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BoomGen Studios Acquires Ferdowsi’s The Shahnameh

BoomGen Studios, a vertically integrated motion picture company that regularly provides creative, marketing, cultural and engagement advice to Hollywood in its quest to navigate the Greater Middle East, has acquired the exclusive global multimedia rights to Hyperworks Entertainment’s Rostam’s Comics properties (based on the Persian Book of Kings).

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Animation Headline News

Eight New Animators Join Animation Mentor

AnimationMentor.com (Animation Mentor), the leading online character animation school created by animators for animators, today announces eight new professional animators. Their roster of mentors now totals an average of 90 professional animators.

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Software Headline News

Shotgun Coming out of Beta at SIGGRAPH 2010 With Over 170 Clients Worldwide

Shotgun Highlights Integration Partners, Launches Open Source Initiative for Developers/Studios, Hosts a Developer User Group and Previews Forthcoming Version 2.1

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Animation Headline News

Women In Animation Indie Studio-Themed Annual Meeting This Thursday

Women In Animation International (WIA) has lined up an exciting panel of top uber-indie executives for a panel discussion titled “Thriving Indies,” to be presented as part of the organization’s annual meeting on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 6 Point Harness Studios.

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Imax Headline News

IMAX and Disney Sign New Three-Picture Deal

IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and The Walt Disney Studios today announced a new agreement to release three additional 3D pictures to IMAX theatres in 2011.

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Marvel Conjures Dr. Strange Writers

Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer (CONAN) have been hired to write the script to DR. STRANGE for Marvel Studios, reports Deadline.com.

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Game Headline News

Globex Studios LA Announces First Game Title, Launches Lightseed Ent. Division

Los Angeles-based online game developer Globex Studios LA, a subsidiary of Globex Studios, has announced its first game title, “Secret Kingdoms Online.”

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Entertainment Headline News

New Licensing Deals Inked for Pocoyo

Zinkia and ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment have inked a raft of new licensing agreements for the multi award-winning animation series Pocoyo, bringing the total number of licensees to over 100 and the total number of references in the market to over 1,500.

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New Licensing Deals Inked for Pocoyo

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Adam Beach Lands Cowboys and Aliens Role

Adam Beach (FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS) has joined DreamWorks Studios and Universal's COWBOYS AND ALIENS, reports VARIETY.

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Series Headline News

CBS Says Good-Bye to Ghost Whisperer

CBS has officially canceled its long-running supernatural series, GHOST WHISPERER, reports VARIETY.

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Marvel Headline News

Weaving Officially Named Red Skull

Marvel Studios announced today that Hugo Weaving has been cast to star as Johann Schmidt aka the Red Skull in the studio's highly anticipated movie "Captain America: The First Avenger" opposite Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell.

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Platinum Studios To Make Blood Nation Feature

Alexandra Milchan's EMJAG Productions and Platinum Studios, Inc. (OTCBB: PDOS), an entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,600 comic book characters which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media, have partnered to bring Platinum Studios' comic book series "Blood Nation" to the big screen.

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Zoic Studios Creates More VFX For V

V returns from hiatus tonight at 10 PM/9 Central on ABC, with Zoic Studios once again producing the visual effects for the popular science fiction drama series.

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Technicolor Headline News

Technicolor Hires Two For NYC Office

Technicolor has hired Peter Bavaro and Dominic Rom for the New York office, reports VARIETY.

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Veteran Game Makers Launch Globex Studios

A group of leading game industry creatives announced today the launch of Globex Studios LA, a subsidiary of Globex Studios.

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Zoic Studios Earns Three VES Awards

Zoic Studios is proud to have earned three VES awards at last night's event, held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

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New Deal Studios Launches Commercial Division With Subway & Halo 3 Spots

Best known for dazzling effects work on blockbuster films, New Deal Studios has officially launched its full-service commercial division.

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Disney Headline News

Walt Disney Studios Names Sean Bailey President of Production

Rich Ross, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios (TWDS), announced today that Sean Bailey has been named President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production as the segment continues to restructure its operation.

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Animation Headline News

37th Annual Annie Award Nominations Announced

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 37th Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year's best animated features, television productions, commercials, short subjects and outstanding individual achievements in the field of animation.

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Technology Headline News

Troublemaker Studios Transforms Imagination into Reality on the Big Screen with AMD Technology

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that Troublemaker Studios is using Six-Core AMD Opteron processors and ATI FirePro graphics accelerators to create animations and special effects for its films, including “Shorts,” now available on Blu-ray and DVD.

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Raising the Bar on Bringing Animated Characters to Life

Ben 10: Alien Swarm is the second live-action film from Cartoon Network based on their immensely popular animated series franchise Ben 10. This time around the network wanted to push the limits and deliver an intense thrill ride for the audience.

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Erik Press Named Executive Producer at Zoic Studios

Award-winning visual effects and digital production house Zoic Studios has named Erik Press to the strategic role of Executive Producer. At Zoic, Press leads artists and creative directors to produce effects-driven content with a holistic approach, uniting broadcast, advertising, theatrical and web content that engages audiences and enriches brands.

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