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Disney Junior Picks Up Guru’s ‘Pikwik’

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A new animated preschool comedy is heading to Disney Junior channels in the US, Australia/New Zealand, Korea and India: Pikwik, from Toronto-based studio Guru...
Features

Daily News Bytes: MIPCOM Keynotes, ‘Catsaway’ Seeks Funding, Twin Pines ‘La Zona’ Breakdown & More

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The Best Animated Movies of 2018 (So Far) Esquire weighs in with its top 5 picks -- although we’re pretty sure there have been a...
Festivals & Events

KEPYR Community Raises $25K for UNICEF

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KEPYR -- “Kids Entertainment Professionals for Young Refugees" -- has successfully raised over $25,000 for UNICEF thanks to its community members around the world...
Television

Milkshake! Commissions ‘Digby Dragon’ S2 from Blue Zoo

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Channel 5’s Milkshake! and Blue Zoo are bringing Digby Dragon back to TV screens with an all-new second 26-episode season in 2019. Based on...
Television

‘Olobob Top’ Returns for Second Season on CBeebies, ABC & S4C

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Top-rating animated preschool series Olobob Top, from Beakus, has been greenlit for a second 26 x 5’ season by CBeebies, ABC and S4C. The...
Television

CBC/Radio-Canada Greenlights ‘Big Blue’ from Guru

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Toronto-based Guru Studio -- kids’ entertainment shop behind PAW Patrol, Ever After High, True and the Rainbow Kingdom, two-time Emmy-nominated Justin Time and Oscar-nominated...
Features

Brit Comedy Stars Light Up ‘Big Bad Fox’ English Voice Cast

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GKIDS and StudioCanal have announced a raft of talented critters from the British comedy scene have joined the English-language voice cast of French animated...
Top Stories

Rising Sun Pictures Makes Magic for Its First Chinese Blockbuster ‘Animal World’

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Internationally renowned Australian studio Rising Sun Pictures conjured some visual effects magic across 86 shots for Animal World, a new graphic novel-inspired fantasy adventure...
Features

Daily News Bytes: ‘Witcher X Samurai Jack’ Short, Nike’s Mural Animation, Go90 Goes Bye-Bye & More

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’Hotel Transylvania 3’ Checks in with $1.3M from Amazon Prime Sneak Previews Sony Pictures Animation and Amazon played their early release partnership to the tune...
Festivals & Events

‘In a Heartbeat,’ ‘Inanimate’ Win 2018 Student BAFTAs

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The 2018 BAFTA Student Film Awards were presented Friday by Global Student Accommodation in a gala ceremony and presentation at the Theatre at Ace...
Television

Sky Kids Commissions ‘Aliens Love Underpants’ Xmas Special from Tiger Aspect

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Tiger Aspect (part of Endemol Shine Group UK) has been commissioned to produce a Christmas special for animated property Aliens Love Underpants AND… --...
Features

‘Incredibles 2’ On Track to Be All-Time Top Toon at Box Office

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Over the weekend, Universal’s VFX-laden spectacle Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Disney-Pixar’s Incredibles 2 hung on to the top box office spots, with the...
Festivals & Events

Painterly Immersive Short ‘Nothing Happens’ Wins Fest Anča

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The 11th Fest Anča International Animation Festival has announced this year’s grand prize winner is Nothing Happens -- a haunting, oil-painting inspired short from...
People

Peter Firmin, Creator of ‘Clangers’ Dies Age 89

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The British children’s TV producer Peter Firmin, who created the beloved stop-motion characters the Clangers, Bagpuss and Basil Brush, has died at home in...
Television

Cartoon Network Gives the All-Clear to ‘Elliott from Earth’

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Cartoon Network EMEA has announced a greenlight for new original series Elliott from Earth, from the UK-based team behind global hit The Amazing World...
Television

Nick Greenlights ‘Los Casagrandes’ Spinoff of ‘Loud House’

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Nickelodeon has officially greenlit 20 episodes of animated series Los Casagrandes (working title), a spinoff of toon hit The Loud House. The new show...
Festivals & Events

RTX Fest Presents Exclusives from Titmouse, Mondo Media and More

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RTX Animation Festival returns to Austin, TX, running alongside the 2018 Rooster Teeth Expo. This year's lineup features exclusive screenings, panels and special guests...
Features

Watch: GKIDS Teases ‘Night Is Short, Walk on Girl’ US Release

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GKIDS is serving up another delectable anime entree as part of its 2018 lineup, with visionary director Masaaki Yuasa’s The Night Is Short, Walk...
Features

Daily News Bytes: Harlan Ellison Dies Age 84, 100 Years of Brazilian Animation, More ‘Incredible’ News & More

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Harlan Ellison, Iconic Sci-Fi Writer, Passes Away at 84 The influential, prolific author, screenwriter and essayist -- and irrepressible personality -- published over 1,700 short...
Features

Netflix Trailers ‘Flavors of Youth’ from ‘Your Name.’ Studio

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Netflix has released the international trailer for the new anime feature Flavors of Youth, from the creatives at CoMix Wave Films who brought global...
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