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Illumination Plans CG Remake of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”
Illumination Entertainment, the company responsible for Despicable Me and The Lorax, announced this week that it will produce a CGI …
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Oscar-Nominee “Head Over Heels” Posted Online
Timothy Reckart’s Head Over Heels was posted online today. Reckart produced the film as a graduation project at the UK’s National Film & …
How Netflix’s ‘Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight’ Balances Classic Comic Roots With Modern CG Aesthetics (EXCLUSIVE)
Production designer Aurélien Prédal explains the visual strategy, shifting styles, and aesthetic challenges behind the global series adaptation.
Saturday in Anaheim: “Steampop!” Art Show
For those in Anaheim tomorrow evening, the Rothick Art Haus (170 S. Harbor Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92805) is hosting the opening reception of …
“Adam and Dog” by Minkyu Lee
Nominated for an Academy Award, Minkyu Lee has now post his remarkable short online.
The “Wreck-It Ralph” 8-bit End Credits
The stylish 8-bit styled end-credits for Wreck-It Ralph have now been post online.
“Doomed” By Guillermo Garcia Carsi
Natural selection can be cruel—especially for the outcast creatures of Doomed: A Biological Cartoon, a series pilot by Pocoyo …
Laika’s Next Feature Will Be “Boxtrolls”
Laika, the Portland studio that made Coraline and ParaNorman, announced this morning that its third feature will be Boxtrolls. The film, …
SXSW Announces 2013 Animation Lineup
SXSW has announced the selections for their 2013 film festival, which takes place in Austin, Texas from March 8-16. Ten shorts were …
An Afternoon of Remembrance 2013
On Saturday March 2nd, a memorial for departed friends from the animation community will be held in Hollywood.
BREAKING: Big Layoffs Looming at DreamWorks
Developing story…Some unfortunate news this morning. An anonymous source at TheLayoff.com wrote about an all-hands meeting at …
“Brave”, “Life of Pi” and “Game of Thrones” Win Big at VES Awards
The winners of the 11th Annual VES Awards were announced yesterday in Los Angeles. The two most honored films were Brave and Life of Pi, …
16th Annual NY International Children’s Film Festival
Running March 1st through the 24th at seven New York locations, includes numerous US Premieres of animated features.
Get Your Free, Interactive Making Of “ParaNorman” Book
To support its bid for a Best Animated Feature Oscar, Focus Features has released an interactive “making of” ParaNorman booklet. The …
Tom Whalen’s “Yellow Submarine” tribute
Artist Tom Whalen has designed a set of four Beatles posters, a tribute to the animated feature Yellow Submarine (1968).
“Les Poings Sur Les Iles” by Lu Bing
Les Poings Sur Les Iles is a Korean adaptation of a French children’s book illustrated by Violeta Lópiz. There’s no English translation …
“Bird Shit” by Caleb Wood
Art is all around us, as filmmaker Caleb Wood could tell you with his witty conceptual piece Bird Shit: Walking through Yoyogi Park, …
Henry Selick is Reviving “The Shadow King”; Synopsis and First Artwork Released
Six months after Disney pulled the plug on Henry Selick’s film The Shadow King, Selick wants to revive production on the film. He is …
An Exhibit About Cameraless Animator Julian Antonisz
The Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw, Poland, is presenting a retrospective of Polish animator Julian Antonisz (1941-1987), who …
Presidents Day in LA: Looney Tunes Marathon
I’m screening a six-hour marathon of classic Warner Bros. cartoons in 35mm. Join me.
5-Second Animation Day at Titmouse
Public screening of these mini-masterpieces next Friday at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
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