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UPDATE: Dreamworks to acquire Classic Media
UPDATE 7/23: It’s official! The Wall Street Journal has reported that Dreamworks is paying $155 million to acquire Classic Media LLP, …
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Animation Dominates The U. S. Box Office
Ice Age: Continental Drift, the fourth installment in Blue Sky’s prehistoric series, opened last weekend int the top spot with an …
“Ted” Is The Highest-Grossing R-Rated Animated Feature Of All-Time
Seth MacFarlane’s Ted, featuring a cute animated teddy bear in the title role, exploded past expectations and grossed an estimated $54.1 …
Pixar’s “Brave” Dominates At Box Office
Animated films ruled the US box office last weekend, capturing the top two places. Brave, directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, …
“Madagascar 3” Leads Global Box Office Again
For the second week in a row, DreamWorks’ Madagascar 3 remain atop the US box office. It earned $34 million last weekend, pushing its …
Women In Animation asks “Who Says Yes?”
Women in Animation is bringing together a panel of development, production and consumer products executives to discuss the decision …
Rhode Island Taxpayers Lose $75 Million Trying To Make A Video Game
Last Thursday, Rhode Island-based 38 Studios laid off its entire staff of nearly 400 people, which presumably included many artists and …
The End of Unpaid Internships
Internships are addressed with increasing frequency on Cartoon Brew. While there is value to the concept of internships, too many studios …
The Joys Of Working In Animation
Animator Ken Harris becomes a meme. Via Reddit. (Ironically, Harris was one of the fastest animators at Warner Bros. and would often …
It’s a Disney World, We Just Live In It
The New York Times published a piece about Disney’s consulting division called the Disney Institute. The aim of the unit is to teach …
The High Cost of Working in Visual Effects Animation
There’s a price to pay for working in visual effects: many artists are faced with paying the ultimate price–a matter of life and …
Disney Studio Chairman Rich Ross Resigns
Walt Disney Studios chairman Richard Ross was forced to resign after less than three years on the job. “I no longer believe the chairman …
The Battle For Archie
The New York Times has a piece about the nasty in-fighting between the two families who own control the Archie Comics universe, which …
EXCLUSIVE: Interview With The Artists Who Demand Better Working Conditions At Sony Pictures Imageworks
Labor violations in the visual effects industry are nothing new; they have simply become more public thanks to a vocal online community …
Welcome to the Gold Rush of Internet Animation Channels
In last week’s post about Butch Hartman’s animation channel, I wrote that, “The word of the year for Internet content is CHANNELS.” The …
Jeffrey Katzenberg Says Honoring Employees is Good Business Strategy
The video above features DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg speaking about he importance of honoring his studio’s employees. …
Butch Hartman to Launch Online Animation Channel YooToon
The word of the year for Internet content is CHANNELS. Google’s YouTube announced last fall that they’re partnering with media companies …
UK Approves a “Wallace and Gromit” Tax Break
Discussions of government tax subsidies tend to be fairly dry affairs, unless they involve Wallace and Gromit: Aardman Animations, …
How Much Money Animated Shorts Earn on YouTube
Read UPDATES at bottom of the piece. When I speak to indie filmmakers, there’s always a lot of confusion about the potential money …
Good News, Bad News for Interns
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that, according to a study by the nonprofit National Association of Colleges and Employers, …
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