2007 in animation
The year 2007 in animation involved some animation-related events.
Events
- January 4: American activist and animator Helen Hill is murdered by an unidentified intruder in her home.
- January 31: The Boston bomb scare occurs and the U.S. Coast Guard and Boston Police shut down parts of Interstate 93, two bridges, and a section of the Charles River after the discovery of suspicious devices placed around the city. Turner Broadcasting released a statement that the items were marketing tools placed within ten U.S. cities for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
February
- February 23: After 8 years, Cartoon Network officially ends the Fridays block.
- February 25: 79th Academy Awards:
March
- March 5: The first episode of Shaun the Sheep airs.[2]
- March 15: Alan Becker releases "Animator vs Animation II" on Newgrounds
- March 23: The film Meet the Robinsons, co-produced by Walt Disney Company, is released.[3]
- March 25: In The Simpsons episode Homerazzi the opening sequence feature Homer going through evolution, which is one of the longest opening scenes in the history of the show.[4]
May
- May 6: Shrek the Third is released by DreamWorks.[5]
- May 20: The Simpsons 400th episode You Kent Always Say What You Want is broadcast, which satirizes FOX News.[6]
- May 23: Vincent Paronnaud's Persepolis, based on Marjane Satrapi's eponymous graphic novel, is first released.[7]
June
- June 8: Ash Brannon and Chris Buck's Surf's Up is first released.[8]
- June 22: Ratatouille, produced by Pixar and the Walt Disney Company, is first released.[9]
July
- July 21: The Simpsons Movie is first released.[10]
August
- August 17: The first episode of Phineas and Ferb airs.[11]
October
- October 18: The Three Robbers, based on a children's book by Tomi Ungerer, is released by Hayo Freitag.[12]
- October 20: The live-action film with animated sequences Enchanted premiers.[13]
- October 21: The horror anthology film Fear(s) of the Dark is first released, featured animated sequences by several well-known comics artists.[14]
November
- November 2: Bee Movie by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner is first released.[15]
- November 12: The first SpongeBob SquarePants television film, Atlantis SquarePantis, first airs, attracting 8.8. million viewers.[16]
- November 27: The film Futurama: Bender's Big Score is released.[17]
December
- December 27: Three Little Pigs is added to the National Film Registry.[18][19]
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Ratatouille
- Animation Kobe Feature Film Award: Paprika[20]
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Ratatouille
- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film: 5 Centimeters Per Second
- BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Ratatouille
- César Award for Best Foreign Film: Waltz with Bashir
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Nocturna
- Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year: Tekkonkinkreet
- Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Grand Prize: Summer Days with Coo
- Mainichi Film Awards - Animation Grand Award: Summer Days with Coo
Films released
- January 9 - Mosaic
- January 14 - Flatland the Film
- January 18 - Chicago 10
- January 19 - From the Sea
- January 23 - The Invincible Iron Man
- January 25 - One Night in One City
- January 31 - Snow White: The Sequel
- February 6 - Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
- February 16 - Monica's Gang in an Adventure in Time
- February 17 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood
- February 23 - Elias and the Royal Yacht
- February 27 - Bratz Fashion Pixiez
- March 2 - Film Noir
- March 3 - 5 Centimeters Per Second
- March 10 - Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld – The Seven Magic Users
- March 13 - Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow
- March 22 - Mug Travel
- March 23 - TMNT
- March 30 - Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure
- April 13 - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
- April 21 - Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure
- April 24 - Princess of the Sun
- May 10 - Two Times Lotte
- May 17 - Papelucho and the Martian
- May 18 - Shrek the Third
- May 25 - Going Nuts
- May 30 - Initial D: Battle Stage 2
- June 1 - The Big Fighting between Wukong and God Erlang
- June 5 - Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
- June 8 - Surf's Up
- A Tale of Two Mozzies
- June 27 - Persepolis
- June 29 - Ratatouille
- July 5 - Noah's Ark
- July 6 - Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen
- July 7 - Genius Party
- July 10 - Minushi
- July 14 - Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
- July 17 - Gladiformers - Transforming Gladiators
- July 19 - Isidoro, La Película
- July 21 - Piano no Mori: The Perfect World of Kai
- July 27 - The Simpsons Movie
- July 28 - Summer Days with Coo
- July 29 - Mazu
- July 31 - Bratz Kidz: Sleep-Over Adventure
- August 4 - Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!
