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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First Look: Aardman & StudioCanal Release Teaser Trailer for ‘Early Man’
Alongside the previously announced Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams, British comedy talents Timothy Spall, Richard Ayoade, Selina Griffiths, Johnny Vegas, Mark Williams, Gina Yashere, Simon Greenall and Richard Webber join the voice cast of director Nick Park’s new prehistoric comedy adventure.
One Animation Announces New Key Personnel Amid Global Licensed Products Roll Out
Former Hasbro exec Anabel Higgin and licensing and brand professional Pauline Hiu join powerhouse animation studio behind ‘Oddbods’ and ‘Insectibles.’
Squeeze Launches MOOV, First Motion Capture Animation Studio in Québec City
New mocap division under the leadership of video game and film veteran Dave Massicotte to provide high-quality animation services to video game and film producers.
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Annecy Unveils 2017 Short Film, Graduation Film Selections
Eighty-seven shorts and 49 graduation films selected to compete at the 2017 edition of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
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‘Impossible Figures and Other Stories II’ Tops 2017 GLAS Animation Festival
Poland’s ‘Impossible Figures and Other Stories II’ by Marta Pajek receives Grand Prix award; Spela Cadez’s ‘Nighthawk’ (Slovenia) wins award for best narrative short.
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Adult Swim’s Toonami Celebrates 20 Years of Action
‘Ghost in the Shell’ director Mamoru Oshii to premiere new micro-series, ‘Sand Whale and Me,’ on anniversary weekend.
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Disney Junior Orders New Season Pickups for ‘Mickey and the Roadster Racers’ and ‘The Lion Guard’
Disney Television Animation series ‘Mickey and the Roadster Racers’ renewed for second season; ‘The Lion Guard’ renewed for third season.
Latest Trailer for Sony’s ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ A Workout for the Eyes
Brand-new trailer and clips from Sony’s forthcoming Smurf adventure showcase exotic, bioluminescent flora and fauna, and a tribe of kick-ass, suspiciously Smurf-like natives.
New ‘Despicable Me 3’ Trailer Introduces Gru’s Twin Brother
First full-length trailer for the third movie in Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Despicable Me’ franchise introduces Gru’s richer and equally-evil twin brother, Dru.
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Pixar Teases ‘Coco’ with New Trailer
Directed by Lee Unkrich alongside writer and co-director Adrian Molina and producer Darla K. Anderson, Day of the Dead-themed animated feature arrives in theaters on November 22, 2017.
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Gaumont Options Neal Shusterman’s ‘The Star Shards Chronicles’
Trilogy from ‘New York Times’ bestselling author to be developed into an animated series.
Registration Now Open for SIGGRAPH 2017
More than a dozen new experiences planned for 44th international conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques to be held in Los Angeles July 30 through August 3.
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David OReilly, Double Fine Launching ‘Everything’ Game
New video game created by award-winning Irish animator David OReilly and narrated by the late British philosopher Alan Watts launches on the Sony PlayStation Store on March 21.
Anne Kolbe Bringing Guy Ritchie’s ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ to FMX 2017
International conference on animation, effects, VR, games and transmedia runs May 2-5 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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CAKE Bringing New ‘Angry Birds’ Series to MIPTV
London-based kids entertainment specialist bringing new CG-animated short-form series teased during the end credits of ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ to MIPTV 2017.
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‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ Nets Inaugural Cameo Award
Lupus Films and Walker Productions’ enchanting hand-drawn animated adaptation of Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s classic picture book wins award for best book to TV adaptation.
Bardel Entertainment Animating Rovio’s ‘Angry Birds Blues’ Series
New feature film-quality CG-animated short-form series debuted on Rovio’s kid-friendly ToonsTV service on March 10.
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Disney XD Orders Second Season of ‘Big Hero 6 The Series’
Second season pickup of the Disney Television Animation series based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios feature ‘Big Hero 6’ comes ahead of season one fall premiere.
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29 Immersive Projects to be Featured at 2017 Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Immersive’s 2017 lineup set to transport audiences to new worlds with 23 Virtual Arcade projects and six Storyscapes selections from VR filmmakers, developers and studios spanning six different countries from around the globe.
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Hand-Drawn Animated Sci-Fi Epic Directed by Nick DiLiberto Releases March 28
Pre-sales now available for North American release of Nick DiLiberto’s sci-fi fantasy adventure directorial debut, ‘Nova Seed.’
Marvel & Disney XD Unveil New ‘Rocket & Groot’ Animated Shorts
Passion Pictures animates 12-episode series of ‘Rocket & Groot’ animated shorts for Disney XD.
Our Next 4 Years Unveils Second Animated PSA
More than 200 Concerned Oscar and Emmy-winning animators form coalition to create animated PSAs aimed at changing the discussion on immigration, healthcare and more jeopardized institutions in the wake of the presidential election.
