Corus Greenlights Mainframe’s ‘Reboot: The Guardian Code’
Hybrid live-action/CG-animated reimagining of the classic series to be produced by Mainframe Entertainment, the television division of Vancouver-based Rainmaker Entertainment.
‘My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic’ Celebrates 100th Episode
Beloved series created by Hasbro Studios commemorates its 100th episode milestone, airing on Discovery Family Channel on Saturday, June 13.
Rovio Teaming with LEGO on ‘Angry Birds’ Playsets
Set to to coincide with the 2016 release of ‘The Angry Birds Movie,” Rovio teams with The LEGO Group to create a new collection of building sets.
Cartoon Network Relaunching ‘Ben 10’
Cartoon Network announces all-new television series for global phenomenon ‘Ben 10’ set to roll out worldwide beginning in 2016.
New ‘Three Stooges’ Animated Series in the Works
CAKE, Titmouse AND C3 Entertainment bringing ‘The Three Stooges’ animation back to the international market with pilot episode directed by Christy Karacas; additional directors to be announced.
One Animation Appoints Master Toy Partner for ‘Oddbods’
Partnership between U.K. agency RP2 and Singapore-based CG animation studio One Animation to see a range of toys based on the Oddbods IP delivered in 2016.
Imagination Workshops and the World at Large: Part 1
Society has a critical need to ignite and cultivate imagination as the origin of all ideation, inspiration, invention and innovation.
Shout! Factory Sets U.S. Theatrical Release for ‘The Seventh Dwarf’
Peyton List, Norm Macdonald, Nina Hagen and Joshua Graham lead all-star voice cast for highly anticipated CG-animated feature opening in Los Angeles and New York on July 31.
Disney Announces Short Film Disc Collection
Twelve animated short films together for the first time -- including ‘Frozen Fever,’ ‘Paperman,’ and ‘Feast’ -- in the Walt Disney Animation Studios Shorts Collection available on Blu-ray on August 18.
Tom Kenny Talks ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ DVD Release
The prolific voice of SpongeBob SquarePants riffs on the second box office hit from Nickelodeon’s improbably successful animated cartoon franchise.
Acme Filmworks’ Ron Diamond to be Honored at UCLA TFT’s 24th Annual Film Festival
Weeklong festival celebrating the outstanding achievements of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television students to honor producer Michael Deluca, screenwriter Graham Moore and Acme Filmworks founder Ron Diamond.
Serious Lunch Named Global Rep for Studio Ghibli’s ‘Ronja’
U.K. distributor Serious Lunch to handle international rollout of the Studio Ghibli animated series directed by Goro Miyazaki, ‘Ronja, the Robber's Daughter.’
PBS Unveils New Two-Part Documentary on Walt Disney
New two-part, four-hour documentary, ‘American Experience: Walt Disney,’ offering an unprecedented look at the life and legacy of one of America's most enduring and influential storytellers, premieres September 14-15.
Disney Planning Live-Action Feature Based on ‘Fantasia’s ‘Night on Bald Mountain’
Project continues Disney's recent trend of remaking its animated classics into live-action films, beginning with ‘Maleficent’ and ‘Cinderella,’ and now including ‘Mulan,’ ‘Winnie The Pooh,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ‘Dumbo’ and a new movie starring ‘Peter Pan’s Tinker Bell.
‘An Evening Meal of Toadroots’ CG Short Available Online
CG animated short film with a stop motion sensibility is inspired by Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer, Russian filmmaker Ladislas Starevich, and The Brothers Quay.
Trunk Animates 8-Bit Music Video for Blur
Trunk Animation directors Layla Atkinson and Pete Mellor create a new animated music video for Blur’s latest single, ‘Ong Ong.’
Disney Announces ‘Tangled’ Animated Series
‘Tangled’ animated TV series, based on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ acclaimed feature film, begins production for 2017 premiere on Disney Channel.
Netflix Announces Four New Animated Kids Series
Streaming service will premiere four new animated shows: ‘Kulipari: An Army of Frogs’ and ‘Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan and Jane’ along with preschool shows ‘Cirque du Soleil - Luna Petunia’ and ‘Puffin Rock.’
Atomic Cartoons Gets Animated for Five Alarm Funk
Music and animation unite as Atomic Cartoons produces first video in new funk opera movie project.
Clockwork VFX Revs Up for New Hot Wheels Campaign
High-Intensity package highlights animation and visual effects studio’s deft touch with car action sequences.
Jackie Chan Returns to ‘Toons with ‘Adventures of La & Zy’
Written by Randy Rogel of ‘Animaniacs’ and ‘Pinky and the Brain’ fame, CG animated series produced by Dasym Media will be the martial arts icon’s first return to the small screen since ‘Jackie Chan Adventures.’
New Seasons of Marvel Super Heroes Coming to Disney XD
Season Three of ‘Marvel's Avengers: Ultron Revolution’ and Season Four of ‘Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6’ to debut in 2016.
Fox Adapting ‘Lumberjanes’ Comic for Live Action Feature
‘Munchkin’ writer Will Widger to adapt Eisner Award-winning supernatural-themed ‘Lumberjanes’ comic for 20th Century Fox.
Cogswell Student Developing Virtual Reality Game Using Google Cardboard Technology
Game Design Engineering student Christian Sasso serves as lead engineer for virtual reality game ‘We R Ball’ for Google Cardboard using Unity and C#.
Robin Chandler Joins DreamWorks Animation
Former Pixar PR chief to lead publicity efforts for feature animation film slate as head of theatrical public relations.
