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Europe

Capucine Humblot Named Head of L&M for Xilam

Mercedes Milligan - April 29, 2019

Award-winning French animation studio Xilam Animation has appointed Capucine Humblot to the position of Head of Licensing and Merchandising, effective immediately. Humblot will report to...

North America

Epic Story Grows Senior Team with Jessica Labi & David Sztoser

Mercedes Milligan - April 29, 2019

Independent content creation and distribution company Epic Story Media Inc. (ESM) is expanding its senior team with two new hires: former eOne acquisitions VP...

North America

Phil Lord & Chris Miller Ink 5-Year Deal with Sony TV

Mercedes Milligan - April 29, 2019

Writing, directing and producing duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The LEGO Movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) have...

Europe

UK Studios Team with Aardman for ‘Wallace & Gromit’ AR

Mercedes Milligan - April 29, 2019

Now celebrating their 30th anniversary year, claymation superstars Wallace & Gromit are about to embark on a new frontier of state-of-the-art animated storytelling. Partnering...

Middle East

RAI Special ‘The Star of Andra and Tati’ Airs in Israel for Holocaust Day

Mercedes Milligan - April 29, 2019

The Star of Andra and Tati, a new animated special which retells a true story of surviving the Holocaust, will be airing May 1...

Features

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Obliterates Box Office Records with $1.2B Debut

Mercedes Milligan - April 28, 2019

Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame achieved a record-shattering weekend, with an estimated global debut of $1.209 billion, becoming the first film in history to surpass...

Features

Paramount Taps Director David Bowers for ‘Rugrats’

Mercedes Milligan - April 28, 2019

The live-action/CG animation hybrid feature based on classic Nickelodeon toon Rugrats has its helmer, with Paramount bringing on family film veteran David Bowers. Arlene...

Features

Wizart Brings Not-So-Grimm Fairy Tale ‘Hansel and Gretel’ to Cannes

Mercedes Milligan - April 26, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the May ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 290)*** Having had great success with its four Snow Queen movies, leading...

Festivals & Events

2019 Eisner Award Nominees Revealed

Mercedes Milligan - April 26, 2019

Comic-Con International announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2019. Once again, this year’s contenders in 31 categories reflect the wide...

Festivals & Events

DePaul U Brings Phil Tippett, Julia Pott, Pritt Parn to FxF Conference

Mercedes Milligan - April 26, 2019

Organizers of the Frame-By-Frame Animators Conference (FxF), one of the U.S. Midwest’s premiere toon confabs, have confirmed a luminous guests of honor lineup for...

Features

CMG Snags Annecy Selection ‘Away’ in Time for Cannes Market

Mercedes Milligan - April 26, 2019

Cinema Management Group (CMG) has picked up sales rights to fantasy-laced adventure Away, the feature directorial debut of Latvian animator Gints Zilbalodis (Aqua, Oasis,...

Commercials

Gasket Founder Launches Engines Running Creative Collective

Mercedes Milligan - April 26, 2019

Gregory Shultz, founder of award-winning Gasket Studios, has launched a new venture: Engines Running (www.enginesrunning.tv). The collective assembles an international team of award-winning directors...

North America

Universal Kids Casts ‘Where’s Waldo?’ From DreamWorks Animation

Mercedes Milligan - April 26, 2019

Universal Kids network has revealed the series voices cast and season one guest stars for new original series Where’s Waldo?, inspired by the popular...

Features