Trunk Brings Anna Kovecses’ Beautiful Illustrations to Life for Rightmove
Studio animates playful, minimalist artwork via agency Homebrew.
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Chinese Government Bans ‘Peppa Pig’ in Children’s Book Crackdown
Beloved British book series part of a government crackdown against an influx of Western ideology that also includes the Harry Potter books and Roald Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach.’
Not To Scale and BBH Partner on Domestic Violence Campaign
Animated short music video reaches out to women in abusive relationships.
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Luca Paulli Introduces ‘Things You Can Do With Extendable Arms’
Picasso Pictures director creates humorous social media campaign for a fictitious drug called Ugrow with a range of colorful animated GIFs and videos.
Boomerang Launching ‘Dorothy & The Wizard Of Oz’ and ‘Wacky Races’ in June
Latest original content from Warner Bros. Animation – ‘Dorothy & the Wizard of Oz’ and ‘Wacky Races’ – to debut on Boomerang SVOD in the U.S. and Boomerang linear channel internationally.
Nicolas Menard’s ‘Wednesday with Goddard’ Premieres on Vimeo
Official Annecy 2017 selection and SXSW winner produced by Nexus Studios juxtaposes intricate pencil drawings by Manshen Lo with simple, geometric characters.
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New Season of ‘Ben 10’ to Debut in April
Cartoon Network offers sneak peak of action-packed animated adventure on its app ahead of linear premiere.
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Sony Pictures Animation Appoints Pam Marsden Head of Production
‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs’ 1 & 2 producer previously served as executive vice president of physical production.
Amazon’s ‘Tumble Leaf’ Springs Ahead with New Season Special
Emmy-winning stop-motion animated preschool series executive produced by Drew Hodges and Kelli Bixler debuts animated special ‘Spring-a-ling Surprise’ on April 4.
Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Delivers Record-Setting $170M Debut
Live-action remake of the animated Disney classic debuts with a record-setting March opening weekend, delivering seventh-largest domestic opening of all time.
Michael Dudok de Wit’s ‘The Red Turtle’ Swims Home May 2
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital release of Oscar-nominated Studio Ghibli co-production packed with bonus features including behind-the-scenes featurettes & AFI Fest Q&A with director Michael Dudok de Wit.
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New ‘Boss Baby’ Trailer Trolls Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Lumiere the candlestick and Cogsworth the mantel clock from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’ open new theatrical trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Boss Baby,’ in theaters March 31.
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Digital Dimension Signs Co-Production Deal for 3D Animated Series ‘Momon’
Montreal-based animation studio expanding with several animated preschool series and films in the works.
Media Design School Releases ‘The Dragon’s Scale’ Short
Popular festival short film created by third-year students in New Zealand is now on Vimeo.
In 3D, CG, Education and Training, People, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Australia
MoCCA Arts Festival Lines Up International Guests
International guests for two-day arts festival include Penelope Bagieu, Rutu Modan and the artist duo Mayumi Otero and Raphael Urwiller.
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Peter Sluszka Directs Stop-Motion PSA Campaign
‘Little Lungs’ anti-smoking PSAs use humor and stop-motion animation to persuade teens not to smoke.
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Not To Scale Signs Drew Lightfoot
New York commercial production company to rep multi-disciplinary animator/director in the U.S. and Europe.
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Skydance Media Forms Partnership With Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios
Multi-year pact begins with the production of two new animated features to be produced in Spain.
‘Masha and the Bear’ Episode Reaches 2 Billion Views on YouTube
The only animated video included in the top 10 most viewed videos of all time, ‘Masha and the Bear’ episode ‘Recipe for Disaster’ receives more than 2 billion views on YouTube to become the #5 most watched video on YouTube.
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45 Projects Selected for APD 2017
Selected projects from Germany, France, Spain, the UK, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Ukraine, Israel and Australia to participate in co-production, financing and distribution forum running alongside the 24th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film and FMX 2017.
In Business, Digital Media, Event, Films, Short Films, Television, Transmedia | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels, FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX, ITFS | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Netflix Acquires Toho & Polygon’s Animated ‘Godzilla’ Series
First-ever high quality animation of the iconic monster roars onto screens in Japan and in more than 190 countries globally.
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Cartoon Network UK Launches ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Story Maker App
Users can create unique animated stories set in the ‘Powerpuff Girls’ universe with new free mobile app now available for iOS and Android.
Pesky Licenses ‘Boj’ to Chinese SVOD Service
Chinese OTT service iQIYI picks up a block of animated kids shows from Cbeebies.
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Punch TV Studios Launches Punch Animation
Legendary animators Floyd Norman and Leo Sullivan to lead new animation studio.
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Six Animators To Be Honored at Daytime Emmy Awards
DreamWorks Animation Television series ‘Trollhunters’ and ‘The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show’ garner four top honors at the 44th annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmys.
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