Shout! Factory Sets U.S. Theatrical Release for ‘The Seventh Dwarf’
Peyton List, Norm Macdonald, Nina Hagen and Joshua Graham lead all-star voice cast for highly anticipated CG-animated feature opening in Los Angeles and New York on July 31.
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Disney Planning Live-Action Feature Based on ‘Fantasia’s ‘Night on Bald Mountain’
Project continues Disney's recent trend of remaking its animated classics into live-action films, beginning with ‘Maleficent’ and ‘Cinderella,’ and now including ‘Mulan,’ ‘Winnie The Pooh,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ‘Dumbo’ and a new movie starring ‘Peter Pan’s Tinker Bell.
Disney Announces ‘Tangled’ Animated Series
‘Tangled’ animated TV series, based on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ acclaimed feature film, begins production for 2017 premiere on Disney Channel.
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Robin Chandler Joins DreamWorks Animation
Former Pixar PR chief to lead publicity efforts for feature animation film slate as head of theatrical public relations.
Watch: First Teaser Trailer for Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’
Directed by Peter Sohn and produced by Denise Ream, Pixar Animation Studio’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’ opens in theaters on November 25.
Primal Screen Picks Up Studio 100 Feature, ‘Maya the Bee’
Deal for German/Australian 3D animation feature includes all rights for the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.
Bron Animation Sets ‘Henchmen’ Voice Cast
James Marsden, Thomas Middleditch, Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, Nathan Fillion, Jane Krakowski, Rob Riggle, Craig Robinson and Will Sasso lend voices to Canadian studio’s first animated feature film.
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How Transmedia Made LEGO the Most Powerful Brand in the World
The tremendous success of LEGO’s storytelling and world-building can be seen in toys, games, TV, movies and even fan fiction.
‘Song of the Sea’ Tops Irish Film and Television Awards
Cartoon Saloon also receives the award for best animated short with ‘Somewhere Down The Line,’ written and directed by Julien Regnard.
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WATCH: New ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Trailer & Clips
The final trailer for Aardman’s ‘Shaun The Sheep Movie’ arrives along with a trove of new clips and character featurettes.
Animal Logic to Open New Animation Studio in Canada
Sydney and Los Angeles-based visual effects and animation studio expands into Vancouver with three-picture deal with Warner Bros. beginning with ‘The LEGO Movie Sequel.’
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NYICFF Announces 2016 Dates, Call for Entries
New York International Children’s Film Festival to take place February 26 through March 20, 2016; early deadline for short film submissions is September 9.
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Wizart’s ‘Snow Queen’ to Get Third Installment
With Hollywood voice talent to be announced at AFM, the third installment in the CG-animated Russian film franchise is set to roll out worldwide in 2016.
BBC Producing ‘Watership Down’ CG Remake
New four-part animation based on the beloved book by Richard Adams to air on BBC1 sometime next year.
Studio Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away’ and ‘The Cat Returns’ Arrive on Blu-ray June 16
Two beloved films from Studio Ghibli -- Oscar-winning masterpiece ‘Spirited Away’ and the enchanting fantasy-adventure ‘The Cat Returns’ -- to be made available for the first time on Blu-ray.
Aardman’s Nick Park to Direct ‘Early Man’
French studio and distributor StudioCanal once again teams up with British animation studio Aardman and four-time Oscar-winner Nick Park on a new feature project set for release in 2018.
Warner Bros. Animation to Release New Looney Tunes Feature
All-new Looney Tunes animated movie from Warner Bros. Animation, ‘Looney Tunes Rabbits Run,’ featuring Bugs bunny, is set for release on August 4, 2015.
Toonz, Gnosis Enter Multi-Year Partnership
Gnosis Moving Pictures enters financing and animation partnership with Toonz Media Group, with the first project to be directed by Will Vinton.
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46th Annual ASIFA-EAST Festival Awards Ceremony to be Held May 17
Awards will be given out across a variety of categories and craft from student, commercial, and independent entries to excellence in writing, design, and animation.
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Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman Head to Disney’s ‘Zootopia’
Directed by Byron Howard, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ ‘Zootopia’ opens nationwide on March 4, 2016.
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LOOK: New Images from Michaël Dudok de Wit's ‘The Red Turtle’
Paris-based film sales group Wild Bunch bringing a 50-second extract of the highly anticipated Studio Ghibli co-production to the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Blue Sky’s Chip Lotierzo & Tom Cardone
Senior animator Chip Lotierzo and art director Tom Cardone discuss their respective roles on Blue Sky’s animated features, including ‘Rio 2,’ as part of AWN’s series of exclusive video interviews from FMX 2014.
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AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Animal Logic’s Damien Gray
CG supervisor Damien Gray discusses Animal Logic’s animated feature ‘The LEGO Movie’ as part of AWN’s series of exclusive video interviews from FMX 2014.
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All-Star Voice Cast Set for ‘Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad’ Feature
John Cleese, Alec Baldwin, James Franco, Anjelica Huston, Heidi Klum and Omar Sy board AMBI Pictures’ 3D CGI animated family film ‘Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad,’ directed by veteran animator Dimos Vrysellas.
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AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – DreamWorks Animation’s Doug Cooper
Doug Cooper discusses the role of Visual Effects Supervisor at DreamWorks Animation’s as part of AWN’s series of exclusive video interviews from FMX 2014.
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