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Features

Sony Acquires ‘Knights of Valour’ for Spain

Ramin Zahed - April 11, 2012

Antonio Banderas is continuing this lucky streak with animated features, after his success with DreamWorks’ Shrek franchise, Puss in Boots and The Missing Lynx,...

Television

More Outlets Are Bushytailed for ‘The Woodlies’

Ramin Zahed - April 11, 2012

Studio 100 and Flying Bark’s colorful new animated series The Woodlies has found a new home on Australia’s Seven Network this year. Described as...

Television

Discovery Collects Monster’s ‘Creepy Crawly’

Ramin Zahed - April 11, 2012

Discovery Networks Int. has acquired Monster Entertainment’s animated in-house production I’m a Creepy Crawly. The 52 x 2-min preschool toon has been picked up...

Top Stories

Toon Boom Nabs Frost & Sullivan Excellence Award

Ramin Zahed - April 11, 2012

Montreal based animation software studio Toon Boom recently received the prestigious Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Entrepreneurial Company of the Year. Toon Boom...

Festivals & Events

Voting Begins for Webby Animation Awards

Ramin Zahed - April 10, 2012

You can now cast your votes for your favorite Webby Award nominees. Fans are encouraged to cast their ballots for The Webby Awards’ “People’s...

Top Stories

Shotgun and Tweak Reinvent Review with Revolver

Ramin Zahed - April 10, 2012

Venice-based Shotgun announced it has teamed up with Tweak on a new product called Revolver that provides digital studios with an all-in-one review toolset....

Television

Turner Picks Up Second Season of ‘Jelly Jamm’

Ramin Zahed - April 10, 2012

Vodka Capital has secured a broadcast deal with Turner Broadcasting for a second season of its CG-animated preschool show Jelly Jamm (26 x 11)...

Television

Teletoon, Sardine Develop ‘Chop Chop Ninja’ Toon

Ramin Zahed - April 10, 2012

Montreal-based Sardine Productions and Gamerizon Studio have signed a development deal with Teletoon Canada to adapt the Chop Chop Ninja downloadable game into an...

Festivals & Events

NFB Faces 10 Percent Cut in Subsidies

Ramin Zahed - April 9, 2012

The National Film Board of Canada announced last week that it’s facing a 10 percent cut in its annual Parliamentary appropriations over the next...

Festivals & Events

Hong Kong’s Next Media Is Up for Sale

Ramin Zahed - April 9, 2012

If, like us, you get a kick out of Next Media’s crazy animated takes on daily headlines, you’ll be sad to know that the...

Top Stories

Hasbro Signs Multi-Year Deal with Netflix

Ramin Zahed - April 9, 2012

Hasbro Studios, the L.A.-based TV production and distribution division of has made a multi-year deal with Netflix to make its content available for streaming...

Features

Disney Announces Release Date for ‘Maleficent’

Ramin Zahed - April 9, 2012

Mark March 14, 2014 as the day Angelina Jolie will begin scaring the living daylight out of young audiences. That’s the date Disney will...

People

Google Celebrates Eadweard Muybridge’s Birthday

Ramin Zahed - April 8, 2012

The famous galloping horses of English photographer Eadweard J. Muybridge (1830-1904) are moving once again on Google’s homepage today in honor of his 182nd...

Television

Aardman Lands New Deals for ‘Tilly and Friends’

Ramin Zahed - April 8, 2012

Aardman has found new homes for Walker Productions and JAM Media’s preschool series Tilly and Friends. The 52 x 11-minute animated preschool series will...

Festivals & Events

Malaysia Announces New Production Cash Rebate

Ramin Zahed - April 8, 2012

The National Film Development Corp. of Malaysia unveiled a new production incentive rebate the last week’s MIPTV market in France. Mohd Naguib, director general...

Top Stories

Turner Launches Virtual World Across EMEA

Ramin Zahed - April 8, 2012

Turner Broadcasting has launched of a new online virtual world for kids called Toonix across EMEA, following a beta launch in the U.K. in the...

People

An Interview with Disney/Pixar President Dr. Ed Catmull

Ramin Zahed - April 2, 2012

There are a handful of people in this world who represent everything that the CG animation community has been able to achieve in the...

People

A Conversation with Bill Damaschke, CCO of DreamWorks

Ramin Zahed - April 2, 2012

Bill Damaschke first joined DreamWorks in 1995 as production coordinator on Prince of Egypt. He quickly rose through the ranks and became head of...

Festivals & Events

Beyond Talking Pigs and Singing Chipmunks

Ramin Zahed - April 2, 2012

VFX powerhouse Rhythm & Hues celebrates 25 colorful years, embarks on more ambitious projects and plans bigger expansion overseas. Although average moviegoers may not be...

Television

Teen Spidey Reports for Duty

Ramin Zahed - April 2, 2012

Ultimate Spider-Man begins to spin its colorful web on Disney XD’s new Marvel block. There must be something so primal about the Spider-Man legend that...

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