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North America

Michael Jaffa Promoted to COO of Genius Brands Int’l

Mercedes Milligan - December 4, 2020

Genius Brands International, a global brand management company that creates and licenses multimedia entertainment content for children, announced the executive promotion of Michael Jaffa...

Immersive

Former Disney Animator Launches Parade VR with Oculus Short

Mercedes Milligan - December 4, 2020

Feel what it’s like to travel beyond the edge of the world in pursuit of your passions with Lifetime Achievement, a whimsical and relatable...

North America

DreamWorks Debuts ‘Rhyme Time Town Sing Along Special’ on Netflix Dec. 22

Mercedes Milligan - December 4, 2020

All aboard the sing-song express to Rhyme Time Town, where Daisy the Puppy and Cole the Kitten go from one sing-a-long adventure to the...

North America

‘Clash’ Short ‘Lost & Crowned’ Scores Oscar Qualification

Mercedes Milligan - December 4, 2020

Lost & Crowned, the CG animated short film from Spanish writer-director Borja Peña Gorostegui, has qualified for Oscar consideration. The production team revealed the...

Asia

SIGGRAPH Asia’s CAF Welcomes Creators of ‘Wind,’ ‘Over the Moon’ & ‘Wolfwalkers’

Mercedes Milligan - December 3, 2020

Asia's premiere computer animation festival, part of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Virtual conference, will showcase the best of this year's works, presented by the...

North America

Clip: Madhur Jaffrey & Sakina Jaffrey’s Waterfront Mystery in ‘Mira, Royal Detective’

Mercedes Milligan - December 3, 2020

In Friday's new episode of Mira, Royal Detective, world renowned actress, chef and cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey and her daughter, actress Sakina Jaffrey (House...

Features

GKIDS Unveils Rocking New Trailer for ‘On-Gaku’

Mercedes Milligan - December 3, 2020

Meet the band from Kenji Iwaisawa's punk-inspired animated feature in the new trailer for On-Gaku: Our Sound, coming to select North American theaters through...

Streaming

Gillian Anderson, Richard E. Grant Lead ‘Robin Robin’ Cast

Mercedes Milligan - December 3, 2020

Netflix and Aardman announced the voice cast for upcoming stop-animation musical holiday special Robin Robin, which is currently in production at Aardman’s award-winning studio...

North America

Disney Confirms ‘DuckTales’ Will Not Return for S4

Mercedes Milligan - December 3, 2020

Despite a valiant fan petitioning effort online, the 2017 rebooted DuckTales series will not get a fourth season from Walt Disney Television Animation. A...

North America

Sonia Manzano Series ‘Alma’s Way’ Coming to PBS KIDS from Fred Rogers Prod.

Mercedes Milligan - December 3, 2020

PBS KIDS today announced Alma's Way, a new animated series from Fred Rogers Productions. The series is created by actor and writer Sonia Manzano,...

North America

Cartoon Network Debuts New Anti-Racism PSA ‘Tell the Whole Story’

Mercedes Milligan - December 3, 2020

Cartoon Network is releasing a second anti-racism PSA developed by Emmy-nominated Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar and Ian Jones-Quartey, creator of O.K. KO! Let’s...

Technology

Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 4.26

Mercedes Milligan - December 3, 2020

Epic Games today released Unreal Engine 4.26, delivering powerful new tools that extend the ability of creators to craft believable real-time environments and characters...

Features