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Festivals & Events

AniMazSpot Plans UPA and ‘Mr. Magoo’ Tribute

Ramin Zahed - June 18, 2012

L.A.’s mini-animation festival AniMazSpot 2012 (September 10 – 16) has announced that it will divide its events between the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale...

Features

‘Madagascar 3' Rules the Box Office Again

Ramin Zahed - June 17, 2012

The traveling Zoosters of DreamWorks' Madagascar 3 showed some excellent staying power this weekend, landing at the No. 1 spot for the second week...

Festivals & Events

‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ to Unspool at Giffoni

Ramin Zahed - June 17, 2012

European audiences can’t get enough of Scrat and his buddies. Fox’s fourth installment of the Ice Age franchise has been selected to premiere at...

Features

Disney’s ‘Paperman’ to Screen with ‘Wreck-It Ralph’

Ramin Zahed - June 15, 2012

Disney has announced that its acclaimed new short Paperman will premiere with Wreck-It Ralph on November 2, 2012. Directed by John Kahrs and produced...

Festivals & Events

Sony, CalArts Educational Program Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

Ramin Zahed - June 15, 2012

This weekend, Sony Pictures Media Arts Program will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its program which provides arts and media education to underserved youth,...

Television

Nick Unveils Trailer for ‘SpongeBob Christmas’

Ramin Zahed - June 15, 2012

SpongeBob fans were thrilled to learn that their favorite Bikini Bottom-dwelling character will star in his first full-length stop-motion animated special It’s A SpongeBob...

Licensing

‘Angry Birds’ Lands Top Licensing Honor

Ramin Zahed - June 15, 2012

Rovio Entertainment’s terribly addictive game Angry Birds won the Best Licensed Program of the Year award at this week’s Licensing Expo in Las Vegas....

Festivals & Events

Animation Guild and AMPTP Strike a New Deal

Ramin Zahed - June 14, 2012

The Animation Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers announced that they have reached a deal on a new collective bargaining...

People

Cowabunga! Cartwright Receives Career Award

Ramin Zahed - June 14, 2012

Actress Nancy Cartwright, the one-and-only voice of Bart Simpson, will receive the Don LaFontaine Legacy Award at this year’s PromaxBDA kudofest tonight (June 14)....

Television

Rubicon Adopts ‘Monster In My Pocket’

Ramin Zahed - June 14, 2012

Rubicon Group Holding (Pink Panther & Pals) has picked up the global licensing, merchandising and digital media rights to the popular Monster In My...

Festivals & Events

Cartoon Forum Selects 70 Projects for 2012 Edition

Ramin Zahed - June 14, 2012

The European animated TV co-production event Cartoon Forum has announced the 70 titles selected for its 23rd edition. The forum, which takes place Sept....

Television

Teletoon Renews 9 Story’s ‘Fugget About It’

Ramin Zahed - June 14, 2012

Teletoon Canada has renewed 9 Story Entertainment’s mobster toon Fugget About It. Thirteen new episodes of the show will be ready for the fall...

Television

Cartoon Network Rocks with Freemantle’s ‘Grojband’

Ramin Zahed - June 13, 2012

Freemantle Media Ent. has announced a new distribution deal with Cartoon Network, for the U.S. broadcast rights to the animated comedy series, Grojband. Grojband follows Corey...

Licensing

Licensing Expo Spotlights Coming Toon Attractions

Ramin Zahed - June 13, 2012

We had the chance to visit the colorful Licensing Expo in Las Vegas this week, where thousands of our favorite animated and vfx-driven brands...

Licensing

Mind Candy launches Spanish Moshi Site

Ramin Zahed - June 13, 2012

Los Moshi Monstruos are coming. Mind Candy has announced the launch of a new Spanish-language version of its popular virtual world franchise Moshi Monsters....

Television

Milkshake Brings ‘Tickety Toc’ to the Yard

Ramin Zahed - June 13, 2012

Zodiak Kids’ CG-animated preschool show Tickety Toc has found a home on Channel 5’s Milkshake block in the U.K. Produced by The Foundation, part...

Home Entertainment

New ‘Superman’ Adventure Flies on Blu-ray/DVD

Ramin Zahed - June 11, 2012

It’s a Plane. It’s a Train. It’s a brand spanking new animated Superman movie, which lands on DVD and Blu-ray this Tuesday (June 12)....

Festivals & Events

Disney to Open ‘Art of Frankenweenie’ Exhibit

Ramin Zahed - June 11, 2012

Walt Disney Studios will launch a touring exhibition featuring the art of Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, the director’s upcoming stop-motion, animated feature film which comes...

Television

Guru and Home Plate Team Up on ‘Wish Come True’

Ramin Zahed - June 11, 2012

L.A.-based Home Plate Entertainment and Toronto’s Guru Studio are developing a new animated preschool show titled Wish Come True, with creative studio Friends With...

Television

‘Small Potatoes’ Sprouts New Homes Globally

Ramin Zahed - June 11, 2012

Little Airplane Productions’ has secured a trio of deals with prominent broadcasters for its short-form, animated series Small Potatoes. The spuds are due to appear...

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