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Finding Dory will focus on the absent-minded
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Finding Nemo sequel set for 2015 release

After years of speculation, the sequel to the Oscar-winning animated film Finding Nemo will be released in 2015, Disney-Pixar has confirmed.

  • Reuters
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The 2-D drawing of Disney characters like Mickey and Minnie Mouse may be a thing of the past.
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Disney says goodbye to 2D animation

Disney says none of its animation companies are working in the traditional 2D format, and there are no current plans to do so again.

  • Guardian Reporter
3 min read
Ubuntu filmmaking: Adventures in Zambezia producer Stuart Forrest hopes the animated movie will prove that South Africans are capable of telling child-friendly stories with international appeal.
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African animation goes global

A local film’s success raises the prospect of South Africa creating its own Pixar-like brand.

  • Karen Van Schalkwyk
3 min read
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Election campaign with a difference

ON CIRCUIT: <i> Space Chimps</i> and <i>Swing Vote</i> make an entrance onto the circuit.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
ANGELINA JOLIE

Panda’ing to your best instincts

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Whenever I mentioned to anyone in the past few weeks that I had seen Kung Fu Panda, they laughed, writes Shaun de Waal.

  • Shaun De Waal
5 min read