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Keiji Nakazawa, Creator of “Barefoot Gen”, RIP
Keiji Nakazawa, the creator of the manga series Barefoot Gen, passed away on December 19th from lung cancer.
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Fyodor Khitruk (1917-2012)
A major figure in the world of international animation, Fyodor Khitruk has passed away.
Advance Praise for the Book That Disney Doesn’t Want You To Read
This week was supposed to be the release date of my biography about artist, animator and director Ward Kimball. However, my publisher, …
Four Fantastic New Books: On McKimson, Gottfredson, Henson and Wreck-It Ralph!
To recap: this season has already brought two must-have books – J.B. Kaufman’s Snow White history, The Fairest One Of All and Charles …
Run Wrake (1965-2012)
Bummer news out of England. British animator Run Wrake died on Sunday morning from cancer at the age of 47. He is survived by his wife, …
INTERVIEW: Carolyn and Andy London Are Eager to Please With Their New Project
Over the past decade,the husband-and-wife team Andy and Carolyn London have produced one of the most eclectic bodies of indie animated …
Jeannette Thomas, Widow Of Legendary Disney Animator Frank Thomas, and Gamble House Historian/Author, Dies At Age 91
Jeanette Armentrout Thomas, the widow of legendary Disney animator Frank Thomas (one of Walt Disney’s renowned “Nine Old Men”), …
JibJab Pushes Into Children’s Entertainment With StoryBots
Brothers Evan and Gregg Spiridellis, founders of JibJab, were visiting New York yesterday to officially launch their new multi-platform …
Bob Clampett remembered
Writer Chris Lukather has just posted a nice interview with Ruth Clampett which contains some new insights into her father – the …
“Saving Mr. Banks” Begins Production In Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Calif., September 19, 2012—Disney began production today on Saving Mr. Banks, the account of Walt Disney’s twenty-year …
Copenhagen Bombay Secures Financing For Esben Toft Jacobsen’s “Beyond Beyond”
Copenhagen Bombay and its team, which produced Esben Toft Jacobsen’s internationally acclaimed animated feature film, The Great Bear, …
Right Stuf, Inc. Acquires “The Rose Of Versailles”
Nozomi Ent. to release classic anime as limited-edition DVD sets in 2013 and to conduct fan Q&A with creator Riyoko Ikeda; Viki to …
“The Day of the Crows” Trailer
This looks like a visually lush and promising animated feature. The Day of the Crows (Le Jour des Corneilles) is a hand-drawn film based …
GKIDS Puts Forward Four Pictures For 2012 Best Animated Feature Oscar & 2012 Annie Awards
From Up On Poppy Hill Le Tableau The Rabbi’s Cat Zarafa New York, New York — August 29, 2012 — GKIDS, a distributor of …
William A. Emmons: The Disney Animator Who Almost Was
The old adage goes that history is written by the victors. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t other stories worth telling. Recently, I’ve …
VIEW Conference Unveils 2012 Highlights
Turin, Italy — The VIEW Conference is proud to announce that award winning director Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai …
Disney•Pixar’s “Brave” Comes to Blu-ray Combo Pack on November 13, 2012
“A heroic fantasy, it also realistically captures the complex shadings of familial relationships, particularly those between a mother …
Delicious Voice Cast Storms In To “Cloudy 2: Revenge Of The Leftovers”
CULVER CITY, Calif., August 20, 2012 — The forecast is sunny side up for Sony Pictures Animation as the studio has reassembled the …
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Re-Emerge in Special One-Hour Event on Nickelodeon on Sept 29, 2012
THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES RE-EMERGE TO BATTLE EVIL AND SAVE THE WORLD IN A SPECIAL ONE-HOUR EVENT ON NICKELODEON SATURDAY, …
Xavier Fauthoux Wins James Brown Music Video Challenge
LONDON — French director Xavier Fauthoux has been chosen as the Grand Prize winner for the James Brown Music Video Challenge. In …
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