- August 14 - Doctor Strange
- August 28 - H. P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror and Other Stories
- September 1 - Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
- September 4 - Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
- September 15 - Clannad
- September 18 - Barbie as the Island Princess
- September 20 - The Little King Macius
- September 29 - Sword of the Stranger
- October 2 - Elf Bowling the Movie: The Great North Pole Elf Strike
- October 11 - Nocturna
- October 14 - Year of the Fish
- October 16 - Plan Bee
- October 18 - The Three Robbers
- October 19 - Appleseed Ex Machina
- October 25 - Lissi and the Wild Emperor
- October 26 - Bal Ganesh
- November 1 - Legend of Nahuala
- November 2 - Bee Movie
- November 8 - Martín Fierro, La Película
- November 9 - Welcome Back Pinocchio
- November 10 - Yes! Precure 5: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom!
- November 12 - Atlantis SquarePantis
- November 16 - Beowulf
- November 19 - Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
- November 21 - Enchanted
- November 22 - Donkey Xote
- November 27 - Futurama: Bender's Big Score
- November 29 - Egon & Dönci
- November 30 - Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom
- December 5 - Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure
- December 8 - RH+, The Vampire of Seville
- December 14 - Quest for a Heart
- December 20 - Cat City 2: The Cat of Satan
- December 21 - Amazon Jack
- December 22 - Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion
- December 27 - Pulentos: The Movie
- December 28 - Ilya and the Robber
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 3 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Nickelodeon | 2007–08 |
| May 12 | My Friends Tigger & Pooh | Playhouse Disney | 2007–10 |
| June 24 | Friday: The Animated Series | MTV2 | 2007 |
| August 13 | Slacker Cats | ABC Family | |
| August 17 | Phineas and Ferb | Disney Channel | 2007–15 |
| August 31 | Tak and the Power of Juju | Nickelodeon | 2007–09 |
| September 3 | Super Why! | PBS Kids | 2007–16 |
| WordWorld | 2007–11 | ||
| WordGirl | PBS Kids Go! | 2007–15 | |
| September 9 | Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil | Adult Swim | 2007 |
| September 15 | Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot | CBS | 2007–08 |
| September 23 | Shorts in a Bunch | Nicktoons Network | 2007 |
| September 29 | Back at the Barnyard | Nickelodeon | 2007–11 |
| November 2 | Chowder | Cartoon Network | 2007–10 |
| November 3 | DinoSquad | CBS | 2007–08 |
| Sushi Pack | 2007–09 | ||
| November 4 | Xavier: Renegade Angel | Adult Swim | |
| November 5 | Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | Nick Jr. | 2007–11 |
| December 26 | Transformers Animated | Cartoon Network | 2007-09 |
| Specific date unknown | Pet Alien | Kabillion | 2007 |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Firehouse Tales | Cartoon Network | 2005–07 | Cancelled |
| January 23 | Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | PBS Kids | 2003–07 | |
| February 5 | Ellen's Acres | Cartoon Network | 2006–07 | |
| February 10 | Catscratch | Nickelodeon | 2005–07 | |
| February 14 | JoJo's Circus | Playhouse Disney | 2003–07 | |
| March 4 | What's with Andy? | ABC Family | 2001–07 | Ended |
| March 30 | Celebrity Deathmatch | MTV2 | 1998–07 | |
| April 1 | Perfect Hair Forever | Adult Swim | 2004–07 | Cancelled, remaining episodes aired between 2014 and 2022. |
| April 9 | The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | Cartoon Network | 2005–07 | Cancelled |
| May 5 | Loonatics Unleashed | Kids' WB | ||
| May 16 | 12 oz. Mouse | Adult Swim | 2005–07, 2020 | Ended, until revived by Adult Swim in 2020. |
| May 25 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Disney Channel | 2006–07 | Cancelled |
| July 8 | Friday: The Animated Series | MTV2 | 2007 | |
| July 22 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Adult Swim | 2001–07 | Ended |
| August 24 | Danny Phantom | Nickelodeon | 2004–07 | |
| September 1 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Disney Channel | 2005–07 | |
| September 7 | Kim Possible | 2002–07 | ||
| September 17 | Slacker Cats | ABC Family | 2007 | Cancelled |
| September 27 | Squirrel Boy | Cartoon Network | 2006–07 | |
| October 10 | Maya & Miguel | PBS Kids Go! | 2004–07 | Ended |
| October 13 | Jack's Big Music Show | Noggin | 2005–07 | |
| October 15 | LazyTown | Nick Jr. | 2004–07 | Cancelled, until revived by Sprout in 2013. |
| October 20 | Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes | Cartoon Network | 2006–07 | Cancelled |
| November 11 | Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil | Adult Swim | 2007 | |
| November 14 | Drawn Together | Comedy Central | 2004–07 | |
| November 28 | Gerald McBoing-Boing | Cartoon Network | 2005–07 | |
| December 30 | Shorts in a Bunch | Nicktoons Network | 2007 | |
| Specific date unknown | Pet Alien | Kabillion |
Deaths
January
- January 4:
- Helen Hill, American activist, writer, teacher, film director and animator (Scratch and Crow, The Florestine Collection), is murdered at age 36.[21]
- Steve Krantz, American film producer and writer (produced Spider-Man, Fritz the Cat, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic), dies at age 83.[22]
