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Festivals & Events

Pitching Tips From Ottawa

Ryan Ball - October 8, 2002

Here are some useful pitching tips culled from the "Pitching Panel" at the Ottawa International Animation Festival with speakers like David Starr (Curious Pictures),...

Festivals & Events

Treasure Planet Excursion At L.A. Comic & Sci-Fi Con

Ryan Ball - October 8, 2002

The Disney Directing/Producing/Writing team of John Musker and Ron Clements will make an appearance at the Los Angeles Comic Book And Science Fiction Convention...

Television

LEGO, Miramax offer BIONICLE Sneak Peek

Ryan Ball - October 8, 2002

LEGO Media and Miramax Films unveiled the first production and marketing materials available for the 70-minute, direct-to-home video CG feature BIONICLE: Mask of Light. Based...

Television

EM.TV Turns Up Volume With KI.KA

Ryan Ball - October 8, 2002

EM.TV & Merchandising AG and children’s channel KI.KA have closed a volume deal that involves the acquisition of at least 300 half-hour episodes of...

Television

Butt-Ugly Martians To Invade Spain

Ryan Ball - October 8, 2002

Mike Young Productions struck a deal with Barcelona-based LUK International for distribution of Butt-Ugly Martians throughout Spain. LUK will function as the designated sub-distributor,...

Television

Xilam Animation Gets Lucky With Fox Kids U.K.

Ryan Ball - October 8, 2002

The New Adventures of Lucky Luke, the award-winning series from Paris-based animation studio Xilam, has been picked up for broadcast in the U.K. by...

Home Entertainment

Beast Of A DVD

Ryan Ball - October 7, 2002

When Disney releases a classic on DVD, they put out much more than a movie. Hitting stores tomorrow, the two-disc Beauty and the Beast:...

Television

Beyblade Spins To Latin America

Ryan Ball - October 7, 2002

Corus Ent.’s Nelvana will see its top-rated series Beyblade extended to Fox Kids Latin America this month. Based on Japan’s newest sports entertainment brand,...

Television

Spectra Animation To Co-develop Space DJs

Ryan Ball - October 7, 2002

France Animation has signed a co-development deal with Canada’s Spectra Animation for the 52x13 2D animated series Space DJs. The agreement marks the first...

Television

DECODE Ent. Lands Undergrads On Comedy Central

Ryan Ball - October 7, 2002

Comedy Central will air DECODE’s 13x30 2D animated series Undergrads. The irreverent comedy, which previously aired on TELETOON and nabbed the highest ratings ever...

Features

Jonah Swimming Below Surface

Ryan Ball - October 7, 2002

With a sixth place debut and a modest $6.5 million box office take, Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie didn’t appear to make much of a...

Features

New Animation Studio Opens In Burbank

Ryan Ball - October 7, 2002

Founded by award-winning animation filmmaker Jordan Reichek, Perky Pickle Studios has opened its doors in Burbank, Calif. The full-service commercial animation production company is...

Licensing

Chuck Jones Gallery Burglarized Again

Ryan Ball - October 4, 2002

For the third time in the past 6 months, the Chuck Jones Studio Gallery in Old Town San Diego was burglarized on the morning...

Festivals & Events

Ottawa Animation Fest Rolling

Ryan Ball - October 4, 2002

The 2002 Ottawa International Animation Festival opened Wednesday night at Ottawa's National Arts Center (NAC) with a focus on working and playing hard. Chris Robinson,...

Television

Tricks & Treats From Cartoon Network

Ryan Ball - October 4, 2002

All this month, Cartoon Network serves up a mixed bag of special treats and spine-tingling, rib-tickling installments of its most popular shows. Every Friday night...

Features

Veggies Sprout Up In Theaters

Ryan Ball - October 4, 2002

Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie opens in theaters nationwide today, marking the first big screen outing for Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber, Archibald Asparagus,...

Licensing

4Kids, DreamWorks Cut Yu-Gi-Oh! Album

Ryan Ball - October 3, 2002

Fans of the hit animated series Yu-Gi-Oh! can soon have their own soundtrack as they play the Konami trading card and video games and...

Disney Online Nabs WebAwards

Ryan Ball - October 3, 2002

The Web Marketing Association (WMA) has honored Disney Online with four WebAwards. Winners were announced on Oct. 1 during the sixth annual competition held...

Video Games