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NFB's "Wild Life" short piles up 3 Alberta awards

May 18, 2012 · Paul Anderson

The Oscar-nominated "Wild Life," a 13 and a half-minute film directed by Western Canadian animation duo Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, won three honors Saturday at the 38th Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards in Calgary, including the Rosie for Best Short.

"Rated A For Awesome" nominated for 6 Leo Awards

May 18, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Nerd Corps Entertainment's "Rated A For Awesome" has received six nominations for the Leo Awards, which celebrate excellence in British Columbia film and television.

Three animated films win Student Academy Awards

May 17, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Three films have been selected as winners in the Animation category of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition, the Academy announced Tuesday morning. The winners are Eyrie, by David Wolter of the California Institute of the Arts; The Jockstrap Raiders, by Mark Nelson of the University of California, Los Angeles; and My Little Friend, by Eric Prah of Ringling College of Art and Design.

Solo sex in the city removed from Ottawa exhibit

May 17, 2012 · Paul Anderson

After a public outcry, an animated video showing a boy and girl masturbating has been removed from Canada's federal science museum, just in time for a sex exhibit to open.

"Terminator 3" star Nick Stahl reported missing

May 17, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Former child star Nick Stahl, the voice of Castor in the 1999 Disney's Hercules episode Hercules And The Trojan War, has been reported missing by his wife Rose.

Yellow Submarine To Set Sail Again

May 15, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Yellow Submarine, the classic animated film starring the four lads from Liverpool, will be seen in theaters again in late May. Cineplex Entertainment announced Yellow Submarine, the animated feature first released in 1968 will return to theaters for one night only on Thursday, May 24, 2012, show times vary by location. Currently out of print, this landmark movie has been restored by hand, frame-by-frame in 4K digital resolution for the first time by Paul Rutan Jr. and his team of specialists at Triage Motion Pictures and Eque Inc.

Up (2009) - PIXAR Animated Film

May 13, 2012 · Dave Koch

#CotD: Budgeted at an estimated $175 million, PIXAR's "Up" made that all back in the first 23 minutes of it's release. NOT.

Disney's Profit up Despite "John Carter" Disaster

May 11, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Although the Walt Disney Company lost $200 million on its partly animated science-fiction bomb John Carter, the entertainment giant announced Tuesday that its overall profit from January through March grew 21%.

"Total Drama Revenge of the Island" coming to CN

May 11, 2012 · Paul Anderson

The contention, the rivalries, the tension, the money and... Chef are all coming back to Cartoon Network at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5 for the animated reality competition series Total Drama Revenge of the Island, produced by Fresh TV and distributed by Cake Entertainment.

Blue Smurfs don't keep Sony Corp. out of red ink

May 11, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Despite the popularity of the partly animated "The Smurfs," Sony Corp. announced Thursday a record annual loss of 457 billion yen ($5.7 billion), marking its fourth year of red ink in a row.

PBS takes all three Children's Animation Emmy noms

May 10, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

PBS took the trifecta Wednesday for Outstanding Children's Animation program when the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced its nominees for the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards.