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LONDON, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new national marketing campaign starring Wallace & Gromit, is setting out to inspire Britons to take a holiday at home this year. Led by VisitEngland and supported by the home nation tourist boards of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, 'Great Adventure' is focused on a television advertisement encouraging consumers to book through their local travel agent. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:...
CULVER CITY, Calif., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Digital Productions (SPDP) racked up a solid 16 Annie Award nominations for 2012, the highest in the company's history, including eight nods for the Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) monster hit Hotel Transylvania, it was announced Monday by ASIFA-Hollywood, the international animated film society. The 40(th) annual Annie Awards ceremony will be held February 2, 2013 at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles. Beyond, Hotel...
SWINDON, England, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Trust has launched a campaign teaming up with national treasures Wallace and Gromit to help lead the country's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. A weekend of over 70 Jubilee tea parties will be held across the country where the loveable duo's new mini animation will be shown for the first time ever at Trust places. The funny flick has been specially created for the festivities as part of the National Trust Summer...
CULVER CITY, Calif., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Arthur Christmas" -- the Aardman production for Sony Pictures Animation that answers the question, 'So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?' -- continues to collect post-holiday presents from critics groups across the country, as the 2011 awards season starts to pick up speed. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111216/LA24457) The 3D release, which has already been nominated for both a Golden Globe...
CULVER CITY, Calif., Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The 3D, CG-animated family comedy ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, an Aardman production for Sony Pictures Animation, added a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Animated Feature to a growing list of accolades. The year's best reviewed animated movie now playing in wide release, ARTHUR CHRISTMAS also won a nomination from The Broadcast Film Critics Association for a Critics' Choice Award on Tuesday and was named Best Animated Feature...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Having vaulted to the top of the UK iTunes Store, the Arthur Christmas: Elf Run game is now available worldwide. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111118/AQ09650) Enhance your Elf-Esteem! Pick up the season's jolliest new app today at iTunes Store and at the Android Market. Joyfully addictive gameplay for the new Arthur Christmas: Elf Run game features seven cute, quick and nimble elves that players can customize for acceleration,...
SPARTANBURG, S.C., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Looking to spread season's greetings across America, Denny's has partnered with Aardman and Sony Pictures' upcoming family comedy "Arthur Christmas". With a wide variety of family fun to be enjoyed over the festive period, Denny's and Arthur are set to deliver some holiday magic not to be missed. An Aardman production for Sony Pictures Animation, "Arthur Christmas" at last reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's...
CULVER CITY, Calif., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Christmas will come early to the nation's top 25 markets as this Saturday, November 12, begins the "12 Days of Arthur Christmas," a nationwide schedule of family fun highlighted by two special kickoff-day celebrations in New York and Los Angeles. The 12 days of events nationwide lead to the release of Arthur Christmas, the new 3D CG-animated family comedy from Aardman for Sony Pictures Animation, in theaters November 23, 2011. Ever wonder...
CULVER CITY, Calif., Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Santa Claus is coming to town - and this year, he's getting a little help from Justin Bieber, Aardman Animations, and Sony Pictures Animation. When Arthur Christmas, the 3D, CG-animated movie from Aardman for Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures, rolls into theaters on November 23rd, Bieber's rendition of "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town," from his new Christmas album "Under The Mistletoe," will play over the end credits. In...
CULVER CITY, Calif., Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind this year's worldwide hit THE SMURFS®, continues to advance its development slate with the hiring of veteran animation writer/director Kelly Asbury. Asbury has been set to write POOCH CAFE for Sony Pictures Animation, it was announced today by Michelle Raimo-Kouyate, president of production for Sony Pictures Animation. Kelly Asbury most recently directed and co-wrote GNOMEO AND JULIET and was...
