Portal:Animation/News/2013


 * December 5, 2013: The Writers Guild of America Award announces nominations of The Simpsons and Futurama. Variety, WGA West
 * November 24, 2013: Brian Griffin, a character of Family Guy gets killed off in the episode "Life of Brian" sparking fan protests. Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News
 * November 19, 2013: Frozen, a computer animated film premieres at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. Variety
 * November 15, 2013: The Ottawa International Animation Festival was held. Animation World Network
 * October 17, 2013: American producer, animator and Filmation founder Lou Scheimer dies at the age of 84. Los Angeles Times
 * October 8, 2013: Pixar Canada, a division of Pixar closes down by The Walt Disney Company in Vancouver. The Province
 * April 2, 2013: Pixar announces a sequel to Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, to be released in 2015. The Wall Street Journal
 * March 29, 2013: Adventure Time averages roughly 2 to 3 million viewers per episode. Time
 * March 11, 2013: Lucasfilm announces that Star Wars: The Clone Wars would be "winding down", along with Star Wars Detours postponed as it furthers development of the sequel trilogy. ComingSoon.net, Star Wars.com
 * February 16, 2013: German animator Harald Siepermann dies at the age of 50. Cartoon Brew
 * February 8, 2013: Warner Home Video announces that two seasons of Adventure Time will be released on Blu-ray in June. TVShowsonDVD.com
 * February 2, 2013: Wreck-It Ralph wins the 40th Annie Awards. New York Times