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Features

Gondry to Direct Green Hornet

animation_magazine - February 24, 2009

Michel Gondry, best known for the cult hit Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, is set to direct The Green Hornet, Variety reports. Seth Rogen...

Features

Iron Man DVD Lifts Marvel Earnings

animation_magazine - February 24, 2009

Marvel Entertainment reported stronger than expected profits for 2008, fueled in large part by strong sales of the Iron Man DVD. Net sales for the...

Licensing

Sesame Joins Universal’s Dubai Park Plans

animation_magazine - February 23, 2009

Universal Studios Dubailand has signed a deal with Sesame Workshop to develop three Sesame Street-themed venues for an under-construction theme park in the United...

VFX

Autodesk Introduces Softimage 7.5

animation_magazine - February 23, 2009

Autodesk has launched Softimage 7.5, adding features such as UV unfolding technology and an integrated mental ray renderer into the popular game creation and...

VFX

DreamWorks Taps NM Supercomputer Capacity

animation_magazine - February 23, 2009

DreamWorks Animation has linked up with a New Mexico-owned supercomputing initiative to make more efficient CG movies. In a deal announced by New Mexico...

Home Entertainment

Futurama’s Final Finale, Plus Akira Arrive on Blu-ray

animation_magazine - February 23, 2009

Comic and tragic visions of the future lead off this week's animated DVD releases. Up first is Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (Fox, $29.98...

Television

Nick Grabs Elephant Princess for Global Markets

animation_magazine - February 23, 2009

Nick International has picked up the live-action tween series The Elephant Princess to air in Europe, Africa and Latin America. The channel also picked...

Disney Buys Kids Animation Site Kerpoof

animation_magazine - February 22, 2009

The Walt Disney Co. has acquired Kerpoof, a kids-oriented website that lets users easily create pictures, cards and short animated clips. Kerpoof launched in 2007...

VFX

Button, WALL’E Dominate VES Awards

animation_magazine - February 22, 2009

The night belonged to a robot, a backwards-aging Brad Pitt and the nation's second president at the 7th annual Visual Effects Society Awards. WALL'E, the...

Festivals & Events

Coraline’s Selick to Give NAB Keynote

animation_magazine - February 22, 2009

Henry Selick, director of the 3-D stop-motion animated feature Coraline, will be a keynote speaker at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las...

Features

Wall’E Scores First With Sound Editors

animation_magazine - February 22, 2009

The Motion Picture Sound Editors gave its top honor Saturday night to WALL'E, which took home the prize for best sound effects, Foley, dialogue...

Features

Billion-Dollar Knight, Madea On Top

animation_magazine - February 22, 2009

The Dark Knight is the fourth film to gross more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Warner Bros. announced the breakthrough Friday,...