The Age investigates Japan’s great presence in the animation industry, noting that the country is the “world’s biggest producer of cartoons and comics.” The two-paged article also notices the growing…

…Little II: The Ugly Duckling Story and Dumbo II, they may have very little input regarding the Disney Princess and Disney Fairies brands, including The Tinkerbell Movie and its sequels….

…the drawings, the backgrounds, the motion are all working together. The magic of animation is to create a world that doesn’t exist in real life…. All of the artifice falls…

…to enter another renaissance period for the Walt Disney Co. in animation, which is something that will pay great dividends.” Local 6 News, via Yahoo! News, has more on this…

With his new blog, Earl Kress speaks about bonus material in the works for the Flintstones – The Complete 6th Season DVD, notices TV Shows on DVD. Last March, the…

…us.” Stressing Disney’s quest for “quality entertainment,” Iger continued, “The incredible value that we’ve created over the years when we made great animated films that transcend one medium, motion pictures…

Computer Arts speaks with Pixar’s Jan Pinkava. In addition to animating, Pinkava has likewise directed for the studio, with his work seen in the short film Geri’s Game. In this…

…production, the impact of which lessens considerably once the story and score kick in. While somewhat lacking compared to the long-running hits Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King,…

…that topics in the conversation include “the role artists play at Pixar, the obsession with creating great stories, the believability of characters, and the difference between CGI and traditional animation.”…

While promoting Over the Hedge at the Cannes Film Festival, DreamWorks SKG cofounder Jeffrey Katzenberg confirmed to Animation ‘Xpress that the company might find help in some of its animated…

…universe as they began their careers in the era of Rankin and Bass, Terrytoons, and UPA continued through the classic MTV and Nickelodeon age, and are still thriving in the…

…great that we can offer them not just the existing library but something they’ve never seen as well”. Thanks to ‘KingPopper’ in our {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1496 forums}} for the heads up….

…Bob Strike Back and The Great Raid for a September 19th due date. Meanwhile, October 17th will find the Blu-ray releases of Glory Road and The Haunted Mansion, as well…

Speaking with the The National Ledger, Tim Allen refers briefly to Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3. “It’s going to be great,” comments the voice of Buzz Lightyear himself. “We have John…

Navarre Corporation’s FUNimation Entertainment has acquired home video, broadcast, and theatrical rights to the film Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles from Harmony Gold. “Robotech is the series that introduced an entire…

While promoting The Quiet, 24’s Elisha Cuthbert told SCI FI Wire the story behind her involvement with Cat Tale, a role she landed thanks to her voicework on the 24…

Following is the full press release from Starz Entertainment LLC regarding the second set of their animated shorts series, The ‘Wood, “that pays homage to the unique characters that make…

…shrinks Muriel and the Farmer and sucks them up into his vacuum. Courage must find a way to rescue them. Then Courage and the Family are selected by NASA to…

Hugh Jackman talks about one of the benefits of making animated films with {{link http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,,20472402-7485,00.html?from=public_rss News.com.au}}. “It is great to finally have something that my kids can see,” the father…

…and curved lines to show the direction of force in the body. Every point in the text is thoroughly demonstrated with the help of superb, dynamically drawn examples. The first…

Post Magazine describes DisneyMouseLink.com, a new portal through which artists may securely submit their works. Calling the website “a great service for everyone,” Dawn Rivera-Ernster, Director for Animation Resources, explains,…

…the studio behind the loveable animated duo. To his surprise, the company offered him a job, reports BBC News. Unfortunately, Bolton was forced to turn down the career move, due…

ABC Entertainment announced that they have added a new DreamWorks Animation Christmas special to their library of holiday classics. Shrek the Halls will premiere in December 2007. The half-hour tv…

Platige Image, the studio behind the Oscar-nominated The Cathedral and the BAFTA-winning Fallen Art, is teaming with Damian Nenow to work on Paths of Hate. A trailer for the film…

Cars took home the first trophy for Best Animated Feature at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The Song of the Heart from Happy Feet took the award for Best…

…Antz, Shrek, Shrek 2, Shark Tale, Madagascar, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Over the Hedge and Flushed Away. Shrek the Third opens in theaters May 18, 2007….

…cancelled. In fact, I’m told that at least a couple more waves of releases in the line are planned, with the next due in time for the holidays this year.”…

The Little Mermaid – Broadway fansite provides a “rough guide” of the important dates regarding the musical’s debut. In the meantime, it has been confirmed via an official announcement at…

…The site critiques, “Director Tad Stones does a great job at adapting Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. agents into animated form — almost better, or more faithful, than their live-action counterparts.”…