MONDO Acquires English-Language Market Rights to French Animated Series ‘LastMan’
Based on the acclaimed comic series by Balak, Bastien Vivès and Michaël Sanlaville, ‘LastMan’ is directed by acclaimed music video director and animator Jérémie Périn.
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DreamWorks Animation Nabs Rights to Cressida Cowell’s ‘The Wizards of Once’
Author of the ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ book series will once again see one of her captivating fantasy adventure series brought to life by DreamWorks Animation.
Henson Signs New Broadcast Deals for ‘Splash and Bubbles’ and ‘Dot.’
New broadcast licensing deals for hit preschool underwater CGI-animated adventure series and digital series based on the picture book by Randi Zuckerberg signed with key international partners.
Italy’s Super! and YLE Finland Pick Up ‘The Ollie & Moon Show’
French animated kids series now reaches over 150 countries.
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Chinese Government Bans ‘Peppa Pig’ in Children’s Book Crackdown
Beloved British book series part of a government crackdown against an influx of Western ideology that also includes the Harry Potter books and Roald Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach.’
Gaumont Options Neal Shusterman’s ‘The Star Shards Chronicles’
Trilogy from ‘New York Times’ bestselling author to be developed into an animated series.
‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ Nets Inaugural Cameo Award
Lupus Films and Walker Productions’ enchanting hand-drawn animated adaptation of Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s classic picture book wins award for best book to TV adaptation.
MoCCA Arts Festival Announces 2017 Program
2017 MoCCA Arts Festival running April 1& 2 to feature Gene Luen Yang, Blutch, David Lloyd, Rutu Modan, David Polonsky, Françoise Mouly, and Becky Cloonan.
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Lupus Films, Melusine Productions Partner for ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ Animated Feature
Team behind the highly acclaimed animated feature ‘Ethel & Ernest’ to produce 2D mixed-media animated adventure written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and directed by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.
Nelvana, Kids Can Press Partner for ‘The Most Magnificent Thing’
3D-animated short film based on Ashley Spire’s bestselling picture book of the same name to be directed by Arna Selznick.
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Amazon Studios Greenlights Two New Original Kids Series
Two new series, ‘Pete the Cat’ and ‘Costume Quest,’ to be executive produced by Will McRobb, Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh and Fred Seibert, and will be available next year on Prime Video.
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Australia’s ‘Blinky Bill’ Heads to Latin America & Scandinavia
Produced by Flying Bark Productions, CG-animated feature ‘Blinky Bill – The Movie’ picked up by Delta Films in Peru) and Myndform in Iceland.
Discovery Kids India Acquires Studio 100’s ‘Nils Holgersson’
CGI-animated series currently in production is based on the book by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf, first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Bringing ‘Secret Agent 00K9’ From Script to Screen
For independent creator and producer Brian Neil Hoff, 00K9 and his Furrywood stomping grounds represent a challenging 16-year labor of love.
‘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.
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.
LOOK: ‘The Art of Moana’ Delves Behind the Scenes of Disney’s Latest Animated Feature
imagery from ‘The Art of Moana’ book includes work from concept and character artists including Man Arenas, James Finch, Ian Gooding, Leighton Hickman, Mehrdad Isvandi, Jin Kim, Ryan Lang, Annette Marnat, Kevin Nelson and Bill Schwab.
Immerse Yourself Inside the ‘The Art of Rogue One’
Visual chronicle of the new worlds and characters created by the Lucasfilm art department for ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ includes hundreds of concept paintings, sketches, storyboards, matte paintings, and character, costume and vehicle designs.
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‘Animation and the American Imagination: A Brief History’ Now Available
New book from Gordon B. Arnold, PhD offers a fresh take on the colorful and sometimes contested saga of the U.S. animation industry.
Studio AKA Director Phillip Hunt Helps Launch ‘Perfect Surprise’
New holiday short adapted from Three Ireland’s much-loved Christmas story of ‘The Girl and The Cloud’ employs a blend of 2D and 3D animation.
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VIZ Media and Wizards of the Coast Announce ‘The Art of Magic: The Gathering – Amonkhet’
Fourth and latest release available April 2017 to include illustrations by artists such as Cliff Childs, Winona Wilson, Christine Choi and Adam Paquette.
Disney’s Live-Action ‘Wrinkle in Time’ Begins Production
Creative team for the live-action adventure based on the classic book by Madeline L’Engle includes ‘Frozen’ director Jennifer Lee, who wrote the screenplay for the film, and Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Rich McBride.
‘Little Princess’ Celebrates 10th Anniversary with New SVOD Deals
Set for launch in Autumn 2018, the U.K.’s Channel 5 commissions fourth season of the hit animated series based on the picture books by Tony Ross.
CalArts Unveils ‘A New History of Animation’
New book based on influential Animation History Class at CalArts by Maureen Furniss, director of the Institute’s experimental animation program, chronicles the history of animation from its earliest antecedents to the present day.
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eOne’s ‘Lost and Found’ Sails onto Sprout
Award-winning preschool special based on the picture book set by Oliver Jeffers will air in the U.S. on Sprout Christmas 2016.
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