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Foreign Lingo Oscar Winner To Direct 3-D Toon

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, People | Geographic Region: South America | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, People
Juan Jose Campanella, who just took home the Best Foreign Language Oscar for THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES, is set to helm Argentina’s first 3-D animated feature, FOOSBALL, reports VARIETY.

Little Airplane's Small Potatoes Rolls Into MIP With Pre-Sales

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Television | Geographic Region: Australia, Europe, North America | Event: MIP-TV | Site Categories: 2D, Business, Cartoons, Television
Little Airplane Productions' new short form animated series "Small Potatoes" has been pre-sold in Europe, Australia and Canada.

VIZ Media Licenses Kekkaishi Anime Series To Adult Swim

Posted In | News Categories: Acting, Television | Geographic Region: Africa | Site Categories: !fixer, Television
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has licensed 52 episodes of the popular Shonen Sunday KEKKAISHI anime series to Adult Swim for domestic broadcast. KEKKAISHI will begin airing on May 29th.

Univision Playing with GameSpot

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Games, Internet and Interactive, Mobile and Wireless | Geographic Region: Africa | Site Categories: Business, Games, Internet and Interactive, Mobile and Wireless
Univision Interactive Media and CBS Interactive’s GameSpot are teaming on the Spanish-lingo game site, Univision.com, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Sony's Animax To Air Video Game Awards

Sony Pictures Television's Animax stations will air the 2009 Video Game Awards in Asia, Central Europe, Latin America, Africa, Spain and Portugal.

Williams and Wood Gearing Up For Happy Feet 2

Posted In | News Categories: Acting, Films, People, Voice Acting | Geographic Region: All, Australia | Site Categories: Films, People, Voice Acting
Robin Williams and Elijah Wood are in talks to voice their characters again in HAPPY FEET 2, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Evergreen Notches Up First Sales On Little Krishna

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, South America
Leading Brazilian distributors Europa Filmes, responsible for bringing Oscar winning film SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE to Latin America, have acquired Brazilian rights to Big Animation's LITTLE KRISHNA (13x 23’).

S3D Gaining Steam in South Africa Toons

Posted In | News Categories: Films | Geographic Region: Africa | Site Categories: 3D, Films
Two animated features in production in South Africa are using stereoscopic 3-D, VARIETY reports.

Kenya's Homeboyz Brings Toon to CBeebies

Posted In | News Categories: Television | Geographic Region: Africa, Europe | Site Categories: 2D, Television
Kenya-based Homeboyz, in partnership with the U.K.'s Tiger Aspect, is producing a new animated TV series titled TINGA TINGA TALES, reports VARIETY.

Richard Taylor to open AnimfxNZ Conference 2009

Posted In | News Categories: Events, People | Geographic Region: Australia | Site Categories: Events, People
Richard Taylor Creative Director and Founder of Weta Workshop will be opening the AnimfxNZ 2009 Conference on Friday November 6 at Soundings Theatre, Te Papa.

Green Lantern Has Left Australia

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Australia, North America | Site Categories: Business, Films, Visual Effects
Warner Bros. has pulled production of GREEN LANTERN out of Australia due to the falling value of the U.S. dollar, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

French Toon The DaVincibles Set for 2010

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Television | Geographic Region: Australia, Europe | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Television
Moonscoop, a French-based cartoon shop, has partnered with Neo Network in Italy to begin production on animated series THE DAVINCIBLES, Variety reports.

Little Airplane Academy Workshop Set for Nov. 21-22 in Sydney

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Television | Geographic Region: Australia | Site Categories: Events, Television
Little Airplane Academy, the intensive workshop for anyone who wants to learn what it takes to make and sell successful international preschool television series, is traveling overseas for a two-day seminar in Sydney, Australia, November 21-22.

London Production Studio Hits Stateside with Creative 3-D Commercial Campaign

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Commercials, Television | Geographic Region: South America | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Commercials, Television
Taylor James, the London-based creative production studio (www.taylorjames.com), has released a cutting-edge one shot TV commercial combining striking photorealistic CGI with live-action.

Registrations Now Open for AnimfxNZ 2009

Posted In | News Categories: Events | Geographic Region: Australia | Site Categories: Events
It is with great pleasure that we open the registration for AnimfxNZ 2009! This is our fourth year, and we have another fantastic line-up of international speakers eagerly awaiting the trip down to New Zealand.

The Jim Henson Company Signs Deal With Discovery Kids Latin America

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Cartoons, CG, Television | Geographic Region: South America | Site Categories: Anime, Cartoons, CG, Television
On the eve of MIPCOM, The Jim Henson Company has finalized a new broadcast agreement with Discovery Kids Latin America to air the all-new CGI-animated series, Dinosaur Train, across the region.

Wallace & Gromit Present A World Of Invention Heads to Australia

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Television | Geographic Region: Australia | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Television
Aardman Animations is further consolidating its ongoing relationship with ABC Australia, securing a pre-sale for its new live action series Wallace & Gromit present A World of Invention.

District 9 Offensive to Some Nigerians

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, People | Geographic Region: Africa | Site Categories: Business, Films, People
Nigeria's information minister Dora Akunyili isn't mincing her words when it comes to criticizing what she sees as a denigrated portrayal of her countrymen in DISTRICT 9.

Sony Pictures Taps Alexandar Marin For SVP Distribution in Latin America

Posted In | News Categories: Business, People, Television | Geographic Region: South America | Site Categories: Business, People, Television
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) announced today that Alexander Marin has been promoted to senior vice president, distribution, Latin America & the Caribbean.

4Kids Names New Licensing Agents For Rollbots

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Licensing, Television | Geographic Region: Australia, Europe, North America, South America | Site Categories: Business, Licensing, Television
4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE), the diversified children’s entertainment and media organization, has appointed Exim Licensing Group and Tycoon Enterprises as Licensing Agents in Latin America and Mexico respectively for Amberwood Entertainment’s ROLLBOTS.