Guru Studio Appoints New Head of Marketing
Jennifer Mason joins management team to support content development and studio growth.
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Ingenuity Engine Taps Cospective's Frankie for Qoros Ad
Hollywood-based VFX facility completes production on a new commercial for Chinese car manufacturer Qoros Automotive using Cospective’s Frankie and cineSync to help cross The Great Firewall.
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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Tops 13th Annual VES Awards
‘Big Hero 6’ garners five awards; ‘Games of Thrones’ and SSE “Maya” lead in broadcast and commercial wins.
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Animal Logic Blasting off with ‘Astro Boy’
Animal Logic Entertainment partners with Japan’s Tezuka Productions to develop a live-action sci-fi superhero feature based on the iconic 'Astro Boy' comic book franchise.
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Iconix Acquires Strawberry Shortcake Brand
Iconix Brand Group signs a definitive agreement to acquire the Strawberry Shortcake brand from American Greetings for $105 million in cash.
PGS Secures Raft of Sales For Season Three of Method Animation’s ‘The Little Prince’
PGS Entertainment closes media licensing deals for season three of ‘The Little Prince’ with Canal Encuentro in Argentina, Minimax in Eastern Europe, MTVA in Hungary, and more.
Henson Signs New Media Partners for ‘Lily’s Driftwood Bay’
The new broadcast and digital partners for ‘Lily’s Driftwood Bay’ include Netflix, KiKa and TV New Zealand.
Acamar Announces New Partnerships for ‘Bing’
BAFTA-nominated hit series tops the charts in the U.K. iTunes store and garners 22.6 million views on the BBC’s iPlayer.
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Superights Sells ‘Boyster’ to More Disney Networks
Coming out of its official launch at MIP Junior, animated comedy series produced by French studio Je Suis Bien Content is sold to Disney for broadcast in Japan, Southeast Asia and Latin America.
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Croatia’s Supertoon Fest Issues Call for Entries
International Animation Festival in Šibenik, Croatia runs July 26-31, 2015.
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9 Story Signs Licensing Deal with Hispanic Network MundoFox
Fox International Channels and RCN-owned network acquires three 9 Story properties, including ‘Wibbly Pig,’ ‘Finding Stuff Out’ and ‘Artzooka!’
FMX 2015 to Spotlight Immersion and Virtual Reality
Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia to explore the impact of immersive technologies on financing, content creation, distribution and viewing behavior across different platforms.
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Polynoid Directs Reveal Video for Lexus GS F
Reveal video presented at the Detroit Motor Show in January was directed by Polynoid and produced by Blacklist, with the animation executed at Polynoid production spinoff Woodblock.
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‘Grand Budapest Hotel,’ ‘Birdman,’ ‘Guardians’ Top 19th Annual ADG Awards
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and ‘Birdman’ are each recognized for excellence in production design for a feature film in 2014.
‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ tops 42nd Annual Annie Awards
Disney’s ‘Feast,’ directed by Patrick Osborne and produced by Kristina Reed, receives award for Best Animated Short Subject.
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Watch the 42nd Annual Annie Awards Live!
Black tie event at UCLA’s Royce Hall kicks off at 5 p.m. with Red Carpet arrivals and a VIP champagne reception, followed by the awards ceremony at 7 p.m.
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2015 HPA Tech Retreat Unveils Expanded Session Schedule
The Hollywood Post Alliance invites engineering, technology and strategic business leaders join top creative talent to explore and debate the most compelling topics facing the media and entertainment industry today.
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CAKE Named Int’l Distributor for ‘Woozle and Pip’
2D animated series featuring the world’s two most loveable dogs rated number one preschool brand in The Netherlands.
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Rainbow Launches Cartoon Lab Exhibit in Rome
Innovative new family attraction celebrating twenty years of Rainbow launches at the Explora Museum in Rome prior to undertaking a tour of major European cities.
Phosphene Names Rebecca Dunn Head of Operations
Independent VFX and design house promotes visual effects producer/compositing supervisor to newly-created post of Head of Operations and Strategy.
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Jeannette Manifold Joins Iloura as General Manager, Sydney
VFX veteran brings more than 25 years production experience to the role spanning feature film animation, visual effects and games.
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Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘World of Tomorrow’ Wins Sundance Short Film Grand Jury Prize
‘Storm Hits Jacket’ from French director and screenwriter Paul Cabon receives the Short Film Jury Award for Animation.
New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival Announces 2015 Slate
Program highlights include East Coast premiere of new Aardman feature, ‘Shaun The Sheep The Movie,’ North American premiere of new Studio Ghibli film ‘When Marnie Was There,’ U.S. premiere of ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet,’ and more.
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Margot Robbie, Miles Teller to Host Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards
Actors Robbie and Teller to host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 7.
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NFB French Animation Founder René Jodoin Dies at 94
NFB director-producer was an early collaborator of Norman McLaren, founder of the NFB’s French Animation Studio, and the recipient of the 2001 Prix Albert-Tessier.
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