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PREVIEW: 2011 U.S. Animated Features
2011 promises to deliver a brand new slate of American animated features. But how new is it? Our list of sixteen features below reveals …
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“Getting Ready For Christmas Day” by Jeff Scher
Brooklyn-based filmmaker Jeff Scher created this mixed-media music video for Paul Simon’s “Getting Ready For Christmas Day.” The quirky …
2010 Annie Award Nominations Announced
ASIFA-Hollywood, the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Society, announced its nominations this morning for the 38th …
“Mars Needs Moms” trailer
Simon Wells directs this Image Movers Digital (re: Zemeckis) production. Disney is releasing it in March. Mo-cap or Mo-crap? You …
Will nothing STOP Robert Zemeckis?
Disney’s second animated release of 2011 (following Gnomeo and Juliet) will be the latest Robert Zemeckis/Imagemovers film, Mars Needs …
5th Annual San Francisco International Animation Festival
SAN FRANCISCO FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS FIFTH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 11—14, SPONSORED BY …
How to Make DreamWorks Secretaries Not Hang Up on You
Mark Simon, an animation artist with 2,700 productions to his credit, frequently hosts Hit Makers Summits where he charges thousands of …
Animation Block Party 2010 Winners
The seventh annual Animation Block Party wrapped up in Brooklyn last Sunday. The event’s organizer, Casey Safron, has created a unique …
Animation Block Party 2010
New York’s largest animation festival, Animation Block Party, has announced the selections for its seventh annual edition. The list of …
Gene Deitch in LA July 6th
An early heads up on my next CineFamily/Silent Movie Theatre screening next month. Animation director, cartoonist, creator of Tom …
Allen Swift (1924-2010)
Gene Deitch just informed us of the passing of his long-time personal friend Allen Swift. Swift (born Ira Stadlen) was best known for …
How To Train Your Dragon artists speak
Production artist Nicolas Marlet will be among those taking part in an artist panel at Alhambra’s Gallery Nucleus on Sunday March 28th, …
Dear Sesame Street
Dear Sesame Street, We, the undersigned, would like to register our concern over the contest you are now conducting with Aniboom. We …
Pro-Iranian Student Movement Music Video
New York animator Simon Ampel created this well drawn and effective music video to support Iran’s increasingly bold student movement …
Lifestyles of Animation Executives: Al Kahn and Jeffrey Katzenberg
I’ve often heard people complain that there’s no money to be made in the animation business. That’s not exactly true. It’s just that the …
Day Two: CTN Expo with Don & Gary
And on the Second Day, the CTN Expo became Comic Con for animators. Day 2 at CTN-X was wall-to-wall with attendees, standing room …
Next Weekend: CTN-X Animation Expo
Next weekend (11/20-22) is the CTN Animation Expo, and that’s where I’ll be with several hundred of my friends. It’s a convention/trade …
Mighty Mouse – the New Adventures on DVD
Here it comes to save your day. This past year I’ve been working with CBS Video and Paramount Home Entertainment on compiling the …
CTN Expo Update
Last month we told you about the animators expo shaping up for this November in Burbank being organized by former Disney character …
Ice Age Enters Record Books
A fact that took me by surprise: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is now the fifth-highest grossing animated feature of all-time at the …
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