Tag: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Don Hahn to Address Dodge Commencement, Receive Honorary Degree
Academy Award-nominated producer Don Hahn will receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at...
Lupus, Melusine Reunite to Adapt ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’
Lupus Films and Melusine Productions, the studios behind acclaimed animated feature Ethel & Ernest, have reunited and joined forces with producers Sarah Radclyffe (co-founder,...
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VIDEO: New ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Trailer
Chris Pratt unveiled the new spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday night, revealing a brand-new character:...
Zac Posen ‘Betty Boop’ Line Launches with New Short
For the first time in nearly 30 years, Max Fleischer's iconic cartoon starlet Betty Boop has appeared in a new animated project with the...
VFX Pioneer Ken Ralston Receiving VES Lifetime Achievement Award
The Visual Effects Society has named multiple Academy Award-winning visual effects pioneer Ken Ralston as the recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award to...
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...
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...
Animation Architects
Industrial Light and Magic has created pure movie wizardry for four decades — and we look back at some of the best animated moments...
Bugs and Daffy Voice Actor Joe Alaskey Dies
Joe Alaskey, a prolific voice performer who played classic cartoon characters such as Looney Tunes’ Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird and Sylvester the...
Pop Twist Takes on ‘Little Big Panda’
L.A.-based distributor Pop Twist Entertainment has taken on rights for 3D animated film Little Big Panda, on behalf of Benchmark Entertainment Picture Productions GmbH....
‘Maleficent’ Director Among Gumby Fest Guests
This year’s Gumby Fest Stop Motion Festival (gumbyfest.net) will be celebrating the iconic claymation character’s 60th birthday with 16 presentations by TV and film...
Which Witch is Which?
Halloween season seems to be the perfect time to bring up one a cartoon character who had one of the most remarkable careers of...
Animating the Active Mind of ‘Kirby Buckets’
Animation and live action haven't always gotten along terribly well together in the same frame — Who Framed Roger Rabbit? excepted. But with the...
Simon Cowell Partners with Animal Logic for Betty Boop Flick
The original animation super-starlet Betty Boop will take to the silver screen thanks to a partnership between Australian animation house Animal Logic, Simon Cowell's...
‘Roger Rabbit’ Star Bob Hoskins Dies at 71
Prolific British actor Bob Hoskins, best known in the toon world for his role as private eye Eddie Valiant in Robert Zemeckis' groundbreaking 1988...
Animators Seek ‘Lost Treasure’ Aid on Kickstarter
We don't normally post news items about Kickstarter campaigns — if we did, we'd just have to change the name of the magazine to...
Frist Plans Animation Exhibition for Summer
Nashville, Tennessee's The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will celebrate the art and history of animation with a special summer exhibition. Watch Me...
Line-up Announced for Animex Festival 2014
Animation exec Max Howard and top game designer Georg Baker are among the speakers now set for the 2014 edition of the Animex international...
Original Cut of ‘Thief and the Cobbler’ to Screen at Academy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will screen the rarely seen, director's cut of Richard Williams' The Thief and the Cobbler on...
SIGGRAPH Asia to Focus on Immersive Technologies
This year's SIGGRAPH Asia, which takes place Nov. 19 to 22nd in Hong Kong, will offer a wide variety of programs focusing on the...
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