Animation

Short Takes From Disney Channel

June 23, 2008 -- Josh Duhamel guest stars as himself in a new episode of hit animated series "The Replacements" premiering MONDAY, JULY 7 (5:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.

In the episode "Hollywoodn't," Todd gets a starring role in Celebrity Star’s next movie and heads to Hollywood with his family. A suspicious Riley discovers Celebrity is just using Todd to make Shelton jealous and it's up to her to help her brother realize this.

Meanwhile, Dick makes new friends with the stuntmen and Agent K repeatedly interrupts the filming of Josh Duhamel's new action movie, thinking he is in need of her aid.

Source: Disney Channel

Mumbai, India, June 02, 2008 -- Warner Bros. Pictures India enters into the animation genre with an untitled film directed by Jyotin Goel and produced by Geol Screencraft.

"This is a story of love and adventure, full of color, music, drama and comedy," says Jyotin Goel. "The film is not based on the human kingdom but portrays the melodious world of birds and attempts to explore their lives from an unusual standpoint. It is a journey into the lives of birds as they soar over dense jungles and teeming cities, giving them a point of view of the world that is hilariously different from ours."    » read more »

April 15, 2008 -- LOS ANGELES -- The Writers Guild of America, West's Animation Writers Caucus (AWC) has awarded its tenth-annual Animation Writing Award for lifetime achievement to acclaimed Pixar writer-director Brad Bird, whose most recent film, Disney/Pixar's Ratatouille, won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film.

Brad Bird: Photo by Steve Rhodes (CC)

Bird's two-decade career and craft will be feted at the WGA West's 2008 Honorary Awards Luncheon on April 23 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles.    » read more »