Disney’s Documentary “Waking Sleeping Beauty” in Berlin
The Film Art & Animation department at the Games Academy is bringing the award-winning documentary about the
rise of Walt Disney Studios to the capital on January 27.
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More Disney Classics in 3D
Because of the great success of the 3D rerelease of “The Lion King,” Disney is said to have decided to bring further classics from its program back to cinemas as 3D versions.
Disney and Pixar Reunited with the Annie Awards
There was great anger at the last Annie Awards in Los Angeles in February. Animation giant Disney/Pixar boycotted the festival and did not attend the ceremony. The company was protesting the Annie rules and the ASIFA jury’s assessment. But the wind now seems to have shifted again.
Two New Pixar Films by 2014
According to the Huffington Post, Pixar will release two more films over the coming two years. So far, only titles and story teasers have been announced.
First Images from Pixar’s “Monsters University”
Anyone who can hardly wait for Mike and Sully’s latest adventures can see the first designs of the new characters here.
Animating with Disney
Walt Disney Animation is making its own developments available as open source – so anyone looking for free high-end software will find it here.
The Sharpest Superheroes Ever!
The Incredible family takes on the villains for the first time on high-definition Blu-ray Disc; DP gives away two copies.
DP Gives Away “Tangled”
Disney presents a fast-paced fairy-tale adventure; DP gives away two Blu-rays and one 3D Blu-ray.
Let Yourself Be Enchanted!
Walt Disney Studios, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Jon Turteltaub present THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE. DP is giving away three DVDs for the DVD and Blu-ray sales launch on January 13, 2011.
DP Gives Away “A Christmas Carol” and “Toy Story 3”
Participants in the current reader survey can once again win great prizes. This time, the package includes three Blu-rays each with two fantastic stories.
The Monsters Are Coming Back
Walt Disney Pictures is marking major dates in the calendar: Monsters, Inc. 2 arrives in cinemas on November 2, 2012.
Pixar Retrospective on Sat.1
To mark the launch of the third Toy Story film, Sat.1 will show the biggest Pixar-Disney productions throughout Saturday, July 17, including the short-film collection, “A Bug's Life,” “Monsters, Inc.” and the first two Toy Story films.
50 Places for Toy Story 3
Disney invites guests to an exclusive special screening of Toy Story 3 in Berlin – exactly one month before its official cinema release. DP is offering 50 places for the screening on June 29.
Disney’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND Continues Its Triumphant Run in Cinemas
For the third time in a row, Tim Burton's 3D wonder took the top spot in the German cinema charts
ShoWest 2010: Dolby Introduces New Dolby Surround 7.1
Dolby is developing a new audio experience for moviegoers and digital cinema operators in cooperation with Disney and Pixar.
Dolby Introduces New Dolby Surround 7.1
Dolby works with Disney and Pixar to develop a new audio experience for visitors to and operators of digital cinemas
The Short Film Accompanying Disney/Pixar’s New Cinema Adventure Toy Story 3: ‘Day & Night’
The Disney/Pixar hit factory is known not only for its unique animated feature films. Fans worldwide also look forward each year in particular to the ‘shortie’, the short film traditionally shown before each of the ten Pixar hits.
Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Conquers the World
There is finally a new number one in the German cinema charts: Disney's ALICE IN WONDERLAND confidently took the top spot by both admissions and revenue.
Disney XD calls fathers to a dubbing casting!
This year's Pixar cinema highlight TOY STORY 3 is looking for the German voice of the green plastic soldier!
Disney productions on course for the Oscars
Disney/Pixar's tenth animated hit has just ascended to the heights of film history! As the first animated film, UP was nominated for an Oscar by the Academy Award jury in the categories "Best Animated Film" and the premier category "Best Picture".
Toy Story Goes Blu
The CG classic begins its third adventure from June 2010; from March 2010 the two predecessors will finally be available on Blu-ray
Disney/Pixar’s UP Honoured with Two Golden Globes
Last night, the already multi-award-winning animation studio took home the Golden Globe for Best Animated Film for the fourth year in succession.
Sony, Imax and Discovery Plan All-3D Television Channel
The three companies plan to launch the first all-3D channel for the US market, with possible international expansion.
The Frog Has Been Kissed!
Disney’s Christmas highlight opens at number two in the German cinema charts.
sevenload Triples Its Marketable Video Inventory in the Premium TV Segment
The social media network expands its marketable inventory to 100 million views per month, including 30 million monthly video views in the premium TV segment.
Disney/Pixar’s UP Wins 3D Bogey!
Around 150,000 visitors wore glasses over the weekend - 3 D glasses, to see Disney/Pixar's 10th animated film UP.
