Leach-Rankin Halloween Special ‘Witch’s Night Out’ Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Four new holiday specials and a live musical featuring the original Anytown characters voiced by Fiona Reid, Catherine O’Hara and Gilda Radner currently in development.
Category: Home Entertainment
Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Night Is Short, Walk on Girl’ Set for Blu-ray Release
GKIDS and Shout! Factory present celebrated director Masaaki Yuasa’s animated comedy feature about one epic night in Kyoto on Blu-ray & DVD combo pack January 29, 2019.
Shout! Factory and ELEVEN ARTS Sign Distribution Agreement
Multi-year deal will bring selected anime features across multiple platforms to fans in North America.
34-Hour ‘Thunderbirds’ Marathon Coming to Shout! Factory TV
All 32 original episodes plus bonus material to be livestreamed starting September 30 in celebration of International Thunderbirds Day.
‘Teen Titans Go! to the Movies’ Coming to Blu-ray and DVD
The superhero movie to end all superhero movies, but probably won’t, arrives October 30.
‘Incredibles 2’ Coming to Blu-ray and DVD
Disney•Pixar and Brad Bird’s smash ‘Supers’ hit animated comedy-adventure arrives on November 6.
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‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Coming to Blu-ray and DVD
Sony Pictures Animation and Genndy Tartakovsky’s hit Drac family adventure will be released this coming October 9.
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Shout! Studios, Indie Sales Announce Distribution Deal for ‘Tito and the Birds’
Shout! Studios acquires North American theatrical, digital and home entertainment rights to highly-anticipated animated feature from Brazil.
GKIDS, Shout! Releasing ‘Fireworks’ on Disc November 20
From ‘Your Name’ producer Genki Kawamura, tale of star-crossed teenage lovers with a sci-fi fantasy twist headed to Blu-ray and DVD.
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‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ 25th Anniversary Edition Arrives on Blu-ray Sept. 2
New edition of the cult classic treats viewers to stunning stop-motion animation, memorable music, edgy extras and for the first time—a full sing-along!
Giveaway: Win ‘Big Fish & Begonia’ on Blu-ray!
Acclaimed animated feature 12 years in the making arrives on disc and digital from Shout! on August 7.
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CLIP: Norway’s ‘Anchors Up’ Now on Digital!
Based on the beloved property ‘Elias, The Little Rescue Boat,’ Norwegian animated family feature was co-written and co-directed by Simen Alsvik and William Ashurst.
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VIZ Media Announces Acquisition of ‘Castlevania’
VIZ Media acquires home entertainment rights to Season 1 of the hit Netflix gothic fantasy anime series.
In 2D, Anime, Business, Digital Media, Home Entertainment, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: Comic-Con | Geographic Region: North America
The Peanuts Gang: DHX Media Closes Sale of Minority Stake to Sony
With the purchase of 49 percent of DHX Media’s 80 percent interest, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) owns 39 percent of the Peanuts IP.
Comcast Drops Bid to Buy 21st Century Fox
Move clears the way for Disney’s $71 billion cash and stock offer, which was approved in June by the Department of Justice.
Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Mind Game’ Coming to Blu-ray and DVD
GKIDS and Shout! Factory will release cult hit from the director of ‘Lu Over the Wall’ and ‘Night is Long, Walk on Girl’ on August 28.
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Disney Tops Comcast Bid, Signs New Agreement to Buy 21st Century Fox
New $71.3 billion deal approved by the boards of directors of Disney and 21st Century Fox.
Butch Hartman Kickstarting Oaxis Online Platform
Creator of such hit Nick shows as ‘Fairly OddParents,’ ‘Danny Phantom,’ ‘T.U.F.F. Puppy’ and ‘Bunsen is a Beast’ will head service that caters to family programming of all types.
Comcast’s $65 Billion Cash Offer Tops Disney’s Bid for Fox
Proposal expected to elicit a counteroffer from Disney for key assets of the studio.
All the Way to Never Land: Disney’s ‘Peter Pan’ Signature Edition Arrives on Blu-ray
On the 65th anniversary of the 1953 animated classic, AWN’s resident ‘Miscweant’ speaks with Kathryn Beaumont, the voice of Wendy in Disney’s ‘Peter Pan.’
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Giveaway: ‘Peter Pan’ Flies to Disney Signature Collection
Classic animated feature celebrates its 65th anniversary with new edition featuring new and original bonus features.
Giveaway: Win Studio Ponoc’s ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ on Blu-ray!
First animated feature from Japan’s Studio Ponoc available now on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD and On-Demand.
Review: Aardman’s ‘Early Man’ Arrives on Disc
AWN’s resident Miscweant weighs in on the Home Entertainment release of Oscar-winning director Nick Park’s stop-motion football feature.
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Giveaway: Win Aardman’s ‘Early Man’ on Blu-ray!
Oscar-winning director Nick Park’s prehistoric romp available now on Digital and on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on May 22.
Australian International Animation Festival 2018
Begins: May 18, 2018
4,000 submissions - 120+ films - 8 Programs - 4 FREE Filmmaker Presentations – Prizes!
Wagga Wagga is proud to present the 15th Anniversary of the Australian International Animation Festival (AIAF) running Friday 18th – Sunday 20th May, 2018.
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