Cartoon Network Greenlights ‘Elliott From Earth’
New series from UK team behind award-winning hit ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ starts production in September.
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Nickelodeon Greenlights ‘Loud House’ Spinoff ‘Los Casagrandes’
Original animated spinoff featuring the Casagrandes family kicks off with a five-episode story arc in season four of hit series ‘The Loud House.’
‘Bagpuss’ and ‘The Clangers’ Co-creator Peter Firmin Dies at 89
UK kid’s TV pioneer received 2014 BAFTA Special Award for his incredible contribution to children’s media.
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Danish Short ‘Nothing Happens’ Tops Fest Anča 2018
Ivana Šebestová wins Anča Slovak Award for ‘Yellow.’
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Silvergate Media Teams with Wanda Kids on ‘Octonauts’ Movies in China
Two new animated films based on hit pre-school series slated for Chinese theatres with Netflix releasing internationally.
Academy Investigating 8 Scientific and Technical Areas For 2018 Oscars
Motion graphics systems, digital paint systems, facial geometry capture, rotoscoping and more under investigation for the 2018 Academy Sci-Tech Awards.
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TEASER: Natasha Allegri’s ‘Bee and PuppyCat’ Set for Second Season
New series, ‘Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space,’ to be produced by the team behind ‘Castlevania,’ ‘Adventure Time,’ and ‘The Fairly OddParents’ in partnership with OLM, Inc.
ASIFA-Hollywood Continues Commitment to Open-Source Animation Technology
Development grant awarded to 2D vector graphics animation software Synfig.
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DreamWorks Animation Television Spreads its Wings
In creating multiple family-friendly series for Netflix streaming, the studio finds an exhilarating creative freedom.
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New DreamWorks Shorts Program Is for the Birds (and Marsupials)
The program’s first productions -- ‘Bird Karma’ and ‘Bilby’ -- opened and closed this year’s Annecy International Animation Festival.
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‘BoJack Horseman’ Returns with New Episodes in September
Netflix has set the Season 5 launch date for Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s hit adult animated series.
American Film Market Comes to Santa Monica
Begins: October 31, 2018
Santa Monica hosts the American Film Market (AFM) coming on October 31 – November 7, 2018, welcoming over 7000 industry leaders.
Netflix Releases Teaser Trailer for Matt Groening’s ‘Disenchantment’
‘The Simpsons’ creator’s new adult animated comedy fantasy series set to launch August 17th.
MIPCOM 2018 is Coming to Cannes
Begins: October 15, 2018
MIPCOM 2018 welcomes industry leaders to the world’s entertainment content market place from October 15 – 18, Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France.
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TRAILER: Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Night is Short, Walk On Girl’ Set for Two-Night U.S. Theatrical Event
Fathom Events and GKIDS continue extended partnership with two summer showings of director Masaaki Yuasa’s romantic comedy about one epic night in Kyoto.
Review: ‘Blame!’
Memory is survival in Polygon Pictures and Hiroyuki Seshita’s worthy post-apocalyptic tale.
‘The Parakeets:’ Who Knew Birdwatching Could be so Funny
Two bickering birds and their hapless owner make an amusing dysfunctional ensemble in this new animated web series.
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SIGGRAPH 2018 to Debut Immersive Pavilion With Vrcade and Village
Pavilion to host virtual, augmented and mixed reality projects; Walt Disney Animation Studios’ first VR Short, ‘Cycles,’ to make worldwide debut.
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100-Second Short Celebrates 100 Years of Brazilian Animation
Creative studios Lobo and VetorZero reimagine iconic snippets from country’s most popular animated works for Annecy Festival showcase.
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Keep it in Motion - Classic Animation Revisited: 'The Writer'
Paul Driessen's Golden Oldie ode to scribblers, The Writer (1988)
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Submit Your Shorts to Chitose Airport Int’l Animation Festival by June 30th
Four more days remain for animated short film submissions, while feature films can be entered up until July 31, to compete for over 2,000,000 JPY in prizes.
Nickelodeon Bringing Real-Time VR with Reimagined ‘TMNT’ and ‘Invader Zim’ TV Movie to Comic-Con
Studio’s 1,800 square-foot booth to feature hidden ‘Turtles’ lair and towering New York cityscape to showcase new and returning shows.
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Animation Block Party Announces 2018 Lineup
Fifteenth annual ABP to screen nearly 100 short films in competition.
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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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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.
