Mila, a cg animated short film written and directed by veteran animator Cinzia Angelini, is looking to Indiegogo supporters to help wrap up its production. After five years of commitment, passion and determination with 250 artists volunteering from 25 countries, the film prepares for its last year of production and needs help in raising $60,000. […]
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CROWDFUNDING SPOTLIGHT: Cinzia Angelini’s “Mila”
May 31st, 2016 
Jerry Beck 
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Mecha-Lions Unite! A Legendary Super-Robot is Reborn!
May 31st, 2016 W.R. Miller On Kerberos, a moon of Pluto, three astronauts make a startling discovery: that there is intelligent humanoid life beyond Earth. But these aliens are hostile, and they capture the astronauts. A year later, mission leader Shiro escapes and returns to Earth, his memory fogged. It turns out the one thing capable of defeating these evil […]
Robert S. Birchard 1950-2016
May 30th, 2016 Jerry Beck Sad news. At 5:20 am this morning, animation film editor, film historian and good friend Bob Birchard passed away. A beloved member of the Disney Television Animation crew (as editor of numerous shows and movies, including Disney’s well known Ducktales, and Gummi Bears), Bob was also a well known film historian, the author of numerous […]
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents “An Evening of Disney Silly Symphonies”
May 26th, 2016 Jerry Beck Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) will present LACO @ the Movies: An Evening of Disney Silly Symphonies, a program of Academy Award-winning animation created by Walt Disney Studios between 1929 and 1939 – with orchestral scores performed live by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra led by six-time Emmy award-winning composer Mark Watters – on Saturday, June […]
Interview: DC’s “Scooby-Doo Apocalypse”
May 26th, 2016 Greg Ehrbar The world started to come to an end today—at least in the first issue of the DC Hanna-Barbera Scooby-Doo Apocalypse comic magazine, which just arrived in stores. It’s not the first time Scooby and his pals were given a different twist (far from it), so I spoke to three of the key creatives behind this […]
Weta’s Shawn Dunn Joins Original Force as Chief Technology Officer
May 26th, 2016 Jerry Beck Shawn Dunn has joined Original Force, LTD as Chief Technology Officer, it was announced today by Harley Zhao, president and founder of Original Force. Dunn will be responsible for overseeing the technology foundation of the company, implementing IT and workflow innovations that support the creative and artistic process for Original Force (Rachet and Clank), including […]
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Animator Jan Švankmajer Launches Indiegogo Campaign For His Final Film “Insects”
May 25th, 2016 Jerry Beck Athanor Production Company has announced they are launching an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for the production of legendary Czech director Jan Švankmajer’s final film, Insects. After five long years of development, with the help of his loyal fans and industry supporters worldwide, Švankmajer and his producing partner Jaromir Kallista are hoping to start […]
Adam Sandler To Make Animated Motion Pictures for STX Entertainment
May 24th, 2016 Jerry Beck Adam Sandler and Happy Madison Productions have signed an overall deal to write, produce and star in a new untitled animated project for STX Entertainment, it was announced today by Adam Fogelson, Chairman of the STX Entertainment Motion Picture Group. As part of the 12-15 motion pictures the studio will release each year, STX is […]
OFFICIAL TRAILER: Pixar’s “Finding Dory”
May 24th, 2016 Jerry Beck Here it is, the first full official trailer for Pixar’s Finding Dory. Andrew Stanton’s long-awaited sequel opens in theatres June 17th, 2016 via Disney. Here’s the latest look – and it looks quite good:
TRAILER: Illumination’s “Sing”
May 24th, 2016 Jerry Beck A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition. Here is the first official full trailer for Garth Jenning’s Sing. Scarlet Johansson, Matthew McConaughey, Seth MacFarlane, Reese Witherspoon ands John C. Reilly top line the Illumination picture. Universal will open the film […]
Women In Animation: “The Quagmire Of The Female Character” June 2nd
May 23rd, 2016 Jerry Beck The June meeting of Women In Animation is a panel discussion presented by movie executive and producer Lindsay Doran. The Quagmire Of The Female Character will be discussed at Sony Studios in Culver City on June 2nd. Once upon a time, almost all of the protagonists in animated movies were male (with various professions) or […]
BOOK REVIEW: “Blanc et Noir: Takeshi Obata Illustrations”
May 22nd, 2016 Charles Solomon Takeshi Obata is a noted manga-ka, or manga artist, whose work includes the popular titles “Hikaru no Go,” “Death Note” and “Bakuman,” all of which have been animated. The first two have also been adapted to live action. This large-format (10.5” x 15”) anthology showcases his artwork for magazine covers, posters, calendars, etc. The illustrations […]
Alan Young: A Voice to Remember
May 21st, 2016 Greg Ehrbar Alan Young left us with a legacy that goes far beyond playing second banana to a horse on the comedy series Mister Ed — a role he took seriously and played with a remarkable sense of reality — but he also made contributions to the world of audio and animation, one of which is the […]
Patrick Osborne’s new Google Spotlight Story, “Pearl”
May 20th, 2016 Jerry Beck I’m excited to share the news that Academy Award-winning director Patrick Osborne’s new Google Spotlight Story, Pearl, has officially launched this morning at Google I/O! In addition to premiering today on YouTube (via Android) in the Spotlight Stories channel, Pearl is also available on iOS in the Google Spotlight Stories app –and all are compatible […]
Is A New, All-Animated “Garfield Movie” a Nail in the Coffin for CGI/Live-Action Hybrids?
The announcement that comic strip star Garfield is to return to the big screen in fully animated form is rather surprising given that his previous outings were mostly live-action hybrids. Does this news mean that there is a nail being (finally) driven into that style of film? Garfield is well-known for his animated outings. The […]