Lies, an animated short film from Swedish director Jonas Odell, has earned the top prize for international shorts at the Sundance Film Festival.The film...
Pixar pic earns six noms; Bashir gets foreign-language nom
Surprises abounded as the Oscars announced their nominated films, with Disney's Bolt joining DreamWorks' Kung Fu...
Qatar-based Al Jazeera Children's Channel is developing a 3D animated series called Salaheldine.
The ongoing series, about a hero who pursues a dream of...
Walt Disney Television International (Southeast Asia) has picked up India-based DQ Entertainment's CG-animated series Twisted Whiskers for 12 new territories.
The deal means the series...
Leading vfx software firm GenArts, Inc. announced Tuesday its acquisition of SpeedSix Software.
The deal means SpeedSix's plug-in package Monsters and Raptors, which includes...
Wales-based independent toon maker Calon TV is developing a TV movie called Shiloh that is based on an idea from singer Merrill Osmond.
Osmond, formerly...
Japanese animation giant Toei announced plans to buy out partner Animation International's shares in the Hong Kong-based Toei Animation Enterprises, Variety reports.
The move...
Kevin Geiger and Moon Seun have closed down Animation Co-op, the interactive website community for animators that they founded in 2003.
The announcement was...
Warner Bros. and software maker Autodesk are the most recent companies to announce extensive layoffs in the face of the economic downturn.
WB announced...
China has reduced business taxes for qualifying animation companies by 3 percent.
The news, first reported in the China Stock Journal, says qualifying companies...
Emmy-winning PBS KIDS series WordWorld has signed three new international licensing deals.
Among the deals are a three-year DVD pact with Innoform for Singapore,...
Animation is making waves at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
First, the Australian claymation feature Mary & Max from writer/director Adam Elliot (Harvie Krumpet)...
Cartoon Network will celebrate the inauguration Tuesday of President-elect Barack Obama with a series of 30-second spots in which kids from a Boys &...