Animation news, reviews and features from the BCDB blog, 2011 to 2017, kept here to read.
September 29, 2012 · Dave Koch
The largest animated film festival in the United Kingdom- the London International Animation Festival- has announced this years program. Included are over 280 films from thirty countries competing in 10 categories. Showcasing the best in British and international animation, this years festival also includes several important premieres, in addition to attendee events and symposiums.
September 29, 2012 · Dave Koch
California based animation studio Bento Box Entertainment has announced a new branch studio to open in north west Atlanta by the end of the year. Bento Box is the producer of the Fox series Bobs Burgers. The new studio is expected to employee about 100 artists, and up to three hundred within 3 years.
September 28, 2012 · Paul Anderson
Sony Pictures Animation is set to take a big bite out of weekend box office with the release of the animated film Hotel Transylvania. Bets are on that the 3D film will slide to an easy victory in the weekend race to sales, with estimates raising as high as 35 million for the film.
September 28, 2012 · Dave Koch
Get ready for Turtle power to surface on Nickelodeon this Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11AM (ET/PT) in a special one-hour television event in the all-new, CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.
September 28, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
Despite being "devastated" by the sudden closure of Digital Domain Media Group's new Florida studio, director-producers Chuck Williams and Aaron Blaise are bidding for the rights to animated feature The Legend of Tembo, a film canceled when Digital Domain went belly-up.
September 27, 2012 · Paul Anderson
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and may be coming soon to a theme park, zoo or aquarium near you? SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon is teaming again with attraction powerhouse SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment and creative studio Super 78 to bring the smash hit cartoon series to life in SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D – The Great Jelly Rescue.
September 27, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
Animator, director and producer Dan Thompson, who shared a Daytime Emmy for his work on Rugrats, died August 19. His age was not immediately available.
September 26, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
Voiceover actor Michael Rye, who had the title role in the 1966 Format Films cartoon series "The Lone Ranger," died Sunday in Los Angeles after a short illness. He was 94. Rye was a mainstay in many cartoon series and radio shows.
September 25, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
"MacPherson," an animated tale of friendship between a white man and a black man in Quebec, was named both the best short film and best Canadian short at the Montreal World Film Festival.
September 24, 2012 · Dave Koch
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) came to a close late last night, with closing ceremonies held at the National Arts Centre. This years festival, which ran September 19th-23rd, featured a special jury of children who voted on-appropriately- Best Short Animation Made for Children and the Best Television Animation Made for Children.
September 24, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
Thanks to a No. 1 finish in its second weekend in the United Kingdom, Laika Entertainment's ParaNorman made $3 million from 2,200 venues in 39 overseas countries this past weekend.
September 23, 2012 · Dave Koch
After a series of character-centric teaser posters, DreamWorks Animation's Rise of the Guardians released a new pre-release poster. Featuring all the major characters from the film, the poster instills a sort of animated Avengers team of super-heroes feel with it's "Legends Unite" tag line.
September 23, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
Disney began production Wednesday on "Saving Mr. Banks," the account of Walt Disney's 20-year pursuit of the film rights to P.L. Travers' popular novel Mary Poppins, and the testy partnership that the upbeat filmmaker develops with the uptight author during the partly animated film's pre-production in 1961.
September 22, 2012 · Dave Koch
Disney's Sofie the First- a series about a child princess- is getting closer to airing, and a special based on the series has a firm air date. The special, titled Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess, will hit Disney Channel on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 7 PM, and 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, on Disney Junior.
September 21, 2012 · Paul Anderson
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Yosemite Sam look to be back in action, or at least headed back to the big screen. Warner Bros. has announced that they plan to reboot the classic cartoon short characters into an as-yet untitled new hybrid live-action/CG film.
September 21, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
"The State Of TV Animation Development" will be the subject of a panel discussion at the general membership meeting of The Animation Guild on Tuesday, September 25. "Development": that enigmatic place where all television shows get their start. What's happening in TV animation development today? How does it work, and what are they currently excited about? What are they looking for, and what makes a great pitch?
September 20, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
The Cinema Audio Society has announced the addition of a new category for Outstanding Sound Mixing for an Animated Motion Picture, as well as changes to eligibility rules for sound mixers. "We are thrilled to announce that we are adding a new category for Outstanding Sound Mixing for an Animated Motion Picture. Animation is a vibrant and vital genre that spans stories for all ages and lives on for generations. The sound mixing being done in animation deserves to be recognized and honored," said CAS president David E. Fluhr in making the announcement.
September 19, 2012 · Paul Anderson
The man and woman having sex in a porno video on a Disney Channel sure weren't Lilo or Stitch. "The kids wanted to see Lilo and Stitch," said Fairview, North Carolina resident Georgie Brown. She has a five-year-old son, a three-year-old daughter, and a son who is almost two. She'd recorded the movie from 12:30 to 2 p.m. September 7 on one of Dish Network's Disney Channel outlets.
September 19, 2012 · Dave Koch
Persistence of Vision, a documentary film about acclaimed Canadian animator Richard Williams, will premiere to the world at this years Vancouver International Film Festival. The 83 minute film will show Thursday, October 4th, 6:00 PM @ the Empire Granville 7 Cinemas Theatre #4. The showing will be followed by a Q&A with director/producer Kevin Schreck plus a special guest animator.
September 19, 2012 · Paul Anderson
Toronto-based companies Tayrona Films Inc. and Arc Productions have aligned for a multi-picture co-production partnership to produce four animated feature films, Tayrona president James Ordonez and Arc president and chief operating officer Jeff Young announced Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival.