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(April 2, 2013) Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced today the release of Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 4. After receiving a 2012 Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award, Storyboard Pro has leaped forward with a new version that efficiently and elegantly caters to live action, gaming, and animation studios alike.

(March 18, 2013) Two-time Emmy award recipient, Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced that Boom Goggle Premium, the Android app developed with the leading online kids channel Toon Goggles, has been recommended by the Parents' Choice Foundation.

(January 28, 2013) Fully dedicated to education and the use of arts to teach core curriculum, Toon Boom will host a series of webinars called Animating the Core and The Power of Digital Storytelling.

(January 9, 2013) Powered by Toon Boom Animation, Flip Boom Cartoon is now available for iPad, enabling you to connect creatively with your loved ones and share your creations on social media.

(December 10, 2012) The animation world lost an accomplished and brilliant animator this weekend, Rusty Mills passed away at age 49.

(December 3, 2012) Toon Boom Animation Inc., a 2012 and 2005 Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award recipient, announced today that The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, will grant the Toon Boom Pipeline the Ub Iwerks Award at the upcoming 40th Annual Annie Awards™. As part of the juried awards category, the Ub Iwerks Award recognizes the technical advancements that make a significant impact on the art or industry of animation

(November 26, 2012) Toon Boom Animation a two-time Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award winning company is currently looking for a Software Instructor/Demo Artist. As a member of the sales team and you will work closely with the Marketing and R&D teams to improve the quality, performance, presentation and usage of our products. You will report directly to the Vice President of Sales.

(October 31, 2012) Toon Boom Animation president and CEO Joan Vogelesang received a special Humanitarian Prize at The World Animation Feature Films & VFX Summit in Marina Del Rey, California. The award, presented by Animation Magazine president Jean Thoren in front of animation industry leaders, was given to Ms. Vogelesang in recognition of ”her tireless efforts to develop new markets in animation all over the world and helping numerous studios and educational institutions train animators and create jobs in a fast-changing market“.

(October 24, 2012) Toon Boom Storyboard Pro has won a 2012 Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award. It takes time for a new product to build the industry credibility required before you can submit it for consideration for such a prestigious award. From previous experience we knew that we would be up against some tough competition and obtaining a Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award meant that the software has to be industry-proven. This means that a lot of users have to work with it on a daily basis and find it so ground-breaking that it has changed the way in which they work.

(October 9, 2012) Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced today that the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has granted a 2012 Primetime Engineering Emmy® to Storyboard Pro, Toon Boom’s flagship storyboarding software. Primetime Engineering Emmys are presented for engineering developments so significant an improvement on existing methods or so innovative in nature that they materially affect the transmission, recording or reception of television.

(October 5, 2012) In the final installment of our Tip of the Week series on how to Work in a 3D Space our resident expert and Professional Product Manager, Lilly Vogelesang, will explain how to Enable 3D and 3D Camera Moves in Animate Pro and Harmony.

(September 25, 2012) In the latest installment of our Tip of the Week series of Animation tutorials our resident expert and Professional Product Manager, Lilly Vogelesang, will explain how to Work in a 3D Space in Storyboard Pro 3 D, Animate Pro and Harmony.

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(August 30, 2012) Toon Boom Animation Inc. (toonboom.com) the market leader in animation technology, announced today its support of the MIPJunior first International Pitch Competition targeted to creatives, producers and decision-makers from all sectors of the kids’ entertainment business.

(August 28, 2012) Another award under Toon Boom's belt as we receive the Academics Choice Brain Toy Award

(August 24, 2012) In the latest installment of our Tip of the Week series of Animation tutorials our resident expert and Professional Product Manager, Lilly Vogelesang, will explain how to Add Highlights and Shadows in Animate, Animate Pro and Harmony.

Part 1 is 10 minutes long. Lilly shows Creating a Frame by Frame animation, Accessing Highlight and Shadow, she discusses Drawing on the Overlay layer and then Maximising the use of sublayers. Lilly continues by Using the Onion Skin, Layer properties in the Network view. Following this Using Modules are explained including Overlay-Layer, Layer-Selector modules. Lilly demonstrates the value of cloning a layer in the Network view. Next, the tone effect module is shown and emphasis is placed on the importance of correct port positions of matte and original drawings. Part 1 concludes with a preview of the shadow rendering.

In Part 2, Lilly continues to explain about adding shadows, but also introduces us to Alpha values, Defining what the shadow looks like, Animating a layer property over time using functions and keyframes, viewing the shadow functions. Using the Data View feature in the Timeline to see detailed info about effects properties. She explains the reasons for using the Shadow functions and not just painting the shadow. Lilly also shows how to use both Highlight and Tone. Finally the Radial properties are explained and how they can be used to harden or soften the edge of a shadow. 

(August 7, 2012) Emmy® Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. (toonboom.com) the market leader in animation technology, announced today the release of Toon Boom Manager, a new easy-to-use production tracking tool that runs on your iPad, tablet, laptop, or computer; in fact anywhere you can access a browser.

(August 1, 2012) Toon Boom Animation is honored to announce that the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has nominated four animated programs, in what is a category of five nominees, powered by Toon Boom

(July 24, 2012) Toon Boom Manager - Web-based production tracking for any linear production process, such as 3D animation, stop motion, or a hybrid production. Track in real-time.

(July 20, 2012) In the latest installment of our Tip of the Week series of Animation tutorials our resident expert and Professional Product Manager, Lilly Vogelesang, will explain the functionality and benefits of using the Data View feature in Animate, Animate Pro and Harmony. The short video is 4 minutes long. Lilly shows how to swap drawings, work with functions and add or remove keyframes in the Data View.

(July 11, 2012) 5000th Twitter user is @GloriaViloria05 Estudiante Animacion y Posproduccion Audiovisual,Colombia @GloriaViloria05 is the 5000th Toon Boom Twitter follower. :) Gloria Viloria @GloriaViloria05 @ToonBoom YEAH!!!!! :D

(June 29, 2012) How the deform rig can be swapped out to stick your character’s feet to the ground in Animate, Animate Pro and Harmony.

(June 20, 2012) Toon Boom Animation will be sponsoring JOHN KRICFALUSI: Cartoony Animation at TAAFI 2012 on Saturday, 7 July, 9 am Duration: 01:30:00 Rating: AA Description (courtesy of TAAFI 2012) Join John Kricfalusi the creator of "The Ren and Stimpy Show" while he shares his influences from the golden age of animation. What inspired him and may inspire you to take up a pencil. From Tex Avery to Bob Clampett, squash and stretch, cartoon construction, or pushing a character into impossible poses. See how he learned from the masters in his early career at Hanna-Barbera, right through the creation of Spumco with Ren & Stimpy, Ripping Friends, and online shows like The Goddam George Liquor Program. Cartoons, stories, and insights into the man who’s influence continues to be felt all over the industry, and maybe a brand new cartoon premiere if you behave…

(June 15, 2012) In the latest installment of our Tip of the Week series of Animation tutorials our resident expert and Professional Product Manager, Lilly Vogelesang, will walk you through how to animate a sleeve on a piece of clothing. You could use this if, for example, you want the character to pull up a sleeve or if you want the sleeve to ride up the arm when the character raises the arm over its head.

(June 11, 2012) The animated movie WRINKLES (ARRUGAS) An astonishing cocktail of friendship, resistance, and life that goes on in the unexpected setting of an old folk's care home. Was awarded a Special Distinction in Feature Films. Directed by Ignacio FERRERAS this spanish production by Perro Verde Films was made using Toon Boom HArmony animation software.

(May 19, 2012) In the latest installment of our Tip of the Week series of Animation tutorials our resident expert and Professional Product Manager, Lilly Vogelesang, will walk you through the best and most efficient way to Rig a Character’s Head in our professional software. This process will work equally well in Toon Boom Animate Pro and Harmony.

(May 4, 2012) As a follow-up installment to last week’s of our Tip of the Week - Using Symbols our resident expert and Professional Product Manager, Lilly Vogelesang, demonstrates some items which several users commented on in that blog post.

(May 2, 2012) In the latest installment of our Tip of the Week series of Animation tutorials our resident expert and Professional Product Manager, Lilly Vogelesang, will walk you through the best and most efficient way to use Symbols  in our professional software.

(April 20, 2012) Stay tuned for more Larry King!

(April 16, 2012) As you will see from the trailer Tron: Uprising is one kick-ass animation. Made with a mixture of 2D animation, courtesy of Toon Boom Animation’s Harmony software, and CG graphics the series is set in the computer world between the events taking place in Tron and Tron Legacy. In this series, a program called Beck (voiced by Elijah Wood) starts an uprising in the fight against Clu and his second in command, General Tesler (Lance Henriksen).

(April 9, 2012) Toon Boom Animation's official meeting and discussion point for all those involved in the Caribbean Animation Hub.

(March 19, 2012) Toon Boom Animation is holding PROFESSIONAL TRAINING sessions - leading to Associate / Professional / Master Certification
By certifying their marketable skills, individuals can validate their technical ability and demonstrate recognized proficiency in digital content and animation. Toon Boom’s Certification Program opens doors to exciting careers and lets successful candidates stand apart from their peers in a highly-competitive job market. 

(March 7, 2012) Based on thorough market analysis, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Toon Boom Animation Inc. with the 2011 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Entrepreneurial Company of the Year. In a highly concentrated market, in which the top three companies hold nearly 67 percent of the market share, Toon Boom has shown remarkable entrepreneurial spirit,
rapidly gaining a strong foothold through product innovation, marketing and the implementation of a wellrounded strategy.

(February 24, 2012) A weekly video series answering user forum questions for Toon Boom Professional Products. Tip #8 Action Templates Parts 1,2 and 3. Using Action templates to save actions and use them again. For Animate, Animate Pro and Harmony

(February 22, 2012) This show starts at 19:30 EST on Musiqueplus.

Toon Boom Animation will be on the French language tech and gaming show Monsieur Net, broadcasting live from the Musique Plus studios in Montreal. Taking part in the show are Karina Bessoudo, Director of Marketing and Marie-Eve Chartrand, Manager of Multimedia Content, both at Toon Boom Animation in Montreal.
Karina will explain what our animation software does and all of your favorite movies and tv shows which use Toon Boom technology. See Marie-Eve demonstrate how easy it is to create great animation using Toon Boom software. Learn about our apps for the iPad.

(February 17, 2012) Jobs are regularly posted on our Job Connections webpage. Keep checking back.

(February 16, 2012) Toon Boom Harmony was used in the creation of the latest Transformers animation, Transformers Rescue Bots. The 26-episode series which is a joint Hasbro – Atomic Cartoons partnership, premiers on The Hub, Saturday 18 February, 2012 at 9am EST

(February 16, 2012) Sunday/Dimanche – by Patrick Doyon for the National Film Board of Canada was made using Toon Boom Harmony and is nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Animated Short Subject category.

(January 25, 2012) Creativity champ and NY Times best-selling author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds unveiled a major product announcement during his keynote at the Educators @ Macworld in San Francisco on January 25th, hosted by the national educational technology organization Computer Using Educators (CUE).

(January 10, 2012) Express yourself your way with easy-to-use Flip Boom Doodle, powered by Toon Boom Animation Inc. At CES 2012, Toon Boom will give away Flip Boom Doodle, a fun app designed to create animated content running on Mac and PC.

(November 28, 2011) Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced today that Garfield’s Comic Boom has been granted the prestigious Honors Award by the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA), in the software category. This NAPPA Award is a remarkable addition to Garfield’s Comic Boom impressive awardwinning track record since its launch in August 2011. It has already received the 2011 Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval and the 2011 Preferred Choice Award granted by Creative Child Magazine.

(October 18, 2011) Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced today that both Garfield’s Comic Boom and Flip Boom All-Star have both been awarded the PTPA Winner’s Seal of Approval. PTPA Media is North America’s largest volunteer parent testing community, with over 40,000 parents.

(October 3, 2011) Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced today that Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel (France) along with Luxanimation (Luxembourg) and Aranéo (Belgium) have chosen the Toon Boom pipeline to produce a new series titled Le Petit Spirou. The series is based on the highly popular comic book collection created by Tome and Janry. This 78x7’ series is produced by Léon Perahia (Dupuis) and Eric Anselin (Luxanimation) as well as directed by Virginie Jallot. Each producer assigned a local animation studio and shared the production deliverables among them. The three studios include HLC in Paris, Dreamwall in Marcinelle and Luxstudio in Doncols.

(August 22, 2011) As one of Toon Boom’s flagship studios in Québec, Oasis Animation today announced that in view of its upcoming project Lucky Fred, a 52 episode eleven-minute series for 6-12 year olds to be aired on Disney Channel in Spain, France, Italy, Germany, India & Australia, the studio will double its workforce and space. Lucky Fred has also pre-sold in over 150 territories including TF1 for France and Nickelodeon in Benelux, Scandinavia, Latin America, Asia & South Korea.

(August 8, 2011) Software that turns mere mortals into superstar cartoonists has Garfield creator Jim Davis worried. Comic strips and even comic books can be created easily with Garfield’s Comic Boom, giving birth to a new generation of cartoonists.

(July 21, 2011) Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced a new version of Flip Boom All-Star the award-winning animation software for teens. New Flip Boom All-Star has sleek graphics and the new ‘auto-animate’ feature. Instead of drawing a series of pictures, kids can draw one picture and push a button to ‘auto-animate’. They choose different directions and movement styles to animate their picture or they can choose ‘crazy’ animation for crazy movement all over.

(June 22, 2011) Toon Boom Animation Inc. announces that Flip Boom Classic for K-6 students and its respective curricula, are now compatible with the SMART Board™ 600 series interactive whiteboard. Compatibility with the SMART Board 800 series will be completed in time for the International Society for Technology in Education Conference, to be held in Philadelphia from June 26-29, 2011. Demonstrations will be given at Booth 1403 during the conference.

(June 13, 2011) Montreal (June 13, 2011) – Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced that the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) granted the Distinguished Achievement Award (DAA) in the Curriculum/Arts category to Toon Boom’s Flip Boom Classic Art Curriculum for K-5 and Flip Boom All-Star Art Curriculum for Grades 6-8.

(May 11, 2011) As part of the Business without Borders program, the HSBC International Business Awards honours Canadian companies that have successfully branched out beyond our borders. “Canada is home to over 2.3 million businesses – the overwhelming majority of which are small and medium enterprises – and we are a nation of traders. HSBC Bank Canada is very proud to celebrate their accomplishments internationally,” said Mark Watkinson, Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Banking, North America, HSBC. “Toon Boom embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship and opportunity in global business, and we salute their accomplishments.”

(April 19, 2011) Montreal (April 19, 2011) – Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the release of its first line up of fun apps for the Apple community, from mobile devices to Mac computers. Each app has several entertaining features, these vary depending on the app and device used.

(April 4, 2011) Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the new Harmony solution which will be demonstrated during MIPTV 2011, at the Toon Boom booth C1.05. With this most advanced Harmony solution, Toon Boom is calling on all studios to get on board.

(January 24, 2011) Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the release of Flip Boom Classic 5, the award-winning animation software for kids. Version 5 includes a library of over 100 sounds which makes the creation of animation even more fun. Additionally, over 75 new templates have been added to provide children with a wider selection to choose from and to bring their enjoyment to a new level.

(November 11, 2010) Emmy® Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced its partnership with Premiumbeat.com, the premier music provider, that delivers exclusive, royalty free and professional music to its creative community. This partnership aims at offering Toon Boom’s customers added-value during their animation creation process, giving them access to an inspiring and fun selection of quality music. Starting November 11, 2010 and for a limited time, all customers purchasing Toon Boom Studio and Animate will receive a free pack of 10 cartoon music clips, a value of $159.99, courtesy of Premiumbeat.com.

(September 27, 2010) Toon Boom Animation’s involvement in the development of the Caribbean region has hit another historic high. Makesi Aquan, final year student at the University of Trinidad and Tobago Animation Student Show was sent to Ghana to screen his winning animation. Makesi’s Film titled Project Ninja Slippers won People’s Choice at the event which saw over 250 people witness this historic event. The audience included members of the advertising industry, media houses, artists, designers, filmmakers and members of the public. His choice of software was Toon Boom Animate Pro. The software was upgraded recently at the University by Toon Boom as part of their initiatives’ to develop the Caribbean Animation industry.

(September 1, 2010)

Hosted by William Shatner, the Myouterspace Contest calls the greatest talent in the creative galaxy to come forward and shine! The Contest is scheduled from September 1 until December 1, 2010 and is open to the talent of this world and beyond.

Montreal (September 1, 2010) – Emmy® Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the launch of the Myouterspace Contest, hosted by William Shatner. This out of this world initiative brings together Toon Boom, Myouterspace and the Academy of Art University, giving artists the opportunity to showcase their skills as top-notch animators.

(August 19, 2010) Emmy® Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the upcoming release of Toon Boom Studio 6, a new version that brings animation learning and creation to a new level thanks to the Bone Rigging System. With its new bone rigging animation capabilities, Studio 6 makes all animation techniques accessible to students and hobbyists, offering them the most creative and rewarding experience.

(August 5, 2010) Emmy® Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the release of Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 2, a new version that delivers superior drawing tools, impressive camera motion capabilities, Final Draft 8 integration and a powerful PDF export engine, to name a few. Storyboard Pro 2 is the must-have tool for creative thinking during pre-production, offering the most efficient environment for idea creation, development and visualization.

(April 19, 2010) Emmy® Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the release of Toon Boom Animate Pro 2, an exciting new version that represents a technological breakthrough in animation production with its 3D Stereoscopic capability. Animate Pro 2 enables animators to manipulate a built-in multiplane camera with full 3D rotation and have left and right cameras set from different points of view to achieve 3D stereoscopic results. Animate Pro 2 also combines the benefits of vector animation with textured pixmap, it does all this and more within the same package.

(April 1, 2010) Emmy® Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the release of Toon Boom Animate 2, a new version that provides Flash animators with more power and flexibility for creating animation. Considering the tailor- made features Animate 2 provides, now is the time for Flash animators to rely on a technology specifically designed to make their animation creation process a more straightforward and efficient one.

(March 8, 2010) Emmy® Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the upcoming release of Toon Boom Animate 2, a new version that provides professional animators with more power and flexibility for creating traditional, digital, cut-out and Flash-style animation.