Tag: George Lucas
Michael Hirsh Recalls Animated Life with Tintin, Babar, Berenstain Bears, Franklin and Beetlejuice
The following is an excerpt from Michael Hirsh’s new book Animation Nation: How We Built a Cartoon Empire, an insightful memoir by the well-respected...
Revisiting the Rainbow Connection: ‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ Director Ron Howard Retraces the Muppets Creator’s Life and Career
Jim Henson, the beloved creator of the Muppets and many other TV shows and features, is the subject of a beautifully researched and crafted...
‘Labyrinth: In Concert’ Sets 30-City NorAm Tour
For the first time ever, Jim Henson’s original musical fantasy film Labyrinth (1986), starring David Bowie, will transport fans to Goblin City in a...
The Third Floor Launches Animation Group, New Tools for Stylized Game Engine Production
Leading Hollywood visualization studio The Third Floor (TTF) has launched a new animation group and a suite of tools for final animation. For the...
Oscar Winner, ILM Co-Founder Robert Blalack Dies Age 73
Robert Blalack, Oscar-winning visual effects artist on Star Wars: A New Hope and co-founder of renowned studio Industrial Light & Magic, died from cancer...
‘Star Wars: Visions’ Pictures Jedi through the Lens of Anime
***This article was written for the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)***
The new Star Wars: Visions anthology series, which premiered on Disney+...
VES Names Peter Jackson Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, named Sir Peter Jackson, Academy, DGA, PGA and VES Award-winning director-producer-screenwriter, as...
Baobab, KuKu & Tonko House Form Bay Area Animation Alliance
Three indie animation studios based in the San Francisco Bay Area — Baobab Studios, KuKu Studios and Tonko House — have joined forces to...
Disney+ Debuts ‘Rise of Skywalker’ May the 4th, Female-Led Star Wars Series in the Works
The final chapter of the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, will begin streaming two months early on Disney+ in honor of...
News Bytes: ‘Afterparty’ Trailer, ‘Legend of Hei’ Extends Run, ‘Toy Story 4’ Alternate Ending & More
‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Dan Harmon Named Fredrikstad Animation Fest Guest
The Emmy Award-winning writer, creator and producer is heading to Norway for the Oct....
2019 VES Fellows: Neil Corbould, Harrison Ellenshaw, Susan Zwerman
The Visual Effects Society, the industry’s global professional honorary society, announced the 2019 class of VES Fellows. The venerated honorees this year, who will...
Return of the Sketch Masters: ‘Robot Chicken’ Kicks Off 10th Season on Adult Swim
When it comes to delivering on-target, clever riffs on our pop culture-mad era, nobody does it quite as well as the irreverent geniuses at...
DePaul U Brings Phil Tippett, Julia Pott, Pritt Parn to FxF Conference
Organizers of the Frame-By-Frame Animators Conference (FxF), one of the U.S. Midwest’s premiere toon confabs, have confirmed a luminous guests of honor lineup for...
News Bytes: ‘King of the Hill’ X ‘Evangelion,’ Rilakkuma’s Onesie, Geoge Lucas Gift Opens Academy Museum to Kids & More
CALL FOR ENTRIES: VIEW Conference 2019
Entries are now open for the next edition, taking place October 21-25 in Turin, Italy. The event offers two...
Bill Tlusty Joins Method Studios as Global Head of Production
Award-winning digital production studio Method Studios (a Deluxe company) has hired on veteran production executive and features film VFX producer Bill Tlusty to the...
Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri to Receive VES Lifetime Achievement Award
The Visual Effects Society has named Chris Meledandri, acclaimed Oscar-nominated producer and founder and CEO of Illumination, as the forthcoming recipient of the VES...
Trailer: ‘Galaxy of Adventures’ to Debut on New Star Wars Kids Site
Younglings of Earth can prepare for educational adventures set in George Lucas’ galaxy far, far away, as new animated series Star Wars Galaxy of...
Disney-Pixar President Ed Catmull Retiring
Pixar co-founder and animation pioneer Ed Catmull is retiring from his post as President of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios after five decades...
Gary Kurtz, ‘Star Wars’ Producer, Dies Age 78
Producer Gary Kurtz, who helped shepherd George Lucas’s now iconic Star Wars to smash hit status, died of cancer on Sunday at age 78....
Visual Effects Society Announces Special 2018 Honorees
Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the 2018 inductees into the VES Hall of Fame, the newest Lifetime and Honorary members and this year’s...
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