Magic Light Pictures Signs First SVOD Deal with Amazon Prime
Award-winning production company announces upcoming slate and new global agreements ahead of MIP Jr.
Post Haste Digital Forms Strategic Alliance with Larson Studios
New Culver City studio co-op expands post offerings in West Los Angeles.
WATCH: New ‘Peanuts Movie’ Trailer Arrives Online
Twentieth Century Fox unveils the Peanutize Me! Character Creator, which allows users to customize their very own Peanuts-style avatar.
Portfolio Animation Launches in Toronto
World-class animation studio boasting 9,000 square-feet to be headed by senior vice president of production Julie Stall.
Henson Appoints Anna Moorefield
The Jim Henson Company appoints Anna Moorefield to post of Director, Global Distribution, Sales ahead of MIP JR. AND MIPCOM.
WATCH: PES Creates New Short for Honda
Employing a team of dozens of animators and illustrators and over a thousand original drawings, Oscar-nominated animator PES delivers new stop-motion commercial, ‘Paper,’ for Honda.
Raydar Media Secures Rights to New Kids Series Ahead of MIP Jr. and BLE
Titles include one of Australia’s leading preschool series, ‘Sydney Sailboat,’ and CBeebies' hit live-action series ‘Teacup Travels.’
m4e Headed to Brand Licensing Europe
German brand management and media company will introduce its new production ‘Wissper, a co-production with Absolutely Cuckoo, Telegael, Discreet Art Productions and BASTEI Media, at BLE 2015.
Superights Scores at Cartoon Forum
Superights receives Cartoon Forum’s Cartoon Tribute as investor/distributor of the year; pitch session for Benjamin Renner’s ‘The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales’ ranks as most popular session of the animation co-production marketplace.
U.K.’s Hopster Launches Globally on Android
Available internationally in more than 100 countries, U.K.-based kids learning and entertainment app partners with Samsung to provide an exclusive offer to Galaxy device owners.
Nicolas Ménard’s ‘Loop Ring Chop Drink’ Wins Top Animation Prize at 2015 Encounters Fest
Nina Gantz’s ‘Edmond’ wins the NextGen Skills Academy Best of British Award, and ‘I Got This’ by Tom Gran & Madeline Grossi receives the 2015 Anijam Award.
‘Small People with Hats,’ ‘Over the Garden Wall’ Top Ottawa Fest
Student thesis film ‘Small People with Hats’ by Sarina Nihei wins the grand prize for short animation at the 2015 edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival; Cartoon Network’s Emmy-winning miniseries ‘Over the Garden Wall’ is awarded the grand prize for best animated feature.
'The Bigger Picture' Wins Cartoon d’Or at Cartoon Forum 2015
Daisy Jacobs’ Oscar-nominated animated short ‘The Bigger Picture’ is named the winner of the 2015 Cartoon d’Or at the 26th edition of the European pitching and co-production event in Toulouse, France.
Cartoon Forum Announces 2015 Tribute Awards
European pitching and co-production event in Toulouse, France names the U.K.’s CBBC as Broadcaster of the Year, France’s Superights as Investor/Distributor of the Year, and France’s Vivement Lundi! as Producer of the Year.
Academy Unveils 2015 Student Medalists
Alyce Tzue of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco wins gold medal for ‘Soar’; CalArts student Seth Boyden takes the silver for ‘An Object at Rest,’ and SVA students Nicholas Manfredi and Elizabeth Ku-Herrero take the bronze for ‘Taking the Plunge.’
Frankie Helps Tackle Global Production for ‘Wussywat the Clumsy Cat’
Cospective’s cloud- and web-based review solution enables global production pipeline across four cities and two continents for Baby Cow Animation’s ‘Wussywat the Clumsy Cat.’
Netflix Announces ‘Las Leyendas,’ First Series to Be Produced in Latin America
Created by Anima Estudios in Mexico, season one of the children’s series featuring the work of writer/producer James Krieg will premiere worldwide on the streaming service in 2017.
SCAD Students and Grads Score Seven Red Dot Awards
Eleven Savannah College of Art and Design students and alumni garner seven wins in Germany’s prestigious Red Dot Awards for Communication Design.
Tröll Pictures Signs Director Natalie Johns
Award-winning filmmaker Natalie Johns joins directorial roster of Los Angeles-based production company for commercial representation.
Shotgun Software Hires Rob Di Figlia as Sr. Business Development Manager
Oktobor Animation co-founder to partner with new and existing Hollywood studio clients to drive product development and implementation.
Marvel’s Animated ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Series Blasts off Sept. 26
Disney XD and Marvel to debut the highly anticipated animated series, ‘Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy,’ with one-hour special on Saturday, September 26 on Disney XD.
BRB Bringing ‘Minchi’s Adventures’ to MIPJr
Original television series produced by CTV Media combines marionettes, animation and live-action imagery to introduce the world of nature to the youngest ones out there in a simple and entertaining way.
BAFTA Awards Scholarships to Students in the U.K. & U.S.
Awardees include three beneficiaries of the Prince William Scholarships in Film, Television and Games, supported by BAFTA and Warner Bros.
NUKE STUDIO Plugin Now Available in ftrack 3.2
Advanced NUKE STUDIO integration opens up a more streamlined production pipeline.
New ‘Muppets’ Series Premieres September 22
Watch the Kermit, Miss Piggy and the rest of the gang take over Hollywood in a new documentary-style series that explores the beloved characters as they live their lives in Tinseltown.
