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Television

‘Jungle Beat’ Wraps an Eighth Season as Movie, Heads to Netflix

Mercedes Milligan - May 12, 2021

Distributor Monster Entertainment announced that Season 8 of hit South African-produced animated series Jungle Beat is ready to entertain children around the world, available...

Asia

Screen Australia Commits to 5 Online Originals; ACTF Welcomes Federal Budget Commitment

Mercedes Milligan - May 12, 2021

The Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF) has secured the Commonwealth Government's commitment in the Federal Budget to its ongoing operational funding for the next...

Features

Adult Swim Greenlights ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force,’ ‘Metalocalypse’ & ‘The Venture Bros.’ Original Movies

Mercedes Milligan - May 12, 2021

Adult Swim announced today they will be producing three new original movies based on their hit original series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Metalocalypse and...

Features

Netflix Debuts Trailer, New Images for Sony’s ‘Wish Dragon’

Mercedes Milligan - May 12, 2021

Animation lovers and family audiences will have another wish granted by global streamer Netflix, which is bringing Sony Pictures Animation's Wish Dragon to audiences...

North America

Watch: CAPE Spotlights Asian-American Artists for AAPI History Month

Mercedes Milligan - May 12, 2021

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the organization CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) has shared Awakening -- a...

North America

Tangent Labs Receives Epic MegaGrant to Dev LoUPE for Unreal

Mercedes Milligan - May 12, 2021

Tangent Labs, developer of the cloud-based production pipeline package LoUPE, is pleased to announce that it has received an Epic MegaGrant from Epic Games...

Digital Media

Cloudco & Moonbug Tune Up S2 of ‘Care Bears: Unlock the Music’

Mercedes Milligan - May 11, 2021

Cloudco Entertainment, owner of iconic entertainment brand Care Bears and Moonbug, the world's largest digital kids media company for content creation, distribution and management...

North America

FXX Orders ‘Little Demon’ Starring Danny & Lucy DeVito, Aubrey Plaza

Mercedes Milligan - May 11, 2021

FXX has ordered the new animated comedy series Little Demon, having greenlit the half-hour project to pilot in April last year. The news was...

Europe

FLAMIN Animations Opens Call for Early Career Black UK Animators

Mercedes Milligan - May 11, 2021

Film London and Arts Council England present FLAMIN Animations, a new program of commissions for four early-career Black-identifying artist animators living in the U.K....

North America

Zoic Studios Launches Real-Time Filmmaking Group

Mercedes Milligan - May 11, 2021

Emmy Award-winning entertainment company Zoic Studios has embraced the new frontier of visual storytelling with the launch of the company's Real Time Group. Reframing...

Europe

Annecy 2021 Celebrates Animated Africa

Mercedes Milligan - May 11, 2021

After a year of changes and challenges, the Annecy Festival is ready to pursue its plans to put African animation in the spotlight in...

Europe

Trailer: ‘Riverdance: The Animated Adventure’ Steps to Exclusive Sky Debut

Mercedes Milligan - May 11, 2021

The Grammy-winning stage phenomenon of Irish dance is being reborn as a new CGI family adventure in Riverdance: The Animated Adventure, a Sky Original....

North America

Disney Junior Whips Up ‘Alice’s Wonderland Bakery’ for 2022 Debut

Mercedes Milligan - May 11, 2021

Production has begun on Disney Junior's Alice's Wonderland Bakery, a fantastical animated series for preschoolers and their families inspired by the beloved world of...

Licensing