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This is the Proper Way to Say ‘NO’ to Companies That Want Free Work
It has often been said that the rhythmicality of animation has much in common with music. The other, more unfortunate, similarity between …
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Michael Fukushima Named Executive Producer of NFB’s English Animation Studio
The National Film Board of Canada, North America’s most prolific studio dedicated to the personal and artistic expression of animation …
Women in Animation Relaunches With New Leadership
Women in Animation, the nineteen-year-old Los Angeles-based non-profit dedicated to promoting the role of women in the animation …
Breaking: Pixar Canada Just Shut Down; 100 Employees Let Go [UPDATED]
Just three years after it opened, Pixar Canada shut down today leaving over one hundred people unemployed, according to the Province. A …
Tech Director Nathan Loofbourrow Is Elected Animation Guild President
DreamWorks technical director Nathan Loofbourrow was elected without opposition as President of the Los Angeles animation union Animation …
Chris Meledandri is Changing How Animated Features Are Produced
Despicable Me 2 is on track to become the most profitable film in Universal Pictures’ 100-plus year history, and that has turned …
‘LA Times’ Writer Stupidly Suggests That Hollywood is Making Too Many Animated Films
Well, it’s that time of year again. A couple animated films perform below-average at the box office and the mainstream media begins …
Why “Foodfight!” Cost $45 Million And Was Still Unwatchable
The CGI trainwreck Foodfight!, which has been a perennial favorite on Cartoon Brew, finally hits the bigtime with this New York Times …
DreamWorks Moves Forward with Big TV Animation Plans
DreamWorks Animation announced yesterday the hire of veteran Nickelodeon exec Marjorie Cohn to serve as head of television at DreamWorks …
The View from Wall Street: Weak “Turbo” Opening Highlights DreamWorks Business Model Erosion
Following the lackluster opening of Turbo, DreamWorks Animation heard grumbling from Wall Street this afternoon, with shares in the …
Nickelodeon’s CG Artists Have Voted To Go Union
Late-breaking labor news out of Los Angeles: NICK CG ARTISTS OVERWHELMINGLY RATIFY ANIMATION GUILD CONTRACT Burbank, CA, July 12 — …
“Washington Post” names Nick Weidenfeld The “Next Jeffrey Katzenberg”
Identifying the next Jeffrey Katzenberg or George Lucas isn’t something easily done, but a columnist at the Washington Post has figured …
A “Brutal Animation War” Is Predicted by the “Hollywood Reporter”
The Hollywood Reporter published a lengthy piece that suggests an impending feature animation war: The unprecedented glut of product …
The Only Animation Ad You Need to Read on Craigslist This Week
This is the only animator-for-hire ad you need to read on Craigslist this week.
John Knoll Named Chief Creative Officer of ILM
Veteran visual effects supervisor John Knoll has been promoted to the position of chief creative officer at Disney-owned Industrial Light …
DreamWorks Animation Bets That AwesomenessTV Will Deliver Awesomeness
Earlier this month, it was announced that DreamWorks Animation had purchased the YouTube channel AwesomenessTV for $33 million in cash. …
Why Jeffrey Katzenberg is Considered Among the Most Powerful People in American Politics
The new print issue of Mother Jones (May/June 2013) has a fascinating piece about DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and his …
The Rise and Fall of 38 Studios
The NY Times offers an infuriating and detailed article about the recklessly stupid Rhode Island politicians who gave $75 million to …
Executive Pay at DreamWorks Animation Was Up in 2012
Whew, for a second there, we were worried that DreamWorks Animation was struggling, but if their executive pay is any indication, they’re …
DreamWorks Animation’s Chinese Arm Announces Live-Action Movie Franchise
DreamWorks Animation is moving into live-action. At a Beijing news conference last week, Jeffrey Katzenberg announced a co-production …
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