore-based Paprikaas Animation Studios (Pas) under the direction of Stanislao Pasqualini, an Italian director who has handled action…