Tag: Walt Disney
John Lasseter Receives Honorary CalArts Degree
California Institute of the Arts president Steven Lavine has bequeathed Disney-Pixar chief creative officer John Lasseter with the 2014 honorary Doctor of Arts degree...
Q&A: Simka Finds ‘Paradise’ in Re-version Process
Mychal Simka grew up in Anaheim, Calif., a huge fan of a guy named Walt Disney who created a local theme park and made...
Books We Love – Issue #239
The Art of DreamWorks Animation by Ramin Zahed
In celebration of the studio's 20th anniversary, DreamWorks Animation and Abram Books have put together an unprecedented,...
A Tale of Two Walts
This weekend is the 20th anniversary of the passing of Walter Lantz, creator — or at least producer and sometime director — of Woody...
Remembering Jimmy Murakami
Every superhero has an origin story.
As animators, however, we're stuck firmly in the human world, but each of us can point to an event...
The True Tale of Br’er Oscar
Every year around Academy Award time, I think about a particular film, one that despite its polarizing controversy broke new ground for both Hollywood...
Books We Love – Issue #238
The Art and Flair of Mary Blair: An Appreciation (Updated Edition)
By John Canemaker and Mary Blair
You'll find few animators and artists who are not...
‘Jungle’ Tales Set to Grow Disc Libraries
A vintage Disney animated feature gets the Diamond Edition release this week with the home video re-release of The Jungle Book (Disney, $29.99 DVD,...
Meryl Streep’s Anti-Disney Speech Sparks Controversy
Actress Meryl Streep is famous for making charming and often hilarious speeches at awards ceremonies. However, her latest speech at the National Board of...
‘Mary Poppins,’ ‘The Hole’ Added to Film Registry
Disney's Mary Poppins, the Hubley's animated short The Hole and sci-fi epic Forbidden Planet are among the 25 titles added to the National Film...
Disney Museum Pays Tribute to Bozzetto
Last month, San Francisco's Walt Disney Family Museum launched a comprehensive exhibit featuring the works of world-renowned Italian animator Bruno Bozzetto. The celebrated director...
Philanthropist Diane Disney Miller Dies at 79
Diane Disney Miller, daughter of Walt Disney and a tireless philanthropist has died at 79. She passed away on Tuesday (Nov. 19) at her...
Disney Burbank Offers Special ‘Mr. Banks’ Screenings
Disney has announced that for one week only it will be presenting a special limited engagement of its upcoming live-action flick Saving Mr. Banks...
Mickey’s Fantastic 3-D Comeback
How director Lauren MacMullan and her team crafted the wonderful new Mickey Mouse short, showcasing a remarkable marriage of 2D and CG elements.
For a...
Disney Channel Celebrates Mickey’s Birthday on Nov. 18
Disney Channel has planned a great way to celebrate Mickey Mouse's birthday on Monday, Nov. 18. The cabler will premiere the first-ever extended episode...
Five New Members Added to Academy’s Tech Council
Wendy Aylsworth, Rob Bredow, Douglas Greenfield, Rob Hummel and Bev Pasterczyk have joined the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture...
Miyazaki’s ‘The Wind Rises’ to Screen at AFI Festival
Hayao Miyazaki's acclaimed 11th and final film The Wind Rises will makes its Los Angeles premiere at the American Film Institute's Festival on November...
Disney’s ‘Frozen’ to Premiere at N.Y. Children’s Festival
Disney's much-anticipated animated feature Frozen will premiere at New York Children's Festival on Sunday, November 10 at 11 a.m. (at the Village East Cinema)....
The Shrinking Vocal Middle Class
One hears about the shrinking middle class all the time on the news, though a similar phenomenon is going on in the animation biz:...
SIGGRAPH Asia to Focus on Immersive Technologies
This year's SIGGRAPH Asia, which takes place Nov. 19 to 22nd in Hong Kong, will offer a wide variety of programs focusing on the...
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