Disney Channel Grabs Turkey’s ‘Limon and Zeytin’
‘Limon and Zeytin,’ based on the Turkish cartoon series ‘Sizinkiler’ heads to Disney Channel beginning November 29.
King Rollo Signs TV Development Deal for ‘Deer Little Forest’
Koko Media and King Rollo sign a development deal for an original IP, ‘Deer Little Forest,’ created by Henries Award nominated illustrator, Jo Rose.
Fest Anča Issues 2015 Call for Entries
9 Story’s ‘Wild Kratts’ Takes World by Storm
Inky Mind Creates Cinematic ‘Tooth Fairy’ Short
Milan and London-based animation and VFX studio blends CG animation with gorgeous 2D backgrounds for cinematic spot.
Supercomputing Boosts Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’
Meet the real heroes behind the studio’s first Marvel-inspired film: Walt Disney Animation Studios CTO Andy Hendrickson, principal systems engineer Marc Jordan, and senior research scientist Rasmus Tamstorf.
New Trailer Debuts for George Lucas’ ‘Strange Magic’
Inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream,’ new animated feature will be released by Touchstone Pictures on January 23, 2015.
LINE Webtoon Launches Challenge League
$50,000 comic contest debuts new system for webcomic artists to become published and reach new audiences.
Watch: New Trailer arrives for DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home’
'Frozen,' 'LEGO Movie' Win BAFTA Children's Awards
Disney’s ‘Frozen’ and Warner Bros.’ ‘The LEGO Movie’ are among the winners at the BAFTA Children's Awards, held on Sunday in London.
Box Office Report: ‘Mockingjay' Nabs $275M Globally
Lionsgate's ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1’ rules the box office both domestically and overseas, posting the top opening of the year domestically and grossing $275 million worldwide.
Alexandra Institute Releases Elementacular 1.2
Based on cutting-edge computer graphics research, Elementacular 1.2 includes a wide range of demonstration scenes, full 32-bit HDR pipeline, much-improved noise generation, and a new plug-in deployment that allows easy install and updates.
Animation Daddy Creates Stop-Motion Sequences for Wally Lamb’s ‘Wishin’ and Hopin’
Synthetic Cinema International taps Animation Daddy to create ‘retro’ stop motion sequences for Wally Lamb’s Wishin’ and Hopin,’ premiering on Lifetime TV December 6.
Gruppo Alcuni Announces New deals for ‘Pet Pals in Windland’
Gruppo Alcuni announces a new deal for ‘Pet Pals in Windland’ with the International Production Associates.
Pixar Releases Next-Gen RenderMan for Commercial Use
eOne Family Secures Key Int’l Broadcast Deals
Entertainment One Family secures a series of key international broadcast deals for over 100 hours of children’s programing.
Vivement Lundi! Stop Motion Animation Returns to French Cinemas
Africa-themed short film program for young audiences includes the award-winning ‘Dimitri à Ubuyu,’ ‘Le Vélo de l'éléphant,’ ‘Tulkou’ and ‘Flocon de neige.’
Brown Bag Films, Candy Bear Headed to ‘Cozy Island’
World Class Studios team with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana on development of new CG-animated preschool series created by Gili Dolev and Yvette Kaplan and designed by Erez Gavish.
Nelvana Teams with ‘Bob the Builder’ Creator on ‘Camp Yeti’
CG animated preschool series to be developed by newly formed prodco Abominable Snowman led by ‘Bob the Builder’ creator Keith Chapman and Studio Liddell’s Ian Liddell.
GKIDS Announces U.S. Release Date for Studio Ghibli Documentary
‘The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness’ opens theatrically November 28 at New York’s IFC Center followed by digital release December 9.
ToonBox’s ‘Beet Party’ Partners with Canadian Red Cross
ToonBox Entertainment puts ‘The Beet Party’ to work as part of a new educational program, Violence, Bullying and Abuse Prevention, for the Canadian Red Cross.
PGS Hits Distribution Landmark for ‘Alvinn!!! and the Chipmunks’
International brand manager secures all Pay and Free TV carriers available in continental Europe since introducing the property last year.
LAIKA’s ‘Boxtrolls’ Land on Blu-Ray January 20
From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, family event movie ‘The Boxtrolls’ available on Digital HD December 23 and on Blu-Ray combo pack and DVD on January 20.