Audiences Eat Up $34 Million Worth of “Meatballs”
Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 opened in the United States this weekend in first place with a gross of $34 …
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Artist of the Day: Thomas Wellmann
Thomas Wellmann is a freelance cartoonist who lives in Münster, Germany. Thomas creates illustrations, comics, and in an unusual …
Artists Of Any Skill Level Can Create Professional Quality Animation With Cartoon Animator 5.2’s Motion Pilot
CTA dev Garry Pye and his 15-year-old daughter Maddison demonstrate how easy creating animation is with CTA 5.2.
Open Road Releases “The Nut Job” Trailer
The animated trailers won’t stop this week. Today we have The Nut Job, which will open on January 17, 2014. Directed by veteran CG …
Roger Rabbit Returns In “Who Wacked Roger Rabbit?”
Roger Rabbit is back! The character, which began its life in an adult-oriented novel written by Gary K. Wolf, will …
Pixar Veterans Launch ToyTalk’s First App “The Winston Show”
When Oren Jacob left his post as CTO at Pixar to start ToyTalk, it wasn’t clear what kinds of projects the new company would undertake. …
“Le Gouffre” Looks Beautiful and Was Made by Just 3 Artists
“Le Gouffre” is an animated short by three young French-Canadians that has raised nearly 400% of its Kickstarter goal.
“Alpha and Omega” Was Successful Enough To Get A Sequel
The 2010 theatrical feature is coming back with a direct-to-video sequel.
New “Free Birds” Trailer
Relativity Media has released the final theatrical trailer for Free Birds, the debut animated feature of Dallas-based Reel FX. Directed …
Nick Greenlights New Series by C. H. Greenblatt, Dave Cooper and Johnny Ryan [UPDATED]
Nickelodeon announced this afternoon that they’ve greenlit two new series: “Bad Seeds” and “Pig Goat Banana Cricket.”
Disney Releases “Frozen” Trailer
Disney has released the full theatrical trailer for “Frozen,” directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee.
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 …
GKIDS Sets November Release for “Approved for Adoption”
The critically acclaimed French/Belgian animated documentary Approved for Adoption has lined up some US release dates. Distributor GKIDS …
Sony Will Release R-Rated Animated Film “Sausage Party”
American feature animation just got a little more adult. Sony Pictures will release its first R-rated animated film in 2015. The CG pic, …
(NSFW) “Ketsujiru Juke” by Sawako Kabuki
Sawako Kabuki’s short film Ketsujiru Juke (Anal Juke—Anal Juice) has been garnering attention on the festival circuit after screenings …
“Minions” Film Delayed Until 2015
Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures have moved the release date of the Minions spin-off movie from December 19, 2014 to …
“i” by Isabela Dos Santos
Hand-drawn animation and dance performance intersect and interact in a piece that asks, Who am I?
Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet Review by Christy Karacas
Editor’s Note: Last Friday, we posted about how Microsoft has recruited Superjail! co-creator Christy Karacas to promote their Surface …
“Lonely Bones” and “Tito on Ice” Win Top Prizes at Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival
Tonight in Canada, the Ottawa International Animation Festival held the awards ceremony for its 2013 edition. The top prize for short …
Microsoft Recruits “Superjail!” Creator Christy Karacas To Sell Surface Tablets [UPDATED]
[UPDATE]: Ready Christy’s review of the Surface Pro tablet. Animation artists as spokespeople doesn’t happen often, but Microsoft is …
Tomorrow in LA: USC Football Game Will Feature “Croods” Musical Performance
Here’s something for the individual who’s torn between watching college football and animation. Tomorrow’s USC versus Utah game will …
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