Australia

Network Ten Braces for Get Ace

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, Television | Geographic Region: Australia | Site Categories: Cartoons, Television
Burgeoning Australian film and television production company Galaxy Pop, has secured a broadcast deal from Australian terrestrial broadcaster Network Ten for its new animated children’s series Get Ace.

Sydney Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival Announces First Six Films

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Films | Geographic Region: Australia | Site Categories: Events, Films
Fantastic Planet, Sydney Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival announces the first six feature films of this year’s program.

PikPok Announces Flick Kick™ Games Coming to Android in Partnership with OpenFeint

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Games, Internet and Interactive | Geographic Region: Australia | Site Categories: Business, Games, Internet and Interactive
PikPok Extends Product Offerings from iPhone and iPad to Android, Flick Kick™ Field Goal Available Now!

Sixty40 Bring Humor & Wit to Foxtel’s Commonwealth Games

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Commercials | Geographic Region: Australia | Site Categories: CG, Commercials
Fresh from four international award wins at Promax for ‘The (very) short guide to Winter Olympics’, the creative genius of Sydney design and animation company Sixty40 have now transformed the Commonwealth Games into bite-sized chunks of ‘edupromotainment’ for FOXTEL viewers across the nation.

Shrek 4 Becomes DWA's Biggest Int'l Hit

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films | Geographic Region: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America | Site Categories: 3D, Business, CG, Films
SHREK FOREVER AFTER has crossed $480.7 million at the international box office, making it DreamWorks Animation's biggest international hit.

Penelope Picked Up For Publishing Program

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Licensing, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, Australia, Europe | Site Categories: Books, Licensing, Television
4Kids Entertainment International has signed an agreement with top publisher Redan that will see pre-school character Penelope appear in two popular bi-weekly magazines - ‘Fun to Learn Friends’ and ‘Fun to Learn Favourites’ – in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Nick & Rainbow S.p.A. Announce Global Partnership For Winx Club

Posted In | News Categories: Television | Geographic Region: Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America | Site Categories: Television
Nickelodeon has acquired the Winx Club TV rights for the U.S. and the pay-TV rights for Latin America, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Benelux.

Toei Signs Deal With Cartoon Network For Pretty Cure Series

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, Australia | Site Categories: Anime, Television
Toei Animation, Inc. announced a TV broadcast licensing agreement with Turner Entertainment Networks Asia, Inc. today, to air 49 episodes of the Pretty Cure series, which is set to premiere later this year on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand.

Omnilab's Oktobor Animation Launches in NZ

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, People, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, Australia | Site Categories: Business, CG, Jobs & Recruiting, People, Television
Australia-based Omnilab Media has teamed with U.S.-based Backyard Animated Pictures to launch Oktobor Animation in Auckland, New Zealand, reports VARIETY.

Prince Of Persia Opens in IMAX Theatres Internationally

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Asia, Australia, Europe, South America | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, Visual Effects
IMAX Corporation today announced that the epic action-adventure Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, from hit-making producer Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Mike Newell and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Sir Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina will open in 53 IMAX theatres internationally, with 20 of those IMAX locations opening this week starting on May 19.