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SIGGRAPH 2009 announces computer animation fest award nominees

SIGGRAPH recently announced the selection of award nominees for the SIGGRAPH 2009 Computer Animation Festival to be held in New Orleans this August. Nominees were chosen from 770 submissions from around the globe, presented by both professional studios and students alike. In all, more than 140 films will be shown during the Computer Animation Festival. ….

American Gladiators jumping to the big screen?

Johnny Ferraro of Flor-Jon Films, the creator of the American Gladiators TV franchise, has announced the development of a motion picture based on the world of American Gladiators, targeted for a 2011 release. The project will be produced by Scott Mednick – who has worked on some high-profile projects, including 300, Superman Returns, 10,000 B.C., ….

Ice Age creator announces date for newest animated feature, to be set in Rio de Janeiro

Twentieth Century Fox Animation president Vanessa Morrison recently announced that Rio, the latest animated feature film from Blue Sky Studios, will be released by Fox on April 8, 2011. Rio is a story of a nerdy macaw who leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio de Janeiro. He ….

More on The Strain – Del Toro book signings in L.A. and N.Y.C. and The Strain book trailer

I’m getting more excited about The Strain by the day. The website looks great, and now there’s this book trailer making the rounds, that puts things on a whole new level. I think the only reason no one’s announced that he’ll make film adaptations from this series, is his incredibly busy schedule. But can that ….