Dr. Toon: The Animation Critic's Art - Part VIII
Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman returns with another animation criticism lesson focusing on direction by dissecting Dick Lundy's classic Donald Duck short, A Good Time for a Dime.
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Cartoon Network HD Launches in U.K.
Turner Broadcasting has announced it will launch a high definition simulcast of Cartoon Network on Sky.
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Ben 10 Set to Hero Up in First CG Movie
Cartoon Network announced today that its alien-morphing boy hero, Ben 10, is set to star in his first CGI animated television movie: Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens.
Six Short Films Nominated for the Cartoon d'Or 2011
Six short films from Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland and United Kingdom will compete for the Cartoon d'Or 2011, the award for the best European animation short film.
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Cartoon Network, Transformers Producer to Develop Captain Planet Feature
Cartoon Network has signed a development agreement with action-adventure producer Don Murphy and partner Susan Montford and their company Angry Filmworks to develop a live-action motion picture based on the groundbreaking, environment-saving animated hero, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, it was announced today by Stuart Snyder, president and COO of Turner Broadcasting System Inc.’s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media division (AYAKM).
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Dr. Toon: The Animation Critic's Art - Part VII
Dr. Toon gets deeper into conflict and character.
Cartoon Network, MDA Announce SNAPTOONS In Singapore
Cartoon Network today announced a joint agreement with Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) to launch SNAPTOONS (Short New Asia Pacific Cartoons), an initiative that calls for creative pitches for original series from professional and budding animators.
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ThunderCats Roar on Cartoon Network Friday Nights
ThunderCats, one of the most beloved cartoons of the 1980s and a continuing cultural force, comes to Cartoon Network in an all-new contemporary reimagining of the iconic animated series.
Sixty-six New European Animation Series at Cartoon Forum in Poland
European animation producers are getting ready to conquer screens across the continent with a new generation of series to be presented at the 22nd Cartoon Forum, the European co-production forum for TV and new platforms.
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New BRB Cartoon Series Conquer Eastern Europe
BRB Internacional has signed on to the conquest of eastern Europe. Currently, several of the most recent cartoon series produced by the Spanish company are being broadcast in that part of the world, and others have just been acquired by channels there.
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Cartoon Network, Silver Pictures to Develop Ben 10 Feature
Cartoon Network has signed an agreement with acclaimed producer Joel Silver and Silver Pictures to develop a live-action motion picture for its globally successful animated action-adventure property, BEN 10, it was announced today by Stuart Snyder, president and COO of Turner Broadcasting System Inc.’s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media division (AYAKM).
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Crater Software Releases CTP V2.0 Cartoon Animation Software for Windows
CTP is software specifically designed for broadcast and film quality animated series production. To run the CTP just a standard Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer, a simple scanner and a graphics tablet are needed to produce animated series in broadcast-, high-definition- or film resolutions.
Cartoon Network Picks Up 3-D Rabbit Feature from China
Cartoon Network has acquired the rights to Tianjin North Film Studio's 3-D feature LEGEND OF THE RABBIT, reports Variety.
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Cartoon Network Takes Augmented Reality with Gen Rex App Across Asia
Cartoon Network is giving kids an unprecedented chance to check if their bodies are hosting nanites – microscopic machines – via a new augmented reality (AR) application created for its awesome new series, Generator Rex.
Cartoon Forum 2011
Begins: September 13, 2011
Cartoon Forum Polska
Where projects come to life…13-16 September 2011, Sopot (Poland)
The Cartoon Forum is neither a fair nor a festival, but rather a European co-production forum for TV and new platforms animation.
Gumball Debuts on Cartoon Network Monday
Cartoon Network’s newest animated comedy series, The Amazing World of Gumball, is the first UK-produced full-length animated series out of Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe.
Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe Posts Six Shorts
The following six animated short films came out of the Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe, based in London.
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Cartoon Art Museum Awarded Charles M. Schulz Donor Advised Grant
The Cartoon Art Museum has received a generous $30,000 matching grant from The Charles M. Schulz Donor Advised Grant in support of the museum’s ongoing programs and exhibitions.
Cartoon Network Appoints Entertainment Industry Expert Chang Chin-won
Cartoon Network Korea today announced the appointment of leading industry expert Chin-won Chang as General Manager.
9 Story’s Almost Naked Animals Set For U.S. Exposure On Cartoon Network
Multi-award-winning production and distribution company 9 Story Entertainment has signed an agreement with Cartoon Network for the U.S. broadcast of its proprietary animated comedy series, Almost Naked Animals (40 x 22 min); it was announced by 9 Story President and CEO, Vince Commisso.
Palaski Named VP, Public Relations at Cartoon Network
Courtenay Palaski has been promoted to vice president, public relations, for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media Group, it was announced today by James Anderson, senior vice president, public relations, for the Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media Group. In her expanded role, Palaski will oversee development and implementation of the public relations efforts surrounding all series programs for Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang.
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Cartoon Network Builds on Brands, Launches DC Nation Block
Springboarding off its 2010 ratings growth across key kids and boys demos, in which series/specials Adventure Time, Dude, What Would Happen, Generator Rex and Hall of Game helped propel the network to new heights, Cartoon Network described its plans for building new global franchises today as it unveiled a broad slate of new content for 2011 at its annual Advertising Upfront presentation.
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Chico & Rita Will Open Cartoon Movie 2011 To The Rhythm Of Cuba
Animated feature film “Chico & Rita”, winning director Fernando Trueba (“Belle Epoque”) Mariscal, will open the 13th edition of Cartoon Movie on 2 March in Lyon, France.
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CN Acquires Short-Form Series from Australian Children’s TV Foundation
Cartoon Network is continuing its support of local Australian original content with the acquisition of a package of 10 new children’s short-form series from Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF).
Big Live-Action Names Invade Cartoon Movie
In a report on Variety, the trade publication highlights the big names in live-action that will be involved in this year's Cartoon Movie.
