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DreamWorks Animation licenses characters for Russia theme parks

DreamWorks Animation SKG is licensing its movie characters for various theme parks being developed in Russia, an increasingly important market for the Glendale-based studio. The creator of the "Shrek," "Madagascar" and "Kung Fu Panda" franchises said it...

Tags: Russia, Trips and Vacations, Theme Park Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks, Kung Fu Panda (movie)

Glendale-based DreamWorks Animation plans staff cuts

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the Glendale-based entertainment company led by Hollywood film veteran Jeffrey Katzenberg, is expected to lay off up to 20% of its 2,200-employee workforce, following a decision to shelve production of the movie "Me and My...

Tags: Kate Hudson, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Movies, Josh Gad, Kung Fu Panda (movie)

DreamWorks Animation pushes 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman' to March 2014

DreamWorks Animation said Tuesday night that it is pushing back the release date for its animated movie "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" by four months. The Glendale studio said it was changing the release date for the film from Nov. 1 to March 7, 2014, at the...

Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Los Angeles Times, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

Entertainment industry jobs grow 3.7%

The Hollywood jobs picture continued to improve last year. Employment in Los Angeles' entertainment industry climbed nearly 4% in 2012, reflecting an upswing in feature film production in the fourth quarter and a surge in commercial shoots, which climbed...

Tags: Employment, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace

DreamWorks Animation ranked 12th best company to work for in U.S.

Hollywood studios aren't known as easy places to work. But DreamWorks Animation once again has made Fortune magazine's list of the 100 best employers. The Glendale studio behind the "Shrek," "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar" movies ranked 12th in the...

Tags: Qualcomm Inc., DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Employment, Kung Fu Panda (movie), Los Angeles Times

DreamWorks' WikiLeaks movie 'The Fifth Estate' starts production

DreamWorks Studios has begun filming the “The Fifth Estate,” a movie about the controversial founder of WikiLeaks. The film, which will be released in the U.S. on Nov. 15 through Disney's Touchstone label, began principal photography last week...

Tags: Bill Condon, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Movies, WikiLeaks, Anthony Mackie

Analyst predicts $96-million write-down on 'Rise of the Guardians'

DreamWorks Animation may end up losing nearly $100 million on its recent holiday release "Rise of the Guardians." That's the sobering prediction of Lazard Capital Markets analyst Barton Crockett.  In a research note on Wednesday, Crockett said he expects...

Tags: Rise of the Guardians (movie), Services and Shopping, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Los Angeles Times

Griffith Park was the most popular film location again in 2012

Griffith Park, Point Dume, the 6th Street Bridge near downtown L.A. and a former community hospital in Boyle Heights reputed to be haunted ranked among the most popular film locations in 2012, according to a new survey. Eight of the top 10 sites for...

Tags: James Dean, Southland (tv program), Sons of Anarchy (tv program)

California visual effects artists fight foreign film tax credits

A group of California visual effects artists is mounting a long-shot campaign to dismantle foreign film tax credits, contending that they hurt U.S. workers and violate international trade agreements. More than 150 visual effects workers in the last...

Tags: Cinema Industry, Los Angeles Times, Credit and Debt

DreamWorks Animation shares fall after 'Rise of the Guardians' poor debut

Shares of DreamWorks Animation took a hit in the wake of a poor box office debut for "Rise of the Guardians." DreamWorks' stock fell as much as 5.8% on Monday after some analysts warned that the Glendale-based studio could be forced to take a...

Tags: Rise of the Guardians (movie), DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Kung Fu Panda (movie), Animation (genre), Los Angeles Times

Anti-Muslim film producer 'terrified' of being found, man says

Region's film, TV industry lost 16,100 jobs in 7 years, study finds

The film and television industry in Los Angeles County has lost more than 16,000 jobs since 2004, mostly due to work migrating out of state, a new report revealed. Last year, the entertainment business generated 102,100 jobs in the county, down 14% from...

Tags: Los Angeles Times