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Skydance Hires Bill Damaschke for Animation-Family Entertainment Post

Skydance Media has hired animation industry veteran Bill Damaschke for the newly created role of president of animation and family entertainment. The company made the announcement Tuesday and said the ...
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‘Dragonkeeper’: Bill Nighy, ‘Buñuel In The Labyrinth Of The Turtles’ Director, More Join Spain-China Animation — TIFF

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Nighy (Love Actually), Bill Bailey (Hot Fuzz) and Naomi Yang (Lilting) are to lead voice cast in Spain-China animation co-pro Dragonkeeper. Salvador Simó is newly aboard as lead ...
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Former Dreamworks Exec Bill Damaschke Will Head Skydance’s Animation Division

Skydance Media, the film financing/production company started by David Ellison, son of billionaire Larry Ellison and brother of Annapurna Pictures’ Megan Ellison, is in a Dreamworks mood. Not only has ...
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Bill Plympton on ‘Cheatin” and the Challenges of Making Indie Animation for Adults

Bill Plympton’s feature “Cheatin'” (left) and short “Footprints” are both in contention for the Academy Award this year. Although Bill Plympton’s distinctively hand-drawn works have twice been ...