Gaumont Names Alex Soto Creative Director for Animation and Family
New role calls for setting company’s creative vision and building project development teams.
Tagged With: TV Animation
SAG-AFTRA Calling for TV Animation Strike Authorization
Wages and residuals for animated work on Netflix, Amazon and other streaming platforms at heart of negotiation battle.
Guru Studio’s ‘Pikwik’ Coming to Disney Junior
Original animated preschool comedy series set to air in U.S., Australia-New Zealand, Korea and India.
In 2D, Business, Films, Licensing, People, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Asia, Australia, North America
9 Story Acquires Breakthrough Entertainment’s Kids and Family Library
Deal for 757 half hours of animated and live-action content includes current development slate and rights to future seasons.
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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical’ to Close
Underperforming Nickelodeon show will shut its Palace Theatre doors less than a year after December opening.
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Cartoon Italia Speaks Out Against France 4 TV Channel Shut Down
Italian association of animation producers issues appeal of solidarity with French animation industry against planned kids channel closing.
Cartoon Network Greenlights ‘Elliott From Earth’
New series from UK team behind award-winning hit ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ starts production in September.
Silvergate Media Teams with Wanda Kids on ‘Octonauts’ Movies in China
Two new animated films based on hit pre-school series slated for Chinese theatres with Netflix releasing internationally.
‘BoJack Horseman’ Returns with New Episodes in September
Netflix has set the Season 5 launch date for Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s hit adult animated series.
Los Angeles Animation Festival to Honor Chris Prynoski
LAAF, running Nov 30-Dec 2, will recognize Emmy award-winning Titmouse founder for his ground-breaking achievements in animation.
Nickelodeon Bringing Real-Time VR with Reimagined ‘TMNT’ and ‘Invader Zim’ TV Movie to Comic-Con
Studio’s 1,800 square-foot booth to feature hidden ‘Turtles’ lair and towering New York cityscape to showcase new and returning shows.
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Warner Bros. TV Group Bringing 15 Series Panels and Signings to Comic-Con
Stars and producers from ‘DC Super Hero Girls,’ ‘Unikitty!,’ ‘Young Justice: Outsiders’ and other top studio shows are headed to San Diego.
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Hulu Strikes Exclusive Viacom Licensing Deal for ‘Daria’
All five seasons of MTV’s classic animated series now available for streaming.
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Netflix to Debut DreamWorks ‘The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants’ on July 13
New series is latest animated take on author Dav Pilkey’s world-renowned characters.
Image Gallery: Visit the Brand New 1939 Retro Look of ‘Archer: Danger Island’
Chad Hurd and Justin Wagner share artwork and creative insights from the Season 9 pre-WWII South Pacific island redesign.
Disney and Pixar Hit with New ‘Inside Out’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Former Sheridan student files suit claiming striking similarities are far too numerous to be attributable to chance.
Giving Lip Service to ‘Clutch Cargo’ and His Friends
After nearly 60 years, Clark Haas’ episodic adventure is still popular and adored by many today.
Visit the Brand New 1939 Retro Look of ‘Archer: Danger Island’
Chad Hurd and Justin Wagner share artwork and creative insights from the Season 9 pre-WWII South Pacific island redesign.
WATCH: Sony Pictures Animation’s Shannon Tindle Talks Directing Challenges at FMX 2018
The creator of ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ teases his new animated feature film at SPA, shares his insights on the difficulties of the creative process, and gives advice for young artists looking for a career in the industry.
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WATCH: David Silverman Discusses ‘The Simpsons’ Then and Now at FMX 2018
The Oscar-nominated director talks about his work on Fox’s multiple Emmy Award-winning hit series, some of the show’s history as well as his new feature film in production with Wink Animation.
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Our Jungle Lush Tangles with the Lush Jungles of ‘Archer: Danger Island’
Our hero, sporting an eye patch and pressed khakis, crashes, splashes, slashes and drinks his way through the treacherous 1939 South Pacific tropics in the brand-new season of FXX’s hit animated series.
WATCH: ‘Archer’ Heads to Danger Island in New Season 9 Trailer
‘Archer: Danger Island’ premieres on FXX on Wednesday, April 25th.
Bust a Gut, or Head, with ‘Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special’
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios gathers an all-star cast and barrels of stop-motion blood to skewer AMC’s hit series, ‘The Walking Dead.’
In 2D, Cartoons, People, Reviews, Stop-Motion, Television | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Why Does Aardman’s ‘Early Man’ Stand Alone in the U.K. Spotlight?
As the venerable British studio releases its seventh feature film, co-founder Dave Sproxton begs the question of why his country lags behind in animated feature film production.
25th Annual Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS)
Begins: April 24, 2018
This year the festival celebrates its 25th anniversary edition with a six-day celebration and associated events in the heart of Germany, running April 24-29, 2018.
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