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Press Release from Scanline VFX

Los Angeles, California (July 14, 2009) -- Visual Effects Supervisor Bryan Grill has joined international visual effects company Scanline VFX in their Los Angeles studio.

Press Release from Studio Ghibli and Digital Video

Studio Ghibli, the studio that produces the films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata among others, and Digital Video, the makers of Toonz, jointly announce the delivery of a special version of Toonz developed by Digital Video based on Studio Ghibli's specifications.

Such derived version will be also made available to the larger community of Toonz users, under the name of Toonz Harlequin v. 6.0.

Richard F. O'Brion, 89, of Wyckoff, N.J., died on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Industry veterans affectionately knew him as "The Pope." He retired as an Executive Vice President for JVC Corporation of America, in charge of the company's entire U.S. operations, and was one of the key individuals in introducing the VHS format. He was also identified with the early days of Sony's broadcast and professional business. Dick also worked for Ampex and Allan Dumont Laboratories during his career.

Press Release from National Association of Black Journalists

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts are combining forces at this year's National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention and Career Fair to present an exciting lineup of entertainment, including a sneak preview of special footage from Walt Disney Pictures' animated comedy adventure, "The Princess and the Frog," and the debut of Disney's newest princess, Tiana, voiced by Tony Award(R) winning-actress Anika Noni Rose.

Cable network FX has ordered six episodes of half-hour animated comedy ARCHER, per VARIETY.

The show, still in the working title stage, is from Adam Reed and is about the employees of an international spy agency. ARCHER is set to launch in the fall and is a likely companion to FX's cult fave comedy IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA.

Chris Parnell, Aisha Tyler, Judy Greer and Jessica Walter are part of the voice cast, as is Jon Benjamin of FAMILY GUY.

Press Release from MPC

House of Imagination, 4Creative's eagerly awaited new brand film for Syfy, will be premiered in the US today as part of SCI FI's brand evolution to Syfy on Tuesday, July 7. Visual Effects and the interactive web campaign were carried out at MPC.

The two minute brand film was conceived, directed and produced by 4Creative, Channel 4's creative resource, who in the last month have picked up a Bafta, a D&AD pencil and two Cannes Lions.

Press Release from Renegade Animation

Mr. Magoo and Charles Dickens may have seemed like an odd match at the time but Americans of a certain age will remember that the pairing resulted in bit of pure magic. MR. MAGOO'S CHRISTMAS CAROL was the first-ever animated Christmas special, and is now the subject of a splendid new book by Darrell Van Citters. Van Citters will be previewing an advance copy of the book at the up-coming Comic-Con International in San Diego, July 23-26. The book is set for publication this fall.

Press Release from Lucasfilm

Lucasfilm will once again dominate Comic-Con International with the biggest pavilion on the Exhibit Hall Floor, featuring Lucasfilm's signature video walls, collectibles, LucasArts video games, a wealth of STAR WARS licensed product and more.

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Press Release from Sesame Workshop