Mattel Launching New ‘Little People’ Series on Sprout
New animated series produced by Mattel subsidiary HIT Entertainment premieres March 7.
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Announces Internship Program
Deadline for applications to the Stoopid Buddy Stoodios internship program is April 1st, 2016.
Turner Launches Toonami Channel in France
DC Comics universe blasts onto screens with Batman, Superman, the Justice League, the Green Lantern, and shows like ‘Ben 10’ and ‘Thundercats.’
Reel FX Adds Director Elliot Dillman
Commercial director has worked on award-winning campaigns for brands including Domino’s Pizza, Pacifico Beer and Kraft.
Shout! & Studio 100 Announce Multi-Picture Deal for ‘Maya the Bee’
Movie sequels in development for hit animated property based on popular children’s brand.
Live-Action ‘Winx Club’ Feature in the Works
Warner Bros.-based production shingle Hollywood Gang teams with Italian animation studio Rainbow Group to develop and produce a live-action feature inspired by the animated ‘Winx Club’ television series.
TAAFI 2016 to Present Studio Recruitment Marketplace
Animation Arts Maarket to welcome more than 1,000 animation arts professionals.
FMX 2016 Sets ‘Blending Realities’ Theme
Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia to host director Mark Osborne and stop-motion creative director James Caliri as they discuss their successful blend of animation techniques in ‘The Little Prince.’
Bento Box Entertainment Launches Digital Studio
New digital business unit to produce a slate of original content for digital and mobile formats; studio teams with top Virtual Reality and 360-degree video destination Littlstar to create exclusive trailblazing immersive animated stories & technology.
Nickelodeon Greenlights Second Season of ‘Shimmer and Shine’
Additional 20 episodes feature brand-new characters including an evil sorceress voiced by actress Lacey Chabert and new magical locales; first-ever ‘Shimmer and Shine’ toy line to debut at New York Toy Fair.
‘LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures’ Coming to Disney XD
All-new animated television series developed by Bill Motz and Bob Roth and produced by Wil Film, the LEGO Group and Lucasfilm is scheduled to debut this summer.
One Animation Rolls Out New Series of ‘Oddbods’
Singapore studio announces a series of broadcast deals across Europe, Latin America and Asia for new series of 60 seven-minute episodes of acclaimed family show, ‘Oddbods
Kidscreen Awards 2016 Winners Announced
The year’s best work in children’s television and digital media is singled out and celebrated by the global kids entertainment industry at Kidscreen Summit 2016.
9 Story to Produce ‘Magic School Bus’ Reboot for Netflix
9 Story Media Group partners with Netflix and Scholastic to produce a new version of the Emmy Award-winning 1990s animated children’s series set to launch in fall 2017.
Brain Zoo Studios Unveils Teaser for ‘Nora’ Feature
Created by film, virtual reality and gaming veterans Mo Davoudian and Farzad Varahramyan, CG-animated movie translates across feature, virtual reality experience, video game and episodic platforms.
Amazon Orders ITV Studios’ ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’
Amazon orders four seasons of the new series, which is a reinvention of the 50-year-old classic ‘Thunderbirds’ series; Rosamund Pike to star as Lady Penelope.
Netflix Announces Beatles-Inspired ‘Beat Bugs’ Series
Original animated series for kids inspired by the music of The Beatles to feature international artists Eddie Vedder, P!nk, James Bay, Sia, The Shins, Of Monsters and Men, Chris Cornell, Regina Spektor, James Corden and Birdy.
New Posters Unveiled for Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’
Four new posters kick off the search for the elusive title character of the long-awaited Disney/Pixar animated sequel directed by Andrew Stanton.
New ‘Frozen’ Holiday Special Set to Air in 2017
ABC announces the return of Olaf, Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Sven in an all-new, all-original animated ‘Frozen’ special from Walt Disney Animation Studios.
TUTORIAL: Create 3D-Animated GIFs with Adobe Fuse CC and Photoshop CC
Fine art photographer Flora Borsi teams with Adobe on a step-by-step tutorial on how to create a 3D-animated GIF using Fuse CC (Preview) and Photoshop CC for Valentine’s Day.
Flaunt Launches Long-Form Division with ‘Lost in Oz’
Pilot for Amazon Studios is created and produced by Los-Angeles based Bureau of Magic; other projects include two ‘Monster High’ animated features for Mattel.
Lagardère Announces Broadcast Agreement with DreamWorks Animation
Paris-based broadcaster acquires exclusive free-to-air and basic pay-TV rights to DreamWorks Animation’s original TV series in France.
Squeeze Expands Distribution for ‘Cracked’ Series
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CBeebies, Sesame Workshop Announce ‘The Furchester Hotel’
New puppetry series to guest star Big Bird, Count Von Count and The Martians from ‘Sesame Street.’
‘Doc McStuffins’ Lines Up All-Star Guest Voices for Season Four
Anthony Anderson, Molly Ringwald, Ellen Pompeo, Gabourey Sidibe, Vanessa Williams and Ludacris to guest star on Disney Junior's critically acclaimed animated series.
