Tag: Kung Fu Panda
Skydance & Ilion Tap Directors Vicky Jenson, Alessandro Carloni for Features
The recently launched animation division of Skydance Media, formed in partnership with Madrid’s Ilion Animation, has brought on a couple of DreamWorks Animation alums...
Skydance Forms Animation Division in Ilion Partnership
US film and TV producer Skydance Media has announced the launch of an animation division and multi-year partnership with Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios (Mortadelo...
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John Cho and Leslie Mann to Host Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards
Stars of Star Trek Beyond and The Comedian will take the stage Feb. 11 to...
DreamEast and Jetpack Ink ‘Valt the Wonder Deer’ Deal
Beijing- and Hollywood-based film and TV animation studio DreamEast Pictures has secured a global distribution deal with Jetpack Distribution for 2D adventure-comedy series, Valt...
Mark Osborne Receiving French Honor for ‘Little Prince’
In recognition of his work bringing the first animated feature adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic novella The Little Prince to screens worldwide, director...
WB Throws Director Mark Osborne ‘Bone’
The feature animation adaptation of Jeff Smith’s Bone is finally picking up steam, with Warner Bros. tapping Oscar-nominated Kung Fu Panda and The Little...
Rodolphe Guenoden to Direct FDNY Animation ‘The Bravest’
Rodolphe Guenoden, a Gobelins graduate and longtime DreamWorks Animation artist, has been tapped to direct new animated feature The Bravest. The announcement was made...
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Home Where Walt Disney Started His First Animation Studio Is Set for Demolition
The Los Feliz bungalow where some of animation history’s most enduring characters...
Academy Invites 683 New Members for 2016
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has extended membership invitations to 683 distinguished filmmakers, artists and executives “who represent the best in...
Jeffrey Katzenberg Receives First Annecy Golden Ticket
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the art and industry of animation, the organizers of the Annecy Film Festival presented DreamWorks Animation’s CEO...
Rocket Teams Up with Mikros for ‘Sherlock Gnomes’
London-based Rocket Pictures has tapped award-winning studio Mikros Image (a Technicolor company) to lead digital animation work for Paramount Animation and MGM Pictures’ Sherlock...
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The Creator of the Original Regal Cinemas Roller-Coaster Animation Has Died
Portland, Oregon vfx animator John McLaughlin's credits also include Shark Tale, Kung Fu Panda...
Animator-Historian Tom Sito to Receive Dusty Alumni Award
School of Visual Arts BFA Film and BFA Animation chair Reeves Lehmann and Annie Flocco, producer-director of SVA’s 27th Dusty Awards, have announced this...
Comcast in Acquisition Talks with DreamWorks Animation
Reports have surfaced that international mass media giant Comcast Corporation is in talks to acquire DreamWorks Animation in a deal that The Wall Street...
Annecy Full Program Revealed
Taking place June 13-18, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (accompanied by the MIFA market, June 15-17) will once again offer the very best...
Huayi Bros. Partner with Hollywood Vets for Animation Venture
Chinese film production company Huayi Brothers has announced plans to expand its international presence by setting up an animation outfit with the help of...
Paramount Scraps ‘Little Prince’ U.S. Release
Strange news emerged just before the weekend as it was revealed that Paramount Pictures had dropped the international critics' hit The Little Prince like...
‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Opens No. 1, Sets Record in China
DreamWorks Animation's first co-pro with Shanghai's Oriental DreamWorks is delivering on Jeffrey Katzenberg's investment in opening up avenues to the Chinese theatrical audience. In...
Marco Piccinini Appointed Atlantyca Licensing Manager
On the heels of Atlantyca Entertainment's launch of the Atlantyca Live! Division headed by Rachele Geraci, the company has appointed Marco Piccinini as Licensing...
Paramount Shuffles ‘Monster Trucks’ and ‘SpongeBob 3’
Paramount Animation has revealed changes to its feature release slate through 2019, including date changes to two major projects, a release date for overseas...
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