Nickelodeon Names James Stephenson Senior VP, Animation & Games
Newly created position of Senior Vice President, Animation and Games adds animation production and development to Stephenson’s current responsibilities of digital content creation.
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Magic Light Pictures’ ‘The Gruffalo’ Lands on Hopster
Magic Light Pictures’ family favorites ‘The Gruffalo,’ ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’ and ‘Room on the Broom’ now available on Hopster for a special three-month window.
Disney Sets Live-Action Remake of ‘Sword in the Stone’
Disney continues its recent trend of remaking its animated classics into live-action films that started with ‘Maleficent’ and ‘Cinderella’ and now includes ‘Mulan,’ ‘Winnie The Pooh,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ‘Dumbo,’ a new movie starring ‘Peter Pan’s Tinker Bell, and the ‘Bald Mountain’ sequence in ‘Fantasia.’
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Kidscreen Summit Expands 2016 Program
Kidscreen Summit 2016 is back in Miami with a full four-day conference program; registration is now open at summit.kidscreen.com.
In Business, Cartoons, Digital Media, Event, Mobile and Wireless, Television, Transmedia | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
We Are Royale Celebrates 8 Years
Los Angeles-based design, animation, digital and production studio We Are Royale celebrates its eighth anniversary with a refreshed logo & website.
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Bron Studios Launches Genre Film Label The Realm
New division to be headed by Garrick Dion; First project will be ‘Collared,’ written by Chris Osbrink and directed by ‘Juan of the Dead’s Alejandro Brugues.
Emily Whinnett Joins CAKE
Former Director of Production and Development at Chapman Entertainment to work alongside CAKE creative director and CEO Tom Van Waveren on the company’s slate of upcoming programming.
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Splash’s ‘Sabrina’ Flies to the U.K.
Splash Entertainment’s hit animated series ‘Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch’ flies into the U.K. with a new deal with Sony Pictures Television’s POP.
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Box Office Report: Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man’ Sees Pint-Sized $58M Debut
Peyton Reed’s ‘Ant-Man’ makes $58 million domestic debut, the second-lowest bow for Marvel Studios since ‘The Incredible Hulk’ opened to $55.4 million in 2008.
Richard Rowe Joins DHX Media
Halifax-based content creator DHX Media strengthens its international team with the appointment of kids’ industry veteran Richard Rowe as Director of International Acquisitions and Co-productions.
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Bent Image Lab, Producer Trever Stewart Sign 2-Year Production Pact
Former LAIKA development exec to produce stop-motion JJ Villard series, a children’s series based on the hit selling DIY toy Woolbuddy, and two untitled stopmo and 2D cel animation features.
BRB’s AnimaKids Launches YouTube Channel
BRB Internacional’s multi-platform portal AnimaKids.com inaugurates its new channel on Google’s popular website.
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Atomic Cartoons Developing ‘Mariachi Zombie’ Series
New animated kids comedy series created by Mexican director Celso Garcia and Lorena Machuca of Guadalajara-based LUNCH MEDIA integrates zombie and mariachi culture.
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Nelvana, Sony Pictures Animation Teaming on ‘Hotel Transylvania’ Animated Series
Nelvana and Sony Pictures Animation partner to bring ‘Hotel Transylvania’ to the small screen; New series will be developed and produced by Nelvana Studio in Toronto and is slated to launch on air in early 2017.
Box Office Report: ‘Minions’ Sets Records with $115.2M Domestic Debut
Taking first place at the North American box office with a $115.2 million debut, Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Despicable Me’ spinoff scores the second-biggest opening weekend of all time for an animated title.
Jocelyn Hamilton Exits Corus, Joins eOne Television
Former Corus Kids executive to lead strategic planning and day-to-day management of the independent studio’s television development and production activities in Canada.
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Splash Sends Five Animated Series to DISH TV
Splash Entertainment’s hit animated series ‘Chloe’s Closet,’ ‘Dive Olly Dive,’ ‘The DaVincibles’ and more are now available on DISH Video-On-Demand.
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‘Pokémon’ Extends Broadcast Reach in Germany
‘Pokémon The Series: XY’ to air in Nickelodeon’s boys’ action block, with the 19th season premiering in 2016.
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Carbon VFX Signs Design Director Leo Nguyen
Former Light of Day creative director Leo Nguyen joins Carbon VFX with an impressive skillset that spans across art direction, illustration, 3D, motion graphics and editing.
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Thunderbird Acquires Atomic Cartoons
International producer and distributor of television and film content acquires Vancouver-based animation studio Atomic Cartoons.
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Cartoon Network Re-Ups Five Hit Original Series
‘Adventure Time,’ ‘Regular Show,’ ‘Uncle Grandpa,’ ‘Steven Universe’ and ‘Clarence’ all returning for additional seasons.
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eOne Names Nelvana Licensing Agent for ‘Peppa Pig’ in Canada
Leading global entertainment companies form strategic partnership for preschool mega-hit.
Christopher Miller and Phil Lord to Helm Han Solo Anthology Film
Next adventure in the Anthology series of ‘Star Wars’ films to focus on how young Han Solo became the smuggler, thief, and scoundrel whom Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first encountered in the cantina at Mos Eisley.
Shannon Lords Joins Humble as Los Angeles EP
The newest addition to Humble’s growing Los Angeles office, Lords most recently served as managing director and executive producer at Morgan Spurlock’s commercial production banner, Warpaint.
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Harry Shearer Returning to ‘The Simpsons’
All six principal voice performers will return for the historic 27th and 28th seasons of ‘The Simpsons,’ with Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer back in the roles they’ve inhabited since 1989.
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