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Legend 3D Opening New Studios in India
Facility in Pune will support company’s 3D, VFX and VR clients with additional hires increasing Legend’s global team to more than 2,000.
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.
Toonz Media Group Launches Global Gaming Division
Headed by gaming and animation industry veteran Sunil A.P., Toonz Games to create game versions of iconic global IPs ‘Smighties’ and ‘RAT A TAT.’
Squeeze Partners with Viacom18 to Bring ‘Cracké’ to India
CG-animated comedy series from Canadian production company Squeeze is set to debut on Nickelodeon India and stream on VOOT Kids.
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.’
Toonz Media Group, Sharmaji Productions Unveil ‘Uma and Devan Namaste!’
The first preschool series about an Indian family in America centers on an Indian brother and sister navigating growing up in a new country.
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.
eOne Gears Up for ‘Peppa Pig’ Retail Launch in India
Following the series launch on VOOT Kids and Nick Jr., Viacom18 to serve as licensing agent for ‘Peppa Pig’ across India and the Indian subcontinent.
The Art of Indirection
Transcript of my VR storytelling principles presentation just given at the 7th Int’l Conference & Exhibition on Visual Entertainment in Beijing.
Dane Smith Joins India’s Digitales Studios
VFX producer on Oscar-nominated stop-motion animated feature ‘Anomalisa’ joins Mumbai-based 3D animation studio as international business development producer charged with establishing the company’s presence in Los Angeles.
Pencillati Studios’ ‘Bloop Troop’ Short Now Online
Slapstick CG-animated short film from New Delhi-based Pencillati Studios was created entirely in open-source 3D animation software Blender.
India’s Cosmos-Maya Bolsters Digital Presence with Wow Kidz
Mumbai-based animation studio expands Wow Kidz YouTube platform and fortifies brand portfolio with new merchandising initiatives.
Technicolor Bolsters Animation and Games Division
Company appoints Sean Mullen as creative director and David Kern as games technical director based at the animation studio in Bangalore, India.
DQ Entertainment Posts Year-End Earnings
India’s DQE shows adjusted pre-tax profits of $306.2 million, up from last year’s earnings of $299.9 million; operating profit before financing costs and foreign exchange rose to $964.2 million from $647 million.
Toonz, Gnosis Enter Multi-Year Partnership
Gnosis Moving Pictures enters financing and animation partnership with Toonz Media Group, with the first project to be directed by Will Vinton.
Toonz Entertainment Expands into New Zealand
India-based animation company extends its presence in New Zealand and Australia with dedicated local operation headed by Mark Nicholls.
DQ Entertainment Raises $50M in Development Funds
DQE currently in production on ‘Robin Hood,’ season 2 of ‘The New Adventures of Peter Pan,’ and ‘Miles from Tomorrowland.’
Disney Picks Up New Season of ‘Camp Lakebottom’
9 Story Media Group licenses 26 new episodes of animated comedy series ‘Camp Lakebottom’ to Disney territories including Asia, the U.S., the U.K., CEEMA, India, Japan and Latin America.
HopMotion Partners with One World Animation
New partnership is aimed at leveraging Toon Boom Harmony to create new original properties for the North American market.
Toonz Entertainment Acquires ‘Lucky Fred’ Producer Imira
Deal announced at MIPCOM to see Indian content company acquire 100 percent of Spain’s leading production and distribution company specializing in youth programming.
Atomic Cartoons Circles the Globe with Int’l Mission to India
October mission will visit Hyderabad and Mumbai as part of the Film/Television and Digital Animation delegation to engage with the South Indian film industry.
UPDATED: R&H India Reports Massive Layoffs
The implosion of Rhythm & Hues continues with reports of massive layoffs at the visual effects company’s Mumbai and Hyderabad facilities.
Stan Lee’s New Indian Superhero to Debut on Cartoon Network
Stan Lee’s first ever Indian superhero, Chakra: The Invincible, to premiere November 30 on Cartoon Network in India.