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Festivals & Events

Pitch Party ’13: Three More Judges Announced

Mercedes Milligan - May 10, 2013

Animation Magazine is proud to announce the next batch of judges confirmed for this year's Pitch Party contest — the online/print pitching competition that...

Festivals & Events

Course of the Force Returns, Benefits Make-A-Wish

Mercedes Milligan - May 9, 2013

The organizers of the Course of the Force Star Wars-themed charity run have announced that the event will return to Southern California this summer,...

Top Stories

Disney Reveals New ‘Pirates’ Infinity Pics

Mercedes Milligan - May 9, 2013

Disney Interactive has provided a more in-depth look at the Pirates of the Caribbean Play Set within its upcoming interactive platform, Disney Infinity, with...

Television

MacFarlane to Guest on ‘Simpsons’ Season Finale

Mercedes Milligan - May 8, 2013

Fox will be serving up an interesting animation biz mashup as the season 24 finale of its record-running toon The Simpsons will be an...

Festivals & Events

SVA Announces Dusty Winners

Mercedes Milligan - May 8, 2013

New York's School of Visual Arts has announced the winners of the 24th annual Dusty Film & Animation Festival and Awards. The 2013 animation...

Home Entertainment

‘Adventure Time’ Seasons 1 & 2 Blu-rays Arrive in June

Mercedes Milligan - May 7, 2013

Cartoon Network will be releasing seasons one and two of its Emmy-nominated action comedy Adventure Time on Blu-ray on June 4. The same day, Adventure...

Festivals & Events

Nick Launches SpongeBob SquareShorts Contest

Mercedes Milligan - May 7, 2013

Nickelodeon has announced the launch of the first-ever global SpongeBob SquarePants-inspired short film competition, SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes. Fans of the absorbent yellow...

People

Shade Expands, Names Maher Biz Development Exec

Mercedes Milligan - May 6, 2013

Southern California studio Shade VFX has announced the company has relocated to a new facility at Santa Monica's Bergamot Station, doubling the available space...

Home Entertainment

‘Unbound,’ ‘Rabbi’s Cat’ Pounce on DVD Shelves

Mercedes Milligan - May 6, 2013

Two very different but equally worthy animated efforts are topping the Animag home entertainment shopping list this week. First, for comic-book fans, the 16th...

Licensing

VIZ Nabs ‘Accel World’ License for N. America

Mercedes Milligan - May 3, 2013

North American manga and anime publisher, distributor and licensor VIZ Media has been named master licensee for sci-fi series Accel World. The English dubbed...

Television

Hub Launches ‘SheZow,’ ‘Wizards vs. Aliens’ June 1

Mercedes Milligan - May 3, 2013

The Hub will be launching two newly acquired series this summer as the network imports "she-larious" animated comedy SheZow from Oz and live-action hit...

Television

‘Maya’ Buzzes to RAI YoYo

Mercedes Milligan - May 3, 2013

Studio100 Animation's CG-animated take on classic kids' property Maya the Bee is winging it to Italian channel RAI's digital kids outlet RAI YoYo following...

Festivals & Events

Pitch Party 2013: First Four Judges Revealed!

Mercedes Milligan - May 3, 2013

Animag is ramping up for the 2013 edition of our annual Pitch Party contest -- the online/print pitching competition that puts your animated project...

Television

TV News Bytes: DHX, Mediatoon

Mercedes Milligan - May 2, 2013

+ International indie toon house DHX Media has inked a deal with Viacom Media Networks for the sixth season of its wacky animated action-comedy Johnny...

Top Stories

Disney Infinity Offers New Behind-the-Scenes Video

Mercedes Milligan - May 2, 2013

Disney Interactive has released the second video in its behind-the-scenes series “Creating Infinity,” exploring the Disney Infinity interactive gaming device set to hit shelves...

Top Stories

‘Moshi Monsters’ Turn 5

Mercedes Milligan - May 1, 2013

British studio Mind Candy's online world of adoptable pet creatures Moshi Monsters is celebrating its fifth birthday with a special event in London this...

Top Stories

DreamWorks in Buying Talks with AwesomenessTV

Mercedes Milligan - May 1, 2013

Though an official statement from either party has yet to emerge, tech blog All Things D and an LA Times entertainment blogger are reporting...

Schools

Lantz Foundation Ups LMU Gift

Mercedes Milligan - May 1, 2013

The Walter Lantz Foundation has upped its gift to Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television's Animation Department to just over $1 million,...

People

Tito Ortiz Hired as Illumination’s Development VP

Mercedes Milligan - April 30, 2013

Veteran animated features exec Tito Ortiz (Ice Age, Despicable Me) is returning to Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment after being absent for two years pursuing...

Features

Cinema 4D Aids Futuristic Vision of ‘Oblivion’

Mercedes Milligan - April 30, 2013

VFX and animation tech house Maxon has announced that the designers and animators charged with visualizing the complex in-camera and on-screen motion graphics sequences...

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