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Features

Fry and Laurie to Voice New ‘Canterville Ghost’

Ramin Zahed - May 18, 2012

Actors Hugh Laurie (House) and Stephen Fry (Bones, The Hobbit), who used to work together as the comedy team of Fry & Laurie, will...

Features

Chomet Working on New ‘Triplets of Belleville’ Prequel

Ramin Zahed - May 18, 2012

Didier Brunner, the prolific French animation producer behind films such as Kirikou and the Savage Beast, The Secret of Kells and this year’s much-anticipated...

Features

Pixar’s ‘Brave’ to Premiere at New Dolby Theatre

Ramin Zahed - May 18, 2012

Disney/Pixar’s Brave will have its world premiere on June 18, 2012, at the new Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The red-carpet event is a special...

Home Entertainment

‘Green Lantern’ DVD Will Arrive in August

Ramin Zahed - May 18, 2012

Warner Home Video will release the first part of the Season 1 of Green Lantern: The Animated Series on August 28. The two-disc set...

Features

Stars of ‘Madagascar 3’ Bask in Cannes Spotlight

Ramin Zahed - May 17, 2012

Only a couple of weeks ahead of their movie's release date, the stars of DreamWorks Animation's summer movie Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted stole...

Features

‘Blade Runner’ Scribe Working on a Sequel

Ramin Zahed - May 17, 2012

While Ridley Scott’s Alien quasi-sequel Prometheus has built a huge fan base even before its June release, there’s news today about another beloved Scott...

Television

JimJam Acquires Two New Preschool Series

Ramin Zahed - May 17, 2012

Global pre-school channel JimJam, has picked up two animated series, Monkey See, Monkey Do and MuMuHug. Available to JimJam’s 17 million subscribers across Europe,...

Television

Adult Swim Releases Full Details of 2012-13 Season

Ramin Zahed - May 16, 2012

Adult Swim officially announced its full slate of new and returning programming at its annual Upfront presentation in New York City. After having its...

Features

‘Rise of the Guardians’ Makes a Splash in Cannes

Ramin Zahed - May 16, 2012

As expected, DreamWorks Animation made an early splash at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday with a big press event for its holiday season...

Nextrendz Releases Stylus for ‘Draw Something’ Game

Ramin Zahed - May 16, 2012

If you’ve been looking for ways to get an edge over your friends as you play the new hit game Draw Something, you may...

Television

BBC Says Good-Bye to Children’s Blocks

Ramin Zahed - May 16, 2012

The BBC Trust has confirmed that children’s programs will no longer be shown on BBC One and Two following the org’s digital switchover. Shows...

Television

Adult Swim Announces Hot, New Animated Slate

Ramin Zahed - May 15, 2012

Cartoon Network’s late-night block Adult Swim has revealed its development slate, ahead of its upfront presentations on Wednesday. Deadline.com reports that projects includes seven...

Schools

Academy Announces 2012 Student Oscar Winners

Ramin Zahed - May 15, 2012

Ten students from nine U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 39th Annual...

Television

Imira’s Toons Take Over Latin America

Ramin Zahed - May 15, 2012

Barcelona-based Imira Entertainment has sold over 200 hours of its animated shows to Latin America and Spanish-speaking U.S. networks. In pan-Latin America deals, Pay TV...

Festivals & Events

L.A. Film Festival Spotlights Women in Animation

Ramin Zahed - May 15, 2012

This year, the Los Angeles Film Festival shines the spotlight on the contributions of women to the world of animation. The special panel “Women...

Festivals & Events

Annecy Unveils Full List of Professional Conferences

Ramin Zahed - May 14, 2012

Christian Jacquemart and René Broca, who have organized the wonderful professional conferences at the Annecy Animation Festival in the past few years, unveiled the...

Features

Gkids to Release English-Language ‘Cat in Paris’

Ramin Zahed - May 14, 2012

New York-based indie GKids will release an English-language version of the Oscar-nominated feature A Cat in Paris in select cities on June 1st. Directed...

Television

Millimages’ ‘Louie’ Lands Multi-Territory Deal with Nick

Ramin Zahed - May 14, 2012

European producer and distributor Millimages has secured a multi-territory deal with Nickelodeon for animated pre-school show Louie. Nickelodeon has picked up Pay TV rights...

Toon Goggles Picks Up Four Animasia Toons

Ramin Zahed - May 14, 2012

Online free kids portal Toon Goggles has signed a deal with Malaysia-based Animasia Studios several of its children’s properties to Toon Goggles’ growing audience....

Features