Cartoons

Focus on My ‘Vote:’ Six Point Harness Delivers Election-Themed Animated Music Video for ABC’s ‘Black-ish’

Channeling Golden Age UPA cartoons, Childish Gambino’s ‘Feels Like Summer’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,’ director Musa Brooker and Six Point Harness — the studio behind Oscar winner ‘Hair Love’ — create an animated music video for the two-part ‘Black-ish’ election special.

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Business Headline News

Meta Media to Distribute ‘Who Who’ Worldwide

Winner of MIP Junior Best Pitch, the Croatian animated preschool series explores world issues such as diversity, culture, gender diversity and social-emotional challenges.

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Boo! Headline News

Boo! Celebrate Halloween with Kabillion and Kabillion Girls Rule!

October offerings include spooky fall themed episodes such as ‘Oddbods: Trick or Treat,’ ‘Pokemon: Ghoul Daze!’ and ‘Barbie Dreamtopia: The Damaged Spellbook;’ National Bullying Prevention Month is also highlighted with special episodes of ‘Gumby,’ ‘Dream Defenders,’ and ToddWorld.’

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Cultural Sensitivities Headline News

Adult Swim Removes Offensive Episodes of Three Animated Series

Episodes from ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force,’ ‘The Boondocks,’ and ‘The Shivering Truth’ have quietly disappeared from the network’s library, and are not part of show libraries licensed to HBO Max.

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Animated TV Series Headline News

TeamTo and Federation Team Up on ‘Presto! School of Magic’

Based on StudioCanal’s animated feature, ‘The House of Magic,’ the animated comedy series has secured partnerships with M6 and Canal+.

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SVOD Headline News

Huge ‘Bugs Bunny’ and ‘The Flintstones’ Collections Get New Release Dates

New schedule announced for upcoming home entertainment releases of ‘Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection’ and ‘The Flintstones: The Complete Series’ on Digital, Blu-Ray and DVD.

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Keeping San Fransokyo Safe! ANIMATIONWorld

‘Big Hero 6 The Series’ Season 3: Protecting San Fransokyo from Noodle Burger Boy

Executive producers Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley and Nick Filippi talk about the new season of their Emmy Award-nominated animated series, which premieres today on Disney XD and DisneyNOW, and how the Big Hero 6 team faces off against a new villain and his team of evil mascot robots.

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Home Entertainment Headline News

Exclusive: Christina Chang’s Sequence Pitch on Cartoon Network’s ‘We Bare Bears: The Movie’

One of the film’s storyboard artists makes her first pitch of the ‘bears running through the city’ sequence from the new animated movie based on the popular series, now available on DVD and digital.

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In-Passing Headline News

‘Scooby-Doo’ Co-Creator Joe Ruby Dies at 87

Prolific animator, writer and producer will be remembered for his many iconic animated series including ‘Dynomutt,’ ‘Dog Wonder,’ ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks,’ and ‘Superman.’

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SVOD Headline News

WATCH: Cartoon Network’s ‘We Bare Bears: The Movie’ Trailer

New animated movie, based on the popular Cartoon Network original series, will launch September 12 simultaneously across eight WarnerMedia channels and apps in Asia Pacific.

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contest Headline News

Call for Entries: ‘Cartoon Crunch’ Student Competition

Teams of animation students get one week to create an animated short showing their vision of the future of creative collaborations.

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Disney Television Animation Headline News

‘Big Hero 6 The Series’ Season 3 Set for September 21 Debut

Hiro and his team return to face off against Noodle Burger Boy and his team of evil robots in all new episodes of the Emmy Award-nominated show, based on the Oscar-winning ‘Big Hero 6’ animated feature.

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SVOD Headline News

‘The Flintstones: The Complete Series’ Comes to Blu-ray and Digital HD in October

Six season collection features bonus movies, The Man Called Flintstone and The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age Smackdown!

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Business Headline News

Happy Happy Joy Joy – Ren & Stimpy Return

Comedy Central greenlights a reimagined ‘The Ren & Stimpy Show’ in ongoing renewal of classic ViacomCBS cartoon properties.

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Trailers Headline News

‘Cuphead’ Goes Stop-Motion in PS4 Announcement Trailer

To support surprise game launch, Studio MDHR and Stop Motion Department collaborate on creepy-cool trailer, inspired by the 1933 experimental animated short, ‘The Peanut Vendor.’

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Home Entertainment Headline News

‘Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection’ On Blu-ray and Digital November 3

Collector’s set features 60 theatrical shorts, bonus content, documentary and 10 episodes of new ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons.’

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Festivals Events

Cartoons on the Bay: December 3-5 in Pescara, Italy

Begins: December 3, 2020

International Cross-media Animation and Children’s Television Festival rescheduled due to COVID-19 postponement; The Pulicinella Awards remains unchanged.

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: Music Headline News

‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’ Original Soundtrack Now Available

WaterTower Music’s digital release features new music from composers Joshua Moshier and Carl Johnson.

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Business Headline News

Planeta Junior to License and Distribute ‘Kiddets’ in Over 50 Countries

Preschool series, co-produced by Pukeko Pictures and Hengxin Shambala Kids, encourages kids to learn through play.

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Cyber Group Studios and Boomerang Greenlight ‘Taffy’ Season 2

New season of 2D animated series, inspired by classic Hanna Barbera cartoons, brings episode total to 156.

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In Passing Headline News

Kelly Asbury, ‘Shrek 2’ and ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ Director, Dies at 60

The CalArts alum and well-respected animation veteran spent almost 40 years as a writer, story artist, and designer on some of the industry's most successful shows.

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Business Headline News

’44 Cats’ Grows with Licensed Product and U.S. Streaming Options

The Rainbow Group inks new licensing deal with Forever Clever, increasing branded games and novelty toys in the U.S. and Canada.

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Music ANIMATIONWorld

Composer Carl Johnson Comes Home to ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’

Musician picks up where Carl Stalling left off, returning to Warner Bros. more than 25 years after composing on ‘Animaniacs’ and ‘Pinky and the Brain.’

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'Daria' Spin-off 'Jodie' Lands at Comedy Central

Emmy Award-winning actress Tracee Ellis Ross to star in new series from MTV Studios, with Grace Edwards serving as creator and head writer.

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Cartoons ANIMATIONWorld

Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig Return in HBO Max’s New ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’

Peter Browngardt and Alex Kirwan are lovingly producing 1,000 minutes of brand-new gag-driven shorts featuring treasured Warner Bros. characters at their slap-sticky best.