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DreamWorks and DNEG Alum Archie Donato Joins Jellyfish Pictures

The industry veteran comes on board as creative director of animation as the studio expands into feature animation and high-end TV; animation division also recently welcomed Chrissy Metge as executive producer and Louis Flores as VFX supervisor. 

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Exclusive Apple TV+ Clip: ‘Duck & Goose: Twig Guitar’

Season 2 of the hugely popular preschool series about two best-feathered friends who learn to embrace each other’s differences hits the streamer tomorrow, July 7, with 8 all-new episodes.

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Apple TV+ Drops ‘Duck & Goose’ Season 2 Clip

The series follows two best-feathered friends who learn to embrace each other’s differences; based on the bestselling books by Tad Hills, the series sophmore season premieres July 7.

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‘Not Quite Narwhal’ Tells a Story for All of Us

Co-executive producers Brian K. Roberts, Nakia Trower Shuman, and Sarah Katin talk about their all-new 3DCG kid’s series, based on Jessie Sima’s NYT bestseller, about a curious, fun-lowing narwhal who one day discovers he’s actually a unicorn; show debuts today, June 19, on Netflix.

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DreamWorks Shares ‘Orion and the Dark’ First Look at Annecy 2023

Nighttime doesn’t have to be frighttime… written by Oscar winner Charlie Kaufman, the 3DCG animated feature tells the story of an average kid and his not-so-average all-consuming fears; coming to Netflix in 2024.

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Max Greenlights ‘Hop’ Kids’ Animated Series

Based on ‘Arthur’ creator Marc Brown’s children’s book, the new show is grounded in emotional reality but soars into a fantasy world populated by dragons, trolls, talking banjos, and magic crayons.

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DreamWorks and Netflix Drop ‘Not Quite Narwhal’ Trailer and Art

The animated preschool series, about curious and fun-loving Kelp, who has always believed he was a narwhal until he finds out he’s not, comes to the streamer next month.

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Exclusive: Angel Studios Reveals 'The Wingfeather Saga' Season 2 Cast

‘The Lord of the Rings’ Billy Boyd, ‘Wolfwalker’s’ Eva Whittaker and ‘Downton Abbey’s Lesley Nicol join the returning cast for the new season of the top crowdfunded animated family series based on the ‘The Wingfeather Saga’ fantasy-adventure books by Andrew Peterson.

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‘Harriet the Spy’s Emotional Season 2 Arrives on Apple TV+

The Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson and Titmouse’s Niko Guardia and Allison Craig discuss the show’s titular, ‘unapologetic’ 11-year-old amateur sleuth, the hurt feelings her secret notes cause once revealed, and how a show about New York, made in New York, was especially meaningful to the production crew.

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Apple TV+ Shares ‘Harriet the Spy’ Season 2 Trailer

The outspoken and perpetually curious 11-year-old Harriet M. Welsch returns May 5 in all-new episodes of the hugely popular animated series based on Louise Fitzhugh’s iconic novel.

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Magic Frame Animation and Creation Entertainment Team Up on ‘Aliens FC’

The studios will present the animated kids' film at Marché du Film in May alongside other collaborations, including upcoming animated series ‘Buddy Bots’ and Christmas film ‘Paul Martin and the Magic Magnifying Glass.’

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Seth MacFarlane Names Faith Sedlin Fuzzy Door Tech President

The production company’s new tech division taps former Siri CMO to helm development and operations, including expansion of company’s flagship AR production visualization tool ViewScreen.

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Sixteen South and Nelvana Option ‘A Horse Named Steve’

Belfast-based studio teams up with kids’ content giant on an animated adaptation of Toronto author-illustrator Kelly Collier’s popular picture book about the humorous exploits of an endearingly self-absorbed horse.

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Exclusive: Apple TV+ Shares ‘Eva the Owlet’ Clip

AWN readers get a special sneak peek at the all-new animated series about a creative, cheeky owlet with big ideas and an even bigger personality, who goes on high-flying adventures with her best friend who lives next door; based on the ‘Owl Diaries’ series by award-winning author Rebecca Elliott, the show hits the streamer March 31.

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‘The Magician’s Elephant’: A Child, an Animal, and a Shared Sense of Hope

Based on prolific children’s book author Kate DiCamillo’s award-winning novel, the 3DCG film, directed by Wendy Rogers and produced by Julia Pistor, follows the journey of a boy in search of his long-lost sister, who must first find a mysterious elephant to help him on his quest; film premieres March 17 on Netflix.

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Apple TV+ Shares ‘Eva the Owlet’ Trailer

Based on the popular book series by award-winning author Rebecca Elliot, the new animated kids' series follows a cheeky, creative young owl with big ideas and an even bigger personality; the show hits the streamer March 31.

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A Quick Look at ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse’

Charlie Mackesy and Peter Baynton’s Annie Award-winning and Oscar-nominated feel-good short film, about the unlikely friendship between a boy, a mole, a fox, and a horse as they explore the meaning of kindness, courage and compassion, brims with comforting, heartwarming messages of hope.

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Hulu Snags OVFX Studios’ ‘Kulipari’ Animated Franchise

The first two seasons of the kids’ show, based on the books by former NFL player Trevor Pryce, are now streaming with all-new remastered editions; Season 3 will hit the platform later this year, with an animated feature following in late 2024.

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Toonz Media Group Launches Feature Film Division

Icon Entertainment International exec Ariel Veneziano tapped to helm group’s latest expansion; the division kicks off with ‘Little Emma,’ an animated feature in co-production with Gold Valley Entertainment.  

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Radar Pictures to Produce ‘Geronimo Stilton’ Animated Feature

David Soren (‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie,’ ‘Under the Boardwalk’) will pen and direct the film based on the beloved Italian children’s book series about a journalist-turned-mystery-solving mouse.

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Netflix Drops ‘The Magician’s Elephant’ Trailer and Art

Based on the award-winning novel by Kate DiCamillo, the 3DCG film follows the journey of a boy in search of his long-lost sister, who must first find a mysterious elephant to help him on his quest; coming to the streamer in March.

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Apple TV+ Shares ‘Pretzel and Puppies’ Season 2 Trailer

The streamer throws a bone to fans with a peek into the new season of the popular animated series that follows a modern-day dog family led by a ‘pawsome’ dog daddy named Pretzel; all-new episodes stream globally February 24.

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