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New York Times

An Animated Mahabharata Story
New York Times
The 96-minute animated feature ?Arjun ? The Warrior Prince? obviously can't tell the whole complicated tale (that would take weeks), so it concentrates on the life of young Arjun, one of five brothers who lose their kingdom in a game of dice, ...
Friday Release: Animated action film 'Arjun'IBNLive.com
Review: Hero's tale 'Arjun' is charmingLos Angeles Times
Animated "Arjun" is not a children's filmReuters India
New York Post -Film Journal -Newstrack India
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Meet Qumarion, an animation supermodel
CNET
One day in the future, we might use sensor-equipped action figures like this one out of Japan to create animations. by Christopher MacManus May 24, 2012 5:07 PM PDT Follow @sonyinsider Strike a pose with Qumarion. (Click to enlarge.) ...

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NME.com

'Dark Knight' Animated Movie Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)
Hollywood Reporter
Warner Bros. has set the voice cast for its upcoming animated adaptation of Frank Miller's classic 1986 Batman tale The Dark Knight Returns, from Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Home Video.
Batman 'Dark Knight' animation voice cast announcedNME.com
Michael McKean, David Selby, Peter Weller Will Voice Animated Batman Film "The ...Playbill.com
Peter Weller To Voice Batman In Animated 'The Dark Knight Returns'Science Fiction
League of Comic Geeks -/FILM (blog) -The Fandom Post
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CNET Asia

Zynga Defends Acquisition
Wall Street Journal
The San Francisco-based company on Thursday plans to announce an agreement with animation studio DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. to place additional advertising in the game. Zynga believes it's the start of new revenue-generating possibilities that will ...
Zynga's Drawn to DangerDailyFinance
Zynga defends 'Draw Something' acquisitionMarketWatch
Zynga defends Draw Something dealCNET Asia
eStocksDaily
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Cartoon studio faces state clout, global stars
BusinessWeek
Breaking into a market dominated by state media companies has been tough -- even more so now that Kungfu Panda creator DreamWorks Animation SKG and other big cartoon giants are launching their own local studios in China. Liu has gotten some help.

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DDMG Announces Shareholder Call to Discuss $100 Million Grant and Provide ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LUCIE, Fla., May 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Digital Domain Media Group, Inc. (NYSE:DDMG) , a leading digital production company focused on visual effects, original content animation and major studio co-productions, will host an investor conference ...
Digital Domain Media Group: It Takes A Visionary To SpeculateSeeking Alpha

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Tampabay.com

Theme park guide: Disney opens Art of Animation Resort; 'New Fantasyland ...
Tampabay.com
And you better believe the success of the Nickelodeon Suites Resort across I-4 is a catalyst for Disney's newest hotel, the Art of Animation Resort, which attempts to offer affordable suites while immersing families in popular movie themes, ...
Big Doings Coming at Walt Disney WorldUSA TODAY (blog)

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Animation link strengthened
This is Somerset
A Royal Society Fellowship will ensure the relationship between the University of Bath and the animation company behind Harry Potter and Inception continues to deepen. Dr Darren Cosker, a researcher in the university's department of computer science, ...

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A crazy dream to build a computer animation industry in Argentina
GigaOM
This is the crew, which has now blossomed into 120 people after five years in production, who will be responsible for whether Argentina will be able to produce a smash success out of its first real attempt at making a 3D computer animated feature ...



Get animated this June Half Term
Click Manchester
Running from Friday 1 until Sunday 10 June, IWM North has a packed programme of free family activities, including fun animation workshops, storytelling and creative sessions. Those inspired by the major exhibition Once Upon a Wartime, which explores ...

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