Prince Caspian Takes on Iron Man

Paramount's Iron Man proved its mettle last weekend as it successfully fended off challenger Speed Racer from Warner Bros. Now the Marvel superhero flick will likely bow to Prince Caspian as Disney and Walden Media release the second film in their vfx-driven Chronicles of Narnia saga ... more

Totally Spies Movie Coming

France's Marathon Media is bringing its animated TV series Totally Spies! to the big screen

Student Academy Award Winners Picked

Three animators are among the eleven students from eight colleges and universities that

Prometheus' Garden on DVD

In the world of animation, Bruce Bickford is a true original. The independent filmmaker's work in clay

Animation Show Vol. 3 Bound for Disc

Another collection of shorts from Mike Judge's and Don Hertzfeldt's touring theatrical













Go WAC-O for Animation!

World Animation Celebration Online (WAC-O) is Animation Magazine's Short Film Festival! Throughout the year, we’re bringing you fresh new animated shorts from around the world! Download them for FREE and vote for your favorites at www.animationmagazine.net/wac

AMO Launches School Guide 2008!

We are witnessing an amazing rise in high-quality projects being created by students at colleges and universities in the U.S. and abroad. As in previous years, we've put together our comprehensive guide to help readers seek the programs and educational institues that best match their financial, academic and future career goals. Click Here to View the `08 Guide!

TV

MacFarlane, Fox Ink Deal

With Family Guy and American Dad entrenched in its FOX Sunday-night lineup and the Family Guy spin-off series The Cleveland Show in development, 20th Century Fox Television gave Seth MacFarlane a sweet deal to keep him nailed down for a few more years ... more

Features

Marvel Movie Slate Takes Shape

As Iron Man pulls in big bucks at the box office and The Incredible Hulk gets set to smash next month, Marvel Studios has announced plans to produce an Iron Man sequel and a few other films based on its comic-book properties over the next couple of years. While reporting its first quarter financial results, the ... more

Gaming

Speed Racer Game Hits Stores

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released its console game based on the Wachowski brothers’ big-screen adaptation of the classic Speed Racer anime series. Hitting stores just days ahead of the movie’s May 9 debut, the game features the voices of Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) as Speed Racer ... more

Visual FX

Toon Boom Releases Studio Express 4

Toon Boom Animation Inc. has announced the release of Toon Boom Studio Express 4, which offers a more user-friendly interface to facilitate the animation process. Other feature highlights include calligraphic line styles for a unique animation look, feather edges for ... more

Commercials

Buster Animates Sweet Mrs. Butterworth

L.A-based conceptual design studio Buster has created two new animated ads featuring classic syrup matriarch, Mrs. Butterworth. Buster’s new 2008 version of the toon spokeswoman stars in an ad for Butterworth syrup as well as a creative spot for Geico insurance. Jonas Morganstein ... more

Events

Student Academy Awards Finalists Named

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected 32 students from 20 colleges and universities as finalists in’ 35th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. Their films will now be judged by Academy members, who will vote for the gold, silver and bronze medal winners ... more

Internet

Aniboom Expands Network

Online animation destination Aniboom has added five new major web-based video platforms to its growing network of branded internet channels. The company has struck partnerships with Dailymotion, Metacafe, Veoh Networks, blip.TV and blinkx, effectively bringing its animated content to an online ... more

Animated Person

Scribe Alan Burnett on Gotham Knight

Bruce Timm is a name that has become synonymous with animated Batman productions over the last couple of decades, but writer Alan Burnett has been equally responsible for keeping the Dark Knight alive and kicking in ... more

Tech Reviews

Alienware Area-51 m9750 Notebook

I have to begin this review with a little confession: I already own an Alienware laptop computer, and it has treated me with the utmost love from the first day it came into my life. We are still together and I’m actually writing this review on it. So, in the interest of full disclosure, I have to tell you that I’ve shared ... more

Question of the Week

Question of the Week

Who was robbed? Now that we all know which shorts and features received nominations from the Academy, were you upset that any of your favorites didn't make the list? Who would you put in the Best Animated Short, Best Animated Feature and Best Visual Effects categories? How to Hook Up Your Home Theater, The Pearce Sisters and The Simpsons Movie are three that come to mind!

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Editorial

Editor’s Note: DC Boldly Enters New Frontier

The mostly friendly competition between DC Comics and Marvel Comics has yielded some great characters and books over the decades, and it's now bringing us some fantastic animated movies. Marvel made a splash with Ultimate Avengers, the first in a series of PG-13 rated, direct-to-video features that has included Ultimate Avengers 2, The Invincible Iron Man and Doctor Strange. DC countered by launching DC Universe, its own line of DVD flicks ... more