- January 8: Iwao Takamoto, American animator, animated film director, TV producer and character designer (Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera, designed Scooby-Doo and Astro Jetson), dies at age 81 from a heart attack.[23]
- January 26: Emanuele Luzzati, Italian painter, illustrator, animator and film director (La Gazza Ladra, Pulcinella, Il Flauto Magico, I paladini di Francia), dies at age 85.[24]
February
- February 12: Warren Batchelder, American animator (Warner Bros. Cartoons, DePatie-Freleng, Peanuts specials), dies at age 89.[25]
- February 14:
- Ryan Larkin, Canadian animator (Walking, Street Musique) dies at age 63 from lung cancer which had spread to his brain.[26]
- Willy Moese, German comics artist and animator (Zauberlehrling, Blaff und Biene, Rolle und Robby), dies at age 79.[27]
- February 15: Walker Edmiston, American voice actor (voice of Ernie the Keebler Elf in commercials for The Keebler Company, Squiddly Diddly and Yakky Doodle in Yogi's Ark Lark, various characters in Down and Dirty Duck, Inferno in The Transformers, Sir Thornberry in Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Whizzer/Robert Frank in Spider-Man, Fire Lord Azulon in Avatar: The Last Airbender), dies at age 81.
March
- March 3: Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian animator and comics artist (La Linea), dies at age 87.[28]
- March 15: Natatcha Estébanez, Puerto Rican-born American television producer (Postcards from Buster), dies from complications from metastasized sarcoma at age 45.[29]
- March 22: Elbert Tuganov, Estonian animator and film director (Little Peeter's Dream), dies at age 87.[30]
April
- April 11: Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (voice of Kingpin in Spider-Man, Francis in Oliver & Company, Mr. Arrow in Treasure Planet), dies at age 84.
May
- May 6: Reiko Okuyama, Japanese animator (Nippon Animation), dies at age 71.[31]
- May 22: Art Stevens, American animator (Walt Disney Company) and director (The Rescuers, The Fox and the Hound), dies at age 92.[32]
- May 25: Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor (voice of Killer in All Dogs Go to Heaven, Hunch in Rock-a-Doodle, King Llort in A Troll in Central Park, The Dirty Bubble in SpongeBob SquarePants), dies at age 76.[33]
July
- July 4: James Street, American child actor (second voice of Huckleberry Pie in Strawberry Shortcake), dies from a skateboarding accident at age 13.[34]
- July 5: David Hilberman, American animator, film director and producer (Walt Disney Company, co-founder of UPA, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 95.[35]
- July 9: Charles Lane, American actor (voice of Georges Hautecourt in The Aristocats), dies at age 102.[36]
- July 22: Alexander Tatarsky, Russian animated film director, animator, producer (Plasticine Cow, Good Night, Little Ones!, Investigation Held by Kolobki, Turn off the Light!), dies at age 56.[37] He was buried at the Miusskoe cemetery in Moscow.[38]
August
- August 11: Roberto Gavioli, Italian animator (Once Upon a Time, The Night the Animals Talked), dies at age 81.[39]
- August 13: Paul Boyd, American-Canadian animator (Ed, Edd n' Eddy, Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!, ¡Mucha Lucha!, Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman), was shot and killed by a police officer at age 39.[40]
September
- September 24: Hiroshi Ōsaka, Japanese animator, film director and producer, character designer and illustrator (Bones Animation Studio), dies from cancer at age 44.[41]
October
- October 5: John Rice, American animator (Hanna-Barbera, The Berenstain Bears, Teen Wolf) and overseas supervisor (The Addams Family, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Droopy, Master Detective, Meena, What a Cartoon!, Cave Kids, The Mask, Toonsylvania, God, the Devil and Bob, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Tom and Jerry Tales, The Mighty B!), dies at an unknown age.[42]
- October 12: Noel Coleman, British actor (narrator of Captain Pugwash), dies at age 87.[43]
- October 30: Robert Goulet, American actor and singer (voice of Jaune Tom in Gay Purr-ee, himself in The Simpsons episode $pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), singing voice of Mikey Blumberg in Recess and Wheezy in Toy Story 2), dies at age 73.[44]
November
- November 8: Motosuke Takahashi, Japanese film director, animator, character designer and storyboard artist (Tatsunoko Productions, Studio Pierrot), dies at age 66.[45]
- November 25: Roberto Del Giudice, Italian voice actor (dub voice of Arsène Lupin III in Lupin III), dies at age 67.[46]
- November 28: Donyo Donev, Bulgarian cartoonist, caricaturist, animator and comics artist (The Three Fools) (Trimata Glupaci), Chetirmata Glupaci, Umno Selo), dies at age 78.[47]
December
- December 5: Peter Orton, British media entrepreneur and television producer (HiT Entertainment), dies from cancer at age 64.[48]
- December 6: Ken Southworth, British animator (Walt Disney Company, MGM, Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Clokey Productions, Warner Bros. Animation), dies at age 89.[49]
- December 17:
- Jack Zander, American animator and animation producer (MGM, Zander's Animation Parlour), dies at age 99.[50]
- Mel Leven, American composer and lyricist (wrote "Cruella de Vil" for One Hundred and One Dalmatians), dies at age 93.
