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North America

Josh Selig Launches New Venture China Bridge Content

Mercedes Milligan - February 2, 2021

Josh Selig, the former CEO of Little Airplane Productions (a Studio 100 company) and the Emmy-winning creator of many popular children’s shows including Wonder...

North America

Netflix Sets Overall Deal with Departing Disney Channel’s EVP Nancy Kanter

Mercedes Milligan - February 2, 2021

Having just exited her role as EVP, Content & Creative Strategy for Disney Channels Worldwide, accomplished children's entertainment exec Nancy Kanter has inked an...

Anime

Crunchyroll Teams with Idris & Sabrina Elba on ‘Dantai’; Passes 4 Million Subscribers

Mercedes Milligan - February 2, 2021

Crunchyroll announced a deal today with Idris and Sabrina Elba, in conjunction with Idris’ Green Door Pictures and Sabrina’s Pink Towel Pictures, to develop...

North America

Mercury Filmworks Starts New Adventure with ‘Pangors of Puddle Peak’

Mercedes Milligan - February 2, 2021

On the heels of Mercury Filmworks recent announcement to greenlight the development of BloopyMerps, created by three of its long-tenured employees, the company continues...

North America

LAIKA to Create Stop-Mo Studio at HBCU Bowie State University

Mercedes Milligan - February 2, 2021

LAIKA, the Oscar-nominated and BAFTA and Golden Globe Award-winning feature film animation studio best known for Missing Link, Kubo and the Two Strings and...

Festivals & Events

Exclusive: Toon Nominees at the Kids’ Choice Awards, Hosted by Kenan Thompson

Mercedes Milligan - February 2, 2021

The slimiest ceremony of the year is on its way, and Nickelodeon has revealed exclusively to Animation Magazine the animated movies, series and celeb-voiced...

Television

Eye Present, Gigglebug & Nelvana Partner on ‘Best & Bester’

Mercedes Milligan - February 2, 2021

London-based Eye Present, Helsinki-based Gigglebug Entertainment and Toronto-based Nelvana today announced that they are partnering on Best & Bester, the hilarious new animated comedy...

Europe

Cyber Group Studios Awarded Epic MegaGrant

Mercedes Milligan - February 1, 2021

Cyber Group Studios, an international producer/distributor of animated series, interactive games, and creator of entertainment brands for children and families, is thrilled to announce...

North America

‘Wolf Joe’ Introduces Canadian Kids to New Indigenous Heroes

Mercedes Milligan - February 1, 2021

MediaRendezVous and Amberwood Entertainment, in collaboration with Turtle Lodge, are pleased to announce that the animated preschool series Wolf Joe has commenced broadcast on...

Anime

Nippon TV’s Debut Anime Series ‘Tsukimichi’ Is Going Global

Mercedes Milligan - February 1, 2021

Having recently announced its ratings champion position in Japan for 10 consecutive years, Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced key sales for...

Streaming

‘Sonic Prime’ Races to Netflix in 2022

Mercedes Milligan - February 1, 2021

Netflix, SEGA of America, Inc. and WildBrain announce a new animated Sonic the Hedgehog series, Sonic Prime, set to premiere worldwide in 2022. “Sonic is...

Features

Neon Picks Up NorAm Rights to Refugee Story ‘Flee’

Mercedes Milligan - February 1, 2021

The Sundance Film Festival world premiere of Jonas Poher Rasmussen's Flee has proved profitable, with distributor Neon picking up North American rights in a...

Europe

Films Grand Huit to Produce Series Based on Acclaimed Short ‘My Life in Versailles’

Mercedes Milligan - February 1, 2021

The touching animated short My Life in Versailles is being retooled into a TV mini-series (6 x 26') with the support of France Télévisions,...

Features

Dash Shaw Teases Fantastical Creature Feature ‘Cryptozoo’

Mercedes Milligan - January 31, 2021

Timed to its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, a first-look clip of new indie animated feature Cryptozoo has debuted, introducing a curious place...

North America

Twin Cities PBS Hits Start on Multiplatform Property ‘Mashopolis’

Mercedes Milligan - January 29, 2021

Twin Cities PBS (TPT) has begun development of Mashopolis (working title), a multiplatform property designed to help kids ages four to eight develop critical...

North America

Yeti Farm Takes ‘Sweet Tweets’ from Digital Original to Series

Mercedes Milligan - January 29, 2021

On the heels of a successful digital-first launch garnering millions of views across YouTube and global OTT platforms, Yeti Farm original Sweet Tweets is...

Europe

TeamTO Picks Up Rights to Trio of Kids’ Holiday Books

Mercedes Milligan - January 29, 2021

Paris-based kids' entertainment content leader TeamTO has acquired the TV, film and licensing rights to three popular children's books: Snowman, by Jacques Duquennoy, published...

North America

‘Paradise PD’ Creators Expand Netflix Partnership, Announce Sci-Fi Toon ‘Farzar’

Mercedes Milligan - January 29, 2021

Netflix has entered into a multi-year creative partnership with animators, writers and producers Roger Black and Waco O’Guin to exclusively create and produce animated...

North America