‘Feast’ Director Patrick Osborne Helming ‘Nimona’ Adaptation for Fox
Fox Animation lands the rights to the Harvey and Eisner Award-nominated graphic novel by ‘Lumberjanes’ creator Noelle Stevenson.
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eOne Plans Major Launch of ‘Peppa Pig’ in China
CCTV acquires broadcast rights for ‘Peppa Pig’ in China; master toy range to launch in Chinese market beginning in July.
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Amazon to Debut New Kids Pilots on June 26
Four new animated kids pilots will be available, including ‘The Adventures of Knickerbock Teetertop,’ ‘Lost In Oz,’ ‘Lily the Unicorn,’ and ‘Bear in Underwear.’
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Adobe Unveils Milestone 2015 Creative Cloud Release
Unprecedented innovation and integration across Creative Cloud Desktop and mobile apps; new Adobe Stock service debuts.
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Deluxe Announces Virtual Reality Offerings at E3
First project, ‘Neuro’ for GE, created in Partnership with Kite & Lightning revealed at E3 2015.
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GKIDS Sets New York Premiere for ‘Zarafa’
English and French-language versions of ‘Zarafa’ will play at New York’s IFC Center on July 3rd, to be followed by expansion into theaters across North America.
GKIDS Picks Up ‘Extraordinary Tales’ at Annecy
Day-and-date release of animated film anthology of five of Edgar Allen Poe’s best-known stories directed by Raúl García set for October 30.
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Box Office Report: ‘Jurassic World’ Sets Record-Breaking Debut
Universal’s long-awaited dinosaur feature beats out the May 2012 launch of ‘The Avengers’ with a $208.8 million domestic debut, and becomes the first film to cross $500 million worldwide in a single weekend.
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Germany’s Mackevision Expands U.K. Team
Stuttgart, Germany-headquartered CG house expands U.K. team led by Mark Gallie with the appointments of EP Caroline Holton, CD Arren Perfetti and production head Dave Weygang.
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‘Peg + Cat’ Expands Licensing Program in Germany
Multiple Emmy Award-winning preschool hit co-produced by The Fred Rogers Company and 9 Story Media Group appoints Germany’s Super RTL to represent merchandising across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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‘Tomorrowland’ Flop Could Cost Disney $140 Million
Costing $180 million to produce, Brad Bird’s live action fantasy adventure could see up to $140 million in losses by the time it finishes its global rollout.
MIFA 2015 Attracts Record Number of Accreditations
30th Anniversary edition of the annual European marketplace to feature keynote sessions from Illumination Entertainment’s Chris Melendandri and director Genndy Tartakovsky.
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th1ng Signs Sweden’s Happycamper for U.S. Representation
London-based production collective th1ng signs Stockholm directorial collective Happycamper for U.S. representation; globally respected motion designers and directors to bring rogue creative style Stateside.
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ArsenalCreative Launches in Santa Monica
Alongside ECD Kaan Atilla and EP Cortney Haile, ArsenalFX founder Mark Leiss launches Santa Monica, CA-based content creation studio specializing in design, branding, animation and visual effects for the commercial and entertainment industries.
Adobe Boosts 3D Content Creation with Mixamo Acquisition
Adobe plans to integrate Mixamo’s technology into Photoshop so designers can more easily create, customize, manipulate, rig and animate 3D objects.
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Original Voice Actors Left in the Cold for ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Reboot
Voice actors Tara Strong, Cathy Cavadini and E.G. Daily take to Twitter to express their disappointment over the recasting of the show’s title characters.
FremantleMedia Announces Second Series of ‘Kate & Mim-Mim’
New season to include two themed seasonal specials; Toy company Just Play and Penguin Young Readers sign on as licensing partners.
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Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Tops 2015 Licensing Expo Awards
The consumer products campaign for Disney’s mega-hit animated movie ‘Frozen’ takes top honors for Overall Best Licensed Program and Best Film, Television, or Entertainment (Animated) Program at the annual International Licensing Awards.
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Nelvana Announces New Licensing Partners for ‘Mysticons’
Nelvana, the Topps Company, Nickelodeon and Playmates partner on new girl’s action series, ‘Mysticons,’ set to launch in 2017.
Animated Feature ‘Back to the Jurassic’ In Theaters June 12
Now available on disc, CJ Entertainment is releasing the new animated family adventure featuring the voices of Melanie Griffith, Jane Lynch, William Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin and Rob Schneider in theaters on June 12.
First Look: Cartoon Network’s ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Reboot
Cartoon Network reveals new character artwork and key castings for reboot of beloved franchise created by Craig McCracken making its world debut in 2016.
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Corus Greenlights Mainframe’s ‘Reboot: The Guardian Code’
Hybrid live-action/CG-animated reimagining of the classic series to be produced by Mainframe Entertainment, the television division of Vancouver-based Rainmaker Entertainment.
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Rovio Teaming with LEGO on ‘Angry Birds’ Playsets
Set to to coincide with the 2016 release of ‘The Angry Birds Movie,” Rovio teams with The LEGO Group to create a new collection of building sets.
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Cartoon Network Relaunching ‘Ben 10’
Cartoon Network announces all-new television series for global phenomenon ‘Ben 10’ set to roll out worldwide beginning in 2016.
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New ‘Three Stooges’ Animated Series in the Works
CAKE, Titmouse AND C3 Entertainment bringing ‘The Three Stooges’ animation back to the international market with pilot episode directed by Christy Karacas; additional directors to be announced.
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