Noitom and Trick 3D Bring ‘The Jolliest Elf’ Home for the Holidays
Companies team up, using cutting edge mocap and real-time rendering technology with Unreal Engine to deliver all-new, 12-episode 3D animated series in less than one year.
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DreamWorks Releases ‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’ Season 4 Trailer
Our six campers finally escape Isla Nublar, only to discover grave new dangers when shipwrecked on a mysterious island; all-new episodes of the Annie Award-winning series hit Netflix on December 3.
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Lenovo and DreamWorks Expand Partnership
Leading animation studio taps computer manufacturer to deploy ThinkStations throughout departments; multi-year agreement follows last year’s roll-out of Lenovo computing infrastructure already transforming production operations.
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Netflix Announces Expanded Anime Slate
Streamer plans to produce even more episodic and feature content, tapping Japanese talent and studios to expand its content library; announcements made at first ever Netflix Festival Japan 2021 include new anime titles ‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure STONE OCEAN,’ ‘The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh,’ and ‘Kakegurui Twin.’
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Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Unnamed Company Buys Moonbug
Former Disney executives, backed by Blackstone Group, acquire the popular children’s media company for a reported $3 billion.
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Paramount+ Renews ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ For Season 2
More adventures await the motley crew of the U.S.S. Protostar with an all-new season coming from Nickelodeon Animation Studio and CBS Studios’ Eye Animation Production; Season 1 episodes drop weekly through November 18 with the last five episodes rolling out beginning January 6.
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NIS America Anime Titles Launch on Tubi
Addition of the popular library builds on the streamers already robust anime offerings; signature series now available include ‘Toradora!,’ ‘Cardcaptor Sakura,’ ‘Yuruyuri,’ and ‘PandoraHearts.’
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Mercury Filmworks and Mukpuddy Teaming on ‘Badjelly the Witch’
Studios to co-produce Spike Mulligan’s modern, irreverent fairy tale as a 2D animated series; adaptation promises madcaps adventures with quirky characters, matter-of-fact magic, and weird and wonderful surprises – and of course, good triumphing over evil.
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Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Return: ‘Animaniacs’ Season 2 Mayhem Arrives!
Executive producer Gabe Swarr talks about the new 13-episode batch of crazy antics and unshakeable ‘earworms’ on Steven Spielberg and Warner Bros. Animation’s rebooted cartoon comedy classic, now streaming on Hulu.
Exclusive Clip: ‘The Great North – Skidmark Holmes Adventure’
In the new episode airing November 7 on FOX, Judy’s mystery party exiles Beef from the house, where he finds himself on an unintended date with Alyson.
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‘Frankelda’s Book of Spooks’: Cool New Stop-Motion from Mexico
Brothers Roy and Arturo Ambriz’s musical kids’ series, about an enthusiastic ‘ghost writer' and her book of scary stories, brings a modern twist to classic horror, now available on HBO Max Latin America.
MKMG Teams With VlogBox to Explore New OTT/CTV Placements
The Ukraine-based international producer and distributor of video content has begun collaborating with the global video distribution, monetization, and advertising platform to explore new opportunities in the rapidly-developing OTT space.
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Guru Studio’s 2D ‘Big Blue’ Coming in December
The all-new series features a theme song produced by Grammy-winning music producer Timbaland and his Beatclub team; created by acclaimed artist Gyimah Gariba, the show will premiere exclusively in Canada on CBC Kids.
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‘Alien Baby Sitters’ Coming to Earth 2023
bulbKIDZ and Lion Forge Animation Studio team up on original 2D animated series about 3 tweenaged best friends and 4 adorable alien babies who must save their town from mad scientists.
Disney Branded Television Greenlights Natasha Kline’s ‘Primos’
From the ‘Big City Greens’ and ‘South Park’ director comes an all-new original animated comedy series about a 10-year-old girl’s experiences with her extended multicultural Mexican American family; the series is based on the creator’s real-life experiences.
Peacock Shares ‘Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky’ Trailer and Art
DreamWorks Animation’s all-new original CG animated series about Viking twins Dak and Leyla, rescued and raised by dragons, and their exciting adventures protecting and defending their winged friends and family, premieres on the streamer November 24.
DNEG Names Josh Jaggars Group President, VFX and Stereo
Exec joins leading visual effects and animation studio from Legendary Entertainment; will oversee client relationships and team of VFX and stereo supervisors.
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Spin Master Greenlights ‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie’
Production underway on second movie in the popular preschool franchise, following success of this past summer’s ‘PAW Patrol: The Movie’s theatrical release; new film set to debut October 13, 2023, with new spin-off series also slated to hit small screens in 2023.
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DDEG Awarded Second Epic MegaGrant
Montreal-based Digital Dimension Entertainment Group nabs new award as it continues its innovative real-time animation pipeline development and integration with Unreal Engine.
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Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Silly Sundays’ Gets Cartoonito Greenlight
Oscar-nominated Nuria González Blanco’s heartwarming preschool comedy, about cousins Sonia, Hugo, and Mel having fun, unexpected adventures, will premiere in 2023 on HBO Max and Cartoon Network.
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Netflix Drops ‘Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part Two’ Trailer
The 5-episode finale of Kevin Smith and Mattel Television’s He-Man vs. Skeletor saga premieres November 23, and we can’t wait to see how the epic battle for Eternia concludes.
Crunchyroll Rolls Out Fall Anime Dubs
Leading anime brand and streaming platform unveils new dubs for 'Platinum End' and 'Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro;' a dubbed version of 'ODDTAXI' is currently in production.
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‘Tomb Raider’ Anime Series Adds New Cast
Allen Maldonado and Earl Baylon join the upcoming Tomb Raider anime series based on Square Enix’s hit global game franchise.
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Disney Junior Greenlights ‘Firebuds’
From creator Craig Gerber, the animated comedy adventure about a team of young kids - children of first responders - and their talking vehicle sidekicks, who learn what it truly means to be a hero, will debut on the network and Disney+ in 2022.
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‘My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission’: A Diverse ‘Feast for the Senses’
Hitting theaters today, October 29, Funimation and Toho Animation’s new anime, the hit franchise’s third movie, features three high school students studying to become superheroes, who suddenly face their greatest crisis - with only two hours to save the world!
