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CGI

BBC Plans To Improve ‘Watership Down’ With CGI

Bloody bunnies plus realistic CGI: what could possibly go wrong?

Cartoon Brew Pick

‘Border’ by plan78

An exploration of the absurdity of the lines created by human beings called ‘borders.’

Business

DreamWorks Animation Plans Major Layoffs

Major layoffs are coming up at DreamWorks Animation; hundreds of people could potentially be let go.

Award Season Focus

‘Big Hero 6,’ ‘Boxtrolls’ and ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Top VES Award Nominations

"Big Hero 6," "The Boxtrolls," "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" and the TV series "Game of Thrones" lead the VES Awards with five nominations apiece.

Cartoon Brew Pick

‘My Mom is An Airplane’ by Yulya Aronova

Different people have different mothers, but in this storybook-like film, one boy's mother flies above the rest!

Books

It’s Official: Animating is One of the Coolest Jobs on the Planet

Looks like we finally have a definitive answer to the age-old question: Is being an animator one of the coolest jobs on the planet?

Feature Film

Mondo Announces Feature Film Plans for ‘Happy Tree Friends,’ ‘Dick Figures’ and ‘Deep Space 69’

Mondo Media may be expanding their brand into the kid-friendly market, but that doesn’t mean they’re neglecting their adult-oriented successes.

Cartoon Brew Pick

‘Zerogon’ by Joshua Planz and John Mattiuzzi

A lonely creature, on a lonely planet, abducted into the false allure of a computer generated world.

Feature Film

Betty Boop Film Planned by Simon Cowell and Animal Logic

What do you get when you cross a British reality TV show host, the studio that made "Happy Feet," and an 84-year-old cartoon sex symbol? You may not have to wait long to find out.

Box Office Report

‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ Opens With $18 Million, But The Real Money Is Elsewhere

Like its predecessor, "Planes: Fire & Rescue" opened in third place at the U.S. box office. The new film, however, grossed only $18 million, or 19% less than the opening of the first "Planes."

Disney

Disney Plans Live-Action ‘Dumbo’ Remake with ‘Transformers’ Writer [UPDATED]

Disney is developing a live-action feature based on the 1941 animated film Dumbo. Ehren Kruger, who has written or co-written three of the four Michael Bay "Transformers" films, will write the script

Business

British Studios Locksmith and Double Negative Plan To Make CG Features

There are big developments in the UK animation industry in the wake of a much-heralded tax break received by the British animation industry that went into effect last year. Sarah Smith, the former creative director of features at Aardman Animations, is setting up a studio named Locksmith Animation. She bills it as the UK’s "first high-end CGI feature animation studio," and it is focused on creating a long-term slate of films for worldwide distribution.