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Laika Lays Off 65; Scraps Jack and Ben
The big animation layoff news of the past week came out of Oregon-based Laika. The Oregonian reported that the studio laid off 65 people …
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Rankin/Bass’s Tale of Holiday Woe
The official Rankin/Bass website has a disturbing front page story that alleges Warner Bros. is witholding millions of dollars owed to …
‘Delgo’ Has One of Worst Openings in the History of Cinema
The CG animated feature Delgo opened last weekend and nobody went to see it. According to Box Office Mojo, Delgo had the worst opening …
Rumor Central: Animation Collective Not Paying Artists?
Just a week after the news about Nick’s downsizing in New York comes this rumor about NY studio Animation Collective. A reliable Cartoon …
Adobe vs Toon Boom
There’s a war brewing in the animation software world and Cartoon Brew is right in the thick of it. In fact, I only became aware of the …
Nickelodeon’s Christmas Gift to NYC Animators
(photo from Paint Monster blog) The holidays just got a little less jolly for NY animation artists. I’m hearing reports that among the …
New Animation Studio by Danny Boyle and Friends
Here is a message from Treat Studios co-founder Matt Layzell: Thanks very much for the attention but we’re not actually connected to …
Incredible Animation Budgets Interactive Graph
Not enough people talk about animation budgets and salaries and I think that’s a shame. It’s hard to produce good work without knowing …
3D Animation Movies: Fad or Future?
The new blog Market Saw keeps readers updated about the latest 3D craze sweeping the feature animation biz (and movie industry as a …
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