New Episodes of ‘Cyberchase’ Premiere April 17-19 on PBS Kids
PBS Learning Media provides parents with resources featuring fun STEM-powered and hands-on activities to share with their kids.
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21st Annual ‘Animation Show of Shows’ Coming to Bay Area
Curator Ron Diamond will introduce latest diverse short film program at four February screenings.
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‘Kids’ Takes Best in Show Honors at SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival
Michael Frei and Mario von Rickenbach’s powerful short about the random actions of a faceless group wins top prize at annual showcase for excellence in CG animation.
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Films to Watch: Ottawa Animation Festival Competition Highlights
Many notable shorts and features standout in a competition artistic director Chris Robinson calls ‘weird, disorienting and divisive.’
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Pivotal Films: Annecy 2019 Short Film Competition Highlights
Shorts remain the heart and soul of the festival, and these films should contend for awards, applause and free drinks.
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Amazon Prime Now Streaming Popular Series & Specials from The Henson Company
Massive collection of critically acclaimed productions including award-winning specials and beloved preschool and fantasy series from The Jim Henson Company’s catalog now available on Amazon Prime Video.
Cyber Group Studios Teams with Future Today to Launch YayToons
New free app for kids featuring content from Cyber Group Studios now available in the U.S. across OTT Platforms including Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV.
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‘Animanimals’ Awarded Germany’s 2019 Grimme Prize
Distributor Meta Media Entertainment secures international sales for the award-winning preschool series produced by Studio Film Bilder.
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BFI Launches £57M Young Audiences Content Fund
Led by Jackie Edwards, newly-announced YACF team includes John Knowles as Production Executive, Harriet Williams as Development Executive and Hesham Sabry as Business Affairs Executive.
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‘Saturday Club’ Launching on Hopster
Created and developed by children’s media company Dog Ears, brand new original empathy-themed animated TV series and game is directed by John McDaid and Robin Davey.
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JAM Media, Amazon Studios Co-Producing Hybrid Series ‘Jessy & Nessy’
New mixed-media preschool series is set to launch on Amazon Prime Video at the end of 2019, with new episodes into 2020 & 2021.
TV Academy Announces Nominees for 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Gala to be held on Friday, May 3; Daytime Emmy Awards to be held on Sunday, May 5.
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Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara Exits Company Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation
Toby Emmerich, Peter Roth and Kim Williams appointed as the company’s interim leadership team.
Irish Animation Awards Expand Amid Continued Growth & Creativity
Third biennial ceremony to be held in Dingle, Ireland on March 23.
Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara to Oversee New Global Kids & YA Division
New WarnerMedia organizational and management structure combines its family, kids and animation businesses -- including Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang -- into a single Global Kids & Young Adults division.
‘Zafari’ Makes MENA Debut on Spacetoon
First CG-animated series to be produced using the Unreal game engine celebrates our differences.
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Boat Rocker, BBC Enter Co-Production Deal for ‘Love Monster’ with China’s UYoung
Based on the ‘Love Monster’ series of books by British author and illustrator Rachel Bright, new 2D-animated preschool series will premiere on CBeebies and on major Chinese broadcasters and digital platforms.
TRAILER: Michael Frei’s ‘KIDS’ to Screen at 69th Berlinale
Second collaboration between director and animator Michael Frei and game designer Mario von Rickenbach is from the publishers of David OReilly’s critically-acclaimed ‘Everything.’
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Atomic Cartoons Developing Anthology Series Based on Book Series ‘Eerie Elementary’
Following ‘The Last Kids on Earth’ collaboration for Netflix, ‘Eerie Elementary’ writer Max Brallier reteams with Atomic Cartoons for new anthology series blending live-action and animation.
Jetpack Distribution Powers Up with Two Hit Preschool Acquisitions
Global kids content distributor bringing ‘Daisy & Ollie’ and ‘Pip Ahoy!’ to MIPJUNIOR in Cannes this October.
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BES Animation To Produce Second Season of ‘Kitty is Not a Cat’
Jetpack Distribution to unveil new season of 2D-animated hit children’s show at MIP Junior.
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Amazon Studios Greenlights Gaumont’s ‘Do, Re & Mi’
New original animated preschool musical series to feature original tracks performed by Kirsten Bell.
The Early Bird Gets the Worm on iBooks
Kevin Geiger’s award-winning children’s e-book, ‘The Early Bird Gets the Worm,’ now available on iBooks from Peewee Frog!
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The Early Bird Gets The Worm
Literally and figuratively.
Childbirth and Children's Books
Late-life fatherhood is a personal and professional game-changer.
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