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‘Angry Birds’ Feature Will Cost $180 Million to Produce and Market
Whether or not the “Angry Birds” feature will be creatively risky, it’s definitely a financial risk.
Amid Amidi
‘Wackatdooo’ by Benjamin Arcand
A jazz cat can’t wait to get home from work and cut loose.
First Teaser For The French ‘Astro Boy’ Reboot
Twenty-six half-hour episodes of “Astro Boy Reboot” are planned.
‘Youpla’ by Oerd van Cuijlenborg
An experimental animation film which explores the abstractions and imagination of children’s worlds.
California Raisins Set For Comeback In Live-Action/CG Feature (Exclusive)
We heard it through the grapevine…the California Raisins are headed to the bigscreen!
‘My Dear Gnome’ by Emmanuelle & Julien
A lawn deer and a garden gnome play a game of checkers.
Three Top Nick Animation Execs Are Laid Off (Exclusive)
The studio says the executives were let go as part of a “restructuring” effort.
‘Big Hero 6’ Just Became the Highest-Grossing Animated Pic of 2014
Disney’s latest feature has grossed over $620 million globally.
Sony Has Killed Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Popeye’
“It was hard to let Popeye go,” says Genndy Tartakovsky.
DreamWorks Animation’s Glendale Campus Is For Sale…Again
The bank that bought the campus just a few weeks ago is attempting to flip the property for a $65 million profit.
‘Door Guardians’ Teaser Shows Off China’s CGI Capabilities
Chinese animation studio Light Chaser Animation previews its first feature “Door Guardians,” set for 2016 release.
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Pixar’s Releases Latest ‘Inside Out’ Trailer
Disney’s promotional campaign for “Inside Out” is heating up with the release of both a new trailer and commercial.
Japan’s Animation Industry Isn’t Just Tough, It’s “Illegally Harsh” Says American Artist
“Everything about my life is utterly horrible,” says an American animator working in Japan, and that’s how he likes it.
Only In Europe: A 90-Minute Donald Duck Documentary
“The Donald Duck Principle” attempts to explain the lasting success of Donald Duck.
‘A Brief History of Skateboarding’ by Antonio Vicentini
Some skateboarding history squeezed into a few minutes of visuals.
‘Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH’ To Be Turned Into Live-Action/CGI Franchise by ‘Ice Age”s Michael Berg
MGM is developing a live-action/CGI hybrid of the children’s novel “Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.”
European Union To Publish Two Major Reports on Animation in 2015
European politicians are paying attention to the animation industry.
Mel Crawford, Little Golden Books Illustrator, RIP
Mel Crawford spent decades drawing the world’s most famous cartoon characters, but he didn’t do it at any animation studio.
‘Doggy Love’ by Wong Ping (NSFW)
A young boy has an erotic fixation with a classmate boasting breasts on her back.
David OReilly’s New Tumblr Showcases Advances in Hyper-Real CGI
Computer graphics have evolved more than you think.
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