Imira Brings ‘Lola & Virginia’ to Amazon Prime
Spain’s Imira Entertainment secures deal with VOD giant Amazon in North America for tween-skewed ‘Lola & Virginia.’
PGS Takes New ‘Chipmunks’ Series to Germany and Spain
PGS Entertainment announces pre-sales of ‘ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks,’ the new series from Bagdasarian Productions, to Germany’s SUPER RTL and Spain’s ATRESMEDIA TELEVISIÓN.
‘The Gruffalo’ Wins Special Prix Jeunesse International Award
Cementing its status as a true children’s classic, Magic Light Pictures’ ‘The Gruffalo’ wins a special Prix Jeunesse 50th anniversary award for Best Children’s TV Fiction Programme of the Last 50 Years.
Nickelodeon Greenlights Animated Series ‘The Loud House’
Nickelodeon grows its content family with 13-episode order of ‘The Loud House,’ the first series to be greenlit out of its 2013 Animated Shorts Program.
Sony Announces New Animated Feature, ‘Medusa’
Lauren Faust, the Emmy-winning director behind the 'My Little Pony' franchise reboot, is attached to direct new 'Medusa' feature for Sony Pictures Animation.
Bill Condon to Direct Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Feature
Bill Condon, best known for his hit feature adaptation of the musical ‘Dreamgirls,’ is set to direct a live-action version of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for Disney.
Laika to Bring Final ‘Boxtrolls’ Trailer to Annecy
Laika to debut final theatrical trailer for ‘The Boxtrolls’ at Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 11.
Watch an Exclusive Clip for ‘Nine’
Short film is based on “Nine Lives,” the award-winning graphic novel from Thailand by Songsin Tiewsomboon.
The Foundry to Showcase FLIX at Annecy
The Foundry hosts two sessions at MIFA 2014 to show how web-based visual story development tool FLIX is being used in production at major animation studios around the world, including DreamWorks and Sony Pictures Animation.
Fionna and Cake Make Return to ‘Adventure Time’
Gender-bending episode, ‘The Prince Who Wanted Everything,’ premieres Thursday, June 26 at 7:00 p.m. on Cartoon Network.
Draco Brings Illustrations to Life with Kinetic Textures
A new project from Autodesk Research, presented at the 2014 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, brings static illustrations to life using kinetic textures.
Genius Brands Signs Content Deal with LeapFrog
Genius Brands International's ‘Baby Genius,’ ‘Secret Millionaires Club’ and ‘Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab’ to be featured on Leapfrog platforms.
Thinkbox Releases Stoke MX 2.0 for Autodesk 3ds Max
Imaginary Forces Helps Energize Voters with SeePolitical
Creative production studio teams up with Guru Media Solutions and Nate Kaplan to launch SeePolitical, a new website designed to educate, empower and entertain voters through brief and engaging animations that can be seen anywhere, anytime, on any digital device.
Pixeldust Studios Announces Expansion
Digital animation and broadcast design studio expands creative production capabilities, launches Hispanic market division, and names Emmy Award winning producer Lori Butterfield SVP, Creative Content & Development.
GKIDS Sets Release Date for ‘A Letter to Momo’
Animation distributor GKIDS to release A Letter to Momo at New York's IFC Center on July 23, 2014, followed by a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Washington, D.C., Boston, Minneapolis, Atlanta and Seattle.
NYICFF Announces 2015 Festival Dates
New York International Children’s Film Festival announces 2015 festival dates and call for entries; submissions open for the Oscar-qualifying festival; NYC event to take place February 27 – March 22, 2015.
‘Rocks in My Pockets’ to Premiere at Karlovy Vary Film Fest
Marking the first time an animated feature has been selected for the official competition program, Signe Baumane's ‘Rocks in My Pockets’ will have its world premiere at the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
HIT Strikes Exclusive Deal with Amazon for ‘Fireman Sam’
HIT Entertainment names Amazon as exclusive U.S. home for globally prominent kids franchise across all entertainment content and consumer products.
WIA Panel Previews ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
Women In Animation hosts a panel discussion and advance screening of DreamWorks Animation’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2.’
‘Shrek’ Designer Raman Hui to Direct ‘Monster Hunt’
Masaaki Yuasa Directs New ‘Adventure Time’ Episode
First announced at WonderCon in April, the new episode, “Food Chain,” airs Thursday, June 12 at 7 p.m.
Annecy Film Market to Spotlight Vancouver Talent
Box Office Report: ‘Maleficent’ Marks Top Opening for Jolie
Disney's ‘Maleficent,’ starring Angelina Jolie and co-starring Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora, debuts in first place at the North American box office with $70 million; Seth MacFarlane's R-rated ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ debuts in third place with $17.1 million.