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VIZ Announces Neon Alley Spring Lineup
VIZ Media announces the spring lineup for Neon Alley which includes the premiere of brand new series “Accel World,” “Fate/Zero,” “Bleach,” and “Zetman.”
LA Children’s Film Fest Opens April 26
Ticket sales open for the Los Angeles Children's Film Festival, which runs from Friday, April 26, through Sunday, May 5, 2013.
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Academy to Spotlight VFX Game-Changers
The Academy launches a slate of events focused on the breakthroughs in visual effects, beginning with a special advance screening of “Jurassic Park 3D” on April 2, and concluding with an exploration of the groundbreaking VFX techniques used in “Life of Pi” on May 6.
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Serge Bromberg Announces U.S. Tour
Serge Bromberg announces U.S. dates for his popular show TRIP TO THE MOON AND OTHER TRIPS.
'Sid the Science Kid' Celebrates Easter on PBS KIDS
SID THE SCIENCE KID, the engaging and entertaining animated preschool series that encourages kids to explore and experience science, celebrates Easter with an all-new episode on April 3 on PBS KIDS.
Syfy Expands Original Programming for Spring 2012
Syfy’s spring 2012 schedule features a record number of original programming hours and original series.
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Schwarzenegger To Make Toon With Andy Heyward
Deadline.com is reporting that Arnold Schwarzenegger will announce on April 4 at MIPTV that he will be producing an animated series with Andy Heyward's A Squared.
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Animate This! Animation workshop for children aged 6 to 13
Begins: April 2, 2011
$5 per child; an adult must accompany children at no extra charge. Call 416-973-3012 to register.
April showers bring . . . April flowers! Spring into Daffodil Month by creating your own garden (2-D animation)! Preceded by a complimentary screening program at 12 PM.
NFB Mediatheque, 150 John St. (at Richmond St. W) 416-973-3012
Can’t Sit Still: Animation workshop for children aged 3 to 5
Begins: April 2, 2011
Saturday, April 2– Can’t Sit Still: Animation workshop for children aged 3 to 5
10:30 AM
$5 per child; an adult must accompany children at no extra charge. Call 416-973-3012 to register.
April showers bring . . . April flowers! Spring into Daffodil Month by creating your own garden (2-D animation)! Followed by a complimentary screening program at 12 PM.
NFB Mediatheque, 150 John St. (at Richmond St. W) 416-973-3012
Titanic 3-D Coming in Time for Tragedy's 100th Anniversary
In a LOS ANGELES TIMES article on Gloria Stuart's 100th birthday celebration, the newspaper reports that James Cameron has a target for the release of the 3-D version of TITANIC.
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The Thing Prequel Gets Release Date
Universal Pictures has set April 29, 2011 for the release of THE THING prequel, reports ComingSoon.net.
'The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie' Released on DVD and Download-to-Own
The entire original cast and Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane, as the voice of I.S.R.A.E.L, get drawn into the brand new animated feature film, which is now available on DVD and download-to-own.
Fox Announces Avatar Blu-Ray Disc & DVD Global Release Dates
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today announced that it will launch director James Cameron’s history-making motion picture AVATAR on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on Thursday, April 22.
April to See Return of The Losers
COMINGSOON.NET is reporting that director Sylvain White's THE LOSERS has been moved to an April 23 release date.
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The Losers Wins Summer Release
Warner Bros. has decided to move the action flick THE LOSERS from April 9th to June 4th, reports VARIETY.
Nick Leads Basic Cable in April
Nickelodeon is basic cable's top total day network for April, posting double-digit leads with its kid 2-11 target audience over competitors for the month, as well as year to date. Nickelodeon also owned the top three kid-targeted programs (SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR, ICARLY) on basic cable among total viewers in April -- and placed those three shows among all of basic cable's top five programs with total viewers for the month.
CalArts Showcase 2009
Begins: April 25, 2009
The California Institute of the Arts School of Film/Video will present their annual student showcase between April 25 and May 15.
Character Animation Open Shows: Saturday, April 25, 2 to 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., The Main Gallery at CalArts. Sunday, April 26, 2 to 10 p.m., The Bijou Theater at CalArts.
Film Directing Program and Program in Film and Video Long-Form Screening: Thursday, April 30, 8 p.m. REDCAT, Los Angeles.
Film Directing Program: Friday, May 1, 8 p.m. at REDCAT.
Program in Film and Video: Saturday, May 2, 7 p.m., REDCAT.
Luxology Hosts modo 401 Roadshow Across Germany
Begins: April 24, 2009
Luxology LLC, in collaboration with maconcept and the SAE Institute, will be showcasing the newest version of modo 401, its innovative 3D modeling, painting and rendering software, at the modo 401 German Roadshow from April 24 through April 30, 2009. The demonstrations will be conducted by Luxology's Training Division Manager, Andy Brown, who will provide tips and explore modo's new asset-based workflow, followed by a question and answer period after each session.
Roadshow dates and locations are as follows:
Friday, April 24, 2009 SAE Institute Berlin Soltauer Str. 18-22
Fox Aims High for Spring 2010
20th Century Fox will debut three major titles next year in off-peak times: January, February and April, reports VARIETY.
The studio will push back the release of THE TOOTH FAIRY (starring Dwayne Johnson and Ashley Judd) from November 13 to January 22. Comedy DATE NIGHT with Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg and James Franco is set for April 9.
Fox recently announced fantasy adventure PERCY JACKSON will debut February 12.
Hudson Valley College Tour Featuring Bill Plympton
Begins: April 20, 2009
Bill Plympton will be presenting a selection of some of his favorite work and following each screeening with a Q&A. Screenings are free of charge and open to the public.
In addition to his many shorts, Plympton has made seven feature films, (five of them animated) including THE TUNE, MONDO PLYMPTON, I MARRIED A STRANGE PERSON, MUTANT ALIENS and HAIR HIGH. His most recent feature IDIOTS AND ANGELS won two prizes at the Fantasporto Festival in Oporto, Portugal for Best Film and Best Screenplay. Visit www.plymptoons.com for more information.
Artbeats Offers 30 Percent Savings on All Footage During NAB Week
Press Release from Artbeats
Myrtle Creek, Ore. -- April 17, 2009 -- From aerials and CG backgrounds, time-lapse clips to lifestyle collections, now is the perfect time to build your stock footage library. Artbeats, the industry's leading creative stock footage resource, has announced its NAB 2009 Site-wide Footage Sale. Beginning today, April 17, and running through April 24, visitors to the Artbeats Web site will receive 30 percent off all purchases of royalty-free single clips and collections.
"Green It. Mean It" This Earth Day on FOX
Press Release from Fox Broadcasting Company
Women In Animation Scholarship Entries Due April 29
Every year Women In Animation offers a $1,000 scholarship to a deserving animation scholar. The deadline to submit entries is Thursday, April 29, 2009, Phyllis Craig's birthday.
Disney Channel Marks Earth Day With Green-Themed Programming
Through eco-conscious storytelling, Disney Channel marks Earth Day with episodes conveying the importance of conservation, recycling and using natural resources beginning Friday, April 17.
PlayhouseDisney.com will launch the new "Handy Manny Gets Handy with the Earth" mini site, which includes "Manny's Mini Garden," where kids can create their own online garden on Friday, April 3. Disney.com will offer a preview of "Handy Manny's" new recycling episode, "Home Sweet Home/ Jackie's Old Shed," beginning Saturday, April 11.
New green episodes include:
