News :: Europe

Mia and me Rolls Out Publishing Program

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Business, Cartoons, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Books, Business, Cartoons, Television
The “Mia and me” publishing program continues with the first edition of a monthly fan magazine and two other print products rolling out this March.

DHX Media Appoints Peter Byrne

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DHX Media appoints Peter Byrne as CEO of its licensing company, Copyright Promotions Licensing Group.

Neptuno Films Takes on Katakune

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Places, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe | Site Categories: Business, Places, Television
Child-friendly Silkworm and faithful pet Woofy are set to charm kids with new series to be distributed by Neptuno Films.

Glassworks Goes RAW for G-Star Ad

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Commercials, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: CG, Commercials, Visual Effects
Production company Glassworks Amsterdam collaborates with the G-Star in-house creative team to realize the “Art of RAW” campaign film.

Aardman Announces New Deals for Tilly & Friends

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Business, Cartoons, Home Entertainment, Licensing, Television | Geographic Region: Africa, Asia, Europe | Site Categories: Books, Business, Cartoons, Home Entertainment, Licensing, Television
Aardman announces new global deals for Walker Productions and JAM Media’s “Tilly and Friends.”

ITFS Early-Bird Accreditation Ends March 1

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Films, People, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Events, Films, People, Places, Short Films
The deadline for Early Bird accreditation for The Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film is Friday, March 1, 2013.

FMX 2013 to Showcase Pixar, Cloud Computing & More

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FMX, Europe's most influential Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia, announces highlights of the 2013 FMX Conference program.

Miffy the Movie Wins Golden Award

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“Miffy the Movie” reaches the status of Golden Film, an award given on behalf of the Dutch Film Festival and the Dutch Film Fund.

HIT Ent Announces Overseas Sales

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HIT Entertainment announces sales of their pre-school properties “Mike the Knight,” “Thomas & Friends,” and “Fireman Sam” in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Pixomondo Shuts London, Detroit Shops

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Visual effects studio Pixomondo closes its London and Detroit facilities.

Stuttgart Fest Unveils 2013 Highlights

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The Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film announces the highlights of the 2013 edition of the festival, which runs this year from April 23 to April 28, 2013.

British Animator Bob Godfrey Dies at 91

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, In Passing, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Cartoons, In Passing, People, Places
Britain's first Oscar-winning animator Bob Godfrey dies at 91.

Galaxy Revives 1950s Glamour with CG Audrey Hepburn

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Mars revives Audrey Hepburn as the face of its new advertising campaign for chocolate brand GALAXY.

The Croods to Close Holland Animation Film Fest

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The 16th edition of the Holland Animation Film Festival closes on March 24th with the Dutch premiere of the 3D animated feature from DreamWorks, “The Croods.”

Ireland's Telegael Launches New Stop Motion Studio

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Places, Stop-Motion, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Places, Stop-Motion, Television
Telegael launches a new stop motion studio, Beochan, to create the second season of prehistoric preschool series, “Igam Ogam.”

Poeticgem Set to Launch Annoying Orange Apparel

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Poeticgem announces plans to produce an adult apparel range based on the internet comedy “Annoying Orange.”

Liar’s Autobiography to Open Holland Animation Film Fest

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The 16th edition of the Holland Animation Film Festival opens with the premiere of the animated feature, “Monty Python: A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman.”

Analog Creates New IDs for Box TV’s SmashHits

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, CG, Motion Graphics, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, CG, Motion Graphics, Television, Visual Effects
Creative studio Analog creates three new IDs for the SmashHits cable channel on the UK’s Box TV.

Pixar Releases Blue Umbrella Berlin Poster Art

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Following its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, Pixar releases poster art from the festival for its newest animated short, The Blue Umbrella.

Little Spirou Secures Global Deals

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Mediatoon secures new international broadcasting deals for “Little Spirou.”