Tag: Animation
Cartoonist farewelled at funeral service
Cartoonist William Ellis Green, known for his famous football posters has been laid to rest in Melbourne today.[MORE]
WEG poster tradition to live on
Artist Paul Harvey is expected to continue the AFL poster tradition established by cartoonist Bill Green.[MORE]
Aussie film to open Sundance
Australian Oscar winner Adam Elliot's new claymation feature film to open Sundance.[MORE]
Man petitions to marry comic book character
A Japanese man has enlisted hundreds of people in a campaign to allow marriages between humans and cartoon characters, saying he feels more at ease in the "two-dimensional world."[MORE]
Kung Fu Panda sequel set for 2011
Panda-ing to fans, DreamWorks Animation has officially confirmed that a sequel to its animated hit Kung Fu Panda is in the works and has set a release date of June 2011.[MORE]
Yogi Bear gets big screen treatment
Classic cartoon characters Yogi and Boo-Boo are set for a big screen adventure.[MORE]
Peanuts animator Melendez dies
Bill Melendez, best known for bringing the Peanuts characters to life, has died at the age of 91.[MORE]
New film by Spirited Away director wows Japan
Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki of Oscar-winning animated film Spirited Away has captured the hearts of Japanese moviegoers again - this time with a tale of a mermaid.[MORE]
Smurfs' big screen adventure confirmed
Papa Smurf, Smurfette and the rest of the blue-hued crew are headed for the big screen.[MORE]
Lee to create 10 new superheroes
Stan Lee plans to unleash another 10 superheroes on the world in 2009.[MORE]
Sydney animators to produce $100m Guardians of Ga'Hoole
A Sydney-based visual effects company is set to produce Guardians of Ga'Hoole.[MORE]
Original Disney animator dies
The last of Walt Disney's original team of animators, known as the Nine Old Men, has died at the age of 95.[MORE]
Tintin artwork fetches record price
An original artwork for a Tintin comic book has fetched a record $1.3m at auction.[MORE]
90yo Japanese anime recovered
Two of Japan's oldest animated films have been found at an antique market.[MORE]
Smurfs celebrate 50 years
Belgium's blue men The Smurfs mark their 50th anniversary with a movie deal.[MORE]
Gromit creator gives voice to the disabled
The team behind Wallace and Gromit have created six new disabled characters.[MORE]
Aussie erotic animation on show in Rio
Rio, no stranger to the follies of the flesh, is set to get even raunchier this week when a festival of erotic cartoons splashes across screens in a city cinema.[MORE]
Student environment film makes splash at festival
A short animated film about three droplets of water has won a class of year seven students from Mundingburra State School in Townsville, in north Queensland, two awards at the Brisbane International Animation Festival. [MORE]
New cartoon means more work
A Tasmanian animation company has tripled its workforce to produce a new cartoon series.[MORE]
Cartoonist Doug Marlette dies
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Doug Marlette, the irreverent creator of the Kudzu comic strip, died on Tuesday in a car crash in the US.[MORE]
80,000 attend Asian pop culture expo
Up to 80,000 people attended the annual Japan Expo held near Paris, organisers say.[MORE]
Costner plans animated series
Oscar-winner Kevin Costner will produce an Internet-based animated series about a band of 19th century explorers venturing around the globe.[MORE]
Art behind Pixar films on display
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An exhibition of more than 500 Pixar artworks will be on display in Melbourne this Winter.[MORE]
Adults embracing animation, film-makers say
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From cartoon Avatars in the online world "Second Life" to the characters in video games, film-makers say US adults are embracing animation.[MORE]
