MPC Hires Antar Walker as Design Creative Director
Veteran of advertising, design, animation, film and digital joins London-based company from ManvsMachine.
Category: Digital Media
WATCH: Lake Bell in ‘SuperMansion: Drag Me to Halloween’
Superhero comedy series’ holiday special debuts Oct. 5 on Sony’s Crackle service.
Reallusion and Faceware Launch Faceware Realtime
Application creates real-time facial motion capture and recording without markers using a webcam.
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Kid Genius Cartoons Plus! Subscription Service Set for Amazon Channels
Channel plans to deliver ‘content with a purpose,’ including ‘Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club,’ ‘Baby Genius’ and ‘Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab.’
‘The Nut Job 2’ Sets Oct. 31 Digital Debut; Nov. 14 for Discs
Bonus features include deleted scenes and full-length commentary from the filmmakers.
Nexus Studios Signs Chromosphere
U.K.-based company will represent the L.A. creators of ‘Forms in Nature’ globally for film and interactive projects.
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SOME THOUGHTS ON VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) STORYTELLING
The essence of storytelling is directing the attention of another. So what happens when the other has the power to direct his own attention?
Inaugural ATF Animation Pitch 2017 Opens Call for Entries
Premier Asian pitching competition for creators and producers of innovative concepts for new and original animation targeting kids to be held in Singapore November 28 through December 1, 2017.
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Koko Rose Media Signs Digital Publishing Deal for ‘Deer Little Forest’
Interactive specialist AmayaSoft to create digital book apps for Chinese, Russian and Turkish markets in multi-territory deal.
Guru names Toy State Master Toy Partner for Netflix Series ‘True and the Rainbow Kingdom’
Netflix original preschool series is produced by Guru Studio in collaboration with Pharrell Williams’ i Am Other, iconic artists FriendsWithYou, and Home Plate Entertainment.
Australian Effects & Animation Festival Announces 2017 Winners
‘War for the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Kong: Skull Island,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ ‘Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets’ and ‘Doctor Strange’ receive awards for feature film VFX at 2017 Australian Effects & Animation Festival.
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Kabillion, Kabillion Girls Rule! Launches on Mediacom
Independently owned VOD network Kabillion ranked among the Top 10 Kids Free On Demand networks with fan favorites like ‘My Little Pony’ and ‘Sonic X’ and original titles including ‘Dream Defenders.’
Stone Newman Joins Pocket.watch Leadership Team
Kids media brand appoints former Genius Brands International exec to oversee licensing & merchandising, sponsorships & brand integrations, and global sales of premium content.
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Disney Ditching Netflix
The Walt Disney Company to end its content deal with Netflix and launch its own streaming service beginning in 2019.
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Netflix Boosts Anime Slate with New Acquisitions
New anime slate includes ‘Cannon Busters’ from ‘Black Dynamite’ animator LeSean Thomas, Polygon Pictures’ ‘Godzilla’ feature, director Kyohei Ishiguro’s ‘Children of the Whales,’ and more.
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Watch the First Episode of Ryan Mauskopf’s ‘Sloof’s Supershop’
2D-animated web series premiered at Animation Block Party 2017, currently underway in Brooklyn, New York.
Rok Predin’s ‘Pok’ Evokes Sunday Morning Cartoons
The Trunk director’s beautifully graded short has the look of a well-watched VHS tape, which, along with Barnaby Templer’s (Fonic) sound design and Sebastian Duh’s score further ground the audience in the 1980s.
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‘BabyRiki’ Crosses 25 Million Views in China
CG/live-action hybrid preschool series from FUN Union a massive success in just one week.
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Genius Brands Promotes Two Executives
Deb Pierson, credited with the rapid growth of the video-on-demand Kid Genius Cartoon Channel into nearly 50 million U.S. households, has been upped to SVP, global content distribution and marketing & president of Kid Genius Cartoon Channel, while 25-year licensing, merchandising and business development veteran Lloyd Mintz was promoted to SVP, head of worldwide consumer products.
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Nelvana Launches ‘Mysticons’ Digital Media
Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has rolled out digital media for the fun new world of animated action series Mysticons, including the launch of a YouTube channel and social media pages.
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Psyop Expands ‘Kismet’ to New Platforms
The popular VR fortune teller now combines tarot reading, astrological reading and the ancient Babylonian game of Ur on Google Daydream and Samsung Gear VR devices.
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‘Miraculous Ladybug’ Hops onto Newly-Launched KidsClick
ZAG’s show, ‘Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir’ now reaches 75 million homes in the U.S. through the daily block for young viewers that launched on July 1.
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Hulu Signs Exclusive Distribution Deal with Fox TV
Streaming service expands offering of hit animated series in new deal with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution for complete libraries of ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘American Dad!,’ ‘Futurama’ and more.
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Amazon Original Kids Series ‘Lost in Oz’ to Debut on Prime Video
The brand-new series expands on the Emmy-Award winning special, stars voice talents Ashley Boettcher, Gina Gershon, Allison Mack, Jorge Diaz and Nika Futterman, and debuts on August 4th.
Herotainment and Toonz Launch ‘Smighties’
The brand new animated series and comedy adventure about the small and mighty heroes from a magical land premieres on YouTube and YouTube Kids.
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