
Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo are back in 'Madascar 3'. ...

10:55 AM, Apr 11, 2012

Bangalore: Tech-savvy Karnataka on Wednesday unveiled a special policy on animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) to attract investments and generate employment for thousands of educated youth in the sunrise sector. "Karnataka is the first state in the country to formulate a separate policy on AVGC with a view to making the state a preferred destination in the new sunrise sector," state Labour Minister B.N. Bacchegowda said while releasing...

03:24 PM, Feb 29, 2012

Actor Shiney Ahuja makes a comeback of sorts with Ghost while, 3D animation movie Arthur Christmas tells the story of Santa's younger son of the same name. ...

10:10 AM, Jan 13, 2012

Here's a look at the making of 'Puss in Boots', featuring the voices of Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. ...

01:44 PM, Nov 24, 2011

'Shrek' spinoff, 'Puss In Boots' is an animated flick featuring the voices of Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. The film is set to hit the theatres on December 2. ...

03:53 PM, Nov 22, 2011

New Delhi: 'Jumbo 2' has the makings of a great potential video game but the story is predictable and therefore boring. The sequel to 'Jumbo', 'Jumbo 2' carries on the story of the lovable blue elephant Jumbo who has now become the royal elephant of his kingdom, leading his prince to victory in several wars. Jumbo has a pink elephant Sonia for his wife and thanks to his royal duties,...

12:51 AM, Oct 22, 2011

New Delhi: A set of five Google-coloured clay balls spring to life on Google's home page as a tribute to Arthur 'Art' Clokey, a pioneer in the art of stop motion clay animation. October 12 is Art Clokey's 90th birth anniversary. Born on October 12, 1921 Clokey's birth name was Arthur C Farrington. After his parents divorced and his mother remarried, his step-father sent him to an orphanage. He was...

07:58 AM, Oct 12, 2011

The popular animated show gets a two year extension after negotiations on salary cuts. ...

07:47 PM, Oct 09, 2011

Los Angeles: Netflix Inc has won a deal to pipe Dreamworks Animation movies starting in 2013, the first time a major Hollywood studio has chosen Internet streaming over traditional pay TV, The New York Times reported on Sunday. Dreamworks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg told the newspaper the deal, worth $30 million per picture to Dreamworks over a number of years, was "game-changing" and represented a bet that viewers would soon no...

01:45 PM, Sep 26, 2011

Mumbai: Actress Katrina Kaif will be seen doing an action sequence for the first time in Rajeev Ruia's upcoming animation movie "Main Krishna Hoon", where she plays a cameo. "There is an action sequence of Katrina Kaif in the film. She has done marvellous action. This is the first time where she is doing action of such kind," Rajeev told. In the movie, there is a kid called Krishna and...

10:40 PM, Aug 23, 2011

Kolkata: A 3D animation film depicting the life and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda will be released worldwide in 2013 to mark the 150th birth anniversary of the social reformer and founder of the Ramakrishna Mission. "For one who knows him, it is a treat to know some unknown facts and for them who are deprived of his knowledge, a story untold as great as his, will simply be of grave...

03:05 PM, Aug 05, 2011

London: 'Ratatouille' and 'Finding Nemo' director John Lasseter says that his recently released movie 'Cars 2' is for people who "don't care about cars". The 54-year-old was advised by his wife to think of those who are not interested in driving when working on the animated movie, reported Contactmusic. "My wife told me, 'Don't make it for the car guys; make it for everybody else. Basically she said make it...

05:25 PM, Jul 25, 2011

Mumbai: The 3D remake of Walt Disney's Lion King is set to hit the Indian theatres ahead of its international release. The animated film, which was released more than a decade back, will be releasing in India on 29 July whereas it will be releasing in the US on 16 September, 2011. The Lion King, which was release in 1994, depicts the story of a guilt-ridden lion cub who is...

06:32 PM, Jul 07, 2011

A sneak peek into 'Cars 2' an animated heart warming story and a spy thriller which has some intelligent super cars, Lightening Macqueen and Mater the tow truck. ...

10:43 AM, Jun 22, 2011

Mumbai: India has a huge market for animation films but the homegrown industry has to move beyond mythological themes, says talented actor Ranvir Shorey, who has just given the voiceover for the Hindi version of the 3D Hollywood film Rio. "India has a huge market for animation films, but is yet unexplored. Hollywood has a festival out of every release of the animation film that they do. It's like a...

03:15 PM, Apr 08, 2011