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Toei Animation Inc. Headline News

Toei and Funimation Announce New ‘Dragon Ball’ Licensing Agreements

Invigorated by the 1 million-viewer premiere of Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball Super, Toei Animation Inc. and Funimation Entertainment sign new and renewed license agreements for the franchise, in a variety of merchandise categories.

SUPERPROD Headline News

Superprod, Bidibul & Big Beach Join Forces to Reimagine Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Kid’

Original animated sci-fi feature inspired by the characters and themes in Charlie Chaplin’s classic film to be co-directed by Christian Volckman and Rupert Wyatt.

Studio 100 Film Headline News

Studio 100 Film Presents Teaser Trailer for ‘Maya the Bee – The Honey Games’

Munich-based Studio 100 Film presents a brand-new teaser trailer for the forthcoming second feature installment in the ‘Maya the Bee’ franchise, featuring clumsy soldier ants, Arnie and Barney.

Licensing Headline News

Xilam Secures Three New Agents for 'Oggy & the Cockroaches'

The award-winning French animation production company Xilam has appointed IMC Licensing to represent the brand across Latin America (excluding Mexico), Active Merchandising in Germany and brand4rent will take on the property in Russia.

Original Force Headline News

Open Road Films Acquires ‘Duck Duck Goose’ Feature from Original Force

Animated family comedy featuring the voices of Jim Gaffigan, Zendaya and Lance Lim flies into theaters nationwide on April 20, 2018.

Licensing Headline News

ZAG Animation Company Grows Global Retail with Licensing Partners, New Products

French-born production company ZAG finds global retail and broadcast success with Miraculous franchise property and plans future productions.

FuseFX Headline News

FuseFX Appoints VFX Supervisor Jon Cowley to Lead Production Team in Vancouver

VFX supervisor Jon Cowley assumes role as Head of Production and Senior VFX Supervisor at FuseFX Vancouver facility, bringing 18 years of visual effects experience to projects that include the television series Zoo and The Mist.

Alec Pinkston’s stop-motion animated irreverent political satire awarded $70 Headline News

Stop-Motion ‘Senataur’ Series Awarded Pilot Funding

Alec Pinkston’s stop-motion animated irreverent political satire awarded $70,000 production fund from ‘The Next Great Animated Series’ competition presented by Project Greenlight Digital Studios and Tongal.

Licensing Headline News

WildBrain, Red Kite Developing Animated ‘Tulipop’ Series

Characters from Icelandic brand Tulipop to be developed into a YouTube short-form series by DHX Media-owned multi-platform kids’ network WildBrain in collaboration with Ken Anderson of Red Kite Animation.

Business Headline News

Sander Schwartz, SYBO Sign New Pact for ‘Subway Surfers’

Daytime Emmy-winning producer and former Warner Bros. Animation president signs with Copenhagen-based SYBO to take’ Subway Surfers’ from mobile game to animated series for television, film and other platforms.

box office Headline News

DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Boss Baby’ Crosses $400M at the Global Box Office

Animated comedy directed by Tom McGrath bosses its way to $253.1 million from 72 international territories and $149.2 million domestically.

Nickelodeon Headline News

Nickelodeon Launches Brand-New Entertainment Lab

Designed to identify and experiment with new and emerging technologies, mew Nickelodeon Entertainment Lab aims to fuel production opportunities and content creation.

Boat Rocker Media Headline News

MarcoPolo Learning Forms Global Partnership with Boat Rocker Media

Led by Boat Rocker Ventures with participation from leading global technology and children’s media investors, mobile-based early childhood education company secures $8.5 million in funding.

Radical Sheep Productions Headline News

Shaleen Sangha Joins Radical Sheep as Sr. Director of Development & Production

Former DHX Media exec has credits including ‘Looped,’ ‘Supernoobs,’ ‘Doozers,’ ‘Inspector Gadget,’ ‘Chuck’s Choice’ and ‘Make it Pop.’

Genius Brands International Headline News

Nickelodeon Picks Up Genius Brands International’s ‘Rainbow Rangers’

CG-animated preschool series from an award-winning production team including ‘The Lion King’ director Rob Minkoff is is expected to air on Nickelodeon’s preschool channel, Nick Jr.

FMX Blogs

WATCH: Dr. Jon Peddie and Kathleen Maher Talk CG and VR Industry Trends at FMX 2016

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 11:08am

The Jon Peddie Research duo talk in-depth about computer graphics industry growth trends, including hardware, software and immersive content creation. 

FMX Blogs

WATCH: UNIT 9’s Anrick Bregman Talks VR and Transmedia Economics at FMX 2016

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 11:38am

The interactive filmmaker talks in-depth about creative and economic realities for immersive storytelling development in transmedia and VR.

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