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Dave Smith, founder of the Walt Disney Archives and author of "Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia," has passed away at age 78. Here's the statement from Disney CEO Bob Iger. Though he retired in 2010, he continued as a consultant for Disney until his passing.
Informative 1986 article about Phil Mendez, a pioneering African-American creator. He created two SatAM series—"Kissyfur" and "Foofur." Also, some of his concepts for the feature "FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) on which he was character designer + another random sketch.
Starting off the new year with a filmmaker interview about a feature you should know about.
‘How Much Fear Do We Put In The Story?’: Gustavo Steinberg On His New Brazilian Feature ‘Tito and the Birds’ https://t.co/K4Jp0HugAB
An Early X-Mas Present From @SonyAnimation: ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Art Book Is Now Online And Free! https://t.co/A4IXV1F77E
52 YEARS OLD TODAY: Chuck Jones’ animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" first premiered on CBS on December 18, 1966.
Gallery of pre-production art and stills from the film: https://t.co/RVeVN8Sjmi
China’s No. 2 Film At The Box Office This Weekend Was Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ https://t.co/1X8CQS250i
‘Buñuel and the Labyrinth of the Turtles’ Will Get U.S. Release Through GKIDS https://t.co/K70ufs2kQQ
First look at Netflix's new "Carmen Sandiego" series.
Launches January 18, 2019.
Duane Capizzi is showrunner.
@chromosphereLA designed the series.
@dhxmedia is producing the animation.
@HereIsGina voices Carmen Sandiego, @FinnSkata voices Player.
How To Pitch And Sell An Animated Series (Earning Bonus Points): Part 4 https://t.co/Dl83Vfw0pk