‘Escape From Planet Earth’ Gets a Weinstein Screening
The case of writer-director Tony Leech and producer Brian Inerfeld against the Weinstein company over the studio’s handling of the CG-animated movie Escape From Planet Earth seems to keep generating...
View Article‘The Hobbit’ Continues to Draw Auds to Theaters
No animated movies made the U.S. top 10 this weekend, but several of 2012’s popular toons are still continuing to deliver strong numbers both stateside and overseas. Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit landed...
View ArticleLong Weekend News: ‘Tad,’‘Simpsons,’‘Planet Earth’
It was another big weekend of awards for animated titles. Fox-TV’s long-running animated series The Simpsons received a Writers Guild honor for the episode “Ned and Edna’s Blend Agenda” written by Jeff...
View Article‘Oggy’ Producer Announces Next Animated Feature
French animation producer Marc du Pontavice, who presented his latest project Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie at Annecy last week, has started development on a new original fantasy project titled...
View ArticleBron Enlists for ‘Henchmen’
Canadian toon house Bron Animation will kick off production this fall on a feature-length CG animated film titled Henchmen, based on an original script by Jay D. Waxman. The flick will be directed by...
View ArticleAnima Vitae’s ‘Niko 2′ Takes Top Prize in Tokyo
Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble has won top prize at the Tokyo Children’s Film Festival. As a winner of the prize, the feature will also screen at the Tokyo Intl. Film Festival (Oct. 17-25) in...
View ArticleNew Producer Gnosis Launches with Vinton Film
A new L.A.-based CG film and social gaming studio, Gnosis Moving Pictures, has announced it will kick off its production slate with an animated feature, The Quest, directed by Oscar winner Will Vinton....
View ArticleWeinstein Kicks in for ‘Foosball’
Variety revealed today that The Weinstein Co. has picked up rights in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and France for Argentina’s high-profile animated film, Foosball by Juan Jose Campanella....
View Article‘Foosball’ Scores Big at NYICFF
The animated feature Foosball, directed by Juan Jose Campanella, won the grand prize at the New York International Children’s Film Festival. Foosball is scheduled for release in the United States in...
View ArticleStarz Presents Animated Double Features
Starz Kids & Family will present a monthlong “Amazing Animation” double feature lineup starting Saturday, August 1 at 6 p.m. ET/PT. Ten kid-friendly titles are scheduled, with two films airing...
View ArticleRodolphe 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 by Main Journey founders and...
View ArticleBreakthrough’s Owen Kelly Upped to Features S&A Exec
Leading Canadian studio Breakthrough Entertainment has appointed Owen Kelly to the post of International Sales and Acquisition Executive for Feature Films. Kelly, who started in the company’s Business...
View ArticleDaily News Bytes
VIDEO: ‘Leap!’ – “Chicken Wings” Clip Check out the latest snapshot of the new ballet-themed adventure, which sees Elle Fanning and Nat Wolff’s characters execute a daring escape from comedy legend Mel...
View ArticleDaily News Bytes: New ‘Leap!’ Trailer, Year’s Best Games, Classic Pokemon & More
VIDEO: ‘Leap!’ New Online Dance Trailer Are you ready to take the leap? New spot features Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit song “Cut to the Feeling” from the film’s soundtrack. The Weinstein Co. is opening the...
View ArticleGalen Walker Heads Legend 3D’s New Animation Branch
Legend 3D, Inc. — a leading 3D conversion, VFX and VR studio — is expanding into the tooniverse with the establishment of Legend Animation, CEO Aidan Foley announced. The new unit headed by veteran...
View ArticleTrailer: ‘Paddington 2′ Promises a Hairy Crime Caper
Flying in from Darkest Peru comes the sequel to the surprise family megahit Paddington. Based on the classic children’s book series by Michael Bond and Peggy Fortnum, the 2014 live-action/CG hybrid...
View Article‘Hoodwinked Too!’ Looks to Continue Toon B.O. Hot Streak
It took a while, but The Weinstein Co.’s long-in-the-works sequel to its 2005 hit Hoodwinked! is finally coming to theaters this weekend. Hoodwinked Too!: Hood vs. Evil is set to play in slightly more...
View Article‘Five’ is Fast, But ‘Rio’ Hangs On as ‘Hoodwinked’ Struggles
Most of the attention this weekend was on the blazing fast start for Universal’s Fast Five, which had the best opening of the year to date and Universal’s best-ever opening ever with an estimated $80...
View Article‘Escape From Planet Earth’ Gets a Weinstein Screening
The case of writer-director Tony Leech and producer Brian Inerfeld against the Weinstein company over the studio’s handling of the CG-animated movie Escape From Planet Earth seems to keep generating...
View Article‘The Hobbit’ Continues to Draw Auds to Theaters
No animated movies made the U.S. top 10 this weekend, but several of 2012’s popular toons are still continuing to deliver strong numbers both stateside and overseas. Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit landed...
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