Hulu Strikes Exclusive Viacom Licensing Deal for ‘Daria’
All five seasons of MTV’s classic animated series now available for streaming.
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Two Weeks Left for CINANIMA Festival Submissions
The 42nd edition of Portugal’s leading animation festival is looking for animated features, shorts and commissioned work.
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Netflix to Debut DreamWorks ‘The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants’ on July 13
New series is latest animated take on author Dav Pilkey’s world-renowned characters.
Scanline VFX to Open Montréal Studio
VFX Supervisor Geoffrey Baumann to oversee new studio joining Vancouver, Los Angeles, Munich, and Stuttgart locations.
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Bill Plympton Takes A Bite Out of Trump with New Web Series
New York Times debuts ‘Trump Bites’ web series using real audio clips as the basis of surreal animations that capture Trump's paranoia, narcissism, and xenophobia.
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Academy Invites 928 New Members
Short Film and Feature Animation branch adds 105 new members; 52 new members added to the Visual Effects branch.
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Disney and Pixar Hit with New ‘Inside Out’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Former Sheridan student files suit claiming striking similarities are far too numerous to be attributable to chance.
Netflix Unveils New Trailer & Poster for ‘Flavors of Youth’
New Netflix anime feature film from the producers of ‘Your Name’ premieres at Anime Expo in Los Angeles on July 6.
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Ticket Giveaway: ‘Fireworks’ in Theaters July 3, 5 & 7!
From the producer of ‘Your Name,’ another tale of star-crossed teenage lovers with a sci-fi fantasy twist to screen in English-dub and the original Japanese in special three-day event.
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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.
‘Daria’ Returning with Launch of MTV Studios
Global youth brand to open its vault for the first time, develop new and reimagined iconic series and franchises for SVOD and linear partners.
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Academy Says No to Kobe
Short film Oscar winner Kobe Bryant barred entry into film academy.
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Jennifer Lee, Pete Docter Take on Lasseter’s Roles at Disney, Pixar
Both will assume the title of chief creative officer.
Jennifer Garner Returns for More of Genius Brands’ ‘Llama Llama’
Netflix announces second season, two specials based on best-selling book series by Anna Dewdney.
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.
Oscar-Nominated Theodore Ushev will Attend Fest Anča
Bulgarian-Canadian animator earned an Oscar nomination for his film ‘Blind Vaysha’ and will present a master class at the festival in Slovakia.
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‘Angry Birds,’ ‘Masha’ Cheer on World Cup on YouTube Kids
Platform debuts new soccer-themed content from both brands.
Millimages in Production on ‘Nasredine’ for Gulli
Animated series features ancient sage of the orient, who uses comedy to deflate the imperfect and selfish people he encounters.
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9 Story Appoints Angela C. Santomero Chief Creative Officer
High-profile creator, producer and writer’s recently acquired Out of the Blue will be rebranded as 9 Story USA.
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Box Office: ‘Incredibles 2’ Sets Animation Debut Record
Disney-Pixar sequel sells $180 million in tickets domestically, making it the second-largest June debut ever and the eighth largest all-time debut.
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‘Bloeistraat 11’ Short, ‘Funan’ Feature Win Cristal Awards at Annecy 2018
Cartoon Saloon’s ‘The Breadwinner,’ directed by Nora Twomey, wins audience and jury awards.
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Inuit Hunter Ready to Fight in Teaser for ‘Giant Bear’ Short
Award-winning indie animation house e.d. films offers first look trailer for the project, which is seeking distribution.
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Ghibli’s ‘Pom Poko’ Screens in Theaters June 17, 18 and 20
GKIDS and Fathom Events continue Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 with dubbed and subtitled screenings of the Isao Takahata’s 1994 classic.
Alexandra Lemay’s ‘Freaks of Nurture’ Premieres at Palm Springs ShortFest
Inspired by the filmmaker’s own unorthodox upbringing, this NFB-produced tale of a neurotic mother-daughter relationship features the voice talents of Amanda Plummer.
Apple Reportedly in Talks for Cartoon Saloon Feature
Deal with the Ireland-based studio that made Oscar-nominated ‘The Secret of Kells,’ ‘Song of the Sea’ and ‘The Breadwinner’ would be the tech company’s first for a feature film.
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