Artspace Celebrates Moonbot’s Fifth Anniversary
Shreveport, Louisiana’s Artspace venue will welcome the delightful characters and three famous animators to Northwest Louisiana to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Moonbot Studios with Phases: A Moonbot Retrospective. The public is invited to enjoy an exhibit featuring Mr. Morris Lessmore and his Fantastic Flying Books, The Numberlys and Ollie as well as a showcase of personal works by more than 20 Moonbot animation artists in “The Art Side of the Moon,”
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Chris Meledandri of Illumination Entertainment to oversee DreamWorks Animation
In Hollywood's animation business, all eyes are now on one man: Chris Meledandri.
Meledandri, 56, was already riding high as head of Illumination Entertainment, the main supplier of animated family movies such as "Minions" and "Despicable Me" to Universal Pictures. Now, with NBCUniversal buying DreamWorks Animation, he will also have creative oversight over that Glendale studio.
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Moonbot’s Latest: ‘Inside the Fridge’
When the refrigerator door closes, a whole new world opens! Here’s the latest animated short from Shreveport’s own Oscar winner, Moonbot Studios.
Here’s how Moonbot co-founder Brandon Oldenberg describes “Inside the Fridge”:
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Paul Rudd, Patton Oswalt’s Comedy ‘Nerdland’ Gets Red-Band Trailer
One of the attention-grabbers on the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival slate is “Nerdland,” the starry, adult animated feature that opens the festival’s Viewpoints competition.
Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt lead a cast that includes Hannibal Buress, Mike Judge and Molly Shannon, among others...
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We attended “The Good Dinosaur” premiere this week. Hope you will see it. It's stunningly beautiful and a heartfelt story. We loved it!
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‘Minions’ and Illumination Create a Blockbuster Animation Unit for Universal
Disney has Mickey Mouse, Warners has Bugs Bunny, but until just eight years ago, Universal Studios hadn’t put much stock in cartoon characters. Now, one can hardly reference the studio or its recent success without invoking the Minions...
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‘Home’ Lifts DreamWorks Animation Earnings, Stock Soars
The home entertainment debut of “Home” helped lift profits and revenues at DreamWorks Animation, even though the studio did not have a theatrical release during the fiscal quarter.
Wall Street liked what it saw, with the studio’s stock spiking more than 10% in after-hours trading on the stronger than expected results.
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Exclusive: 'Ice Age' squirrel to make Macy's debut
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is truly squirrelly this year.
A giant balloon of Scrat, the adorable saber-toothed rodent from the animated Ice Age movies, makes his debut alongside fellow cartoon characters...
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Annecy Animation Fest Unveils Lineup, Turns Spotlight on Women
PARIS — The Annecy International Animation Film Festival is set to turn the spotlight on women working in the toon world.
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Salma Hayek-Produced ‘The Prophet’ Opens Annecy Festival
PARIS — The Salma Hayek-produced animated feature “The Prophet” is set to open the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the world’s leading toon fest.
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