Category: Cartoons
'South Park' Wins Fifth Emmy Award
South Park honored with an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program; new 17th season kicks off with ten all-new episodes on Wednesday, September 25.
Ottawa Int'l Animation Festival Kicks Off September 18
OIAF announces talks, presentations and workshops with animators including Craig Bartlett, JG Quintel, Adam Elliot, Chris Landreth and highly acclaimed Oscar-nominee Koji Yamamura.
HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT SERIES PITCH (PART 1)
I’m asked questions all the time about pitching animated TV series. Do I need a bible? — Do I need a pilot script? — Do I need artwork? —Do I need a few minutes of animation? Rather than tell you what I think you need, let me illustrate the reality of pitching with two personal anecdotes...
'Dora' Special Skates to Primetime
Nickelodeon announces a brand-new Dora the Explorer half-hour primetime special, “Dora’s Great Roller Skate Adventure,” premiering on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT).
'Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja' Returns for Second Series
Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja returns for second series on Disney XD; hit Irish-produced animated series to return to screens in early 2014.
Cake Brings Second Year of Seasonal Specials to CN
Kids’ and family entertainment content distributor CAKE announced an agreement with Cartoon Network US for two more seasonal specials – A Monsterous Holiday and The Naughty List.
Cartoon Forum Announces Tribute Nominations
France and the UK lead the nominations for the Cartoon Tributes for animated TV series at pitching and co-production event Cartoon Forum 2013, taking place September 17-20 in Toulouse, France.
Giant Wheel Strikes Distribution Deal for 'Taka & Maka'
Indian/Anglo CG animation studio Giant Wheel Animation announces the appointment of Atlantyca Entertainment as a new distribution partner for the animated series Taka & Maka.
CMG Announces New 'Khumba' Sales
Cinema Management Group announces new global sales in Australia, the UK and Italy for the 3D animated feature from Triggerfish Studios, Khumba.
9 Story Acquires 'Haunted Tales'
9 Story Enterprises acquires worldwide distribution and licensing rights for Haunted Tales for Wicked Kids.
'PAC-MAN' Heads to French TV
41 Entertainment grants Free TV and Pay TV rights for the first two seasons of PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures in France.
Radical Sheep Launches Multi-Platform 'Yup Yups'
Radical Sheep Productions and Industrial Brothers Canada launch the multi-platform Yup Yups, which is set to premiere on Disney Junior Canada September 16.
Disney Sets Release Date for Miyazaki’s 'The Wind Rises'
New 'Free Bird' Images Released
Relativity Media and Reel FX release new images from the forthcoming CG-animated feature, Free Birds due in theaters in the U.S. on November 1, 2013.
'Uncle Grandpa' Wins Ratings Race
Uncle Grandpa, the newest original animated comedy series from Cartoon Network Studios, rapidly becomes Cartoon Network’s new hit.
MTh Directors Help Katy Perry 'Roar'
Motion Theory directors Grady Hall and Mark Kudsi crown Katy Perry ‘Queen of the Jungle’ in the music video for her hit single Roar.
Rovio Entertainment Taps Aspera for 'Angry Birds' Series
Rovio Entertainment taps Aspera’s Faspex on Demand to deliver animated series Angry Birds to more than 20 broadcast partners worldwide.
Henson's HIP Acquires Global Rights to 'Driftwood Bay'
Henson Independent Properties acquires the global rights to Sixteen South Television’s new animated preschool series, Driftwood Bay.
Imaginaria Fest Issues Call for Entries
Italy's Imaginaria International Animation Festival, newly relaunching in 2014, issues a call for submissions for animated films produced after December 31, 2009.
Starz Launches 'Union Pool' YouTube Channel
New web series lineup includes the Reddit-inspired TV and movie mashup series Tvoovies, learnings from a failed actor on Hollywood Acting Studio, and seafaring puppet adventures on Captain Cornelius Cartoon’s Cartoon Lagoon.
CN's Amazone Goes Ultimate
Cartoon Network Amazone, the world’s first Cartoon Network waterpark, announces the completion of Humungaslide, a high-speed water coaster based on the Ben 10 alien, Humungousaur.
Cinedigm to Release 'Inspector Gadget' Titles
Cinedigm announces the October 8 release of the 12-DVD Inspector Gadget Megaset and four 3-DVD value sets, followed by the October 29 release of Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas.
'Kate & Mim-Mim' Headed to Canada
Nerd Corps Entertainment signs a television deal with BBC Kids and Knowledge Network for their original preschool series, Kate & Mim-Mim.