Big Cartoon Blog Archive: Animation News 2011-2017 - Page 13

Bron Studios Steps Up To Produce CG Sole Mates

December 21, 2012 · Paul Anderson

Vancouver-based Bron Studios announced Tuesday that it is making its first CG-animated feature film, Sole Mates.

Haowei Hu's Seasons Wins at London Film Awards

December 21, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

"Seasons," directed by Haowei Hu of the United States, was named Best Animated Film on Sunday at the London Film Awards.

Cartoon of the Week: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

December 21, 2012 · Big Cartoon DataBase

Disney is quoted as saying, "It all started with a mouse." Disney was always inventing, always trying new things, pushing the animation envelope. Today is the seventy-fifth anniversary of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, and while it was not the first animated feature film, or even the first in full color... it was certainly the first commercially successful animated feature film, and it's legacy is still being felt today.

Cartoon of the Day: Winnie The Pooh And Tigger Too

December 20, 2012 · Big Cartoon DataBase

Today is actually the anniversary of TWO Winnie the Pooh specials, the aforementioned Winnie The Pooh And Tigger Too and, well, I'll let you figure out the other one. Tigger released in 1974, the other one in 1968.

Rise of the Guardians Wins at Satellite Awards

December 19, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Dreamworks Animation's "Rise Of The Guardians" was named Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media at the Satellite Awards, held Sunday night by the International Press Academy at the Intercontinental Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Cartoon of the Day: A Flintstone Family Christmas

December 19, 2012 · Big Cartoon DataBase

Time for a little reminder that it's Christmastime, even in the stone age. Fred, Barney, Wilma and Betty all hang out for A Flintstone Family Christmas in this 1993 special.

DWA's Rise of the Guardians Surpasses $100M Abroad

December 18, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

"Rise of the Guardians" went past the $100 million benchmark at the foreign box office over the weekend.

Hayao Miyazaki to Release First Animated Movie in 5 Years

December 18, 2012 · Paul Anderson

Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki's first film in five years will come out next year, distributor Toho announced Thursday. Miyazaki will release wartime romance Kaze Tachinu, based on the novel of the same name, usually translated as The Wind Has Risen.

Cartoon of the Day: The Pink Phink

December 18, 2012 · Big Cartoon DataBase

The first stand-alone theatrically release cartoon featuring the Pink Panther was The Pink Phink, released this day in 1964. Directed by Friz Freleng and co-directed by Hawley Pratt, this was a real one-of-as-kind cartoon.

Fox Animation Working On del Toro's Book Of Life

December 17, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Fox Animation Studios is joining producer Guillermo del Toro and Reel FX to work on the adventure movie Book of Life, to be released on October 10, 2014.

Cartoon of the Day: Chicken Little

December 17, 2012 · Big Cartoon DataBase

A couple days ago, I panned Chicken Little in CotD as the worst Disney feature animated film ever; this in NOT that Chicken Little. This one was directed by Clyde Geronimi, and produced in 1943. This one was a short.

The Croods Coming Out of Cave at Berlin Festival

December 16, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

DreamWorks Animation's prehistoric comedy-adventure movie The Croods will have its world premiere at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, it was revealed Thursday. Directed by Kirk De Micco (Space Chimps) and Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon), and with the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds, the 3D movie will be screened out of competition.

Cartoon of the Day: Mickey's Christmas Carol

December 16, 2012 · Big Cartoon DataBase

One of Disney's very few holiday themed films, Mickey's Christmas Carol was released on this date 29 years ago today. Animated by Glen Keane and Mark Henn among others, this featurette went on to get an Academy Award nomination in 1984.

Angry Birds Bigger Than Disney?

December 15, 2012 · Mr. Clevland

Mikael Hed, chief executive of Finnish gaming company Rovio, says the company is going ahead with a 2016 feature film based on his company's famous avians, the Angry Birds. But Hed is not happy just making a feature film, he plans on taking the giant of children's animation, Disney.

Cartoon of the Day: The Emperor's New Groove

December 15, 2012 · Big Cartoon DataBase

I am REALLY on the fence about The Emperor's New Groove. Sure, it has it's moments... it has Eartha Kitt... it also has Patrick Warburton and Wendie Malick. On the down side, it does have the barely one-dimensional David Spade in the lead role, and it was directed by Mark Dindal who was still perfecting the art of really screwing up an animated film here (his Masters thesis was Chicken Little in 2005, easily the worst film ever from Disney.)

Concept Art From Animated Frozen

December 14, 2012 · Dave Koch

The rumors of Disney on ice are true, at least as far as the studio's 53rd full-length animated feature full-length animated feature is concerned. Frozen, due in theaters in a little less than a year is that ice-cold project, and Disney has just released their first peak at the art from the film.

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