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Cyber Group Inks Master Toy Deal with JAKKS for ‘Gigantosaurus’

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Paris-based producer-distributor Cyber Group Studios has signed a multi-year, worldwide master toy agreement with toy and consumer products leader JAKKS Pacific for the upcoming...
Festivals & Events

Adult Swim Festival Featuring Run The Jewels Set for October

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Following the success of its thousands of sold-out fan events, Adult Swim is branching out into live music with the debut of the Adult...
Features

Trailer: Iron Giant Rises Again in Extended ‘Ready Player One’ Spot

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Warner Bros. has released a new, extended trailer for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming immersive-gaming fantasy Ready Player One, showing us more of the OASIS virtual...
Festivals & Events

‘Revolting Rhymes’, ‘Gumball’ & More Score 2018 British Animation Awards

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The winners of the 2018 British Animation Awards were revealed Thursday night in a ceremony laced with surprises, held at London’s BFI Southbank and...
People

Library of Congress Book Celebrates Women in Cartooning & Illustration

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The US Library of Congress has teamed with University Press of Mississippi to publish a new book surveying the (often neglected) artistic achievements of...
Television

Mixed-Medium ‘Sofie’s Sex Stories’ Among New Comedy Central Short Forms

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Comedy Central International is expanding its digital programming slate with six new short form original series greenlit especially for Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and the...
Features

Watch: New ‘Isle of Dogs’ “Cast Interviews” from Wes Anderson

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Fox Searchlight has released a new video piece of behind-the-scenes magic for upcoming stop-motion feature Isle of Dogs: “Cast Interviews,” imagined and directed by...
Television

‘Happy Go Hopscotch’ Holiday Special Greenlit for 2018

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Kinomind Films and Meta Media Entertainment have greenlit a new animated seasonal special Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree, to be delivered in time for...
Features

GKIDS Nabs NorAm Rights to ‘Fireworks’, from ‘Your Name.’ Producer

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GKIDS has acquired North American distribution rights to romantic sci-fi/fantasy feature Fireworks, the highest grossing film to date from studio Shaft. The Japanese production’s...
Festivals & Events

FMX: VFX of ‘Shape of Water’, VR at the Planetarium & Trailer No. 5 Revealed

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In a little over a month, FMX 2018 (Apr. 24-27) will return to Stuttgart, Germany to present a packed conference schedule covering animation, effects,...
Festivals & Events

Mondo TV Sets MIPTV Slate

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Mondo TV, one of Europe’s biggest animation producers and distributors, has detailed the highlights of its portfolio headed to the MIPTV content market in...
Top Stories

Trailer: ‘Last Day of June’ Comes to Nintendo Switch Friday

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The inventive and haunting interactive experience Last Day of June, announced last spring, will be arriving on Nintendo Switch and Facebook GameRoom on Friday,...
Digital Media

Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key to Star in Henry Selick’s ‘Wendell and Wild’

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Great news for fans of lovingly crafted stop-motion animation and incredible comedy talent: Jordan Peele is reuniting with his former collaborator and real-life friend...
Top Stories

Jam City Acquires ‘World War Doh’ and Assets of Brainz

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Mobile entertainment co. Jam City (Cookie Jam, Panda Pop, Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow) announced its acquisition of the assets Bogota, Colombia-based mobile game developer...
Festivals & Events

2018 Annecy Animation Festival Reveals Short Film Selections

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Organizers of the 2018 Annecy International Animated Film Festival (June 11-16) have announced the first batch of selections, comprising 130 short films. This year’s...
Digital Media

Italian Toon Hit ‘Winx Club’ Getting Live-Action Makeover at Netflix

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Netflix is adapting Italian studio Rainbow Group’s popular animation franchise Winx Club into a live-action series for young adults, turning the six fashionista fairies...
Digital Media

Watch: Marvel Funko Presents ‘Big Robot Little Problem’

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There’s a big of a pest control problem at Avengers headquarters in the latest Marvel Funko animated short, Big Robot Little Problem -- the...
Digital Media

Pink Kong Debuts First Original Irish VR Animation ‘Aurora’ at ADIFF

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Dublin-based Pink Kong Studios is spreading the news about its experiential ode to nature AURORA-- the first original animated virtual reality short to be...
Features

Daily News Byes: ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ Trailer, HBO Execs Tease ‘Thrones’ Massacre, Nigerian Animation on the Rise & More

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’Tala’ Is a Gorgeous 2D Mix of Nature and Animation Melbourne-based developer The Garden Well is creating a beautiful, bugs-eye-view adventure which blends sweet doodle-y...
Festivals & Events

Latin American Animation Day Returns to LA March 24

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On Saturday, March 24, East Los Angeles College will host Latin American Animation Day, presented in partnership with Cinema Without Borders as the fourth...
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