Hasbro’s Animated ‘Clue’ Series in Development at Fox
The small screen adaptation of the toy giant’s classic ‘whodunnit’ board game is underway with eOne and Bento Box Entertainment
ITFS 2021: Kick-off for the first hybrid animation film festival in 2021!
ITFS Hybrid: Close Integration between onsite and online.
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2021 Coming May 4-9
The festival will kick-off its first hybrid edition with an integrated program for in person and remote participants; this year’s theme is ‘Creating*Diversity.’
Pushed Again – MONSTRA 2021 Announces New Dates
COVID-19 forces another delay in Lisbon’s annual animation event, now scheduled to run July 21 to August 1, 2021.
The Worst Responders of ‘Paradise PD Part 3’ Return to Netflix March 12
Season 3 of Roger Black and Waco O'Guin’s adult animated comedy features even more nonsense from the backwater, Southern-fried, small-town police department; it’s gonna get weird!
Calling All Sonic Fans! The Blue Blur Returns in 2022
Paramount drops new teaser, title, and release date for feature film sequel one-year after ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ arrived.
‘Food Wars! The Third Plate’ Heads to Adult Swim’s Toonami
Crunchyroll’s popular series makes its linear TV premiere on February 27.
Paramount+ Renews ‘Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News’
Show returns for second season with March 4 special to celebrate rebranded streaming platform’s launch; new daily segments begin March 8.
Disney Channel Announces ‘Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ Voice Cast
Diamond White will star in the highly anticipated original series, set to premiere in 2022.
The CW Orders Live-Action ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Pilot
After nearly 20 years, the crime-fighting trio will return to the small screen as disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crime fighting.
Nicole Kassell to Helm 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' Reboot
‘The Woodsman’ director boards a fresh take on the classic L. Frank Baum novel, while Animal Logic gears up for an animated musical adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s ‘Toto’ book.
TeamTO Inks Rights Deal for Trio of Popular Kids’ Books
Studio acquires TV, film, and licensing rights to ‘Snowman,’ ‘Fox’s Garden,’ and ‘Something’s Fishy;’ each book to be adapted into a 2022/2023 holiday special.
Level Ex Names Aharon Rabinowitz Creative Director
Medical gaming creator expands creative talent roster; industry veteran to work with recently hired design director, Jason VandenBerghe, to innovate and advance the practice of medicine through play.
GLAS Animation Festival Heads Online April 5-11
Festival unveils official poster and competition jury; GIF competition is now open – upload your masterpiece by March 10 for a chance to win.
Aardman Launches Mental Health Awareness Campaign
The studio behind ‘Wallace and Gromit’ launches initiative with a series of short, animated films portraying the challenges most commonly faced by young adults, including loneliness, perfectionism, competitiveness, independence, and social media.
Join the Conversation on February 16: ‘Drawing Ourselves: Being Black in Animation’
In celebration of Black History Month, The Animation Guild and Black Artists Group will present a free online event exploring the contributions of Black animation pioneers.
HBO Max Reveals 4 Adult Animated Original Series in Development
Streamer shares images and synopsis of new projects, part of an aggressive animation programming expansion that includes orders for ‘Clone High,’ ‘Velma,’ and ‘Fired on Mars’ as well as a two season ‘Close Enough’ renewal also announced today.
HBO Max Order 2 Season Renewal of JG Quintel’s ‘Close Enough’
Watch the new Season 2 trailer for the Emmy Award-winning ‘Regular Show’ creator’s animated comedy; new season starts streaming February 25.
HBO Max Orders ‘Clone High,’ ‘Velma,’ and ‘Fired on Mars’ Adult Comedies
New animated series underway with Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Bill Lawrence; Mindy Kaling; and Pete Davidson executive producing.
Netflix Inks Development Deal for Brian Jacques’ ‘Redwall’ Book Series
Work on feature film and series underway with writer Patrick McHale; projects will be based on heroic animal adventures from the Penguin Random House Children’s UK books that have sold over 30 million copies.
2021 Kidscreen Award Winners Announced
Winning projects include ‘Madagascar: A Little Wild’ for Preschool - Best New Series, ‘Forky Asks a Question,’ Kids’ Best Animated Series, and ‘Baba Yaga,’ Digital Kids Best Game App and Best Alternative Game.
Academy Announces Shortlists in 9 Categories for 93rd Oscars
VFX and animated short categories narrowed down to 10 films each; voting for nominations runs March 5-10.
Hasbro-Owned Entertainment One to Cut Film and TV Staff
Deadline reports a memo just sent out by Film & TV president Steve Bertram explains need to reduce headcount by 10%.
Will You Be My Valentine-Themed Specials on Disney NOW and PBS Kids
‘Gigantosaurus - I Heart Giganto’ now streaming on Disney NOW; One-hour special ‘Pinkalicious & Peteriffic - Cupid Calls it Quits’ airs February 10-14 on PBS Kids.
JAMM Scores a Touchdown with ‘The Neighborhood’ Spot
DoorDash’s first SuperBowl campaign featured rapper Daveed Diggs and the Sesame Street Muppets; creative studio incorporated elements including a CG train and added a bit of animation magic to make Grover fly.
