NEW YORK, NEW YORK – For a fifth time, FlickerLab has teamed with Academy Award-winning Director Michael Moore, and created a minute-long animated segment, Chicken Little, for his latest feature Capitalism: A Love Story. Opening in New York and Los Angeles Sept. 23 and in theaters nationwide October 2nd, the film explores the root causes of the global economic meltdown and takes a sardonic look at the corporate and political shenanigans that plunged the world into the current financial crisis. more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK and COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - FlickerLab, LLC, the international content and technology company, will introduce the entertainment content market at MIPCOM to their newest animated series, a marquee property called The Wild Life. The series, which targets 8-12 year-olds, is designed to teach kids about climate change in a fun, story driven setting. more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK and COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - In the wake of a successful eighteen-month partnership designed to launch Gonzoft Television Animation’s live animation software in the U.S., FlickerLab and Gonzoft have agreed to merge. FlickerLab, LLC will formally announce the new company at MIPCOM, the world’s entertainment content market, in Cannes France, October 5, where they will also present a range of products. The new company will operate from both New York and Copenhagen. more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Marc Schwartz, Managing Partner at Fluid NYC, the New York-based editorial, original music and visual effects studio, announced today that Piranha Design is partnering with Fluid to provide further design and 3D. Piranha was founded by Graphic Designer Rob Sabatini, and 3D Artist Gaspard Giroud.

Sabatini and Giroud join Fluid’s roster which includes editors Greg Letson, Jim Rubino, Karama Brown, Robin Burchill and John Mallerman; designer Wes Waldren; and composers Andrew Sherman, Judson Crane, and Ryan Lott, and Sound Designer Fred Szymansky. Laura Relovsky is Executive Producer of Fluid’s editorial staff. David Shapiro is Executive Producer of the company’s original music division. more

Washington, DC - Interface Media Group, Inc. (IMG), Washington, DC’s premier production and post-production company has acquired Virginia based Alexandria Productions, Inc. Alexandria Founder and President Joel Westbrook is joining the company as IMG’s Executive Producer, overseeing original production, co-production and multi-platform projects. more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Marc Schwartz, Managing Partner at Fluid, the New York-based editorial, original music and visual effects studio, announced today that Laura Relovsky will become Executive Producer of Fluid’s editorial staff which includes Robin Burchill, Greg Letson, Scott Philbrook, John Mallerman, Karama Brown, Jim Rubino and lead designer Wes Waldron.

In making this announcement, Schwartz stated, “Laura brings years of experience and contacts to Fluid. So many of our projects now involve multiple divisions here at Fluid (edit, music, sound design, graphics, production, interactive, etc.) and I think Laura will enjoy the ability to bring a lot more than editorial to the table for her clients.” more

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New York, NY — Produced by Blue Room, the award-winning NFL Fantasy Files have been reopened. Filmed for NFL.com and Reebok, the viral campaign began rolling out one spot a week on July 20 on NFL.com, NFL Network’s Total Access and Reebok.com. Designed to incite fantasy football signups and interest for NFL.com, the series of five :30 spots features NFL stars: Joe Flacco (Baltimore Ravens), Santonio Holmes (Pittsburgh Steelers), Maurice Jones-Drew (Jacksonville Jaguars), Darren Sproles (San Diego Chargers) and Kevin Boss (NY Giants). more

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New York, New York - For the first time in 20 years, Hooked on Phonics, has redesigned its flagship product, Learn to Read, and incorporated some of the latest reading and literacy research into proven lesson strategies and reading activities designed to teach children fundamental reading skills. more

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - On June 16th, at the 2009 PROMAX & BDA Conference held at the New York Hilton Hotel, Blue Room took home a Silver statuette for their art direction and design of the show logo for Emeril Green, part of a full graphics package and complete in-show package created by the Blue Room team. The show stars celebrity chef and restaurateur Emeril Lagasse and airs on Planet Green. Blue Room also earned a Bronze for their design of the History™ logo, part of the agency’s refresh of the network’s brand which included an on-air graphics package, station IDs and promo packages. more