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Annecy 2017 Headline News

Free Download: Special Annecy Edition of Animation World Magazine

Special print edition distributed at Annecy 2017 celebrates a year’s worth of creative excellence since industry professionals last gathered in France at the world’s largest and most prestigious film festival dedicated to the art of animation.

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Production Blog Blogs

‘The Making of a Dream’ Episode 18: Dozens of Pitches including Amazon

I have pitched as many as 35 studios in one day.

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Amazon Studios Headline News

Amazon Racks Up Six Wins at Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Emmy Awards for ‘Tumble Leaf,’ ‘The Snowy Day’ and ‘Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure’ mark the third consecutive year of wins in the Preschool animation category and the second year of wins in the Children’s category.

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Emmy Awards Headline News

DreamWorks Animation Television Leads Daytime Creative Arts Emmys with 9 Awards

Racking up the most wins for any animated or children’s program, DWA’s ‘Trollhunters’ takes home six Emmy Awards including statuettes for directors Guillermo del Toro and Rodrigo Blaas.

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Tiny Island Production Headline News

‘Dream Defenders’ Continues Global Expansion Strategy

Singapore’s Tiny Island Production unveils new VR experience and Stereoscopic 3D viewer, teams with Popeyes Restaurants to launch special kids meal in the U.S.

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Amazon Headline News

Amazon Developing Animated Kids Series with The Roots’ Passyunk Productions

Written by Becky Friedman and featuring music by The Roots, new ‘South Street Sounds’ animated series follows three friends growing up in the most musical of neighborhoods.

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Amazon Studios Headline News

Amazon’s ‘Tumble Leaf’ Springs Ahead with New Season Special

Emmy-winning stop-motion animated preschool series executive produced by Drew Hodges and Kelli Bixler debuts animated special ‘Spring-a-ling Surprise’ on April 4.

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Emmy Awards Headline News

Six Animators To Be Honored at Daytime Emmy Awards

DreamWorks Animation Television series ‘Trollhunters’ and ‘The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show’ garner four top honors at the 44th annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmys.

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DHX Media Headline News

DHX Media Signs Licensing Agreement with Amazon Prime Video, India

DHX licenses more than three dozen series to Amazon Prime Video in India, including ‘Caillou,’ ‘Inspector Gadget’ and ‘Strawberry Shortcake.’

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TV Specials Headline News

‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ Now Streaming on Amazon Prime

Animated TV special from Lupus Films based on the classic children’s book by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury makes its way to the U.S. for the first time.

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Voice Acting Headline News

First Look: Samantha Bee Guest Voicing ‘Creative Galaxy’ Valentine’s Day Special

Heartfelt animated Valentine’s Day special featuring the voices of Samantha Bee, Jason Jones, and Lisa Loeb debuts on Amazon Prime on February 7th.

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Studio Ghibli Headline News

Amazon Launching Studio Ghibli’s ‘Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter’ January 27

Directed by Gorō Miyazaki, first-ever television series from Studio Ghibli is based on the children’s fantasy book by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.

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Amazon Studios Headline News

Amazon Studios Adapting ‘Emily the Strange’ Animated Feature

Thirteen-year-old goth girl character and her assorted cats created by skateboarder Rob Reger in the early 1990s to be adapted into an animated feature.

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Amazon Studios Headline News

Amazon Studios Orders Two New Original Kids Series

Amazon orders ‘Bug Diaries,’ based on the children’s books by Doreen Cronin, and ‘Sid & Marty Krofft’s Sigmund and the Sea Monsters,’ based on the classic 1970s television series.

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Amazon Studios Headline News

Amazon Launches Original Kids Holiday Specials November 25

Brand-new specials include ‘If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie,’ ‘The Snowy Day,’ and the live-action ‘An American Girl Story -- Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas.’

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Thunderbirds Are Go! Headline News

Season 2 of ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ Blasts off on Amazon November 2

Reinvention of the classic stop-motion animated ‘Thunderbirds’ is produced by ITV Studios and Pukeko Pictures in collaboration with world-famous Weta Workshop.

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Amazon Studios Headline News

Amazon Picks Up Studio Ghibli’s ‘Ronja the Robber’s Daughter’

Adaptation of beloved book series by ‘Pippi Longstocking’ author Astrid Lindgren is directed by Gorō Miyazaki; Amazon Studios also orders new series ‘Little Big Awesome,’ combining 2D animation, puppetry and live-action, and greenlights second season of ‘The Stinky & Dirty Show.’

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Shout! Factory Headline News

Classic ‘Thunderbirds’ Series Launching on Shout! Factory TV

Company’s first foray into streaming to showcase cult and classic movies and TV shows, including ‘Thunderbirds,’ ‘Home Movies’ and ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000.’

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Amazon Headline News

Amazon Launching Live-Action/CG Hybrid Kids Series ‘Bookaboo’

Celebrity guests together with puppetry, live-action and CGI animation help families find their reading rhythm in new preschool series launching in the U.S. and the U.K. on October 28.

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Brown Bag Films Headline News

Go Behind the Scenes of Amazon’s ‘Stinky & Dirty Show’ with Brown Bag Films

See how the animated series based on the ‘I Stink!’ book series was brought to life for Amazon Studios with director David McCamley, writer Guy Toubes, creative director Darragh O’Connell, and art director Phil McDarby.

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digital media Headline News

‘Super Wings’ Debuts on Amazon

CG-animated television series co-produced by FunnyFlux, QianQi, Little Airplane Productions, EBS and KiKA flies to U.S. audiences via Amazon Prime Video.

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Business Headline News

Ameba TV Launches on Amazon Prime

Canadian-based TV streaming platform for kids expands North American reach with launch on Amazon Prime.

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Brown Bag Films Headline News

Amazon Debuting ‘The Stinky & Dirty Show’ September 2

Original preschool show animated by Brown Bag Films is based on the ‘I Stink!’ book series featuring original music from Dan Bern and celebrity voice talent including Whoopi Goldberg, Jane Lynch, Andy Richter, Joan Cusack and Wallace Shawn.

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DHX Media Headline News

New DHX Series 'Looped' Headed to Amazon

Licensing deal brings new animated comedy series ‘Looped,’ along with classics ‘The Busy World of Richard Scarry’ and ‘Madeline,’ to Amazon Prime Video.