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Disney Buys Lucasfilm, “Star Wars” Franchise for $4 Billion [UPDATED]
It’s not April Fools’ Day. The Walt Disney Company is acquiring Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise for $4.05 billion. The press …
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This Weekend in New York City: Pictoplasma Conference
Pictoplasma will stage the fourth US edition of their character design conference this weekend in New York City. The two-day conference …
Per-Minute Production Rates Are Climbing on Kickstarter [UPDATED]
Transparency in the crowdfunding community is highly valued, and animators tend to be most successful when they are upfront about the …
“The Snow Queen” Official Trailer
No, not Disney’s Frozen – This is the Russian version of The Snow Queen, of which we posted a teaser from back in February. Here’s the …
Sony Releases Genndy Tartakovsky’s new short “Goodnight Mr. Foot”
If you’ve been wondering what Genndy Tartakovsky’s been doing this past summer besides hitting the road to promote Hotel Transylvania and …
“Turkeys” get Greenlit at Reel FX
Here’s another film to look forward to in 2014: Relativity Media and Reel FX have announced that they will jointly produce and finance …
Friday in LA: Rare Stop-Motion Classics
I think all twelve programs compromising the latest Platform International Animation Festival are terrific – not a bad show in the batch. …
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, …
FIRST LOOK: Jerry on TCM
As previously noted, this Sunday night yours-truly, Jerry Beck, spends the whole evening co-hosting an entire block of classic animated …
“Typesetter Blues” by Hector Herrera
One part Foster’s Home, two parts The Dot and The Line – Hector Herrera’s Typesetter Blues is a hundred percent pure design eye candy. …
Rare Animation on TCM: “UPA Cartoons”
This is gallery of images from Columbia Pictures cartoon shorts produced by UPA (United Productions of America), the groundbreaking …
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 …
EXCLUSIVE: CTN Expo speakers include Glen Keane, Tyrus Wong, Syd Mead, Brenda Chapman
One month to go. The Creative Talent Network Expo (aka CTN-X), now in its fourth year, has established itself as the premiere …
First Look: Looney Tunes Platinum Vol. 2
Unabashed Plug: Out next week is Vol. 2 of Warner Home Video’s Blu-ray cartoon collection, Looney Tunes Platinum Collection. I’m a little …
Platform Animation Festival to honor AKIRA creator Katsuhiro Otomo
Full Press Release: PLATFORM INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL HONORS KATSUHIRO OTOMO WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Los …
Pixar Releases New RenderMan Software
Emeryville, CA – Pixar Animation Studios simultaneously released RenderMan Pro Server 17.0 and RenderMan Studio 4.0, extensively …
DreamWorks Classics Debuts At 2012 MIPCOM
Two CG Animated Series Inspired By How to Train Your Dragon and Upcoming Turbo Are Highlights of Comprehensive Television …
Teen Action-Hero “Max Steel” Makes Global Series Debut
LONDON 5 OCTOBER, 2012: Mattel, Inc. and FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), announced today a premier slate of international television …
Ford Targets Prius, Non-Hybrid Owners by Redrawing Popular Classic Animated Character in New C-MAX Ads
DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 4, 2012 — New TV, digital and print campaign – featuring Italian La Linea character popularized in the U.S. …
“Dear Dracula” Gets Animated
Image Comics/Shadowline graphic novel adaptation to air on Cartoon Network Dear Dracula, a graphic novel for kids published by the Image …
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