Release Date Change for Disney’s “A Christmas Carol”
New cinema release date: November 5, 2009.
Character Design: Places Still Available
Secure a place in the DP intensive seminar “Character Design Like Disney: Methods and Design Rules for Animated Characters”.
The UP Hot-Air Balloon Comes to Germany!
For the cinema release of Disney-Pixar's tenth animated hit UP, its spectacular hot-air balloon tours Germany from September 5, 2009.
Register Now and Save 50 Euros
Today is the early-booking deadline for the DP intensive seminar "Character Design like Disney".
Register now and save €50
The early-booking discount of €50 for the seminar "Character Design – Disney-style: How to Design Animated Characters" ends August 31.
Trailer for “G-Force”
Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun, Armageddon, Pirates of the Caribbean) and Walt Disney Pictures are bringing an animal elite team of secret agents to cinemas in October.
These Voices Are Taking Off!
Comedy star Dirk Bach and acting legend Karlheinz Böhm provide voices for Disney/Pixar’s new animated adventure Up.
Up Reaches the Top in the US
After delighting Cannes as the festival’s opening film, Disney/Pixar’s tenth animated feature Up also conquered US cinemas.
Disney/Pixar’s 10th Animated Film UP Celebrates a Double Premiere in Cannes
UP became the first animated film to open Cannes and was presented to premiere guests in 3D.
Bolt DVD Gives Rhino His Own Short Film
Disney’s Bolt arrived on DVD and Blu-ray on June 18, 2009, with the exclusive short film Super Rhino.
UP to Open the Cannes Film Festival
UP is the first opening film to be screened in 3D at the renowned Cannes Film Festival.
WALL-E Available on Blu-ray and DVD Today
Production report on the new Pixar short BURN-E in issue 02/09 of DIGITAL PRODUCTION
Oscar Nomination for ‘Bolt’
The nominations continue: Bolt has been nominated for Best Animated Feature of the year.
Bolt Leaps into Cinemas
Disney’s new animated adventure is also thrilling audiences in selected cities with the breathtaking look of Disney Digital 3D.
Tokyo Mater
Disney•Pixar’s first short film in Disney Digital 3-D will be shown in Germany from January 22, 2009 as the supporting film for “Bolt”.
Disney Celebrates “WALL-E-ntine’s Day”
Just in time for Valentine’s Day on February 5, the animated film WALL-E is being released on DVD and Blu-ray.
“He’s Not Any Kind of Program, Sark. He’s a User!”
ComingSoon confirms Bruce Boxleitner for Disney's TRON remake
The Dawn of the New 3D World
At the world’s first 3D film festival in Singapore, Hollywood studio chiefs presented their first 3D theatrical films.
German Voice Cast for BOLT Confirmed
Christian Tramitz and Axel Stein can be heard in the German-dubbed version of Disney's latest animated comedy.
Sleeping Beauty Sleep Study
A worldwide sleep study reveals interesting findings: 21 per cent of Germans would like to be awakened “by a kiss,” just as in the Disney classic Sleeping Beauty.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Germany Brings Lilly the Witch to the Big Screen
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book is produced by Corinna Mehner of BLUE EYES and Michael Coldewey of TRIXTER.
WALL-E Rockets to Number One in the German Cinema Charts
Disney/Pixar’s ninth CGI animated feature leaves the competition behind.
Jake Gyllenhaal Is the Prince of Persia
Production begins on a new action adventure from Disney and Bruckheimer.
Walt Disney and Volkswagen Celebrate WALL•E in Berlin
The new animated film celebrates its German premiere.
SIGGRAPH: Disney Launches Global Research and Development Lab
ETH Zurich is entering into an industrial partnership with Walt Disney for at least five years. The US entertainment group is establishing a new research laboratory in Zurich—the only one affiliated with a university outside the United States.
Do You Know What a Fairy Sounds Like?
The enchanting fairy will speak for the first time from November on Disney DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
Markus Maria Profitlich Blasts into Space with WALL•E
Popular comedian voices the captain of the Axiom.
Markus Maria Profitlich Blasts Off into Space with WALL•E
A small plant that the robot EVE brings back from Earth in her drone compartment presents the captain of the luxury spacecraft Axiom with a difficult task: only with its help can the people aboard return to Earth, but an unseen enemy sabotages every rescue attempt...
Curtain Up for PRESTO!
A vengeful rabbit and his uproarious carrot show star in PRESTO, the magical short accompanying Disney/Pixar’s latest animated hit WALL-E.
Video: Trailer for THE RETURN TO NARNIA
Disney Interactive Studios will release the game THE RETURN TO NARNIA tomorrow. We already have the game trailer today.