Specific date unknown
- Juraj Korda, Australian animator (Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers, John Callahan's Quads!, Dogstar), dies at age 46.
See also
References
- "The 79th Academy Awards (2007) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- "Shaun the Sheep". IMDb. March 5, 2007.
- "Meet the Robinsons". IMDb. March 30, 2007.
- "Homerazzi". IMDb. March 25, 2007.
- "Shrek the Third". IMDb. May 18, 2007.
- "You Kent Always Say What You Want". IMDb. May 20, 2007.
- "Persepolis". IMDb. February 22, 2008.
- "Surf's up". IMDb. June 8, 2007.
- "Ratatouille". IMDb. June 29, 2007.
- "The Simpsons Movie". IMDb. July 27, 2007.
- "Phineas and Ferb (TV Series 2007–2015) - IMDb". IMDb.
- "Die drei Räuber". IMDb. October 18, 2007.
- "Enchanted". IMDb. November 21, 2007.
- "Peur(s) du noir". IMDb. February 13, 2008.
- "Bee Movie". IMDb. November 2, 2007.
- "Atlantis SquarePantis". IMDb. November 12, 2007.
- "Futurama: Bender's Big Score". IMDb. November 27, 2007.
- "Librarian of Congress Announces 2007 Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 27, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs | Library of Congress". Library of Congress.
- これまでの記録（第11回～15回）. Anime Kobe (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- Daniel Eagan, "Five Women Animators Who Shook Up the Industry," Smithsonian.com, June 13, 2012.
- 2007 in animation at IMDb
- Wells, Paul (January 28, 2007). "Iwao Takamoto: Brilliant animator who eased the medium's transition from film to television". The Guardian. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- "Obituary: Emanuele Luzzati". TheGuardian.com. April 5, 2007.
- "animationguild.org". Archived from the original on June 27, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- "Ryan Larkin Dies at Age 63". Animation World Network. February 16, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2007.
- "Willy Moese".
- "Osvaldo Cavandoli". lambiek.net. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- "Natatcha Estébanez". IMDb.
- Amidi, Amid (March 23, 2007). "Elbert Tuganov (1920-2007)". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- http://ghiblicon.blogspot.com/2007/09/reiko-okuyama-has-passed-away.html was announced only in September, 2007
- "Art Stevens". IMDb.
- McGeehan, Patrick (May 28, 2007). "Charles Nelson Reilly, Tony-Winning Comic Actor, Dies at 76 (Published 2007)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- "James Street". IMDb.
- "RootsWeb: Database Index".
- "Click here to view the tribute page for CHARLES LANE".
- "Alexander Tatarsky, 56, animator". August 6, 2007.
- Aleksander Tatarskiy's tomb
- "Roberto Gavioli". IMDb.
- ""Criminal Justice Branch media release March 2010"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- "Bones Co-Founder Hiroshi Ōsaka Passes Away". Anime News Network. September 24, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
- "John Rice". IMDb.
- "Obituaries round-up". thestage.co.uk. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- Martin, Douglas (October 30, 2007). "Robert Goulet, Actor, Dies at 73 (Published 2007)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- 2007 in animation at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- È morto Roberto Del Giudice, la voce italiana di Lupin III (in Italian)
- "Donio Donev".
- Forrest, Simon (December 12, 2007). "Obituary: Peter Orton". The Guardian.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090212040031/http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=21670 Animator Ken Southworth Dies at 89
- Fox, Margalit. "Jack Zander, Animator of Early TV Commercials, Dies at 99" The New York Times, December 20, 2007]
External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.