PLAZAMEDIA and Disney Extend Contract for Another Three Years
Mickey Mouse & Co. move to PLAZAMEDIA’s digital eCenter service platform
WALL-E Cleans Up at the US Box Office
Disney/Pixar's ninth CGI animated adventure confidently takes first place in the US charts.
Prince Caspian Climbs the US Charts
With box-office takings of 56 million dollars, the adventure spectacle THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN OF NARNIA confidently climbed to the top of the US charts last weekend.
Disney Introduces New Film Label “Disneynature”
The Walt Disney Studios are introducing a new film label. As Dick Cook, Studios Chairman, announced on Monday, “Disneynature" will produce nature documentaries in collaboration with the world's best documentary filmmakers. The plan is to bring one new film to cinemas each year.
Images: Pixar images from Wall E online
Pixar has released a number of images from the new film Wall E for publication. DP has put them on the website right away
Animation: Walt Disney Presents Film Projects Through 2012
Collaboration with Pixar Continues / All Future Animated Films Also in Disney Digital 3-D
Disney wants to earn one billion dollars online in 2008
US media and entertainment company Walt Disney wants to generate one billion dollars in Internet revenue in the current financial year.
Disney increases focus on virtual worlds
US media and entertainment group Walt Disney recently announced the establishment of a new studio unit. Under the name "Disney Online Studios", various activities from the fields of games and social communities are to be bundled.
‘Ratatouille’ in first place
As expected, Remy the rat climbs to the top position in the DVD sales charts.
New cinema record with ‘Hannah Montana’ in 3D
American teenage singer Miley Cyrus (15) set a new record at the American box office on the opening weekend of the concert film ‘Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour’.
Eight Oscar® Nominations for THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures enters five films in the competition for the world’s most coveted film award.
A new case for “The Three Investigators”
SHIP – Studio Hamburg International Production films the second cinema adventure; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Germany will again handle distribution.
Ratatouille remains the main course
The animated film “Ratatouille” remains the most popular main course among cinema fans in its second week. According to preliminary figures, just under 750,000 guests enjoyed it over the weekend.
A rat gets the mobile-phone display cooking
THQ Wireless, Inc. commissions carmunity to create a mobile portal for the new Disney-Pixar film “Ratatouille”.
Super RTL shows “Disney’s Tarzan – The Legend Begins” as a German free-TV premiere Start of the Disney film series: Friday, October 19, 2007, at 20:15
From now on, Super RTL is showing high-profile sequels to five cinema successes from Disney Studios. The opening is made by Disney’s Tarzan - The Legend Begins (USA 2005), a German free-TV premiere.
Family weekend on Premiere: 16 top animated films in two days
"Animation alarm" on 24 and 25 November: TV premiere of "Ice Age 2 - Now It’s Thawing", "Hunting Fever" and "Ice Age - No Time for Nuts".
Over 880,000 gourmets devour Ratatouille
Rat Remy is not only responsible for the salt in the soup of a
Parisian star restaurant, but also brings plenty of pepper into
the cinema charts.
Remy Conquers German Cinema Charts
With a sensational cinema opening, the little rat Remy has continued his triumphal march in German cinemas as well.
Battle for DVD Succession: Setback for Blu-ray
In the competition to succeed the DVD, the camp of the Blu-ray standard has suffered a severe setback. The US film studio Paramount and its subsidiary DreamWorks SKG have decided on the competing HD-DVD format.
Disney buys children’s website Club Penguin
The US media and entertainment giant is intensifying its online efforts. The purchase price is 350 million US dollars (257 million euros).
Ratatouille at Number 1 in the USA
With around 47.2 million US dollars in box office, critics' favorite RATATOUILLE, the eighth feature film from animation forge Pixar Animation Studios, cooked up the American box office charts this weekend and landed confidently at number 1 ahead of the strong competition.
Disney Auctions Voice Role in RATATOUILLE
Hearing one's own voice from loudspeakers in cinemas nationwide - this will soon be possible for an environmentally conscious film lover: Effective immediately, Disney's Buena Vista International is auctioning a mini voice role in the new animated film RATATOUILLE on the online marketplace eBay.
Disney Forms Nintendo Development Studio
Buena Vista Games is opening Fall Line Studios in Salt Lake City to develop games exclusively for Nintendo DS and Wii.
SIGGRAPH Keynote: Awards and Theme Parks
SIGGRAPH presented its awards before Disney’s Joe Rohde connected theme-park design with computer graphics.
Disney Swallows Pixar
Entertainment group secures animation studio / Takeover worth 7.4 billion dollars
ECTS 2002: Tron 2.0 Returns to the Grid
Disney Interactive showed Monolith’s Tron 2.0, a PC action game set twenty years after the original film.